| Calliandra houstoniana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Calliandra |
| Species: | C. houstoniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliandra houstoniana | |
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Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
The Aztecs called this plant the Tlacoxiloxochitl, and used it to aid in coughs. From An Aztec Herbal : "If one is troubled by a cough, let him forthwith sip the boiled liquor of the tlaco-xilo-xochitl root skinned and ground up in water; using a part of this, with honey, to anoint the throat. If he spits blood also, let him take the same liquor as a drink before meals. It would help if he gnawed and chewed some of the said root, with honey. The root of the herb called tzopelica-cococ, ground in tepid water is also of value for one with a cough; let him either drink the liquor or gnaw the root."
Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
Calliandra eriophylla, commonly known as fairy duster, is a low spreading shrub which is native to deserts and arid grasslands in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
Calliandra californica, the Baja fairy duster, is an evergreen, woody shrub, native to Baja California, Mexico. In Spanish, the plant is also known vernacularly as tabardillo,zapotillo or chuparosa. The flowers, which appear in early summer, have clusters of red stamens. The shrub is usually 0.6–1.8 metres in height and has bipinnate leaves. The leaves have been described as "fern-like." Leaves close at night time.
Calliandra bella is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or small tree and is endemic to forests of the Bahia coast in Brazil.
Calliandra chilensis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra conferta is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra cruegeri is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra dysantha is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. Is native to Brazil.
Calliandra foliolosa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra guildingii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra haematocephala, the red powder puff, is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. Calliandra pilosa is a synonym of C. haematomma var. glabrata.
Calliandra harrisii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra humilis, the dwarf stickpea, is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra laxa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra macrocalyx is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra peninsularis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Baja California Sur state in Mexico.
Calliandra purpurea, the soldierwood, is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra riparia is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Panama, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela
Calliandra surinamensis is a low branching evergreen tropical shrub that is named after Suriname, a country in northern South America. The plant usually has complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 metres, although many sources suggest that it only attains a height of 3 metres. Left unpruned it grows long thin branches that eventually droop down onto the ground. The leaves close and droop from dusk until morning when they once again reopen. Calliandra surinamensis is said to contain lectins which are toxic to cancer cells, although more research is needed. Calliandra surinamensis contains three important compounds: myrectin which contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, lupeol which contains anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, and ferulic acid which contains antimicrobial properties.
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