Calliandra houstoniana

Calliandra houstoniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Calliandra
Sectio: C. sect. Calliandra
Species: Calliandra houstoniana
Varietas: C. h. var. acapulcensis – C. h. var. anomala – C. h. var. calothyrsus – C. h. var. colomasensis – C. h. var. houstoniana

Name

Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. (1922)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa houstoniana Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 16. 1768.

• Homotypic
  • Anneslia houstoniana (Mill.) Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23(1): 70. 1928.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Pakistan, Windward Is., Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1922: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 23: 386.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calliandra houstoniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calliandra houstoniana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calliandra houstoniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calliandra houstoniana. Published online. Accessed: October 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Calliandra houstoniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Cabellitos de ángel

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