Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.
EOL Text
Distribution: Native of tropical America, cultivated in Punjab, not common.
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A shrub with brown bark. Leaves alternate, bipinnate, up to 14 cm long, pinnae paired, 10-11 cm long, leaflets opposite, more or less sessile, 4-8 pairs, 1.5-3 cm long, lanceolate, apex acute slightly curved on one side near the apex, coriaceous. Flowers in axillary heads, scarlet. Calyx campanulate toothed. Corolla funnel-shaped, deeply 5 cleft. Stamens indefinite, monadelphous at the base, filaments filiform, much exserted. Ovary stalked, many ovuled; style filiform, stigma minute, capitate. Pods strap shaped, slightly falcate, flat.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Calliandra haematocephala is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.
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Detail of flower
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Calliandra haematocephala grown in Malaysia
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The buds of Calliandra haematocephala grown in Malaysia
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The bud, flower, the branch & leaves.
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A white flower of the same species
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Starr 071024-9938 Calliandra haematocephala
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