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Calliandra

The genus Calliandra is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Calliandra

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Calliandra aeschynomenoides Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra alba Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra amblyphylla Harms Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra angustifolia Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra antioquiae Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra asplenioides (Nees) Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra bahiana Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra belizensis (Standl.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra bella (Spreng.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra biflora Tharp Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra bijuga Rose Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra blanchetii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra bombycina Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra brenesii Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra brevicaulis Micheli Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra brevipes Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra caeciliae Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra californica Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra callistemon (Schltdl.) Standl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra calycina Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra carcerea Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra carrascana Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra caulescens Benth. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra chapaderoana (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra chilensis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra chotanoana Harms Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra chulumania Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra coccinea Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra colimae Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra comosa (Sw.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra concinna Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra conferta Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra coriacea (Willd.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra crassipes Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra cruegeri Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra cualensis H.M. Hern. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra cumbucana Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra × cumbucana Renvoize (pro sp.) Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra cumingii Benth. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra cynomctroides Bedd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra cynometroides Bedd. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra dasyantha Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra debilis Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra dendroidea Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra densifolia Rose ex Harms Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra depauperata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra dolichopoda H.M. Hern. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra duckei Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra dysantha Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 2
Calliandra elegans Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra enervis (Britton) Urb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra eriophylla Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra erubescens Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra erythrocephala H.M.Hern. & M.Sousa Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra falcata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra fasciculata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra feioana Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra fernandesii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra foliolosa Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra fuscipila Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra ganevii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra gardneri Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra geraisensis E.R.Souza & L.P. Queiroz Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra germana Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra gilbertii Thulin & Asfaw Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra glaziovii Taub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra glomerulata H.Karst. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra glyphoxylon Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra goldmanii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra grandifolia P.H.Allen Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra guildingii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra haematomma (DC.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 5
Calliandra harrisii (Lindl.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra hintonii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra hirsuta (G.Don) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra hirsuticaulis Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra hirtiflora Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 4
Calliandra humilis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra hygrophila Mackinder & G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra hymenaeodes (Pers.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra iligna Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra imbricata E.R.Souza & L.P. Queiroz Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra imperialis Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra inermis (L.) Druce Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra involuta Mackinder & G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra iselyi B.L.Turner Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra jariensis Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra juliana D. Brunner & Forero Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra juzepczukii Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra kuhlmannii Hoehne Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra laevis Rose Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra lanata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra lasiopus (Benth.) Griseb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra laxa (Willd.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra leptopoda Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra liesneri D. Brunner & Forero Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra linearis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra lintea Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra longipedicellata (McVaugh) MacQueen & H.M. Hernández Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra longipes Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra longipinna Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra luetzelburgii Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra macqqueenii Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra macrocalyx Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra magdalenae (DC.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra matudae Lundell Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra medellinensis Britton & Killip Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra molinae Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra mollissima (Willd.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra mucugeana Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra myriophylla Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra nebulosa Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra obesiflora Standl. & L.O.Williams Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra obesifolia Standl. & L.O. Williams ex Ant. Molina Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra orinocensis Pittier Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra paganuccii E.R.Souza Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra pakaraimensis Cowan Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pakaraimensis R.S. Cowan Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra palmeri S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra paniculata C.D.Adams Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra parviflora Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra parvifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Speg. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra paterna Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pauciflora (A.Rich.) Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pedicellata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra peninsularis Rose Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra phaeothrix D. Brunner & Forero Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra physocalyx H.M.Hern. & M.Sousa Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pilgerana Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pilosa (DC.) Urb. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pitophila Barneby Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra pittieri Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra pityophylla Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra polyphylla Harms Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra porphyrea Pittier Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra pubens Renvoize Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra pulcherrima (Paxton) Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra purdiaei Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra quadrangularis Walp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra quetzal (Donn.Sm.) Donn.Sm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra redacta (J.H.Ross) Thulin & Asfaw Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra renvoizeana Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra rhodocephala Donn.Sm. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra rigida Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra riparia Pittier Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra rondoniana Hoehne Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra rubescens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra saeri Pittier Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra samik Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra santanderensis Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra santosiana Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra santosiana Glaz. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra schottii Torr. ex S. Watson Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra seleri Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra semisepulta Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra sesquipedalis McVaugh Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra sessilis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra silvicola Taub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra sincorana Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra spinosa Ducke Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra spruceana Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra squarrosa Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra staminea (Thunb.) Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra stelligera Barneby Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra stenophylla Wawra Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra stipulacea Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra strigillosa (Britton & Rose) Standl. ex Leavenw. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra subspicata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra surinamensis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra tamarindifolia Ettingsh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra taxifolia (Kunth) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra thouarsiana Baill. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra tolimensis Taub. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra trinervia Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 3
Calliandra tsugoides Cowan Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra tsugoides R.S. Cowan Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra tumbeziana J.F.Macbr. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra tweedii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra ulei Harms Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra umbellifera Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra umbrosa (Wall.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14 1
Calliandra ungulata Benth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Calliandra urbanii Alain Accepted L ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra urimana D. Brunner & Forero Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra vaupesiana Cowan Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra vaupesiana R.S. Cowan Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra vespertina (Macfad.) Benth. ex B.D. Jacks. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Calliandra virgata Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra viscidula Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra wendlandii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS 2010-07-14
Calliandra xylocarpa Sprague Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 600 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Calliandra. Of these 172 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 82 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Calliandra. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 600 species names for the genus Calliandra recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 172 28.7%
◕ Synonym 404 67.3%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 24 4.0%

All names

The status of the 682 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Calliandra recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 197 28.9%
◕ Synonym 461 67.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 24 3.5%

Of the species names,

A further 2 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 600 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Calliandra, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 142 363 0 0 505 84.2%
Medium confidence 26 39 0 0 65 10.8%
Low confidence 4 2 0 24 30 5.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Calliandra is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 146 364 0 0 2 510 85.0%
Tropicos 26 40 0 8 0 74 12.3%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 16 0 16 2.7%