Fabaceae
Calliandra

Calliandra californica Benth.

First published in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 14 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Baja California). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barneby, R. C. (1998). Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 74(3). Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earr

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2002 Gentry, H.S. [4119] Mexico K000478986 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hinds [s.n.] Mexico K000082113 Holotype Yes
Barclay [s.n.] Mexico K000478999 Yes
Raven, P.H.; Mathias, M.; Turner, J. [12603] Mexico K000478989 Yes
Hughes, C.E.; Contreras, J.L.; Lewis, G.P. [1541] Mexico K000478992 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [15063] Mexico K000478995 Yes
Epling, C.; Robison, W. [s.n.] Mexico K000478994 Yes
Hughes, C.E.; Contreras, J.L.; Lewis, G.P. [1546] Mexico K000478993 Yes
Palmer, E. [790] Mexico K000478998 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [4022] Mexico K000478996 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [14535] Mexico K000478990 Yes
Hinds [s.n.] Mexico K000527968 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chisaki, F.; Ritchie Bell, C. [519] Mexico K000478988 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [15477] Mexico K000478997 Yes
Constance, L. [3123] Mexico K000478987 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0