Calliandra
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Calliandra is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s in the pea
Pea
A pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Peapods are botanically a fruit, since they contain seeds developed from the ovary of a flower. However, peas are considered to be a vegetable in cooking...

 family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

, subfamily Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens...

. It contains about 200 species that are native to tropical
Tropics
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 and subtropical
Subtropics
The subtropics are the geographical and climatical zone of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropical zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitudes 23.5°N and 23.5°S...

 regions of southern Asia
Asia
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, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, Australia
Australia
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 and the Americas
Americas
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.

Biological description

The genus comprises herbaceous
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 perennial plant
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

s, shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

s and rarely small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

s growing 0.5–6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flower
Flower
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s have numerous long slender stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...

s, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...

s; the stamens give rise to the common name of Powder-puff/ Powder puff Plant and Fairy Duster. These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.

Species

Selected species
  • Calliandra bella
    Calliandra bella
    Calliandra bella is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra biflora
    Calliandra biflora
    Calliandra biflora is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Tharp
  • Calliandra brevipes
    Calliandra brevipes
    Calliandra brevipes is an attractive shrub with finely divided leaves and clusters of red powder-puff flowers. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina....

    Benth.
  • Calliandra californica
    Calliandra californica
    Calliandra californica , is a shrub which is native to Mexico. The flowers, which appear in early summer, have clusters of red stamens...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra chilensis
    Calliandra chilensis
    Calliandra chilensis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra conferta
    Calliandra conferta
    Calliandra conferta is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra cruegeri
    Calliandra cruegeri
    Calliandra cruegeri is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Griseb.
  • Calliandra dysantha
    Calliandra dysantha
    Calliandra dysantha is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra eriophylla
    Calliandra eriophylla
    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 and Texas and Mexico....

    Benth.
  • Calliandra erubescens
    Calliandra erubescens
    Calliandra erubescens is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Renvoize
  • Calliandra foliolosa
    Calliandra foliolosa
    Calliandra foliolosa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra grandiflora
    Calliandra grandiflora
    Calliandra grandiflora is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (L'Hér.) Benth.
  • Calliandra guildingii
    Calliandra guildingii
    Calliandra guildingii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra haematocephala
    Calliandra haematocephala
    Calliandra haematocephala is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Hassk.
  • Calliandra haematomma
    Calliandra haematomma
    Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (Bertero ex DC.) Benth.
  • Calliandra harrisii
    Calliandra harrisii
    Calliandra harrisii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

     
    Benth.
  • Calliandra houstoniana
    Calliandra houstoniana
    Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (Mill.) Standl.
  • Calliandra humilis
    Calliandra humilis
    Calliandra humilis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra inaequilatera
    Calliandra inaequilatera
    Calliandra inaequilatera is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Rusby
  • Calliandra juzepczukii
    Calliandra juzepczukii
    Calliandra juzepczukii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Standl.
  • Calliandra laxa
    Calliandra laxa
    Calliandra laxa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (Willd.) Benth.
  • Calliandra macrocalyx
    Calliandra macrocalyx
    Calliandra macrocalyx is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Harms
  • Calliandra macrocephala
    Calliandra macrocephala
    Calliandra macrocephala is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra parviflora
    Calliandra parviflora
    Calliandra parviflora is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra parvifolia
    Calliandra parvifolia
    Calliandra parvifolia is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (Hook. & Arn.) Speg.
  • Calliandra peninsularis
    Calliandra peninsularis
    Calliandra peninsularis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Rose
  • Calliandra physocalyx
    Calliandra physocalyx
    Calliandra physocalyx is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    H. M. Hern. & M. Sousa
  • Calliandra purpurea
    Calliandra purpurea
    Calliandra purpurea is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (L.) Benth.
  • Calliandra riparia
    Calliandra riparia
    Calliandra riparia is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Pittier
  • Calliandra surinamensis
    Calliandra surinamensis
    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...

    Benth.
  • Calliandra tergemina
    Calliandra tergemina
    Calliandra tergemina is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    (L.) Benth.
  • Calliandra tweediei
    Calliandra tweediei
    Calliandra tweediei is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...

    Benth.
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