Calliandra

See also: calliandra

Translingual

Calliandra houstoniana

Etymology

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Proper noun

Calliandra f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – powder puffs, powder-puff plants, fairy dusters, false mesquites, stickpeas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Caesalpinioideae – subfamily; Ingeae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Calliandra sect. Androcallis, Calliandra sect. Calliandra, Calliandra sect. Microcallis, Calliandra sect. Monticola, Calliandra sect. Septentrionales, Calliandra sect. Tsugoideae – sections
  • Calliandra houstoniana – type species; Calliandra purpurea (soldierwood) – selected other species

Derived terms

• Calliandra saman (syn. of Albizia saman)
• Afrocalliandra

References

• Calliandra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calliandra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calliandra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Calliandra at USDA Plants database
• Calliandra at Plants of the World Online
• Calliandra at Tropicos
• Calliandra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Calliandra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Calliandra at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Ingeae at APWeb