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Plumerillo

Calliandra sp.

Description:

Calliandra is a genus which containr about 200 species belonging to the familia Fabaceae. The name of this genus becomes from the greek "kallos" (beauty) and "andros" (man); making reference to the flower stamen.

Habitat:

This genus is native from tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and America

2 Species ID Suggestions

Calliandra sp
Crimson Bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus Callistemon citrinus


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3 Comments

SchuylerMunden
SchuylerMunden 12 years ago

Looks similar to a Mimosa...It has the same compound leaves...

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

yes Jonathan,i have been seeing you sugestion and i think your rith,the flower in this stage is similar but the leafs are diferent than Callistemon citrinus.i have a spot of Callistemon citrinus and the leafs are diferents this ones have the longitudinal marks very diferent.in this case what i have to do Jonathan,i erase my sugestion,or i left like this?

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Looks more like a Calliandra sp

erikarodriguezm
Spotted by
erikarodriguezm

Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 6, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2012

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