Calliandra
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Calliandra houstoniana
See also: calliandra
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Calliandra f
- 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
