Chandigarh Forests

Department of Forest & Wildlife
UT Administration
Chandigarh

CALLIANDRA HAEMATOCEPHALA Hassk.

Division

Angiosperms

Class

Dicotledons

Subclass

Polypetalae

Series

Calyciflorae

Order

Rosales

Family

Mimosaceae

Genus

Calliandra

Species

haematocephala

Etymology:

Derived from Greek word ‘kalos’ meaning beautiful and ‘andros’ stamen; in allusion to the beautiful colour of the stamens.

Botanical name:

 

Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

Local/Trade Names:

Pink- Puff

Conservation status:

 

Commonly grown in gardens.

Digonestic features:

 

Rachis grooved; flowers bright scarlet.

Description:

Evergreen. Leaves bipinnate; rachis grooved, upto 2.5 cm long, sometimes longer; pinnae usually solitary, rarely 2-pairs, upto 5 cm long; leaflets 5-8 pairs, upto 4 cm long, obliquely-lanceolate, mucronate. Flowers sessile, bright scarlet in axillary and sub-terminal heads. Pods few, 3-5.5 cm long, thick. Seeds 5-8.

Phenology:

Fls.: Nov.-Feb. Frts.: Mar.-June.

Distribution:

 

Native of Brazil.

Where to see it:

Nursery

Uses:

As a garden plant.

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