Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. 
(Kaliandra)




Picture 11. Calliandra haematocephala
(Hidayat & Abdurrahman, 2017)


Classification
Kingdom         : Plantae
Divisi               : Magnoliophyta
Class                : Magnoliopsida
Order               : Fabales
Family             : Fabaceae
Genus              : Calliandra Benth.
Species            : Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

Other Scientific Names
·         Anneslia acapulcensis Britton & Rose
·         Anneslia calothyrsus (Meisn.) Donn.-Sm.
·         Anneslia confusa (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose
·         Anneslia similis (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose
·         Calliandra acapulcensis (Britton & Rose) Standley
·         Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner
·         Calliandra confusa Sprague & Riley
·         Calliandra similis Sprague & Riley
·         Feuilleea calothyrsa Kuntze

Description
Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus is a small, thornless, often multistemmed shrub or small tree. Under optimum conditions it can attain a height of 12 m and a trunk diameter of 30 cm, but its average height is 5-6 m and diameter 20 cm. Leafstalks of larger leaves 8-15 cm, their longer interpinnal segments 6-10 (-12) mm; rachis of longer pinnae (4) 5-8.5 cm; longer leaflets linear acute 4-9(-10) × 0.65-1.9 mm, either straight or gently incurved. Inflorescence-axes either glabrous, or puberulent, or pilose, but the peduncles at most thinly so; peduncles (3-)4-12(-15) mm; pedicels 2-4.5 mm ; perianth commonly glabrous, rarely micropuberulent; calyx 1.6-2.3 x 2.2-3.2 mm, the teeth 0.25-0.6 mm; corolla (6-)6.5-9.5(-11.5) mm, the lobes as long as tube or separating to rim of stemonozone; androecium 40-52-merous, usually crimson throughout, occasionally pallid proximally and pink distally. Pods in profile 8-11 (-12) × 1.1-1.6 cm, commonly glabrous or micropuberulent, less often strigulose or even pilose (Cabi, 2019).

Spot Character
Capitulated inflorescences with long stamens and white to red in color

Distribution
Tropical and subtropical Asia

Benefit           
Shade plant

Location
Zone 1 of UPIBotanic Garden

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