Calliandra purpurea
A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Calliandra
- Species
- Calliandra purpurea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1844
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Calliandra purpurea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anneslia purpureaName author: (L.) Britton
- Calliandra conoensisName author: H.Karst.
- Calliandra coroensisName author: H.Karst.
- Calliandra obtusifoliaName author: (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.Karst.
- Calliandra purpurea var. dussianaName author: Stehlé
- Calliandra purpurea var. quentinianaName author: Stehlé
- Calliandra slaneaeName author: R.A.Howard
- Codonandra coroensisName author: Müll.Berol.
- Feuilleea purpureaName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Inga obtusifoliaName author: Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Inga purpureaName author: Willd.
- Mimosa obtusifoliaName author: Poir.
- Mimosa purpureaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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