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Calliandra surinamensis

Benth. (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Calliandra

pink powderpuff, surinam powderpuff

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: London J. Bot. 3: 105 (1844)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:308 (KEY), 309 (DESCR); Starr & Starr 2011:26 (NEWNAT/WM, DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2020:58 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Calliandra surinamensis Vineyard St nursery Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1931-04-15
2 Calliandra surinamensis Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls School Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7135 Oahu BISH 1934-07-31
3 Calliandra surinamensis Honolulu, Post Office Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1947-05-01
4 Calliandra surinamensis Vineyard St nursery Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1931-04-15
5 Calliandra surinamensis Kiahuna Plantation Village, Poipu resort garden Preserved_Specimen to 6 m tree; flower white at base, pink toward tips Trauernicht, C. 198 Kauai BISH 2007-10-12
6 Calliandra surinamensis Waha Rd., Kalaheo roadside Preserved_Specimen Small trees, flat-topped. Branches greenish-grey, branchlets red-brown above, pale green on shaded side. Leaflets above medium green, glossy, below paler, duller. Inflorescence: peduncle to 1 cm, pale green with reddish-brown chaff; flower of 2 kinds, one mostly of stamens irregularyly joined near base, one of white tubullar corolla fringed with stamens, these numbering 5 or 6 in center of flower head. Tubular flower: epicalyx 2 mm, pale green with brownish tips; calyx 6 mm, color as epicalyx; corolla 2 cm, white; stamens to 1.5 cm long, white baselly becoming dark pink by tips. Hume, L. 448 Kauai BISH 1990-08-01
7 Calliandra surinamensis Koloa, Kalaheo, along Waha Road at 0.5 miles E of intersection with Papalina Rd in fence row and adjacent pasture Preserved_Specimen tree of 3 m, flowers with white filaments, tips pink, fruit green. Lorence, D.H. 5202 Kauai BISH 1987-05-01
8 Calliandra surinamensis Honolulu, grounds of Territorial Office Bdg Preserved_Specimen stamens white, tipped with red Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-09-18
9 Calliandra surinamensis U.H. campus, Business Administration Building full sun Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree to 3.5 m. Stamens white proximally grading to magenta distally. Flowers odorless (evening). Lau, J. 2098 Oahu BISH 1986-03-05
10 Calliandra surinamensis Hanalei, Kilauea Town Yard of abandoned plantation house. Preserved_Specimen Shrubby tree branched from base. Trunks arching, branches in one plane. Flowers have white stamens tipped with pink. Herbst, D.R. 5695 Kauai BISH 1976-02-26
11 Calliandra surinamensis Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Calyx and corolla pale yellowish green. Filaments white, turning pink at the top. Style white turning pink below stigma. Flynn, T.W. 1749 Kauai BISH 1986-05-22
12 Calliandra surinamensis W Maui, houses above Launiupoko Roadside, subdivision/residential. Naturalized. Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 9070802 Maui BISH 2009-07-08
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