Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana

  • Collector(s)

    D. J. Y. Macqueen 212, 14 Nov 1991

  • Location

    Mexico. Nayarit. On the road from Tepic to Mazatlan between Tuxpan and Acaponeta at the km 95 point highway15, Nayarit.

  • Habitat

    On the road. Found growing with Cresentia alata.

  • Description

    3 m. bush with slender glabrous stems and mid brown bark. Floral racems are held well above the bottle green waxy leaves. Flowers posses a brown calyx, pale yellow petals, and bright red staminal filaments opening at 16:10 hrs. Roughly 10 flowers open per raceme on any one night. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548542

    Occurrence ID: 5ed6be21-e59b-4a5e-ae09-4ad4bf2fe077

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Nayarit

  • Locality

    On the road from Tepic to Mazatlan between Tuxpan and Acaponeta at the km 95 point highway15, Nayarit.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    22.13, -105.22

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