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Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby

Leguminosae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia to Suriname) int SC Eurasia

SC SE

hel hyg->xer calc acid->neut

fd fr (fodder) fw (charcoal, firewood) ma pl (living fences, ornamental, shade-tree) pp sa (anti-erosion, fire breaks, green manure, nitrogen fixing, soil improvement) ti (tool handles)

Anneslia calothyrsa (Meisn.) Kleinhoonte Anneslia calothyrus (Meisn.) Donn.Sm. Anneslia confusa (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Anneslia similis (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn. Calliandra confusa Sprague & Riley Calliandra similis Sprague & Riley Feuilleea calothyrsa Kuntze

beautifulthyrse Houston calliandra; calliandra; junker wood (Belize)

calliandre d'Houston à beau thyrse; calliandra, calliandre (Haiti)

barba de gato (Nicaragua); cabello de ángel (Guatemala, Puerto Rico); caliandra (Nicaragua); calliandra; canilla (Guatemala); carboncillo (Costa Rica); palo de ángel (Dominican Republic); pelo de ángel

icumpich (maya, Belize); kaliandra (Indonesia; creole, Haiti); sapur udu (kuna, Panama);

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Latin name	Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia to Suriname) int SC Eurasia
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg->xer calc acid->neut
Use	fd fr (fodder) fw (charcoal, firewood) ma pl (living fences, ornamental, shade-tree) pp sa (anti-erosion, fire breaks, green manure, nitrogen fixing, soil improvement) ti (tool handles)
Synonym	Anneslia calothyrsa (Meisn.) Kleinhoonte Anneslia calothyrus (Meisn.) Donn.Sm. Anneslia confusa (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Anneslia similis (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn. Calliandra confusa Sprague & Riley Calliandra similis Sprague & Riley Feuilleea calothyrsa Kuntze
English name	beautifulthyrse Houston calliandra; calliandra; junker wood (Belize)
French name	calliandre d'Houston à beau thyrse; calliandra, calliandre (Haiti)
Spanish name	barba de gato (Nicaragua); cabello de ángel (Guatemala, Puerto Rico); caliandra (Nicaragua); calliandra; canilla (Guatemala); carboncillo (Costa Rica); palo de ángel (Dominican Republic); pelo de ángel
Other name	icumpich (maya, Belize); kaliandra (Indonesia; creole, Haiti); sapur udu (kuna, Panama);
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