Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn.

Type
Exotic
Family
Leguminosae
Origin
C.America
Botanical Features

Large shrubs to small trees. Leaves bipinnate, 15-25 cm, rachis (4-) 5-8.5 cm; pinnae15-20 pairs; leaflets linear, acute 4-9 x 0.6-1.5 mm, either straight or gently incurved. Flower heads globose, in terminal and axillary panicles, glabrous or puberulent; pods 7-12 x 1.2-1.5cm, glabrous; seeds 3-15.