Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Calliandra Benth. [484]

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genus_en: Powder-puff tree

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Fabaceae

family_ja: マメ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: Trop. Am., Madagascar, India

description_en: Genus of about 200 species of evergreen perennials, shrubs, and small trees from W. Africa, Madagascar, India, and tropical and subtropical North and South America, mainly found in dry sites at forest margins. Only the shrubs and trees are usually cultivated: they are valued for their attractive, alternate, pinnate or 2-pinhate leaves, and their spherical heads of few to many small, bell- or funnel-shaped flowers which have 10-100 colourful stamens, 1-4cm (1/2-1 1/2in) long. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse; in warmer regions, grow in a shrub border.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 16-18°C (61-64°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer. Layer in spring.

pests_en: Prone to red spider mites and mealybugs under glass.

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comment:

comment_ja: ヒネム(ベニゴウカン)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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