Chandigarh Forests
Department of Forest & Wildlife
UT Administration
Chandigarh
Department of Forest & Wildlife
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Division
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Angiosperms |
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Class
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Dicotledons |
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Subclass |
Polypetalae |
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Series |
Calyciflorae |
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Order |
Rosales |
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Family
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Mimosaceae |
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Genus
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Calliandra |
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Species
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haematocephala |
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Etymology: |
Derived from Greek word ‘kalos’ meaning beautiful and ‘andros’ stamen; in allusion to the beautiful colour of the stamens. |
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Botanical name:
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Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. |
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Local/Trade Names: |
Pink- Puff |
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Conservation status:
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Commonly grown in gardens. |
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Digonestic features:
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Rachis grooved; flowers bright scarlet. |
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Description: |
Evergreen. Leaves bipinnate; rachis grooved, upto 2.5 cm long, sometimes longer; pinnae usually solitary, rarely 2-pairs, upto 5 cm long; leaflets 5-8 pairs, upto 4 cm long, obliquely-lanceolate, mucronate. Flowers sessile, bright scarlet in axillary and sub-terminal heads. Pods few, 3-5.5 cm long, thick. Seeds 5-8. |
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Phenology: |
Fls.: Nov.-Feb. Frts.: Mar.-June. |
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Distribution:
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Native of Brazil. |
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Where to see it: |
Nursery |
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Uses: |
As a garden plant. |
