Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.

Purple stickpea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Calliandra

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Calliandra purpurea unspecified picture

Distribution

Calliandra purpurea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1135490-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174007
COL ID PLZ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629234
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Synonyms

Inga purpurea Inga obtusifolia Calliandra obtusifolia Feuilleea purpurea Calliandra coroensis Calliandra slaneae Calliandra conoensis Mimosa purpurea Anneslia purpurea Codonandra coroensis Calliandra purpurea Mimosa obtusifolia Calliandra purpurea var. dussiana Calliandra purpurea var. quentiniana