Calliandra surinamensis
Benth.
Fabaceae
Acacia fasciculata (Willd.) Poir.
Anneslia fasciculata (Willd.) Kleinhoonte
Calliandra angustidens Britton & Killip
Calliandra tenuiflora Benth.
Feuilleea fasciculata Kuntze
Inga fasciculata Willd.
Common Name:
Close-up of the flowers
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Close-up of the flowers
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Developing seedpods
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Growing as a street tree
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Leaves and flower buds
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General Information
Calliandra surinamensis is a shrub or a small tree with a dense crown of many thin stems; it usually grows up to 2.5 metres tall, but can reach 5 metres[
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- Dominica Botanic Gardens
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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A very ornamental plant, valued for its year-round floral display, the plant is also sometimes grown as a hedge.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.
Habitat
Fairly commoon along creeks and rivers, especially on rocky islands near rapids[
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- Fruits of the Guianan Flora
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- van Roosmalen. M.G.M.
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- Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands.
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- 1985
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- 90-9000988-4
- Description
- Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
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Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun and in partial shade[
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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- http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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- http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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A fast-growing plant[
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- http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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Plants can flower profusely all year round[
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- Dominica Botanic Gardens
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- http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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There are conflicting reports on whether or not this species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, so it is unclear as to whether it fixes atmospheric nitrogen[
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- Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy
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- http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en
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- United States Department of Agriculture
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- An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
The plant responds well to trimming and can be grown as a hedge[
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- Dominica Botanic Gardens
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- http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html
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- An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat.
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All members of this genus have extensive root systems and are useful for binding the soil[
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- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
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- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
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- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
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- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings
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