Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anneslia houstoniana (Mill.) Britton & Rose; Mimosa houstoniana Mill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calliandra houstoniana
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree, 1-6m high; Twigs initially pubescent, may become glabrate with age; Leaves bipinnate, pinnae 7-12 per leaf; Leaflets 30-50 pairs per pinna, 4-7 mm long, linear, cultriform, falcate, acute, upper surface glabrous, shining, lower surface pale green, strigose or glabrate; Inflorescence elongated, narrow panicle, peduncle short, often about 1cm long; Pedicel very short, often less than 4 mm long; Calyx about 2mm long, densely brown-tomentose; Stamens purple, 4-5cm long; Fruit pod, 8-12cm long, about 1.5cm broad, densely brown-pubescent.
  • Native : Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Mexico to Nicaragua
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume I. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calliandra houstoniana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Calliandra houstoniana. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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