Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth.

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anneslia tergemina (L.) Britton & Rose; Feuilleea tergemina (L.) Kuntze; Inga tergemina (L.) Willd.; Mimosa tergemina L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Plant glabrous; Stipules small, ovate-lanceolate; Leaves pinnae 1 pair only, leaflets 1.5 pairs, obliquely obovate-oblong, obtuse at apex; Peduncles about equal in length to the petiole; Flower glabrous, calyx relatively short, much smaller than corolla, corolla comparatively larger than calyx; Fruit pod, 4 inches long, woody texture, somewhat cylindrical, smooth, glabrous, margins not prominent; Fruit pod, valves thick, woody, semi terete, after dehiscence, valves become elastically revolute.
  • Native : Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Mexico to Venezuela
  • 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 tergemina
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Calliandra tergemina. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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