Accession Data

Calliandra haematocephala

Common Name: Red Powderpuff

Family: Fabaceae

Country of Origin: Bolivia

Description: Rambling shrub or small tree with branched pinnate, silky leaves and powder-puff-like balls of conspicuous dark crimson stamens.

Uses: Anti-oxidant compounds cause this plant to be used as a blood purifier in some traditional medicines. Additional studies have shown this plant to posses gastrointestinal protective effects.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 198500606

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🌸 Flowering

Location: 1318

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown - but likely Logees

Culture: Slow to recover from repotting; only repot during growing season.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid I

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

SubFamily: Mimosoideae

Tribe: Ingeae

Flowering Data:

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