Calliandra calothyrsus (Cultivated)


   
Id request ASK 281210: Taken by the roadside on the Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka on the 18th of November, 2010. 
 
Request for ID : 281210 : AK-2: Taken by the roadside on the Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka on the 18th
of November, 2010.
- Identified as Calliandra calothyrsus by .. in another thread 

Plant for ID from Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka: Taken by the roadside on the Kandy-Colombo road, Sri Lanka on the 18th of November, 2010. 

 
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Fabaceae - Mimosoideae ( Mimosaceae) Week :: Calliandra calothyrsus from Sri Lanka: Sharing a picture of Calliandra calothyrsus taken along the Kandy-Colombo road at Sri Lanka.
Sorry for the bad picture quality as it was taken from a moving car.
 
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Bisle Ghat Karnataka
Date: 15 NOV 2016 ... Altitude range: ~ 956 - 139 m (3136 - 456 ft) asl
Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn. ... (family: Fabaceae)
Native to the tropics of Central America; planted as ornamental. 
   
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Calliandra calothyrsus at Munnar-PKA22 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) - around 600 kb each.
Spotted this tree along the road side near Munnar. Looks like cultivated one..
Bot. name: Calliandra calothyrsus
Common name: Spiked Powder Puff
Family: Mimosaceae
spectacular find. 2625 and 2627: the upper flowers remind me of hummingbirds flight in midair suspension. just loved it
  


 
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