Calliandra houstoniana, 2000 512 A--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 039.jpg
Native to Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua; introduced into Kenya, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Cintalapa)
16.414889, -94.032778
Location Remarks
Camino a Las Minas. Microondas Las Minas, cerca de la torre. Bosque mesófilo de montaña con piños y robles. 889 m elev.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Calliandra
Specific Epithet
houstoniana
Authorship
(Mill.) Standl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#181,143 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
5%
