Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.

binominal name:
Mimosa purpurea L.
name recognized:
Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.
name recognized (basionym):
Mimosa purpurea L.

cited non-linnean names:
Acacia non aculeata flore purpurascente
Acacia frutescens non aculeata flore purpurascente
Mimosa foliis tergeminis

drawing: C. Plumier

origin of:
C. Plumier, J. Burmann, Pl. Amer.: t. 10, fig. 1 (1755-1760)

family: Mimosaceae
tribe: Mimoseae

epithet: purpureus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France

link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=434340

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homotypic synonyms:
Mimosa purpurea L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Anneslia purpurea (L.) Britton; Calliandra conoensis Karsten; Calliandra coroensis Karsten; Calliandra obtusifolia (Willd.) Karsten; Calliandra slaneae R.A.Howard; Feuilleea purpurea Kuntze; Inga obtusifolia Willd.; Inga purpurea (L.) Willd.; Mimosa obtusifolia Poiret;