Calliandra surinamensis
(Powder puff or Pink tassel flower)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae / Mimosaceae |
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Species |
Calliandra surinamensis |
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Common name(s) |
Powder puff flower, pink tassel flower |
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Flower colour; life form |
Pink; shrub |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This much-branched spreading shrub, with bipinnate leaves, i.e. each pair of leaflets (pinnae) are in turn divided into about 6 pairs of leaflets (pinnules), is from northern South America. The large showy heads of pink flowers resemble powder puffs or very large wattle-type flowers, although the petals are small the numerous stamens which are white towards the base and pink towards the top are colourful. The fruit is a pod to about 4 cm long.
