Taxon: Calliandra humilis Benth. var. reticulata (A. Gray) L. D. Benson

Summary

Genus:

Calliandra

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

405933

Place of publication:

Amer. J. Bot. 30:630. 1943

Verified:

12/04/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Calliandra humilis Benth. (0 active accession[s])
Calliandra humilis Benth. var. humilis (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Calliandra reticulata A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):48.
Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	e.	McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.w.	Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):48.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	e.	McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	s.e.	Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):48.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.e.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Sonora (e.), Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco (e.), México]

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):48.
McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. In: McVaugh, R., Flora Novo-Galiciana. 5:164.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405933. Accessed 15 April 2026.