Fabaceae

Surinamese stickpea

Calliandra surinamensis Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Calliandra

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: كالياندرا سورينامينسيس
Chinese: 苏里南朱缨花, 蘇里南朱纓花
English: Surinamese stickpea
hsb: Surinamska kaljandra
Japanese: スリナムゴウカン

Synonyms

Acacia fasciculata Kunth
Acacia fasciculata (Willd.) Poir.
Anneslia fasciculata (Willd.) Kleinhoonte
Anneslia surinamensis (Benth.) Kleinhoonte
Calliandra angustidens Britton & Killip
Calliandra tenuiflora Benth.
Feuilleea fasciculata (Willd.) Kuntze
Feuilleea tenuiflora (Benth.) Kuntze
Inga fasciculata Willd.
Mimosa fasciculata Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.