Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Calliandra | Species:
Calliandra
haematocephala Hassk.
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Anneslia haematocephala (Hask.) Britton & P. Wilson, Calliandra inequilatera Rusby., Feuilleea haematocephala Kuntze | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Red Powder Puff, Blood Red Tassel Flower, Rose Cascade, Fairy duster | Flower Type | Capitulum |
| English / Trade Name | Red Powder Puff, Blood Red Tassel Flower | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bijauri | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000-2000 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit in pod, dull brown, linear –oblanceolate. |
| Habitat | Ornamental cultivation; grown in gardens and parks. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native to tropical America | Bark Details | Brown and rough. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | , Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park , Sector 45, Sector 46, Sector 56 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub or small tree, branches brown, cylindric, and rough. Leaves pinnately compound, oblong, acute, with 5 to 10 pairs of glossy green leaflets. Flowers clustered in globose heads. Fruit dehiscent pod, dull brown, linear -oblanceolate, opening along the sutures when ripe. Seeds 5 to 6, brown and oblong. | Leaf Details | Leaves are pinnately compound, oblong, acute, with 5 to 10 pairs of glossy green leaflets. |
