Calliandra haematomma

Calliandra haematomma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Calliandra
Species:	C. haematomma
Binomial name
Calliandra haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Benth. (1844)
Synonyms
Acacia haematomma Bertero ex DC. (1827) Feuilleea haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Kuntze (1891)

Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico. Calliandra pilosa is a synonym of C. haematomma var. glabrata.

Varieties

As of February 2025^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted seven varieties:

• Calliandra haematomma var. colletioides (Griseb.) Barneby – Cuba
• Calliandra haematomma var. correllii Barneby – Bahamas
• Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata Griseb. – southeastern Jamaica
• Calliandra haematomma var. haematomma – Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
• Calliandra haematomma var. locoensis (R.G.García & Kolterman) Barneby – southwestern Puerto Rico
• Calliandra haematomma var. rivularis (Urb. & Ekman) Barneby – northern Hispaniola
• Calliandra haematomma var. tortuensis (Alain) Barneby – Haiti (Île de la Tortue)

Conservation

Calliandra pilosa was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 1998 IUCN Red List. As of April 2023^[update], C. pilosa was regarded as a synonym of Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata. It is endemic to southeastern Jamaica.

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