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Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.

This species name was first published in London J. Bot. 3: 104 (1844)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000174007.

Synonyms of Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Mimosa purpurea L. Sp. Pl. : 517 (1753) wfo-0000176338
Inga purpurea Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1021 (1806) wfo-0000176339
Inga obtusifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1022 (1806) wfo-0000176340
Anneslia purpurea (L.) Britton Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Mem. 1: 50 (1918) wfo-0000176341
Calliandra obtusifolia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.Karst. Fl. Columb. 2: 41 (1863) wfo-0000176342
Calliandra slaneae R.A.Howard Phytologia 61: 3 (1986) wfo-0000179658
Calliandra conoensis H.Karst. wfo-0000187564
Mimosa obtusifolia Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 46 (1810) wfo-0000195625
Feuilleea purpurea (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 188 (1891) wfo-0000195626
Calliandra coroensis H.Karst. Fl. Columb. 2: 41 (1863) wfo-0000195627
Calliandra purpurea var. dussiana Stehlé Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 18: 192 (1946) wfo-0000195628
Calliandra purpurea var. quentiniana Stehlé Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 18: 192 (1946) wfo-0000195629
Codonandra coroensis Müll.Berol. Ann. Bot. Syst. 7: 841 (1871) wfo-0000613999