Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Calliandra | Species: Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.( बिजौरी ) |
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| Synonym | Anneslia haematocephala (Hask.) Britton & P. Wilson, Calliandra inequilateraRusby., Feuilleea haematocephala Kuntze | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Red Powder Puff | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Red Powder Puff, Blood Red Tassel Flower | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bijauri | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 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, planted in Botanical gardens | Bark Details | Brown and rough. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub up to 8 m tall, 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 pinnately compound, oblong, acute, with 5 to 10 pairs of glossy green leaflets |
