| 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 |
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Leaf Type |
Compound |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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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 |
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