Calliandra angustifolia

Calliandra angustifolia is a small, riparian tree species of the Amazon Basin.

Calliandra angustifolia
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. angustifolia
Binomial name
Calliandra angustifolia Spruce ex Benth.
Synonyms
Calliandra sodiroi Harms Calliandra stricta Rusby Calliandra subnervosa Benth. Feuilleea angustifolia

Calliandra angustifolia

The plant has many common names, including bobinsana (alternately, bobinzana, bobensana, or bubinsana), balata, bubinianal, bushiglla, capabo, chipero, cigana, koprupi, kori-sacha, kuanti, neweí, quinilla blanca, semein, sháwi, yacu yutzu, and yopoyo.^[1]

The Shipibo-Conibo people of the Peruvian Amazon prepare a medicinal tincture from the bark of the tree, which they use to treat rheumatism and other ailments.^[1]