Calliandra laxa

Calliandra laxa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.

Calliandra laxa
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. laxa
Binomial name
Calliandra laxa (Willd.) Benth.
Synonyms[1]
Acacia laxa Willd. Calliandra cumingii Hook. & Arn. Calliandra panlosia J.R. Johnst. Calliandra trijugata Schery Feuilleea laxa Kuntze Mimosa laxa Poir.

It is usually found in between Mexico and South Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.^[2]

The species was first published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 551 (1875) ^[2]