Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico. Calliandra pilosa is a synonym of C. haematomma var. glabrata.
Varieties , Plants of the World Online accepted seven varieties: Calliandra haematomma var. colletioides (Griseb.) Barneby – Cuba Calliandra haematomma var. correllii Barneby – Bahamas Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata Griseb. – southeastern Jamaica Calliandra haematomma var. haematomma – Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands Calliandra haematomma var. locoensis (R.G.García & Kolterman) Barneby – southwestern Puerto Rico Calliandra haematomma var. rivularis (Urb. & Ekman) Barneby – northern Hispaniola Calliandra haematomma var. tortuensis (Alain) Barneby – Haiti (Île de la Tortue)
Conservation Calliandra pilosa was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 1998 IUCN Red List. , C. pilosa was regarded as a synonym of Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata. It is endemic to southeastern Jamaica.
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