Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner, Linnaea 21 (1848)

Synonyms
Anneslia calothyrsa (Meisn.) Kleinhoonte

Description
Shrub up to 10 m tall and 10 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets opposite, very small and many, tripli-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, reddish, protruding stamens, placed in branched inflorescences. Fruits ca. 90 mm long, green, flattened pods.

Ecology
In tropical Asia it is usually planted. Perhaps able to colonize open vegetation types and regrowth.

Uses
Fast growing woody shrub which is planted for its fuel wood.

Distribution
Originally from central America and Mexico. Introduced in tropical Asia. In Borneo known to occur in East Kalimantan.