Calliandra cyanometroides(Bedd.)
It is a herbaceous perinnial plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, growing 0.5–6 m (1.5–19.5 feet) tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers are produced in cylindrical or globose infloresences and have numerous long slender stamens . These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
- Family: Fabaceae
- Habit: flowering plants
- Habitat: native to tropical and subtropical regions
- Status : Common
Vernacular names
English-powder-puff
- powder puff plant
-fairy duster
Medicinal Uses
Traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including diarrhea, dysentery, and fever.
