Calliandra haematocephala, the red powder puff, is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Calliandra |
| Species: | C. haematocephala
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Description
editRambling shrub or small tree with branched pinnate, silky leaves and powder-puff-like balls of conspicuous dark crimson stamens. Calliandra haematocephala is a fast growing shrub that can grow tall but also spreads wide. If desired it can be kept smaller by trimming. Interesting enough the leaves close at night. The red powder puff flowers are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds but only appear from November -April. The buds before the flowers open look like raspberries. This large shrub can be grown indoor if trimmed and grown in a pot but it will be best if you can grow it outside in a warm climate.
Uses
editExtracts from parts of Calliandra haematocephala have been used in the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructures, magnetite nanoparticles, and silver nanoparticles.[2][3][4]
Gallery
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Detail of Calliandra haematocephala inflorescence -
Calliandra haematocephala grown in Malaysia -
The buds of Calliandra haematocephala grown in Malaysia -
The bud, flower, the branch & leaves. -
A white flower of the same species -
Calliandra haematocephala cultivated in Hawaii, USA
References
edit- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 June 2016
- ^ Raja, Selvaraj; Ramesh, Vinayagam; Thivaharan, Varadavenkatesan (2017). "Green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Calliandra haematocephala leaf extract, their antibacterial activity and hydrogen peroxide sensing capability". Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 10 (2): 253–261. doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.06.023.
- ^ Sirdeshpande, Karthikey Devadatta; Sridhar, Anushka; Cholkar, Kedar Mohan; Selvaraj, Raja (2018). "Structural characterization of mesoporous magnetite nanoparticles synthesized using the leaf extract of Calliandra haematocephala and their photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye". Applied Nanoscience. 8 (4): 675–683. Bibcode:2018ApNan...8..675S. doi:10.1007/s13204-018-0698-8. ISSN 2190-5509. S2CID 139273975.
- ^ Vinayagam, Ramesh; Selvaraj, Raja; Arivalagan, Pugazhendhi; Varadavenkatesan, Thivaharan (2020). "Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic dye degradation capability of Calliandra haematocephala-mediated zinc oxide nanoflowers". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 203: 111760. Bibcode:2020JPPB..20311760V. doi:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.111760. PMID 31884350. S2CID 209510710.
External links
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