Fruit Calliandra surinamensis is a low branching evergreen tropical shrub that is named after Suriname, a country in northern South America. The plant usually has complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 metres, although many sources suggest that it only attains a height of 3 metres. Left unpruned it grows long thin branches that eventually droop down onto the ground. The leaves close and droop from dusk until morning when they once again reopen. Calliandra surinamensis is said to contain lectins which are toxic to cancer cells, although more research is needed. Calliandra surinamensis contains three important compounds: myrectin which contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, lupeol which contains anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, and ferulic acid which contains antimicrobial properties.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 2.5 m · AusTraits: 6 m · TRY: 2 m
Plant height max6 m
Seed length8.5 mm
Seed mass46.1 mg
Seed width6 mm
Life cycle & reproduction5
Deciduousnessevergreen
Life formshrub or tree
Life spanperennial
Pollination modebiotic
Pollination syndromeinsect
Diet & foraging1
Parasiteindependent
Habitat & environment13
Aquaticterrestrial
Climatewet tropical
Climberself-supporting
Elevation max1 780 m
Elevation min250 m
Epiphyteterrestrial
Fruit typelegume
Growth formtree
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub · TRY: Tree
Habitat GIFTFloresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta de Igapó, Floresta de Terra Firme, Savana Amazônica
Leaf compoundnesscompound
Leaf shapenarrowly_lanceolate oblong
Mycorrhiza typearbuscular
Woodinesswoody
Physiology & chemistry4
Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)270 mg/g
Leaf n19.46 mg/g
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC3
05DNA & barcoding2 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Calliandra surinamensis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences1
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★rbcL★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualCalliandra surinamensis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km
≤100 m 392≤1 km 73≤10 km 31>10 km 29
525 georeferenced · 631 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 156
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy38% within 1 km
≤100 m 8≤1 km 7≤10 km 14>10 km 11
40 georeferenced · 563 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence603
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions42 of 93 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
133
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
56
Kew, GB
35
Chicago, US
29
Saint Louis, US
28
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
15
Miami, US
11
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
11
UEPAlocation not on record
10
Salvador, BR
10
JBRJlocation not on record
9
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)location not on record
9
Paris, FR
9
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
8
Feira de Santana, BR
7
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
7
UFBAlocation not on record
6
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
6
Tampa, US
6
Museum of Zoologylocation not on record
5
Santarém, BR
5
Canberra, AU
5
MAlocation not on record
5
Brisbane, AU
5
UFRRJlocation not on record
4
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
4
Seropédica, BR
4
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record
4
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
4
COLlocation not on record
4
Berlin, DE
4
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record
4
UFRPElocation not on record
3
St. Augustine, TT
3
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
3
Taipei, TW
3
Taipei, TW
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
3
Honolulu, US
3
Armidale, AU
2
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
2
UFMSlocation not on record
2
IPA/SPlocation not on record
2
LDlocation not on record
2
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
2
Cape Town, ZA
2
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Academia Sinicalocation not on record
2
LBVlocation not on record
2
Quito, EC
2
Blumenau, BR
2
Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
CNF-UFHBlocation not on record
2
Brussels, BE
2
CASlocation not on record
2
Chaguaramas, TT
2
HNBlocation not on record
2
UFPRlocation not on record
2
Pretoria, ZA
1
Universidad de la Amazonia (UniAmazonia)location not on record
1
Yaoundé, CM
1
Altos de Pipe, VE
1
Auckland, NZ
1
UNIVASFlocation not on record
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
1
Pondicherry, IN
1
Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record
1
Lake Charles, US
1
CPATSAlocation not on record
1
Universidad de Pamplona (UPamplona)location not on record
1
Durango, MX
1
Iquitos, PE
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record
1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
1
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
Brasília, BR
1
USP-IBlocation not on record
1
Palmerston, AU
1
Gump Stationlocation not on record
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Parkville, AU
1
Bogotá, D.C., CO
1
Masindi, UG
1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
Porto Alegre, BR
1
93 institutions · 558 of 603 vouchered records shown · 45 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Calliandra surinamensis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median22.2 °C 22.2–22.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter13.7 °C
Max temp (day)29.5 °C
Min temp (night)14.8 °C
Precipitation0.8 mm/mo
Air humidity44.2 %
Moisture balance-118 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,486 Pa
Wind speed2.60 m/s
Cloud cover16.0 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 767 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗