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LEYTHON, Sirli. Nuevo registro de una variedad del género Calliandra (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) para Venezuela. Ernstia [online]. 2007, vol.17, n.2, pp.55-62. ISSN 0252-8274.

Calliandra pittieri Standley var. pittieri is first recorded for Venezuela. The species was collected in dry forest in the localities of Jajó and Burbusay, Trujillo State, Venezuela. An extense morphological description, illustration, taxonomic comments and geographic distribution of the variety are given.

Palavras-chave : Mimosoideae; Calliandra; taxonomy; Trujillo State; Venezuela.