Calliandra calothyrsus is a small, thornless, often multistemmed shrub. Under optimum conditions it can attain a height of 12 m and a trunk diameter of 30 cm, but its average height is 5-6 m and diameter 20 cm. Bark colour varies from white to dark red-brown and is normally glabrous but occasionally can be finely pubescent. It has both superficial and deepgrowing roots. Sometimes a taproot is formed.
Publication year
2002
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
calliandra calothyrsus, fodder crops, management, planting, trees, uses
