Taxon:  Zapoteca caracasana (Jacq.) H. M. Hern.



Summary
Genus:
Zapoteca
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
314055
Place of publication:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73:757.  1987 ("1986")
Verified:
07/24/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa caracasana Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Calliandra caracasana (Jacq.) Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican RepublicCibao Noroeste Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican RepublicCibao Norte Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican RepublicEnriquillo Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican RepublicValdesia Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaitiArtibonite Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras 1 population 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHondurasCopán Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaDistrito Capital Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaNueva Esparta Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaPortuguesa Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMeta Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSantander Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaTolima Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorChimborazo Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruApurímac Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAyacucho Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuancavelica Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLambayeque Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTumbes Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Dominican Republic [Valdesia, Enriquillo, Cibao Noroeste, Cibao Norte], Haiti [Artibonite]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Honduras [Copán], Honduras (1 population) [Copán]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Aragua, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Distrito Capital]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Tolima], Ecuador [Chimborazo, Guayas], Peru [Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Lambayeque, Tumbes]

Reference(s)
  1. Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:828.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314055. Accessed 18 October 2026.