Calliandra magdalenae var. magdalenae

Anneslia magdalenae (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Acacia Magdalenae Bert.; DC. Prodr. 2: 455. 1825. Calliandra Magdalenae Benth. Lond. Journ. Bot. 5: 102. 1846. Feuilleea Magdalenae Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 188. 1891.
A tree, 4-7 m, high, or shrubby, the twigs glabrous or somewhat pubescent. Stipules ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-3 mm. long; petioles pubescent, short; pinnae 1 pair; rachilla pubescent; leaflets 15-30 pairs, linear or linear-oblong, 6-10 mm. long, obtuse, glabrous, shining, reticulate-veined, the raidvein nearly central; peduncles about as long as the petioles, puberulent; heads several-many-flowered; flowers glabrous; calyx about 1.5 mm. long; coroUa 2-3 mm. long; stamens purple, 2-2.5 cm. long; legume thick, coriaceous, glabrous, 8-10 cm. long, about 1 cm. wide.
Type locality: Santa Marta. Colombia.
Distribution: Panama (according to Bentham); Colombia.