Calliandra subg. Afrocalliandra (Souza & Queiroz) Thulin, comb. et stat. nov.

≡ Afrocalliandra Souza & Queiroz in Souza et al. (2013: 1213).

Type:― Calliandra redacta (Ross 1974: 231) Thulin & Hunde (1981: 29) .

Two species in continental Africa, Calliandra gilbertii in Somalia and Kenya, and C. redacta in South Africa.