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Callisia

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Roselings
Callisia gentlei var. elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Callisia
Loefl.[1]
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aploleia Raf.
  • Cuthbertia Small
  • Hadrodemas H.E.Moore
  • Hapalanthus Jacq.
  • Leiandra Raf.
  • Leptocallisia (Benth.) Pichon
  • Leptorhoeo C.B.Clarke
  • Phyodina Raf.
  • Rectanthera O.Deg.
  • Spironema Lindl. 1840 not Raf. 1838
  • Tradescantella Small
  • Wachendorfia Loefl. 1758 not J. Burman 1757

Callisia is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings.[3] It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina.[2][4][5][6] The generic name is derived from the Greek word κάλλος (kallos), meaning "beauty."[7]

Some members of Callisia may cause allergic reactions in pets (especially cats and dogs), characterised by red, itchy skin. Notable culprits are C. fragrans (inch plant) and C. repens (turtle vine).

Species

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Callisia includes the following species:[2][3][8]

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Callisia Loefl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ a b "Callisia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  5. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
  6. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  7. ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  8. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Callisia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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Callisia warszewicziana

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