Callisia

Callisia
Callisia gentlei var. elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Callisia
Loefl.[1]
Species

See text.
Synonyms

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.
Tradescantella Small[1]

Callisia is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Roselings.[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek word καλλον (kallos), meaning "beauty."[3]

Some of the Callisia family 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).

Contents

Selected species

  • Callisia monandra (Sw.) J.A. & J.H.Schultes – Cojite Morado
  • Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt
  • Callisia ornata (Small) G.Tucker – Florida Scrub Roseling
  • Callisia repens (Jacq.) L. – Creeping Inchplant
  • Callisia rosea (Vent.) D.R.Hunt – Piedmont Roseling
  • Callisia warszewicziana (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) D.R.Hunt[2][4]

Formerly placed here

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Callisia Loefl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-08-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?1899. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  2. ^ a b "Callisia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=39135. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  3. ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780521866453. http://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC. 
  4. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Callisia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1899. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

External links

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Data related to Callisia at Wikispecies