Callisia graminea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Callisia
Species: Callisia graminea

Name

Callisia graminea (Small) G.C.Tucker, J. Arnold Arbor. 70: 118. 1989.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cuthbertia graminea Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 237. 1903.
• Homotypic
  • Tradescantia rosea var. graminea (Small) E.S.Anderson & Woodson, Contr. Arnold Arbor. 9: 114. 1935.
• Heterotypic
  • Cuthbertia graminea f. leucantha Lakela, Sida 5: 28. 1972.
  • Callisia graminea f. leucantha (Lakela) G.C.Tucker, J. Arnold Arbor. 70: 118. 1989.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tucker, G.C. 1989. The genera of Commelinaceae in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 70: 97–130. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.19786

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Callisia graminea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Callisia graminea. Published online. Accessed: October 30 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Callisia graminea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 October 2019.

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