Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
The monophyly of Callisia is uncertain (Bergamo 2003; Burns et al. 2011; Trias-Blasi 2015).
Classification
Citation
CALLISIA Loefling, Iter Hispan. 305. 1758.
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TYPE: Callisia repens (Jacquin) Linnaeus (Hapalanthus repens Jacquin) Neotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 147. 1923.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callisia cordifolia | FLORIDA ROSELING | Native | ||
| Callisia fragrans | BASKETPLANT | Not Native Y | ||
| Callisia graminea | GRASSLEAF ROSELING | Native | ||
| Callisia ornata | FLORIDA SCRUB ROSELING | Native Endemic | ||
| Callisia repens | CREEPING INCHPLANT | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Callisia rosea | PIEDMONT ROSELING | Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Plants repent and mat-forming or stoloniferous; leaf blades not linear, 6-50 mm wide; petals white; filaments glabrous;
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1. Plants caespitose, solitary, or short-creeping; leaf blades linear, 1-15 mm wide; petals pale to dark pink; filaments bearded (Cuthbertia)
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2. Robust, stoloniferous plants; leaves 15-30 cm long
2. Weak, mat-forming plants; leaves 1-8.5 cm long
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3. Leaves 3-8 cm long; inflorescence many-branched, 8-25 cm long
3. Leaves 1-2(3.5) cm long; inflorescence simple to few-branched, 1-8 cm long
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4. Flowers distinctly pedicellate; petals conspicuous, 3-6 mm long; stamens 6; ovary and fruit 3-locular
4. Flowers sessile or subsessile; petals inconspicuous, 2-3 mm long; stamens 0-6; ovary and fruit 2-locular
5. Distal leaf blades as wide as opened, flattened sheaths or wider, 4-15 mm wide; roots glabrous to sparsely puberulent
5. Distal leaf blades much narrower than opened, flattened sheaths, 1-5 mm wide; roots various
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6. Plants cespitose, roots glabrous to sparsely puberulent; bracts often elongate, somewhat herbaceous, 2-14 mm long
6. Plants mostly solitary or short-creeping, not cespitose or scarcely so, roots persistently woolly; bracts usually minute, scarious, 1-3(7) mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuthbertia | Cuthbertia Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 237, 1328. 1903. | TYPE: Cuthbertia rosea (Ventenat) Small (Tradescantia rosea Ventenat) | |
| Hapalanthus | Hapalanthus Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 1, 12. 1760. | TYPE: Hapalanthus repens Jacquin = Callisia Loefling 1758. | |
| Phyodina | Phyodina Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 16. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Phyodina gracilis (Kunth) Rafinesque (Tradescantia gracilis Kunth) | |
| Rectanthera | Rectanthera O. Degener, Fl. Hawaii 1: Fam. 62. 1932. | TYPE: Rectanthera fragrans (Lindley) O. Degener (Spironema fragrans Lindley) Substitute name for Spironema Lindley 1840, non Rafinesque 1838. | |
| Spironema | Spironema Lindley, Edwards' Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 26. 104 1840; t. 47. Aug 1840, non Rafinesque 1838. | TYPE: Spironema fragrans Lindley 1840. = Rectanthera Degener 1932. | |
| Tradescantella | Tradescantella Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 327, 1328. 1903. | TYPE: Tradescantella floridana (S. Watson) Small) (Tradescantia floridana S. Watson) |