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Callisia gentlei (Callisia gentlei)

Description

Callisia gentlei is a species of flowering plant in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae, that is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Varieties 1. Callisia gentlei var. elegans (Alexander ex H.E.Moore) D.R.Hunt (syn. C. elegans Alexander ex H.E.Moore) - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras 2. Callisia gentlei var. gentlei - Belize, Yucatán Peninsula 3. Callisia gentlei var. macdougallii (Miranda) D.R.Hunt - Chiapas

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Commelinales

            • Family: Commelinaceae

              • Genus: Callisia