Callisia

Callisia is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is derived from the Greek word καλλον (kallos), meaning "beauty."

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• Repotting callisia fragrans
• Transplantare mustata de aur
• Formerly placed here
• References

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).

1. Callisia ciliata Kunth - Panama, Colombia
2. Callisia cordifolia (Sw.) E.S.Anderson & Woodson – Florida Roseling - Central America, tropical Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Florida, Georgia
3. Callisia filiformis (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt - central + southern Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil
4. Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson - Mexico; naturalized in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, West Indies, Morocco, Taiwan, Norfolk Island in Australia
5. Callisia gentlei Matuda - southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
6. Callisia graminea (Small) G.Tucker – Grassleaf Roseling - southeastern United States from Florida to Virginia
7. Callisia hintoniorum B.L.Turner - Nuevo León
8. Callisia insignis C.B.Clarke - Mexico; naturalized in Venezuela
9. Callisia laui (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt - Guerrero, Oaxaca
10. Callisia micrantha (Torr.) D.R.Hunt – Littleflower Roseling - Texas, Tamaulipas
11. Callisia monandra (Sw.) J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes – Cojite Morado - widespread from northern Mexico + West Indies to Argentina
12. Callisia multiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. - central + southern Mexico, Central America
13. Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt - Nuevo León, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Puebla, San Luis Potosí
14. Callisia ornata (Small) G.Tucker – Florida Scrub Roseling - Georgia, Florida
15. Callisia repens (Jacq.) L. – Creeping Inchplant - scattered locales in southern United States (Riverside County in California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida); widespread from Mexico + West Indies south to Argentina
16. Callisia rosea (Vent.) D.R.Hunt – Piedmont Roseling - southeastern United States from Alabama to Maryland
17. Callisia soconuscensis Matuda - Guatemala, southern Mexico
18. Callisia tehuantepecana Matuda - Oaxaca
19. Callisia warszewicziana (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) D.R.Hunt - Veracruz, Chiapas, Guatemala