Details of genus: Callisia Loefl. [1458]
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accepted: Synonym (= Tradescantia)
Family: Commelinaceae
family_ja: ツユクサ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus, related to Tradescantia, of about 20 species of creeping, spreading, or suberect, evergreen perennials, and (rarely) annuals, from forest margins in S.E. USA, Mexico, and tropical North and South America. They are valued for their attractive, alternate, succulent leaves. The flowers, borne in pairs in curled cymes or terminal panicles, are white or pink, with 3 sepals and 3 petals. In frost-prone regions, grow in hanging baskets in a temperate green-house or as houseplants; elsewhere, use as ground cover in a border.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Root tip cuttings, 6-7cm (2 1/2-3in) long, in spring. Pot up several cuttings in an 8cm (3in) container to produce dense foliage cover quickly.
pests_en: Trouble free.
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comment_ja: カリシア
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Commelinaceae | ツユクサ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Commelinaceae | ツユクサ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Commelinaceae | ツユクサ科 | Show |