Callisia

Callisia is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings.[3] It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina.[2][4][5][6] The generic name is derived from the Greek word καλλον (kallos), meaning “beauty.”[7]

Some members of Callisia 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).

Species
Callisia includes the following species:[2][3][8]

Callisia ciliata Kunth – Panama, Colombia
Callisia cordifolia (Sw.) E.S.Anderson & Woodson – Florida Roseling – Central America, tropical Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Florida, Georgia
Callisia filiformis (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt – central + southern Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson – Mexico; naturalized in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, West Indies, Morocco, Taiwan, Norfolk Island in Australia
Callisia gentlei Matuda – southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
Callisia graminea (Small) G.Tucker – Grassleaf roseling – southeastern United States from Florida to Virginia
Callisia hintoniorum B.L.Turner – Nuevo León
Callisia insignis C.B.Clarke – Mexico; naturalized in Venezuela
Callisia laui (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt – Guerrero, Oaxaca
Callisia micrantha (Torr.) D.R.Hunt – Littleflower roseling – Texas, Tamaulipas
Callisia monandra (Sw.) J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes – Cojite morado – widespread from northern Mexico + West Indies to Argentina
Callisia multiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. – central + southern Mexico, Central America
Callisia navicularis (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt – Nuevo León, Veracruz,