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Succulent taxonomic card

Callisia gentlei

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Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Callisia

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Bol. Soc. Bot. México 17: 4 (1954)

Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]

Synonyms and earlier names

  • Callisia elegans Alexander ex H.E.Moore · homotypic synonym
  • Callisia macdougallii Miranda · homotypic synonym

Accepted infraspecific taxa

  • Callisia gentlei var. elegans (Alexander ex H.E.Moore) D.R.Hunt
  • Callisia gentlei var. gentlei
  • Callisia gentlei var. macdougallii (Miranda) D.R.Hunt

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