Callisia

Roselings
Callisia gentlei var. elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Tradescantiinae
Genus:	Callisia Loefl.
Synonyms
Aploleia Raf. Cuthbertia Small Hadrodemas H.E.Moore Hapalanthus Jacq. Leiandra Raf. (Benth.) Pichon Leptorhoeo C.B.Clarke Phyodina Raf. Rectanthera O.Deg. Spironema Lindl. 1840 not Raf. 1838 Tradescantella Small Wachendorfia Loefl. 1758 not J. Burman 1757

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."

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).

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