Callisia monandra
Also known as: Aploleia diffusa Raf. +8 more
- Aploleia diffusa Raf.
- Aploleia monandra (Sw.) H.E.Moore
- Callisia delicatula Kunth
- Callisia scopulorum Brandegee
- Callisia umbellulata Lam.
- Callisia umbellutata Lam., 1791
- Leptocallisia monandra (Sw.) W.Ludw. & Rohweder
- Leptocallisia umbellulata (Lam.) Pichon
- Tradescantia monandra Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Callisia monandra is an annual or shrub belonging to the Commelinaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.