List of Commelinaceae genera

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This is a list of Commelinaceae genera as of 2010. This list includes all genera recognised as current by the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

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Genera list

Cartonema spicatum, as illustrated in Robert Brown's Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen Cartonema spicatum (Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae plate 7).jpg
Cartonema spicatum , as illustrated in Robert Brown's Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
Inflorescence of Palisota pynaertii Palisota pynaertii1.jpg
Inflorescence of Palisota pynaertii
Commelina lukei Commelina lukei2 Faden SI.jpg
Commelina lukei
A species of Tradescantia being visited by a fly. Tradescantia.jpg
A species of Tradescantia being visited by a fly.
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora, the type species of Dichorisandra Exotic blue flower (i think).jpg
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora , the type species of Dichorisandra
Belosynapsis kewensis in cultivation CommelinaHanging.jpg
Belosynapsis kewensis in cultivation
Cochliostema jacobianum Cochliostema jacobjanum 20080212.jpg
Cochliostema jacobianum
Aneilema aequinoctiale from Tanzania Aneilema aequinoctiale.jpg
Aneilema aequinoctiale from Tanzania
Pollia japonica with the syrphid fly Episyrphus balteatus Episyrphus balteatus on Pollia japonica.jpg
Pollia japonica with the syrphid fly Episyrphus balteatus
Genus
Authority 		YearClassification Type species # of speciesDistribution
Cartonema
R.Br. [1] 		1810
 Cartonema spicatum
R.Br.		11Australia
Triceratella
Brenan [2] 		1961
Triceratella drummondii
Brenan		1Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Palisota
Rchb. ex Endlicher [3] 		1836 Palisota ambigua
(P.Beauv.) C.B.Clarke 		18Africa
Streptolirion
Edgew. [4] 		1845 Streptolirion volubile
Edgew.		1 or 2Himalayas to Japan
Spatholirion
Ridl. [5] 		1896 Spatholirion ornatum
Ridl.		3Thailand to China
Aetheolirion
Forman [6] 		1962Aetheolirion stenolobium
Forman		1Thailand
Belosynapsis
Hassk. [7] 		1871 Belosynapsis kewensis
Hassk.		4Madagascar,
India to New Guinea
Cyanotis
D.Don [8] 		1825 Cyanotis barbata
D.Don		50Paleotropics
Coleotrype
C.B.Clarke [9] 		1881 Coleotrype natalensis
C.B.Clarke		9Africa, Madagascar
Amischotolype
Hassk. [10] 		1863Amischotolype glabrata [N 1]
Hassk.		15Central Africa,
India to New Guinea
Porandra
D.Y.Hong [11] 		1974 Porandra ramosa
D.Y.Hong		3China to Thailand
Siderasis
Raf. [12] 		1837
("1836")		Siderasis acaulis [N 2]
Raf.		2-3Brazil
Dichorisandra
J.C.Mikan [13] 		1820 Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
J.C.Mikan		25Neotropics
Cochliostema
Lem. [14] 		1859 Cochliostema odoratissimum
Lem.		2Nicaragua to Ecuador
Geogenanthus [N 3]
Ule [15] 		1913Geogenanthus wittianus [N 4]
(Ule) Ule		5Western South America
Plowmanianthus
Faden & C.R.Hardy [16] 		2004 Plowmanianthus perforans
Faden & C.R.Hardy		5Panama to
Amazonian Bassin
Tinantia
Scheidw. [17] 		1839Tinantia fugax [N 5]
Scheidw.		13Texas to Neotropics
Thyrsanthemum
Pichon [18] 		1946 Thyrsanthemum floribundum
(M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon		3Mexico
Gibasoides
D.R.Hunt [19] 		1978Gibasoides laxiflora
(C.B.Clarke) D.R.Hunt		1Mexico
Weldenia
Schult.f. [20] 		1829Weldenia candida
Schult.f.		1Mexico and Guatemala
Matudanthus
D.R.Hunt [19] 		1978Matudanthus nanus
(M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt		1Mexico
Elasis
D.R.Hunt [19] 		1978Elasis hirsuta
(Kunth) D.R.Hunt		1Ecuador
Gibasis
Raf. [12] 		1839 Gibasis pulchella
(Kunth)Raf.		11Neotropics
Tradescantia
L. [21] 		1753 Tradescantia virginiana
L.		70New World
Callisia
Loefl. [22] 		1758 Callisia repens
(Jacq.) L. 		20New World
Tripogandra
Raf. [12] 		1837 Tripogandra multiflora
(Sw.) Raf. 		22Neotropics
Sauvallea
C.Wright [23] 		1871Sauvallea blainii
C.Wright		1Cuba
Stanfieldiella
Brenan [24] 		1960 Stanfieldiella imperforata
(C.B.Clarke) Brenan		4Africa
Floscopa
Lour. [25] 		1790 Floscopa scandens
Lour.		20Pantropical
Buforrestia
C.B.Clarke [9] 		1881 Buforrestia mannii
C.B.Clarke		3West and Central Africa
Murdannia
Royle [26] 		1840 ("1839")Murdannia scapiflora [N 6]
(Roxb.) Royle		50Pantropcal
Anthericopsis
Engl. [27] 		1895Anthericopsis fischeri [N 7]
Engl.		1East Africa
Tricarpelema
J.K.Morton [28] 		1966 Tricarpelema thomsonii [N 8]
(C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton		8India to Southeast Asia
Pseudoparis
H.Perrier [29] 		1936 Pseudoparis cauliflora
H.Perrier		2 or 3Madagascar
Polyspatha
Benth. [30] 		1849 Polyspatha paniculata
Benth.		3Africa
Dictyospermum
Wight [31] 		1853 Dictyospermum montanum
Wight		5India and Sri Lanka
to New Guinea
Pollia
Thunb. [32] 		1781 Pollia japonica
Thunb.		17Pantropical
Aneilema
R.Br. [1] 		1810 Aneilema biflorum
R.Br.		64Pantropical
Rhopalephora
Hassk. [33] 		1864Rhopalephora blumei [N 9]
Hassk.		4Madagascar, India to Fiji
Commelina
L. [21] 		1753 Commelina communis
L.		170Cosmopolitan
Tapheocarpa
Conran [34] 		1994Tapheocarpa calandrinioides
(F.Muell.) Conran		1Australia

Notes

  1. ↑ The correct name for this species is Amischotolype mollissima (Blume) Hassk.
  2. ↑ This name is illegitimate; the correct name is Siderasis fuscata (Lodd.) H.E.Moore.
  3. ↑ This name was proposed as a replacement for Ule's own Chamaeanthus (Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg50:71, 1909, "1908"), which was predated by Chamaeanthus J.J.Sm. (Orch. Jav.:552, 1905), but the replacement Uleopsis had been published by Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde in the meantime (Just's Bot. Jahresber.37(2):77, 1911, "1909" ). The correct name is Uleopsis, but is not in current use.
  4. ↑ The currently used name for this species is Geogenanthus poeppigii (Miq.) Faden; the correct, but yet unpublished combination would be Uleopsis poeppigii.
  5. ↑ A synonym of Tinantia erecta (Jacq.) Fenzl.
  6. ↑ This species is currently treated as a synonym of Murdannia edulis (Stokes) Faden.
  7. ↑ The correct name for this species is Anthericopsis sepalosa (C.B.Clarke) Engl.
  8. ↑ Now a synonym of Tricarpelema giganteum (Hassk.) H.Hara.
  9. ↑ This species' correct name is Rhopalephora micrantha (Vahl) Faden.

Related Research Articles

<i>Dichorisandra</i> Genus of flowering plants

Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family (Commelinaceae). It is found in the Neotropics. The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots. Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.

<i>Cyanotis</i> Genus of flowering plants

Cyanotis is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.

<i>Aneilema</i> Genus of flowering plants

Aneilema is a genus of monocotyledonous plants of approximately 60 species. The vast majority of the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, but a few are found in Oceania and one, Aneilema brasiliense, is from South America. It is the third largest genus in the family Commelinaceae after Commelina and Tradescantia, and it is one of only six genera in the family to occur in both the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

<i>Commelina benghalensis</i> Species of flowering plant

Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, kanshira in Bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics, Hawaii, the West Indies and to both coasts of North America. It has a long flowering period, from spring to fall in subtropical areas, and throughout the year closer to the equator. It is often associated with disturbed soils.

Tricarpelema is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family consisting of 8 species. The genus is divided into two subgenera, subgenus Tricarpelema, which includes 7 known species found in tropical Asia, and subgenus Keatingia with one species in western Africa. The Asian species are typically found in the forest understory while the single African species has evolved to drier, sunnier conditions and is usually associated with inselbergs.

<i>Geogenanthus poeppigii</i> Species of flowering plant

Geogenanthus poeppigii, commonly called the seersucker plant, is a flowering plant species in the family Commelinaceae. As currently circumscribed, the genus Geogenanthus includes two other species, G. ciliatus and G. rhizanthus. This species is named after E.F. Poeppig, 19th century German explorer. Geogenanthus undatus is an outdated synonym for G. poeppigii. For more details on the rather complicated synonym for this species, see Faden (1981).

<i>Spatholirion</i> Genus of flowering plants

Spatholirion is a genus of climbing or rosette monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is distributed from China in the north, south to Thailand, Vietnam, and northern Peninsular Malaysia. It has four to eight seeds per carpel, unlike the closely related Streptolirion, which has only two, and white or purple petals. The inflorescence axis of Spatholirion longifolium and all of its branches are a bright purple, probably aiding in visual pollinator attraction. The genus was first described in 1896 by Henry Nicholas Ridley, the father of the commercial rubber industry, from plants sent to Kew Gardens from the Malay Peninsula near the border between Thailand and Malaysia. All species have a diploid chromosome number of 20.

<i>Murdannia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Murdannia is a genus of annual or perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family.

<i>Buforrestia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Buforrestia is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. The genus contains three known species, with two found in West and Central Africa and one in northeastern South America.

<i>Polyspatha</i>

Polyspatha is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is restricted to tropical Africa consists of three recognized species.

<i>Coleotrype</i> Genus of flowering plants

Coleotrype is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is found in Africa and Madagascar.

<i>Amischotolype</i> Genus of flowering plants

Amischotolype is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is found in Central Africa and from India through Southeast Asia to New Guinea, with the great majority or species found in Asia.

<i>Commelina eckloniana</i> Species of flowering plant

Commelina eckloniana is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family with a broad distribution in Central and East Africa.

Rhopalephora is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described in 1864. It is native to Asia, Madagascar, and a few islands in the Pacific.

Sapindoideae Subfamily of flowering plants

Sapindoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It includes a number of fruit trees, including Litchees, Longans, Rambutans, and Quenepas.

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Note

  1. ↑ The paper itself was published as Edgeworth, M. Pakenham (1846). "Descriptions of some unpublished Species of Plants from North-Western India". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20 (1): 23–91. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00410.x.
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