Callisia gentlei

Callisia gentlei is a species of flowering plant in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae, that is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.^[1][2][3][4] The species is named for botanical explorer Percy H. Gentle of Belize Town, British Honduras.^[5]

Callisia gentlei
Callisia gentlei var. elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Callisia
Species:	C. gentlei
Binomial name
Callisia gentlei Matuda

Varieties^[1][2]

1. Callisia gentlei var. elegans (Alexander ex H.E.Moore) D.R.Hunt (syn. C. elegans Alexander ex H.E.Moore)^[6] - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
2. Callisia gentlei var. gentlei - Belize, Yucatán Peninsula
3. Callisia gentlei var. macdougallii (Miranda) D.R.Hunt - Chiapas