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