Callisia gentlei is a species of flowering plant in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae, that is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBalick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85: i–ix, 1–246García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria The species is named for botanical explorer Percy H. Gentle of Belize Town, British Honduras."Percy H. Gentle" at North Carolina Botanical Garden website. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
Varieties
Callisia gentlei var. elegans (Alexander ex H.E.Moore) D.R.Hunt (syn. C. elegans Alexander ex H.E.Moore) - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras Callisia gentlei var. gentlei - Belize, Yucatán Peninsula Callisia gentlei var. macdougallii (Miranda) D.R.Hunt - Chiapas
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