Callisia fragrans--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 012.jpg
Callisia fragrans--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 0~CBD.jpg
Callisia fragrans--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 0~5E2.jpg
Callisia fragrans--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 010.jpg
Callisia fragrans--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 009.jpg
Native to Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest; introduced into Dominican Republic, Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, Norfolk Is., Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Durban Botanic Garden)
-29.84663, 31.00417
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Callisia
Specific Epithet
fragrans
Authorship
(Lindl.) Woodson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#246,856 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
10%
