Commelinaceae
This list of genera was made in September 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Lee et al. 2022, and Zuntini et al. 2021. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Amischotolype Hassk. | Forrestia A.Rich. | |
| Aneilema R.Br. | ||
| Anthericopsis Engl. | Murdannia Royle | |
| Buforrestia C.B.Clarke | ||
| Callisia Loefl. | Leptorhoeo C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl., Spironema Lindl. | |
| Campelia Rich. | Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. | |
| Cartonema R.Br. | ||
| Cochliostema Lem. | ||
| Coleotrype C.B.Clarke | ||
| Commelina Plum. ex L. | Phaeosphaerion Hassk. | |
| Commelinantia Tharp | Tinantia Scheidw. | |
| Cyanotis D.Don | ||
| Cymbispatha Pichon | Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. | |
| Dichorisandra J.C.Mikan | ||
| Donnellia C.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm. | Tripogandra Raf. | |
| Elasis D.R.Hunt | ||
| Floscopa Lour. | ||
| Forrestia A.Rich. | Amischotolype Hassk. | |
| Gibasis Raf. | ||
| Gibasoides D.R.Hunt | ||
| Leptorhoeo C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl. | Callisia Loefl. | |
| Matudanthus D.R.Hunt (prev. under Tradescantia Ruppius ex L.) | ||
| Murdannia Royle | Anthericopsis Engl. | |
| Palisota Rchb. | ||
| Phaeosphaerion Hassk. | Commelina Plum. ex L. | |
| Plowmanianthus Faden & C.R.Hardy | ||
| Pollia Thunb. | ||
| Polyspatha Benth. | ||
| Rhoeo Hance | Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. | |
| Rhopalephora Hassk. | ||
| Setcreasea K.Schum. & Syd. | Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. | |
| Siderasis Raf. (prev. under Tradescantia Ruppius ex L.) | ||
| Spatholirion Ridl. | ||
| Spironema Lindl. | Callisia Loefl. | |
| Stanfieldiella Brenan | ||
| Streptolirion Edgew. | ||
| Thyrsanthemum Pichon | ||
| Tinantia Scheidw. | Commelinantia Tharp | |
| Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. | Campelia Rich., Cymbispatha Pichon, Rhoeo Hance, Setcreasea K.Schum. & Syd., Zebrina Schnizl. | |
| Tricarpelema J.K.Morton | ||
| Triceratella Brenan | ||
| Tripogandra Raf. | Donnellia C.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm. | |
| Weldenia Schult.f. | ||
| Zebrina Schnizl. | Tradescantia Ruppius ex L. |
References
- Lee, C.-K., Fuse, S., Poopath, M., Pooma, R., Tamura, M.N. (2022). Phylogenetics and infrafamilial classification of Commelinaceae (Commelinales). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 198, 2, 117–130, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boab047
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Zuntini, A.R., Frankel, L.P., Pokorny, L., Forest, F., Baker, W.J. (2021). A comprehensive phylogenomic study of the monocot order Commelinales, with a new classification of Commelinaceae. American Journal of Botany 108, 7, 1066–1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1698
Foto: Cyanotis D.Don © Suvrat Kotagal