Geogenanthus | |
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Geogenanthus poeppigii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
Tribe: | Tradescantieae |
Subtribe: | Dichorisandrinae |
Genus: | Geogenanthus Ule |
Species | |
Geogenanthus is a genus of plants with 3 species in the family Commelinaceae (the spiderwort and dayflower family).[1] The genus is distributed from Colombia to Amazonian Peru and Brazil. Two of its species (Geogenanthus ciliatus and Geogenanthus poeppigii) are occasionally found in the horticultural trade as house plants.