Siderasis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Dichorisandrinae
Genus: Siderasis
Species: S. albofasciata – S. almeidae – S. fuscata – S. medusoides – S. spectabilis – S. zorzanellii
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Siderasis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 67 (1837)

Type species: Siderasis acaulis Raf.

References

Rafinesque, C.S. 1837 ["1836"]. Flora Telluriana. Pars secunda. 112 pp. Printed for the author by H. Probasco, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 3: 67. BHL

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Siderasis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Siderasis. Published online. Accessed: Aug 29 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Siderasis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2015.

Vernacular names

Siderasis is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described in 1837. It consists of a single known species, Siderasis fuscata, endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil, though it is also naturalized on the Island of Java in, Indonesia.[2][3][4]

The common name is "brown spiderwort" because of the chocolate-colored leaves.[5][6][7][8]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
Giulietti & al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
"PlantFiles Pictures: Brown Spiderwort (Siderasis fuscata) by TexGal". Dave's Garden. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
"Catalog - Brown Spiderwort". www.accentsforhomeandgarden.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
"Greenhouse Siderasis Fuscata Brown Spiderwort - all greenhouse siderasis fuscata brown spiderwort sites of biology resources online, Page 2". www.biologydir.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
Exotic Angel Plants, Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses, Apopka Florida USA