Gibasis is a genus of flowering plants within the Commelinaceae family, first described in 1837. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from Texas and the West Indies south to Argentina, with most of the species native to Mexico.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesForzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroHunt, D. R. 1994. 257. Commelinaceae. 6: 157–173. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
It is closely related to the genus Tradescantia and some of the species used to be classified as tradescantias in the past, for instance Gibasis geniculata as Tradescantia geniculata.
Species The genus contains the following species: Gibasis chihuahuensis (Standl.) Rohweder – Chihuahua, Durango, Michoacán Gibasis consobrina D.R.Hunt – Oaxaca, Veracruz Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohweder – from Durango + San Luis Potosí south to Argentina; Wilson County in south-central TexasBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map for Gibasis geniculata Gibasis gypsophila B.L.Turner – Nuevo León Gibasis hintoniorum B.L.Turner – Nuevo León Gibasis karwinskyana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Rohweder – Nuevo León, Tamaulipas Gibasis linearis (Benth.) Rohweder – Coahuila, Chihuahua Gibasis matudae D.R.Hunt ex Stant – Veracruz, Oaxaca Gibasis oaxacana D.R.Hunt – Oaxaca Gibasis pauciflora (Urb. & Ekman) D.R.Hunt – Cuba, Dominican Republic Gibasis pellucida (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt – Central + Southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, naturalized in Florida + TexasBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map for Gibasis pellucida Gibasis pulchella (Kunth) Raf. – Central + Southern Mexico, Colombia Gibasis triflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt – Guatemala, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Nayarit, Veracruz Gibasis venustula (Kunth) D.R.Hunt – Central + Southern Mexico
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