Callisia gentlei var. elegans (Alexander ex H.E.Moore) D.R.Hunt
Description:
A succulent evergreen perennial native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, growing in wet tropical habitats at around 600–1100m. The cultivated form was originally collected by MacDougall in Oaxaca, Mexico, although later wild collections mainly came from Guatemala and Honduras. It forms a trailing plant with dark green leaves striped pale above and rich purple beneath, with small white flowers. The type clone became widely cultivated and was formally recognised in 1986.
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