Commelinaceae

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Callisia

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Common names

By language (12)

Armenian: Կալիզիա բուրավետ, Կալլիզիա հոտավետ, Ոսկեբեղիկ հոտավետ
Bulgarian: Ароматна кализия, Златен мустак, Золотой ус, Кализия ароматна
Chinese: 大葉錦竹草, 香锦竹草
Croatian: Mirisava kalizija
Czech: Kalisie vonná
English: Basketplant
Japanese: カリシア・フラグランス
Latvian: Smaržīgā kalīzija, Zelta stīga, Zelta ūsa
Persian: گیاه سبدی
Polish: Złoty wąs
Russian: Каллизия душистая
Vietnamese: Lược vàng, Cây lược vàng

Synonyms

Rectanthera fragrans (Lindl.) O.Deg.
Spironema fragrans Lindl.
Spironema orthandrum Lindb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.