Commelinaceae
Chain plant
Callisia repens
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Callisia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 舖地錦竹草, 铺地锦竹草, 洋竹草, 翠玲瓏, 锦竹草
- English
- Chain plant, Creeping inchplant, Inch plant, Turtle vine, "Bolivian Jew", Bolivian jew
- French
- Callisie rampante
- Georgian
- Კალიზია
- German
- Kriechendes Schönpolster
- Swedish
- Sköldpaddstuva
Synonyms
- Callisia hexandra DC. ex Hassk.
- Callisia hexandra var. caracasana Ernst
- Callisia hexandra var. mandonii Hassk.
- Callisia hexandra var. salzmannii Hassk.
- Callisia repens var. ciliata Roem. & Schult.
- Callisia repens var. mandonii (Hassk.) C.B.Clarke
- Commelina hexandra var. mandonii Hassk.
- Hapalanthus repens Jacq.
- Tradescantia callisia Sw.
- Tradescantia repens (Jacq.) Vand.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Humoyun Mehridinov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lumaca, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vee Satayamas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.