Siderasis

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]

Siderasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Dichorisandrinae
Genus:	Siderasis Raf.
Species:	S. fuscata
Binomial name
Siderasis fuscata (Lodd.) H.E.Moore
Synonyms[1]
Pyrrheima Hassk. Siderasis acaulis Raf. Tradescantia fuscata G.Lodd. Pyrrheima loddigesii Hassk. Pyrrheima fuscatum (G.Lodd.) Backer Tradescantia hirsutissima Pohl ex Seub. Pyrrheima minus Hassk. Pyrrheima loddigesii var. minus (Hassk.) C.B.Clarke

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

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
3. Giulietti & al. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil: 1-496. Conservação International, Belo Horizonte, Mato Grosso, Brazil
4. 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
5. "PlantFiles Pictures: Brown Spiderwort (Siderasis fuscata) by TexGal". Dave's Garden. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
6. "Catalog - Brown Spiderwort". www.accentsforhomeandgarden.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
7. "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.
8. Exotic Angel Plants, Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses, Apopka Florida USA