TaxonomyTradescantioideae is one of the two main Subfamilies in
Commelinaceae.
In the new version of the
Plant theory Tradescantioideae is placed in
Subphase 4.
Tribes and GeneraColeotrypinae: Amischotolype, Coleotrype, Porandra.
Cyanotinae: Belosynapsis, Cyanotis.
Dichorisandrinae: Cochliostema, Dichorisandra, Geogenanthus, Plowmanianthus, Siderasis.
Palisotinae: Palisota.
Streptoliriinae: Aetheolirion, Spatholirion, Streptolirion.
Thyrsantheminae: Gibasoides, Matudanthus, Sauvallea, Thyrsanthemum, Tinantia, Weldenia.
Tradescantiinae: Callisia, Elasis, Gibasis, Tradescantia, Tripogandra.