Tradescantia crassifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Tradescantia crassifolia Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 1: 54, t. 75. 1791.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Cavanilles, A.J. 1791. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. I. iv + 67 pp., tab. 1–100. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tradescantia crassifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 20 Jun 2006.

The name Tradescantia crassifolia has also been applied to Cyanotis ciliata.

English: leatherleaf spiderwort

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