Tradescantia spathacea

Tradescantia spathacea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Tradescantia
Sectio: T. sect. Rhoeo
Species: Tradescantia spathacea

Name

Tradescantia spathacea Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 57 (1788).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn, Baileya 5: 198 (1957).
• Heterotypic
  • Tradescantia discolor L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 8 (1789).
    • Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 660 (1852).
  • Tradescantia versicolor Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 216 (1796).
  • Ephemerum bicolor Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 78 (1802).
  • Tradescantia discolor var. lineata Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 64: 5 (1857-1858 publ. 1857).
  • Tradescantia discolor var. variegata Hook., Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5079 (1858).
    • Rhoeo spathacea f. variegata (Hook.) Stehlé, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 117: 77 (1970).
  • Tradescantia odoratissima Veitch ex J.Dix, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 57 (1859).
  • Tradescantia discolor var. concolor Baker, Refug. Bot. 1: t. 48 (1868).
    • Rhoeo spathacea f. concolor (Baker) Stehlé, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 117: 77 (1970).
  • Tradescantia discolor var. vittata Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867: 26 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Tradescantia spathacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Tradescantia spathacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Tradescantia spathacea. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Tradescantia spathacea. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tradescantia spathacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Boat-lily, Moses-in-the-cradle, Oysterplant
magyar: Lándzsalevél
lea faka-Tonga: fainā kula.

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