Tradescantia virginiana

Tradescantia virginiana

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. Tradescantia
Series: T. ser. Tradescantia
Species: Tradescantia virginiana

Name

Tradescantia virginiana L., Sp. Pl.: 288 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tradescantia virginica L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 975 (1759).
  • Tradescantia cristata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 117 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Ephemerum congestum Moench, Methodus: 238 (1794).
  • Tradescantia speciosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 216 (1796).
  • Tradescantia elata G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 16: t. 1513 (1829).
  • Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1175 (1830).
  • Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
  • Tradescantia divaricata Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 148 (1832).
  • Tradescantia flexuosa Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
  • Tradescantia rupestris Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 150 (1832).
  • Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 158 (1835).
  • Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 17 (1837).
  • Tradescantia axillaris Raf., New Fl. 2: 87 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf., New Fl. 2: 87 (1837).
  • Tradescantia barbata Raf., New Fl. 2: 85 (1837).
  • Tradescantia caricifolia Hook., Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3546 (1837).
  • Tradescantia levigata Raf., New Fl. 2: 85 (1837).
  • Tradescantia pumila Raf., New Fl. 2: 86 (1837).
  • Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 159 (1838).
  • Tradescantia congesta (Moench) Penny ex Loudon, Hort. Brit., Suppl. 3: 650 (1839).
  • Tradescantia ciliata Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 81. 1843, nom. illeg. hom. – non Tradescantia ciliata Blume, Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg: 61. 1823.
  • Tradescantia crinigera Nees, Linnaea 19: 700 (1847).
  • Tradescantia lyonii Steud. ex Schltdl., Linnaea 25: 186 (1852).
  • Tradescantia splendens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 334 (1859).
  • Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk., Flora 49: 215 (1866).
  • Tradescantia albida Kunth ex C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), pro syn.
  • Tradescantia glabra C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), not validly publ.
  • Tradescantia trachyloma C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 290 (1881), pro syn.
  • Tradescantia villosissima Fraser ex C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 291 (1881).
  • Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 291 (1881).
  • Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168 (1883).
  • Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168 (1883).
  • Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 125 (1890).
  • Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 125 (1890).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; California; Connecticut; Delaware; France; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Italy; Kentucky; Louisiana; Madeira; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Mississippi; Missouri; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; North Caucasus; Ohio; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 288. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia virginiana 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 virginiana. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia virginiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tradescantia virginiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Virginia spiderwort
français: éphémère de Virginie
Nederlands: eendagsbloem
Türkçe: Telgraf Çiçeği (Karasevda)

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