Tradescantia gracillima

Tradescantia gracillima

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
Species: Tradescantia gracillima

Name

Tradescantia gracillima Standl., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 135 (1930).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tradescantia commelinoides var. rotundifolia C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 296 (1881).
  • Tradescantia venezuelensis Steyerm., Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 152 (1951).
  • Cymbispatha commelinoides var. rotundifolia (C.B.Clarke) Rohweder, Abh. Auslandsk., Reihe C, Naturwiss. 18: 149 (1956).
  • Cymbispatha venezuelensis (Steyerm.) Aristeg., Bol. Acad. Ci. Fís. 25(68): 115 (1965).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia; Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama Regional: Western South America Peru; Ecuador Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1930. Studies of American plants – III. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 8(1): 3–73. BHL. Reference page. : Ser. 8: 135

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia gracillima 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 gracillima. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia gracillima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2019.

Vernacular names

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