Tradescantia zebrina

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. Zebrina
Species: Tradescantia zebrina
Varietates: T. z. var. flocculosa – T. z. var. mollipila – T. z. var. zebrina

Name

Tradescantia zebrina Bosse, Vollst. Handb. Blumengärt., ed. 2 4: 655 (1849).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cyanotis zebrina (Bosse) Nees, Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1850: 3 (1851).
- Commelina zebrina (Bosse) André, Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 145 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- - Argentina Northeast; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; JamaicaNicaragua; Niue; Norfolk Is.; Panam; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn Is.; Puerto Rico; Southwest Caribbean; St.Helena; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuelan Antilles; Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- - Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bosse, J.F.W., 1847. Vollständiges Handbuch der Blumengärtnerei, oder genau Beschreibung fast aller in Deutschland... ed. 2. 4:655. 1849 May (G. Heynhold, Alph. Aufz. Gew. 735. 1847 , nom. nud.)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia zebrina 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 zebrina. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia zebrina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2019.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ইঞ্চি লতা
Deutsch: Dreimasterblume, Flinker Heinrich, Wasserranke
English: Wandering Jew, inchplant spiderwort
suomi: Kirjojuoru
français: Misère, éphémère
magyar: Tarka pletyka

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