Tradescantia spathacea

Taxonavigation

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

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

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).

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

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.

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.

English: Boat-lily, Moses-in-the-cradle, Oysterplant
magyar: Lándzsalevél
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