familyCommelinaceae
genusTradescantia
speciesTradescantia fluminensis

Tradescantia fluminensis

Vellozo

Florae Fluminensis 140; plate vol. 3, 152. 1829.

Robert B. Faden
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Herbs, decumbent, rooting at nodes. Leaves 2-ranked; blade lanceolate-elliptic to ovatelanceolate, 2.5–5 × 1–2 cm (distal leaf-blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous. Inflorescences terminal, becoming leaf-opposed, sometimes axillary from distalmost leaf-axil, 1–2 cyme pairs per stem; bracts mostly foliaceous, occasionally reduced. Flowers distinctly pedicillate; pedicels 1–1.5 cm, glandular-pilose; sepals 5–7 mm, midrib pilose with eglandular hairs; petals distinct, white, not clawed, 8–9 mm; stamens free; filaments white, densely bearded with white hairs.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Woods, roadsides, and open areas, sometimes as weed

Distribution

V22 533-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Ala., Calif., Fla., La., native, South America (Brazil–Argentina), Africa (South Africa), Australia

Discussion

This species was recorded north to North Carolina (J. K. Small 1933), but I have not seen any supporting records from Georgia or North Carolina.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acute +
Author
Robert B. Faden +
Authority
Vellozo +
Blade architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Blade length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate-elliptic;ovatelanceolate +
Blade texture
succulent +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
foliaceous +
Bract size
reduced +
Bracteole duration
persistent +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Cyme architecture
sessile +
Cyme condition or size
contracted +
Cyme shape
umbel-like +
Distalmost leaf-axil quantity
1 (2) +
Distribution
Ala. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, La. +, native +, South America (Brazil–Argentina) +, Africa (South Africa) +  and Australia +
Embryotegum position
Abaxial (Lateral) +
Embryotegum shape
lidlike +
Filament coloration
white +
Filament pubescence
bearded +
Flower architecture
pedicillate +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Habitat
Woods, roadsides, and open areas, sometimes as weed +
Hair architecture
eglandular +
Hair coloration
white +
Hilum shape
Oblong (Linear) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
thyrsiform +  and cymose +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and leaf-opposed +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
umbel-like +
Inflorescence size
reduced +
Introduced
true +
Leaf arrangement
2-ranked +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin arrangement
parallel +
Margin fusion
distinct +
Margin pubescence
ciliolate +
Margin variability
differentiated +
Midrib pubescence
pilose +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture or arrangement
1-seriate +
Ovule atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Ovule quantity
2 +
Pedicel development
developed +
Pedicel height or length or size
short +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pilose +
Pedicel some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Petal architecture
petaloid +
Petal architecture or texture
deliquescent +
Petal coloration
white +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
not clawed +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
Petal variability
equal +
Phenology
Flowering spring–fall. +
Publication title
Florae Fluminensis +
Publication year
1829 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root width
thin +
Seed quantity
2 +
Sepal architecture
sepaloid +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal quantity
3 +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Sheath condition
closed +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/62857cf6bca5c4637d27b113da92d27dbf9962f4/V22/V22 533.xml +
Special status
Introduced +
Stamen fusion
free +
Stamen position
staminodial +
Stamen presence
absent +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stamen variability
equal +
Stigma architecture
simple +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma size
not +  and enlarged +
Style architecture
simple +
Style quantity
1 +
Style size
slender +
Synonyms
Rhoeo +, Setcreasea +  and Zebrina +
Taxon family
Commelinaceae +
Taxon name
Tradescantia fluminensis +
Taxon parent
Tradescantia +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 22 +
Whole organism architecture
rooting +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism growth form or orientation
decumbent +
X chromosome quantity
6 +  and 8 +