familyCommelinaceae
genusTradescantia
speciesTradescantia longipes

Tradescantia longipes

E. S. Anderson & Woodson

Contr. Arnold Arbor. 9:91, plate 5, fig. 10; plate 6, fig. 9; plate 10;. 1935.

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

Herbs, usually ± rosette, erect or ascending, rarely rooting at nodes. Roots not brownish-tomentose. Stems unbranched or sparsely branched, 2–10 cm; internodes pilose or villous. Leaves spirally arranged, sessile; blade dull green, linear-lanceolate, 5–33 × 0.3–1.2 cm (distal leaf-blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), margins sparsely ciliate, apex acute to acuminate, pilose. Inflorescences terminal; bracts foliaceous, ascending, pilose, margins sparsely ciliate. Flowers distinctly pedicillate; pedicels (2–) 4–6 cm, pilose with glandular or glandular and eglandular hairs; sepals suffused with pink to purple, 5–11 mm, pilose with glandular, eglandular hairs, glandular-hairs numerous, conspicuous, longer hairs 1.5–6 mm; petals distinct, rose to blue or purplish, broadly ovate, not clawed, 8–16 mm; stamens free; filaments bearded. Capsules 4–6 mm. Seeds 2–3 mm; hilum as long as seed. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Wooded slopes on rocky hillsides

Distribution

V22 156-distribution-map.jpg

Ark., Mo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Apex pubescence
pilose +
Apex shape
acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Robert B. Faden +
Authority
E. S. Anderson & Woodson +
Blade architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Blade coloration
green +
Blade length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (33 cm330 mm <br />0.33 m <br />) +
Blade reflectance
dull +
Blade shape
linear-lanceolate +
Blade texture
succulent +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
foliaceous +
Bract orientation
ascending +
Bract pubescence
pilose +
Bracteole duration
persistent +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Capsule some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
sessile +
Cyme condition or size
contracted +
Cyme shape
umbel-like +
Distribution
Ark. +  and Mo. +
Embryotegum position
Abaxial (Lateral) +
Embryotegum shape
lidlike +
Filament pubescence
bearded +
Flower architecture
pedicillate +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Glandular-hair prominence
conspicuous +
Glandular-hair quantity
numerous +
Glandular glandular or hair architecture
eglandular +
Habitat
Wooded slopes on rocky hillsides +
Hair architecture
eglandular +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hilum shape
Oblong (Linear) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
thyrsiform +  and cymose +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
umbel-like +
Inflorescence size
reduced +
Internode pubescence
villous +  and pilose +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
arranged +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Longer hair some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin arrangement
parallel +
Margin fusion
distinct +
Margin variability
differentiated +
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 atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Pedicel development
developed +
Pedicel height or length or size
short +
Pedicel pubescence
pilose +
Pedicel some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Petal architecture
petaloid +
Petal architecture or texture
deliquescent +
Petal coloration
rose +  and blue or purplish +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
not clawed +  and ovate +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (?) +
Petal variability
equal +
Phenology
Flowering spring (Apr–May). +
Publication title
Contr. Arnold Arbor. +
Publication year
1935 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root pubescence
not brownish-tomentose +
Root width
thin +
Seed quantity
2 +
Seed some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture
sepaloid +
Sepal coloration
suffused with pink to purple +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal pubescence
pilose +
Sepal quantity
3 +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Sheath condition
closed +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/62857cf6bca5c4637d27b113da92d27dbf9962f4/V22/V22 156.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Stamen fusion
free +
Stamen position
staminodial +
Stamen presence
absent +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stamen variability
equal +
Stem architecture
branched +  and unbranched +
Stem some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
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 longipes +
Taxon parent
Tradescantia +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 22 +
Whole organism architecture
rooting +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism orientation
ascending +  and erect +
X chromosome quantity
6 +  and 8 +