familyCommelinaceae
genusTradescantia
speciesTradescantia pinetorum

Tradescantia pinetorum

Greene

Erythea 1: 247. 1893.

Robert B. Faden
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Herbs, erect to ascending, rarely rooting at nodes. Roots sometimes tuberous. Stems sparsely branched, 8–39 cm, scabridulous or rarely glabrescent. Leaves: blade linear-lanceolate, 1–10 × 0.15–0.8 cm (distal leaf-blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), firmly membranaceous, glaucous, glabrous. Inflorescences terminal, solitary, or frequently with 1–3 axillary inflorescences from distal nodes; bracts foliaceous. Flowers distinctly pedicillate; pedicels 0.8–1 cm, glandular-puberulent; sepals frequently suffused with red, glaucous, 4–6 mm, glandular-puberulent; petals distinct, bright blue to rose and purple, not clawed, 9–12 mm; stamens free; filaments bearded. Capsules 3–4 mm. Seeds 1.5–2 mm; hilum much shorter than seed.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall (Jul–Sep).
Habitat: Moist canyons and stream banks
Elevation: 1700–3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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Author
Robert B. Faden +
Authority
Greene +
Axillary inflorescence quantity
1;3 +
Blade architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Blade length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +  and glaucous +
Blade shape
linear-lanceolate +
Blade texture
membranaceous +
Blade width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
foliaceous +
Bracteole duration
persistent +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Capsule some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
sessile +
Cyme condition or size
contracted +
Cyme shape
umbel-like +
Distribution
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Durango) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
Elevation
1700–3000 m +
Embryotegum position
Abaxial (Lateral) +
Embryotegum shape
lidlike +
Filament pubescence
bearded +
Flower architecture
pedicillate +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Habitat
Moist canyons and stream banks +
Hilum height or length or size
much shorter +
Hilum shape
Oblong (Linear) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
thyrsiform +  and cymose +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
umbel-like +
Inflorescence size
reduced +
Leaf arrangement
2-ranked +  and arranged +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
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 development
developed +
Pedicel height or length or size
short +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-puberulent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Petal architecture
petaloid +
Petal architecture or texture
deliquescent +
Petal coloration
bright blue +  and rose and purple +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
not clawed +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Petal variability
equal +
Phenology
Flowering summer–fall (Jul–Sep). +
Publication title
Erythea +
Publication year
1893 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root width
thin +
Seed quantity
2 +
Seed some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture
sepaloid +
Sepal coloration
suffused with red +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal pubescence
glandular-puberulent +  and glaucous +
Sepal quantity
3 +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Sheath condition
closed +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen fusion
free +
Stamen position
staminodial +
Stamen presence
absent +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stamen variability
equal +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem pubescence
glabrescent +
Stem relief
scabridulous +
Stem some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (39 cm390 mm <br />0.39 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 pinetorum +
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
erect +  and ascending +
X chromosome quantity
6 +  and 8 +