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Tradescantia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 288 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000038758.

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Synonyms of Tradescantia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Campelia Rich. Démonstr. Bot. 46. 1808. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006397
Cymbispatha Pichon Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 224. 1946. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010366
Disgrega Hassk. Flora 49: 215. 1866. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012167
Etheosanthes Raf. Neogenyton 3. 1825. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014065
Gonatandra Schltdl. Linnaea 24: 659. 1851. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015964
Heterachthia Kunze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 1. 1850. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017659
Knowlesia Hassk. Flora 49: 215. 1866. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020097
Rhoeo Hance Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 659 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033063
Sarcoperis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 16. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000034061
Separotheca Waterf. Rhodora 61: 138. 1959. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035086
Setcreasea K.Schum. & Syd. Just's Bot. Jahresber. 27(1[3]): 452. 1901. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035202
Skofitzia Hassk. & Kanitz Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 147. 1872. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035588
Tropitria Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 68 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039478
Zebrina Schnizl. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 870. 1849. (14 Dec 1849) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000041168
Neomandonia Hutch. Fam. Fl. Pl., Monocot. : 57 (1934) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000045321

Species in Tradescantia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Tradescantia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia albovittata Pynaert Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1886: 15. (1886) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia aphylla B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 201. 1881 [Jun 1881] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia argentea Falkenb. Bau Veget. Org. Monocot. : 116 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000588715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia argentea T.Moore Natl. Gard. Alman. 106. 1858 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia aspera Griff. Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. 19, No. 292, nomen. 1848 ; Posth. Papers, ii. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia axillaris var. subaspera (Ker Gawl.) Raf. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia bengalensis hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 188 (1907), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia brasiliensis Lodd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 694 (Quid ?). 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia carinata E.Mey. in Presl. Rel. Haenk. i. 139. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000588943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia catharinensis Hassemer & Funez Phytotaxa 458(2): 140. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000025076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia coapatli Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 50 (1888) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000588949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia commeliniifolia hort. ex G.Brückn. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 59, in syn. 1927 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia crassifolia var. minor Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 78. 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200020904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia cultorum D.Dubovik Fl. Belarusi 2: 419 (2013) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001341330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia decipiens Van Houtte Hort. Belge 5: 162. 1838 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037967
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia difforme Bush Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 101. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001240966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia discolor var. lineata Verschaff. Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 64: 5. 1857 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200020857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia discolor var. vittata Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867: 26. 1868 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200020859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia elegans Pritz. Icon. Bot. Index : 1110 (1855) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000589071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia hirsuta (Standl.) D.R.Hunt – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia insularis Hassemer & Funez Phytotaxa 458(2): 141. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000025077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia iridescens var. glabrescens Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 26. 1858 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200020946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia longifolia Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 82 (1894) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000589238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia megalosoma Mutis Diario Observ. Mutis ii. 677 (1958), sine descr. lat.; cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia odoratissima Veitch ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 57. 1859 (1859) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia prostrata hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia pulsiantha Standl. – — wfo-0001296480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia punctulata Lem. Hort. Universel 6: 125 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000589378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia quadricolor hort. ex Vilmorin Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1144, in syn. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia repens Vand. Script. Pl. Hispan. : 95 (1796) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000589445
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia rio var. molinensis Matuda Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 43, Ser. Botan. (1): 58, fig. 7. 1972 publ. 1974 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia subscandens Scheidw. J. Hort. Prat. Belgique 2: 321 (1845) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000589831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia tucumanensis M.Pell. PhytoKeys 101: 80. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000007970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia virginiana var. villosa S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168. 1883 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia viridis hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351269
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia viridis hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 189 (1907), nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia warszewiczii hort. Rev. Hort. [Paris]. Ser. IV, ix. (1860) 135. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351270