Commelinaceae
Tradescantia

Tradescantia cymbispatha C.B.Clarke

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 296 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pellegrini, M.O.O. (2018). Wandering throughout South America: Taxonomic revision of Tradescantia subg. Austradescantia (D.R.Hunt) M.Pell. (Commelinaceae). PhytoKeys 104: 1-97.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pellegrini, M.O.O. (2018). Wandering throughout South America: Taxonomic revision of Tradescantia subg. Austradescantia (D.R.Hunt) M.Pell. (Commelinaceae). PhytoKeys 104: 1-97.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hassler, E. [387] Paraguay K003398520 No
Zardini, E. [7308] Paraguay K003398507 Yes
Woolston, A.H. [829] Paraguay K003398517 Yes
Woods [3350] K:SPC-61218.000 No
Zardini, E. [5829] Paraguay K003398512 Yes
Hassler, E. [997] Paraguay K003398519 No
Pierotti, S.A. [6562] Argentina K003355481 Yes
Zardini, E. [7422] Paraguay K003398508 Yes
Zardini, E.; Florentín, T. [6931] Paraguay K003398513 Yes
Zardini, E. [6082] Paraguay K003398506 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Huaylla, H. [21010] Bolivia K003398553 Yes
Zardini, E.; Basualdo, I. [3745] Paraguay K003398505 Yes
Zardini, E. [6587] Paraguay K003398509 Yes
Rodriguez, M.; Lirussi, I.; Popoff, L.; Schinini, A.; Seijo, G.; Vanni, R. [00705] Argentina K003355482 Yes
Zardini, E. [6208] Paraguay K003398523 Yes
Hassler, E. [796] Paraguay K003398521 No
Zardini, E. [6708] Paraguay K003398516 Yes
Zardini, E. [6626] Paraguay K003398515 Yes
Zardini, E.; Florentín, T. [7067] Paraguay K003398510 Yes
Hassler, E. [6093] Paraguay K003398522 Yes
Hassler, E. [3095] Paraguay K003398518 Yes
Zardini, E. [6004] Paraguay K003398514 Yes
Zardini, E. [7383] Paraguay K003398511 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0