Commelinaceae
Tradescantia
Tradescantia zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Mexico to Colombia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Introduced into:

Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Jawa, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Taiwan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Gonzalez, F., Nelson Diaz, J. & Lowry, P. (1995). Flora Illustrada de San Andrés y Providencia: 1-281. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Colombia.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Wilder, G. P. (1934). The flora of Makatea CNV. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 120: 1-49.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Croat, T.B.; Hannon, D.P. [64355] Honduras Tradescantia pendula K003398167 Yes
Bunnemeyer [4917] Indonesia Tradescantia pendula K003355815 No
Contreras, E. [6368] Guatemala Tradescantia pendula K003398176 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tradescantia pendula K003355816 No
Adams, B.R. [240] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398168 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9172] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398157 Yes
Rohweder, O. [635] El Salvador Tradescantia pendula K003398163 Yes
Buwalda, D.G. [4911] Tradescantia pendula K003355814 No
Tonduz, A.V. [14634] Costa Rica Tradescantia pendula K003398158 Yes
Arvigo, R.; Arvigo, R.; Cocom, P.; Cocom, R.; Robinson, H.; Shropshire, G. [324] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398174 Yes
Dunn, C.J.; Coveny, R.G.; Donabauer, Z. [102] Australia Tradescantia pendula K003355821 No
Gentle, P.H. [7225] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398171 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [2069] Honduras Tradescantia pendula K003398166 Yes
Smith, J.D. [2219] Guatemala Tradescantia pendula K003398179 Yes
Amith, J.D. [2030] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398153 Yes
Loher, A. [s.n.] Tradescantia pendula K003355817 No
Schipp, W.A. [S-289] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398173 Yes
Florence, J. [9068] French Polynesia Tradescantia pendula K003398046 No
Loher, A. [1949] Philippines Tradescantia pendula K003355818 No
Tucker, J.M. [709] El Salvador Tradescantia pendula K003398162 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [9281] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398172 Yes
Smith, J.; Gorostiza, E. [1772] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398152 Yes
van Royen, P. [3931] Tradescantia pendula K003355820 No
Gaerlan; Fuentes; Romero [PPI5235] Philippines Tradescantia pendula K003355819 No
Lankester, C.H. [K18] Costa Rica Tradescantia pendula K003398159 Yes
Rafael Torres, C.; Cortés, A.L. [11482] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398155 Yes
Montalvo, E.A. [6346] El Salvador Tradescantia pendula K003398165 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [6337] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398170 Yes
Contreras, E. [3267] Guatemala Tradescantia pendula K003398175 Yes
Montalvo, E.A. [6346] El Salvador Tradescantia pendula K003398164 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [766] Guatemala Tradescantia pendula K003398178 Yes
Herández, A.S. [20527] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398151 Yes
Heyde; Lux [4648] Guatemala Tradescantia pendula K003398177 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu Tradescantia pendula K003355822 No
Morton, C.V.; Makrinius, E. [2712] Mexico Tradescantia pendula K003398156 Yes
Adams, B.R. [229] Belize Tradescantia pendula K003398169 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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