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June 2025

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Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

This species name was first published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 57 (1788)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species 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-0000589684.

Synonyms of Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ephemerum bicolor Moench Suppl. Meth. : 78 (1802) wfo-0000407967
Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 660 (1852) wfo-0000513075
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn Baileya 5: 198 (1957) wfo-0000513083
Tradescantia discolor L'Hér. Sert. Angl. : 8 (1789) wfo-0000589000
Tradescantia discolor var. concolor Baker Refug. Bot. 1: t. 48 (1868) wfo-0000589022
Tradescantia discolor var. variegata Hook. Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5079 (1858) wfo-0000589028
Tradescantia versicolor Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 216 (1796) wfo-0000590201
Rhoeo spathacea f. concolor (Baker) Stehlé Bull. Soc. Bot. France 117: 77 (1970) wfo-0000799395
Rhoeo spathacea f. variegata (Hook.) Stehlé Bull. Soc. Bot. France 117: 77 (1970) wfo-0000799396
Ephemerum discolor Moench Suppl. Meth. 78 1802 wfo-0001286612
Rhoeo spathacea f. spathacea (Sw.) Stearn wfo-1200097373
Tradescantia discolor var. discolor L'Hér. wfo-1200097374