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June 2024

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genus

Tradescantia L.emend.M.Pell.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 288 (1753)  

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
Etheosanthes Raf. Neogenyton 3. 1825. wfo-4000014065
Heterachthia Kunze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 1. 1850. wfo-4000017659

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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 aphylla B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 201. 1881 [Jun 1881] wfo-0001351260
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia argentea Falkenb. Bau Veget. Org. Monocot. : 116 wfo-0000588715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia argentea T.Moore Natl. Gard. Alman. 106. 1858 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. wfo-0001351261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia axillaris var. subaspera (Ker Gawl.) Raf. wfo-0001391560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia bengalensis hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 188 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001351262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia brasiliensis Lodd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 694 (Quid ?). 1841 wfo-0001351263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia carinata E.Mey. in Presl. Rel. Haenk. i. 139. wfo-0000588943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia coapatli Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 50 (1888) 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 wfo-0001351264
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia crassifolia var. minor Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 78. 1867 wfo-1200020904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia cultorum D.Dubovik Fl. Belarusi 2: 419 (2013) wfo-0001341330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia decipiens Van Houtte Hort. Belge 5: 162. 1838 (1838) wfo-1000037967
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia difforme Bush Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 101. 1905 wfo-0001240966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia discolor var. lineata Verschaff. Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 64: 5. 1857 wfo-1200020857
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia discolor var. vittata Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867: 26. 1868 wfo-1200020859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia elegans Pritz. Icon. Bot. Index : 1110 (1855) wfo-0000589071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia iridescens var. glabrescens Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 26. 1858 wfo-1200020946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia longifolia Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 82 (1894) 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. 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) wfo-1000037922
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia prostrata hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 wfo-0001351266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia punctulata Lem. Hort. Universel 6: 125 (1844) wfo-0000589378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia quadricolor hort. ex Vilmorin Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1144, in syn. 1895 wfo-0001351267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia subscandens Scheidw. J. Hort. Prat. Belgique 2: 321 (1845) wfo-0000589831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia virginiana var. villosa S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168. 1883 wfo-0001397426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia viridis hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 wfo-0001351269
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Tradescantia viridis hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 189 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001351268