As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Tradescantia
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.
Literature
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Synonyms of Tradescantia
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etheosanthes | Neogenyton 3. 1825. | wfo-4000014065 | ||
| Heterachthia | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 1. 1850. | wfo-4000017659 |
Subgenuses in Tradescantia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} subgenuses ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradescantia aphylla | Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 3: 201. 1881 [Jun 1881] | wfo-0001351260 | ||
| Tradescantia argentea | Bau Veget. Org. Monocot. : 116 | wfo-0000588715 | ||
| Tradescantia argentea | Natl. Gard. Alman. 106. 1858 | wfo-1200009856 | ||
| Tradescantia aspera | Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. 19, No. 292, nomen. 1848 ; Posth. Papers, ii. | wfo-0001351261 | ||
| Tradescantia axillaris var. subaspera | – | wfo-0001391560 | ||
| Tradescantia bengalensis | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 188 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001351262 | ||
| Tradescantia brasiliensis | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 694 (Quid ?). 1841 | wfo-0001351263 | ||
| Tradescantia carinata | in Presl. Rel. Haenk. i. 139. | wfo-0000588943 | ||
| Tradescantia coapatli | Pl. Nov. Hisp. : 50 (1888) | wfo-0000588949 | ||
| Tradescantia commeliniifolia | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 59, in syn. 1927 | wfo-0001351264 | ||
| Tradescantia crassifolia var. minor | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 78. 1867 | wfo-1200020904 | ||
| Tradescantia cultorum | Fl. Belarusi 2: 419 (2013) | wfo-0001341330 | ||
| Tradescantia decipiens | Hort. Belge 5: 162. 1838 (1838) | wfo-1000037967 | ||
| Tradescantia difforme | Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 101. 1905 | wfo-0001240966 | ||
| Tradescantia discolor var. lineata | Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 64: 5. 1857 | wfo-1200020857 | ||
| Tradescantia discolor var. vittata | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867: 26. 1868 | wfo-1200020859 | ||
| Tradescantia elegans | Icon. Bot. Index : 1110 (1855) | wfo-0000589071 | ||
| Tradescantia iridescens var. glabrescens | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 26. 1858 | wfo-1200020946 | ||
| Tradescantia longifolia | Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 82 (1894) | wfo-0000589238 | ||
| Tradescantia megalosoma | Diario Observ. Mutis ii. 677 (1958), sine descr. lat.; cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat. | wfo-0001351265 | ||
| Tradescantia odoratissima | Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 57. 1859 (1859) | wfo-1000037922 | ||
| Tradescantia prostrata | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0001351266 | ||
| Tradescantia punctulata | Hort. Universel 6: 125 (1844) | wfo-0000589378 | ||
| Tradescantia quadricolor | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1144, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0001351267 | ||
| Tradescantia subscandens | J. Hort. Prat. Belgique 2: 321 (1845) | wfo-0000589831 | ||
| Tradescantia virginiana var. villosa | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 168. 1883 | wfo-0001397426 | ||
| Tradescantia viridis | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1142, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0001351269 | ||
| Tradescantia viridis | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 189 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001351268 |