Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Commelinales > Family Commelinaceae

Tradescantia L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Setcreasea*	K. Schum. & Syd.	heterotypic synonym
*Tradescantia sect. Zebrina*	(Schnizl.) D. R. Hunt	heterotypic synonym
*Tradescantia subg. Setcreasea*	(K. Schum. & Syd.) M. Pell.	heterotypic synonym
*Zebrina*	Schnizl.	heterotypic synonym
*Tradescantia cerinthoides*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Tradescantia fluminensis*	Vell.	taxonomically included in
*Tradescantia pallida*	(Rose) D. R. Hunt	taxonomically included in
*Tradescantia sillamontana*	Matuda	taxonomically included in
*Tradescantia virginiana*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Tradescantia zebrina*	Bosse	taxonomically included in

Children

Tradescantia cerinthoides Kunth
Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R. Hunt
Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda
Tradescantia virginiana L.
Tradescantia zebrina Bosse

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: venhojuorut sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: båtblommor

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 288. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von (2021+): Commelinaceae. - In: Euro+Med PlantBase. The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Tradescantia L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/297ce845-2250-46b7-a002-72bc8ebb27df