Filed As:

Commelinaceae
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

All Determinations:

Tradescantia spathacea Sw. det. D. E. Atha, 2007

Tradescantia spathacea Sw. det. J. Rietsema, 2007

Common Names:

Moses-in-the-bulrush

Location:

Belize. Belize. Caye Caulker (southern island), village of Caye Caulker.

Collector(s):

J. Rietsema 31307 with Dorothy Beveridge, 09 Mar 2007

Description:

Herb, to 50 cm; leaves purple on back, green on top, stiff, lanceolate; 2 bracts, boat shaped, contain 2-3 white flowers 1.5 cm across which are trimerous. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Garden, De Real Macaw.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1042273
GUID: 434cb5e6-ca99-47cc-8659-d32b3d99d449

Map:

Coordinates: (17.7467, -88.0239)

Distribution:

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