Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 974 with Jay Walker, Elijio Cocom & Polo Romero, 5 July 1995

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Near Terra Nova Forest Reserve, ca. 21km N of Black Man Eddy Village and Belize River.

  • Habitat

    Margins of unpaved road near entrance to Reserve. Attalea cohune, Manilkara sapota, Swietenia macrophylla. Limestone.

  • Description

    Herb. Herbs 0.3m tall; leaves and spathe purple below, green above; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087750

    Occurrence ID: ee784198-3828-4b70-89fd-39e14eef67bd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tradescantia spathacea Sw. det D. E. Atha, 1995

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Near Terra Nova Forest Reserve, ca. 21km N of Black Man Eddy Village and Belize River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.35, -88.92

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