Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 518 with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero, Gregory Shropshire & J. Woodward, 14 May 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. 4.4km N of Program For Belize Camp.

  • Habitat

    Frequent.

  • Description

    Herb to 30cm; leaves and trunk succulent; leaves purple with green undersides.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85704

    Occurrence ID: b02d6f0a-be27-4387-b091-b93dfffa6d52

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 138, 139

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tradescantia spathacea Sw. det D. R. Hunt, 1992

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    4.4km N of Program For Belize Camp

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -89.15

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