Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

The New York Botanical Garden
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
det. M. Nee, 2012
PLANTS of the MARIANAS ISLANDS
ROTA
Rho|ib spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality
Road along coast near Mackay Beach,
Occurrence	TQH.
Common at roadside,
Date May 22, 1966	Alt. 10 m
Coll. Michael ¿vans	No. 2136
Remarks Rather fleshy herbs, with rosette of 1
leaves, to 60 cm high. Leaves dark green above,
purple below. Inflorescence bracts purple.
Flowers white,. Filaments .hairy.
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