Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 240, 18 Apr 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Metropolitan Manila. Manila. Luzon.

  • Collection Notes

    "Species Blancoanae No. 240."; "This American species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It is found in the Philippines only in cultivation. Illustrative specimen from Manila, Luzon, April 18, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 240)."

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4320013

    Occurrence ID: 738ab280-f15c-4aa0-8c18-78ad7d59a1ad

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Metropolitan Manila

  • Locality

    Manila. Luzon

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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RHOEO Hance
Tradescantla discolor L’Hérit.; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 232; ed. 2 (1845)
163 (discolar); ed. 3, 1 (1877) 294, t. «*=RHOEO DISCOLOR
(L’Hérit.) Hance.
This American species was correctly interpreted by Blanco.
It is found in the Philippines only in cultivation.
Illustrative speciïhen from Manila, Luzon, April 1914
(Merritt: Species Blcmcoanae No. 2U0).
The New York Botanical Garden
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
det. M. Nee, 2012
SPrcirs J3L AMCOANAE N&0 ¡840
£40. Bhoeo discolor (VBârit.) Hance
gradesoanti& dlsoolor L1H^rit;
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