Tradescantia crassifolia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Tradescantia
Sectio: T. sect. Mandonia
Species: Tradescantia crassifolia
Varietates: T. c. var. acaulis – T. c. var. crassifolia
Name

Tradescantia crassifolia Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 1: 54, t. 75. 1791.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional:Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Guatemala, Honduras.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Cavanilles, A.J. 1791. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. I. iv + 67 pp., tab. 1–100. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia crassifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 31.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tradescantia crassifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 20 Jun 2006.

Note:

The name Tradescantia crassifolia has also been applied to Cyanotis ciliata.
Vernacular names
English: leatherleaf spiderwort