Taxonomy Profile: Tradescantia (L)

Tradescantia: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Rhoeo
Hance
Setcreasea
K Schum & Syd
Zebrina
Schnizl
Campelia
Rich
Common Name(s):
spider-lily []
wandering-Jew []
spiderwort []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tradescantia: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Commelinales
Family : Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family |
Genus : Tradescantia
spider-lily |
wandering-Jew |
spiderwort |
Tradescantia Direct Children(s):
Tradescantia ernestiana
(ES Anderson & Woodson)
Tradescantia longipes
(ES Anderson & Woodson)
Tradescantia occidentalis
(Britton Smyth)
Tradescantia ozarkana
(ES Anderson & Woodson)
Tradescantia paludosa
(ES Anderson & Woodson)
Tradescantia tharpii
(ES Anderson & Woodson)
Tradescantia wrightii
(Rose & Bush)
Tradescantia buckleyi
(IM Johnst DR Hunt)
Tradescantia crassula
(Link & Otto)
Tradescantia pallida
(Rose DR Hunt)
Tradescantia zebrina
(Heynh ex Bosse)
Tradescantia X andersoniana
(W Ludw & Rohweder)
Tradescantia: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Robert B. Faden
Notes:
Research Botanist and Associate Curator, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Reference for:
Tradescantia
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Tradescantia
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Tradescantia
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Tradescantia
Source:
Commelinaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-02
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Tradescantia
Publication(s):
Tradescantia: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Tradescantia: Comments