Taxonomy Profile: Tradescantia gigantea (Rose)

Tradescantia gigantea: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
giant spiderwort []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Tradescantia gigantea: 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 |
Species : Tradescantia gigantea
giant spiderwort |
Tradescantia gigantea Direct Children(s):
Tradescantia gigantea: 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 gigantea
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Tradescantia gigantea
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 gigantea
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 gigantea
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 gigantea
Publication(s):
Tradescantia gigantea: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Tradescantia gigantea: Comments