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Tradescantia zanonia

(L.) Sw. (1788)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Commelinales Family: Commelinaceae Genus: Tradescantia

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 57 (1788)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu, Lyon's Arboretum, Caum's Gulch Preserved_Specimen Herb to 1 m. Leaves shiny yellow-green above; pale, lighter yellow-green below. Margin of leaf tinged purple. Leaf base and nodes pubescent. Stems green tinged purple. Flowers white. Teraoka, W. 241 Oahu BISH 1980-01-26
2 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu; Manoa Arboretum; A--Sect, 1A Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1936-04-24
3 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu, Old Pali Road, A.L. Marks residence Preserved_Specimen Leaf 11 x 2.5 in., longit. Striped green and white, downy beneath; +fl. Buds, 9 in umbel accompanied by 2 spreading bracts (striped white, red-purple, green); 2 anthers on stamen widely separated and opening by side slits. Marks, A.L. Oahu BISH 1956-10-11
4 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, Caum's Gulch Dense shade Preserved_Specimen An upright growin caulescent her reaching 0.5 m. Inflorescence not perforating the subtending leaf sheath. Inflorescence a fascicle, subtended by a pair of bracts. Petals 3, white. Stamens 6 and equal. Leaves and bracts with purple along edges. Spence, G. 397 Oahu BISH 1976-08-01
5 Tradescantia zanonia Koloa District. Site of former Olu Pua Botanic Garden, Kalaheo. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Branching, erect herb of 4 ft. with fleshy stems; leaves dark +/- glossy green above, glossy pale green below, both surfaces with irregular purplish brown mottling; flowers with 3 white petals, ripe fruit fleshy, purple black. Flynn, T.W. 9089 Kauai BISH 2020-02-06
6 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu, Lyon's Arboretum, Anderson Gulch Growing in dense shade of Hibiscus tiliaceus. Preserved_Specimen Scandent, up to 4 ft ht., Internodes to 12 in., stems 1/2 in. diam. Petals white, 3; stamens 6, anthers bifid; leaves alternate to 10 in. length, acute, pubescent below, as are the clasping petiole sheaths. Nagata, K.M. 608 Oahu BISH 1970-02-19
7 Tradescantia zanonia Honolulu, Foster Gardens Plant 3 ft. high; lvs. 11 x 3.25 in., cream with longit. Dark-green stripes, edges rose above, below cream and light-green, surface silvery; fl. Bracts colored like the lvs. Preserved_Specimen Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-07-22
8 Tradescantia zanonia Wahiawa Botanic Garden Growing in deep shade. Preserved_Specimen Erect stems up to 1.2 m tall arising from rhizomes. Calyxes a combination of white and magenta. Petals white. Flower odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2293 Oahu BISH 1986-04-23
9 Tradescantia zanonia Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Hale'iwa Cultivated in arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Fast growing herb, ca. 5' tall, w/lvs tufted at apex; infls emerge 3-10 below lvs, on stalks ca. 5 long; flwrs open 1 at a time, emerging from 2 bracts; cal pink-purple, split opem; cor white. Orr, D. 14 Oahu BISH 1994-12-16
10 Tradescantia zanonia Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Hale'iwa Cultivated in arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Fast growing herb, ca. 5' tall, w/lvs tufted at apex; infls emerge 3-10 below lvs, on stalks ca. 5 long; flwrs open 1 at a time, emerging from 2 bracts; cal pink-purple, split opem; cor white. Orr, D. 14 Oahu BISH 1994-12-16
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