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Tradescantia L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39156

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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 [English]
		wandering-Jew [English]
		spiderwort [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2010

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Commelinales
	Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort Family
	Genus	Tradescantia L. – spider-lily, wandering-Jew, spiderwort
		Direct Children:
	Species	Tradescantia X andersoniana W. Ludw. & Rohweder – Anderson's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia bracteata Small – bracted spiderwort, longbract spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia brevifolia (Torr.) Rose – Trans-Pecos spiderwort, TransPecos spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia buckleyi (I.M. Johnst.) D.R. Hunt – Buckley's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia crassifolia Cav. – leatherleaf spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia crassula Link & Otto – succulent spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia edwardsiana Tharp – plateau spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia ernestiana E.S. Anderson & Woodson – Ernest's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. – white-flowered wandering Jew, smallleaf spiderwort, small-leaf spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia gigantea Rose – giant spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Small – hairystem spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia hirsutiflora Bush – hairyflower spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia humilis Rose – Texas spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia leiandra Torr. – canyon spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia longipes E.S. Anderson & Woodson – wild crocus
	Species	Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth – spiderwort, prairie spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. – Ohio spiderwort, bluejacket
	Species	Tradescantia ozarkana E.S. Anderson & Woodson – Ozark spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R. Hunt – purple queen
	Species	Tradescantia paludosa E.S. Anderson & Woodson – confederate spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia pedicellata Celarier – Edwards Plateau spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia pinetorum Greene – pinewoods spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia reverchonii Bush – Reverchon's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia roseolens Small – longleaf spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia spathacea Sw. – boatlily, oyster plant, boat-lily, Moses-in-the-cradle
	Species	Tradescantia subacaulis Bush – stemless spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia subaspera Ker Gawl. – zigzag spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia tharpii E.S. Anderson & Woodson – Tharp's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia virginiana L. – Virginia spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia wrightii Rose & Bush – Wright's spiderwort
	Species	Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw. – cojite blanco
	Species	Tradescantia zebrina Heynh. ex Bosse – inchplant

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

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Commelinaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	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

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Tradescantia

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Tradescantia

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Tradescantia

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Faden, Robert B. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.
	Publication Date:	2000
	Article/Chapter Title:	Commelinaceae R. Brown: Spiderwort family
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae
	Page(s):	170-197
	Publisher:	Oxford University Press
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-19-513729-9
	Notes:	The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
	Reference for:	spider-lily[English], spiderwort [English], wandering-Jew [English]

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