Tradescantia sillamontana Matuda

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Tradescantia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Tradescantia sillamontana leaf picture by alicedemarzi alicedemarzi (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia sillamontana leaf picture by Natalino (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia sillamontana leaf picture by Antonelli Antonella (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tradescantia sillamontana flower picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tradescantia sillamontana world distribution map, present in Brazil, Spain, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:256078-2
WFO ID wfo-0000589661
COL ID 7CLTL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tradescantia pexata Tradescantia sillamontana