Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Tradescantia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 zanonia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Tradescantia zanonia world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1191409-2
WFO ID wfo-0000590320
COL ID 7CM8Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Commelina zanonia Campelia bibracteata Campelia boucheana Campelia fastigiata Campelia fendleri Campelia glabrata Campelia hoffmannii Campelia mexicana Campelia pseudozanonia Campelia scandens Campelia zanonia Tradescantia gonatandra Zanonia bibracteata Tradescantia capitata Tradescantia capitata Tradescantia gentianifolia Tradescantia zanonia Sarcoperis bibracteata Campelia zanonia var. glabrata Campelia zanonia var. sessilis Gonatandra tradescantioides