Tradescantia zebrina Bosse

Inchplant (en), Tradescantia zébré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Tradescantia

Characteristics

Perennial herb with decumbent, slender leafy stems, rooting at nodes. Flowers actinomorphic. Inflorescences terminal. Leaves ovate-oblong, striped with white to green above, purple below. Weed. Flowers rose-pink or mauve.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
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 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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

Habit

Tradescantia zebrina habit picture by Vieira do Nascimento Paulo (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tradescantia zebrina leaf picture by Caceres Vicky (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina leaf picture by Luz M Tello (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tradescantia zebrina flower picture by Rocha de Oliveira Rodrigo (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina flower picture by Oses Andrei (cc-by-sa)
Tradescantia zebrina flower picture by Marcelo Vega (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tradescantia zebrina world distribution map, present in Angola, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Morocco, Norfolk Island, Nicaragua, Panama, Pitcairn, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Togo, Tonga, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30049896-2
WFO ID wfo-0000590331
COL ID 7CM92
BDTFX ID 79527
INPN ID 638819
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cyanotis zebrina Tradescantia zebrina

Lower taxons

Tradescantia zebrina var. flocculosa Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina