Tradescantia pinetorum

Tradescantia pinetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Commelinales
Family:Commelinaceae
Subfamily:Commelinoideae
Tribe:Tradescantieae
Subtribe:Tradescantiinae
Genus:Tradescantia
Species: T. pinetorum
Binomial name
Tradescantia pinetorum
Greene

Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort,[1] is a species of Tradescantia and part of the Commelinaceae family.[2]

Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).[2][3][4]

Growth

Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long.[2] The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe.[2] Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.[2]

Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tradescantia pinetorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Western New Mexico State University
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 ocounty distribution map
  5. ↑ Plant Encyclopedia Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine.
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