Biology:Tradescantia pinetorum
| Tradescantia pinetorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| 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 family Commelinaceae.[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
- ↑ "Tradescantia pinetorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRPI. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Western New Mexico State University
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 ocounty distribution map
- ↑ Plant Encyclopedia
Wikidata ☰ Q15295597 entry
 |  |
