Tradescantia buckleyi

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Tradescantia buckleyi
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Section: Setcreasea
Species: T. buckleyi
Binomial name
Tradescantia buckleyi
(I.M.Johnst.) D.R.Hunt[2]
Synonyms

See text.

Tradescantia buckleyi, commonly known as Buckley's Spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the dayflower family, Commelinaceae. It is native to southern Texas in the United States as well as northern Tamaulipas in Mexico.[3] The specific name honours Samuel Botsford Buckley (1809-1884), who collected the type specimen near Corpus Christi, Texas.[4]

Description

T. buckleyi is a perennial with trailing,[5] loosely branched stems up to 50 cm in length. The succulent, elliptic leaves are spirally arranged and may reach 12 × 3.5 cm.[3] Their color ranges from dark green to purplish.[6] Roots are tuberous, tufted,[3] and can form at nodes.[7] Inflorescences are terminal and pedunculate, with peduncles measuring 3-5.5 cm. The bracts resemble primary leaves but are smaller. Flowers are subsessile and have pedicels 0.7-0.8 cm in length. Petals are pale pink to white, measure 1 cm, and are clawed. The claws are basally connate and form a tube. The stamens are epipetalous and have bearded filaments and broad, orange connectives. The ovary is densely bearded. Capsules are subglobose, 3.5 mm in diameter, and contain seeds measuring 2-3 mm. The plant is glabrous aside from its pubescent capsules, sparsely pilose sepals, and slightly hairy pedicels. Blooming takes place from February to May.[3]

Synonyms

  • Setcreasea brevifolia var. buckleyi (I.M.Johnst.) Faruqi & K.L.Mehra[8]
  • Setcreasea brevifolia var. nanella Faruqi & K.L.Mehra[9]
  • Setcreasea brevifolia var. pulchella Faruqi & K.L.Mehra[10]
  • Setcreasea buckleyi I.M.Johnst.
  • Tradescantia speciosa Buckley[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Tradescantia buckleyi - (I.M. Johnston) D.R. Hunt Buckley's Spiderwort". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2001-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  2. ↑ "Tradescantia buckleyi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Tradescantia buckleyi (I. M. Johnston) D. R. Hunt, Kew Bull. 30: 451. 1975.". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  4. ↑ "Type? of Tradescantia speciosa Buckley [family COMMELINACEAE]". JSTOR Plant Science. JSTOR. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  5. ↑ Richardson, Alfred (1995). Plants of the Rio Grande Delta. University of Texas Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780292785946. 
  6. ↑ Turner, Billie Lee (December 2006). "Texas Species of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae)". Phytologia 88 (3): 312–329. 
  7. ↑ Burns Moriuchi, Jean (2006). "Appendix B". A Comparison of Invasive and Noninvasive Commelinaceae in a Phylogenetic Context (Ph.D.). Florida State University. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  8. ↑ "Setcreasea brevifolia var. buckleyi (I.M.Johnst.) Faruqi & K.L.Mehra". eMonocot. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  9. ↑ "Setcreasea brevifolia var. nanella Faruqi & K.L.Mehra". eMonocot. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  10. ↑ "Setcreasea brevifolia var. pulchella Faruqi & K.L.Mehra". eMonocot. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 
  11. ↑ "Tradescantia buckleyi Buckley's Spiderwort". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-03-27. 

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