Tradescantia pinetorum
| Tradescantia pinetorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. pinetorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia pinetorum Greene | |
Tradescantia pinetorum is a species of Tradescantia and part of the Commelinaceae family.[1]
Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).[1][2][3]
Growth
Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long.[1] The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe.[1]Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.[1]
Scientifically related plants
Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.[4]
