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Internal ID UUID64400f87974f3334593472
Scientific name Tradescantia cerinthoides
Authority Kunth
First published in Enum. Pl. 4: 83 (1843)

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Tradescantia cerinthoides, also known as flowering inch plant, is a plant species found in the dayflower family. It is native to regions in south east Brazil and north east Argentina. First described by German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1843, this plant is known for its attractive pink and white flowers and green purplish foliage. It is popular among gardeners as an ornamental plant, but can also become invasive in some areas.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Tradescantia blossfeldiana Mildbr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 222 (1940)
Tradescantia crassula var. gaudichaudii C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 294 (1881)
Tradescantia cymbispatha var. villosissima C.B.Clarke Monogr. Phan. 3: 296 (1881)
Tradescantia koernickeana Seub. Fl. Bras. 3(1): 249 (1855)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 多毛水竹草
Chinese 多毛白露草
Chinese 毛花紫露草

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000588944
Tropicos 8300230
Flora of Italy 11613
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:173245-1
The Plant List kew-270202
NCBI Taxonomy 2734174
IPNI 173245-1
iNaturalist 406589
GBIF 2765318
EPPO TRACE
EOL 523227
Wikipedia Tradescantia_cerinthoides
Open Tree Of Life 1077464

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A new interpretation on vascular architecture of the cauline system in Commelinaceae (Commelinales) Vita RS, Menezes NL, Pellegrini MO, Melo-de-Pinna GF PLoS One 20-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6586312
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218383
PMID:31220117

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