Tradescantia zanonia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400fb445dce390882571 |
| Scientific name | Tradescantia zanonia |
| Authority | (L.) Sw. |
| First published in | Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 57 (1788) |
Description Top
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Tradescantia zanonia, also known as Campelia zanonia, is a perennial subshrub that belongs to the dayflower family. It is closely related to Tradescantia zebrina and is native to the tropical regions of the Americas. This plant can be found in countries such as Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Bolivia, and southern Brazil. It is commonly known by names such as cañagria, cascajo flor, cinta, rascadera, and suelda. The plant has an evergreen nature and its capsule is covered by a fleshy purple-black calyx, giving it a berry-like appearance. Tradescantia zanonia is often grown as an ornamental plant in greenhouses and there is a popular variegated cultivar called 'Mexican Flag'.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Campelia bibracteata | Wied-Neuwied | Beitr. Bras. : 15 (1820) |
| Campelia boucheana | Schult.f. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1180 (1830) |
| Campelia fastigiata | Schltdl. | Linnaea 25: 188 (1852) |
| Campelia fendleri | Hassk. | Flora 48: 102 (1865) |
| Campelia glabrata | Kunth | Enum. Pl. 4: 109 (1843) |
| Campelia hoffmannii | Hassk. | Flora 48: 105 (1865) |
| Campelia mexicana | Mart. ex Kunth | Enum. Pl. 4: 109 (1843) |
| Campelia pseudozanonia | Kunth | Enum. Pl. 4: 108 (1843) |
| Campelia scandens | Hassk. | Flora 48: 103 (1865) |
| Campelia zanonia | (L.) Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 264 (1816) |
| Campelia zanonia var. glabrata | (Kunth) C.B.Clarke | Monogr. Phan. 3: 315 (1881) |
| Commelina zanonia | L. | Sp. Pl. : 41 (1753) |
| Gonatandra tradescantioides | Schltdl. | Linnaea 24: 659 (1851) |
| Sarcoperis bibracteata | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 2: 16 (1837) |
| Tradescantia gentianifolia | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 216 (1796) |
| Tradescantia gonatandra | Schltdl. | Linnaea 24: 659 (1851) |
| Zanonia bibracteata | Cramer | Disp. Syst. 75 (1803). |
| Campelia zanonia var. sessilis | C.B.Clarke | Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 3: 245 (1903) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Spanish | cohitre blanco |
| Chinese | 贵竹草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil Southeast
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Caribbean
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Venezuelan Antilles
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Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panamá
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Northern South America
- Guyana
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000590320 |
| USDA Plants | TRZA |
| Tropicos | 8300456 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1191409-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-270512 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 669193 |
| Observations.org | 289527 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 428270 |
| IPNI | 1191409-2 |
| iNaturalist | 277315 |
| GBIF | 2765134 |
| EOL | 524187 |
| Elurikkus | 299036 |
| USDA GRIN | 415318 |
| Wikipedia | Tradescantia_zanonia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by Cashinahua (Huni Kuin) herbalists in Purus Province, Peruvian Amazon | Horackova J, Chuspe Zans ME, Kokoska L, Sulaiman N, Clavo Peralta ZM, Bortl L, Polesny Z | J Ethnobiol Ethnomed | 12-May-2023 |
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| Ethnobotanical Research at the Kutukú Scientific Station, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador | Ballesteros JL, Bracco F, Cerna M, Vita Finzi P, Vidari G | Biomed Res Int | 15-Dec-2016 |
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| The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) | Staines CL, García-Robledo C | Zookeys | 22-Aug-2014 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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