Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (Spiderwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Commelinaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
  • Common name : Boat lily, Rheo, Oyster plant, Moses-in-the-Boat
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grown as garden plant
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • World Distribution : South East Mexico to Guatemala, widely introduced elsewere
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tradescantia spathacea. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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