What family does Tradescantia belong to?

Tradescantia belongs to the Commelinaceae family.

What is Tradescantia commonly called?

Tradescantia is commonly called inchplant, spiderwort, dayflower, trad.

Where does the name of Tradescantia come from?

The genus Tradescantia is named after the English naturalists and explorers 'John Tradescant the Elder (c. 1570s – 1638)' and 'John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662)'.

Tradescantia Houseplants | Genus Info & Species List

Family Commelinaceae
Genus Tradescantia
Also known as inchplant, spiderwort, dayflower or trad.
The genus Tradescantia is named after the English naturalists and explorers John Tradescant the Elder (c. 1570s – 1638) and John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662).

Species

The Tradescantia genus has a total of 1 species recorded in Plantbase.

Tradescantia zebrina

Known as silver inch plant, wandering dude

Sources

Tradescantia

Species

Sources

Wikipedia | The Free Encyclopedia

Kew | Plants of the World Online

GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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