Tradescantia

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Tradescantia contains about 50 species native from North to South America. A number of species are cultivated as succulents.

White Velvet (Tradescantia sillamontana)

Chain Plant (Tradescantia navicularis)
Species and varieties
Tradescantia blossfeldiana
Tradescantia fluminensis White-Flowered Wandering Jew
Tradescantia fluminensis Wandering Jew
Tradescantia navicularis Chain Plant
Tradescantia sillamontana White Velvet
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort
Tradescantia zebrina Wandering Jew
Synonym and obsolete names
Tradescantia albiflora synonym of Tradescantia fluminensis (White-Flowered Wandering Jew)
Tradescantia albiflora synonym of Tradescantia fluminensis (Wandering Jew)
Tradescantia Χ andersoniana synonym of Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort)
Tradescantia pallida synonym of Setcreasea pallida (Purple heart, Wandering Jew)
Tradescantia pendula synonym of Tradescantia zebrina (Wandering Jew)
Tradescantia somaliensis synonym of Cyanotis somaliensis (Furry Kittens, Pussy Ears)
Tradescantia spathacea synonym of Rhoeo spathacea (Moses-In-The-Boat, Oyster Plant)

 

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