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Tradescantia mundula

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Tradescantia mundula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
T. mundula
Binomial name
Tradescantia mundula
Kunth
Synonyms[1]
  • Tradescantia fluminensis f. bicolor Voss

Tradescantia mundula is a flowering plant of the family Commelinaceae. It is closely related to and often confused with Tradescantia fluminensis. It can be differentiated from the latter by its strigose stem and leaves and flat petals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tradescantia mundula Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ Pellegrini, Marco O. O. (2018-07-19). "Wandering throughout South America: Taxonomic revision of Tradescantia subg. Austrotradescantia (D.R.Hunt) M.Pell. (Commelinaceae)". PhytoKeys (104): 1–97. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.104.28484. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 6062585. PMID 30057479.