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Taxon

Tradescantia zanonia (L.) Sw.

Protologue Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 57. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (1).jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (1).jpg

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Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (2).jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (2).jpg

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Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (6).jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (3).jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (5).jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096.jpg

Campelia zanonia, Croat 95933--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Tradescantia zanonia, Rincon, A 2349--MX. Veracruz. Volcan S~E71.JPG

Tradescantia zanonia, Rincon, A 2349--MX. Veracruz. Volcan S~E71.JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Tradescantia zanonia, Rincon2349--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 23 May 01. 089.JPG

Tradescantia zanonia, Rincon2349--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 23 May 01. 089.JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Croat, T 95933

March 15, 2006

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)

0.021944, -78.746944

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

1 m tall; corolla white; fruits purple.

Rincon, A 2349

May 23, 2001

Location

Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)

18.541111, -95.196389

Location Remarks

Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.

Collectors

Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Commelinaceae

Genus

Tradescantia

Specific Epithet

zanonia

Authorship

(L.) Sw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#91,090 of 335,497

Top 28%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →