Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Tradescantia Discolor

Classification of Tradescantia Discolor

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species: T. spathacea
Binomial name
Tradescantia spathacea

A herbaceous plant; leaves large, upright , narrowly lanceolate, sheathed at the base , green above and purpole beneath; flowers blue or purple almost included within the bracts .
It is a striking plant.
Propogated by offsets.

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