Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Tradescantia spathacea
(Commelinaceae)
Moses in a boat, boat lily, boat plant, oyster plant, tradescantia

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Species description or overview

Tradescantia spathacea information from PIER
Information on Tradescantia spathacea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Tradescantia spathacea
Nomenclatural information about Tradescantia spathacea is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Tradescantia spathacea
Nomenclatural information about Tradescantia spathacea is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Tradescantia spathacea
Nomenclatural information about Tradescantia spathacea is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Tradescantia spathacea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) (oyster plant, rhoeo, wandering jew)
Links to high-resolution free images of Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) (oyster plant, rhoeo, wandering jew) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Tradescantia spathacea images from PIER
Images of Tradescantia spathacea provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

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