Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) from Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands/Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH39113 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | F.R.Fosberg |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Marianas Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Rota |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Northwest coast of west end of main part of island, between Rota and Tataacho Point. |
| PIER location: | Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands/Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Flat sandy coastal plain, limestone cliffs and sloping limestone terrace. escaped and well established locally at base of cliffs. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 1-70 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Leaves purple beneath, flower white, filaments pilose, petals 3, equal. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 25130 |
| Collection date(s): | 23.vi.1946 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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