Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Tradescantia zebrina zebrina Heynh. ex Bosse
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
zebrina
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Tonga, Vava'u Is., next to road and 2/3 of way from Mataika to Holonga
Field Collection Date
28 Nov 1978
Field Collection Notes
[Original det.]: Zebrina pendula Schnizl. Floor of shaded thicket; abundant locally; no houses or cemeteries near. Creeping ascending tender subsucculent herb; lvs. purple beneath; above with green stripes down centre and edges, with whitish stripes between; sheaths with purple stripes; fls. delicate, rose colour. DUP ex CHR, received 1999
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-18.59669, -173.95669 (± 300 m)
-173.95669, -173.95669 (± 300 m)
Last Update
24 Jan 2023
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