Prevention American Samoa. 79 pp. Though not the main reason they are grown, many varieties produce small flowers that grace the attractive foliage. by Witt, A., Luke, Q.]. Flowering plants of Jamaica. http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/, Julissa Rojas-Sandoval, Department of Botany-Smithsonian NMNH, Washington DC, USA, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, Department of Botany-Smithsonian NMNH, Washington DC, USA. Guide to the naturalized and invasive plants of Eastern Africa. eFloras., St. Louis, Missouri and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Missouri Botanical Garden and Harvard University Herbaria . [English title not available]. Tradescantia spathacea, commonly called Moses-in-a-basket or oyster plant, is a clump-forming evergreen perennial that is native to southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Checklist of the vascular plants of Pohnpei with local names and uses. Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Strong MT, 2005. The variegated cultivars need bright light to full sun for intensive leaf coloring. Sci. > 0°C, dry winters), Mean maximum temperature of hottest month (ºC), Mean minimum temperature of coldest month (ºC), Used in traditional medicine in Mexico and South East Asia, Leaves, cuttings and discarded plants from gardens and yards, GISD/IASPMR: Invasive Alien Species Pathway Management Resource and DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway. Results Two experiments are described below. Bishop Museum Bulletin, 220:343 pp, Zomlefer WB, 1983. Compendium record. T. spathacea was introduced into the West Indies as an ornamental and houseplant probably during the nineteenth century. Flowers are followed by fruit (3-celled capsules). http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2011. It is widely cultivated in tropical areas because of its attractive foliage. (Plantas Invasoras en Cuba). Flowers bloom throughout the year. Plants like a consistently moist but well-drained soil during the growing season, with reduced watering from fall to late winter. Revised edition., Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA: Bishop Museum Press. Report to the Government of the Cook Islands on invasive plant species of environmental concern. A checklist of the total vascular plant flora of Singapore., Singapore: National University of Singapore, Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. It is adapted to grow on a wide range of well-drained soil types including rocky soils, sand, and limestone bedrock (Smith, 1979; ISSG, 2012). St. Louis, Missouri and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Missouri Botanical Garden and Harvard University Herbaria. Special edition of Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland., Australia: The University of Queensland and Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2012. © Copyright 2021 CAB International. 146 pp. Honolulu, USA: USDA Forest Service, Space JC, Waterhouse BM, Newfield M, Bull C, 2004. T. spathacea is widely commercialized in the nursery and landscape trade as an ornamental and houseplant (ISSG, 2012). Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). In the old days Tradescantia spathacea was known as Rhoeo discolor. World Checklist of Commelinaceae., Richmond, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Part 3. Part 2. Erect perennial sub-succulent herb with short stout erect stems up to 20 cm tall, often clustered and forming large colonies. Tradescantia discolor Tradescantia discolor L'Héritier de Brutelle, Sert. Plants of Tonga. In: The Plants of Saint Lucia (in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean), http://www.saintlucianplants.com. Generate a print friendly version containing only the sections you need. Lorence DH, Wagner WL, 2013. Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk., Honolulu, USA: HEAR, University of Hawaii. In these habitats, T. spathacea grows forming a dense ground cover (Richard and Ramey, 2007; Langeland and Burks, 2008, ISSG, 2012). Students learn about stomata in the context of leaf structure and their role in photosynthesis and control of water loss. Care Lighting. Tradescantia spathacea (Sw.) Stearn (synonyms: Rhoeo spathacea, 2n chromosome number =2x=12; family Commelinaceae) constituting the monotypic section Rhoeo of the Tradescantia genus is a textbook representative a spe- ... lar stereoscopic microscope using fine needles. Report to the Republic of Palau on invasive plant species of environmental concern., Honolulu, USA: USDA Forest Service. Flora of China Web. Use a peaty, soil-based potting mix. The reproductive strategy in this species includes both cross-pollination, and self-pollination in the absence of pollinators (Zomlefer, 1983). Millspaugh (Britton and Milsspaugh, 1920). In: Monocots: systematics and evolution [ed. variegata Hook. Chong KY, Tan HTW, Corlett RT, 2009. Online database. There are also reports of effects on pets, particularly dogs that have developed severe allergies. Fruit capsular, with a seed per locule; seeds oblong-ellipsoid with linear hilum (Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong, 2005; Richard and Ramey, 2007). Leaves are linear-lance-shaped, fleshy, hairless, 20-35cm long. On islands in the Pacific, the species often grows on stone or coral walls and on rocky cliffs (Smith, 1979; PIER, 2012). Database inventory of introduced plant species in the rural and urban zones of Galapagos. Plants of the Eastern Caribbean. [ed. Stehlé, Tradescantia discolor var. > 10°C, Cold average temp. 848 pp. unpaginated. T. spathacea grows forming a dense ground cover and thickets preventing the germination and establishment of seedlings of native plants (Richard and Ramey, 2007; Langeland and Burks, 2008; ISSG, 2012). Outdoors, it forms an excellent ground cover. T. spathacea is commonly used as an ornamental plant and has been planted in gardens and yards from where it has escaped. In addition, T. spathacea can be dispersed by seeds, by cuttings and by plant fragments that rapidly colonize areas where it grows (Richard and Ramey, 2007). [UNDP NIU/98/G31 - Niue Enabling Activity.] Part 1. Plants will spread to form a dense ground cover over time. It is widely cultivated in tropical areas because of its attractive foliage. Very bright purple-green-white leaves of this variegated variety make a beautiful ground cover. It typically grows as a 6-12" tall rosette consisting of narrow, spirally arranged, linear-lanceolate, stiffly-ascending, sword-shaped, dark green leaves (to 6-12" long) with purple undersides. Vegetation of Tutuila Island. Ingestion of the plant may cause irritation of the lips, mouth, throat and abdominal pain in animals and humans (Morton, 1982). Additional Information. No serious insect or disease problems. 273 pp. Plants also can grow well on rocky soils. 1789 ("1788"). Most of the cultivars commercialized in nurseries and commonly grown in garden are of complex hybrid origin, derived from crosses between natural species (Anderson and Hubricht, 1938). Image of micro, microscope, life - 158757539 Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for naturalists. Grows well through out year. Seeds are dispersed by wind, facilitating long-distance invasions (Langeland and Burks, 2008). Wagner WL, Herbst DR, Sohmer SH, 1999. Flora of the Marquesas Islands., National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian Institution. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 12:103-130, Britton NL, Millspaugh CF, 1920. T. spathacea is listed as an invasive species Category II in Florida (Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2011), and it is also considered invasive in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (González-Torres et al., 2012; Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong, 2012) and the Pacific Islands. Smith AC, 1979. Later, Ignaz Urban in his Symbolae Antillanae (IV: 147, 1903-1911) reported this species growing in gardens and forests for Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St. Vincent (Urban, 1905). Chapel Hill, USA: University of North Carolina Press, Smith AC, 1979. Systematic Botany, 25:668-691, Evans TM, Sytsma KJ, Faden RB, Givnish TJ, 2003. http://www.li-an.fr/jyves/Meyer_2007_Rapport_Plantes_Introduites_Wallis.pdf, Mori SA, Buck WR, Gracie CA, Tulig M, 2007. unpaginated. Consequently, the probability of this species invading and colonizing new habitats remains high. Green forms also do good in partial shade. T. spathacea spreads by seeds, which are dispersed by wind and it also grows from cuttings and plant fragments (Langeland and Burks, 2008). Phylogenetic relationships in the Commelinaceae: II. http://ecflora.cavehill.uwi.edu/index.html, Charles Darwin Foundation, 2008. Micronesia 20: 1-2, 19-129, Golczyk H, Joachimiak A, 1999. September 2007. Easily propagated by seeds, stem cuttings or division. 34. Stuart, Florida, USA: Southeastern Printing Co., Inc., unpaginated, Peekel PG, 1984. Checklist of the vascular plants of Pohnpei with local names and uses., Lawai, Hawaii, USA: National Tropical Botanical Garden. Washington, DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution. Pesticides should always be used in a lawful manner, consistent with the product's label. Barbados: University of the West Indies. http://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20173158959 doi:10.1079/9781786392145.0000, Wunderlin RP, Hansen BF, 2008. Data source for updated system data added to species habitat list. Regular mixes for container plants, vegetables or herbs can be used. [UNDP NIU/98/G31 - Niue Enabling Activity.]. Durban Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) website. For. 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Present in dry rocky hills in the north and a danger to the Pitons, St. Croix, St John, and St Thomas. [Virtual Herbarium of The New York Botanical Garden.] Manual of the South Eeastern Flora, Part One and Two. The pioneering electron microscopy (EM) of Roelofsen and Houwink (1951, 1953), demonstrated that cellulose microfibrils at the inner wall layer of Tradescantia stamen hairs were indeed arranged transversely around the cell. [UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Publication No. Tradescantia spathacea (boat lily, oyster plant, rhoeo); flowers. In: Bissea: Boletin sobre Conservacion de Plantad del Jardin Botanico Nacional, 6 [ed. Florida, USA: UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Space JC, Flynn T, 2001. T. spathacea is a succulent herb commercially grown for bedding, rock gardens, and tropical effects, but classified in the Global Compendium of Weeds as an invasive species and an environmental weed (Randall, 2012). In Florida, experts have recommended foliar treatment with 3-10% triclopyr in water or oil applied to buds, or 2% glyphosate (Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2011). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 115(3):381-386. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03788741, Setchell WA, 1924. 494 pp. Flowers are visited and pollinated by insects. from the October 6, 2008 Newsletter Written in Sabacché and issued from a ciber in Mérida, Yucatán, MÉXICO BOAT LILY Another sinkhole-bottom denizen of Black Vulture Cenote was the familiar-looking Boat Lily shown below: Segunda parte. Invasive plants in Cuba. An emerging weed in Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal, Reported by N.L. Revised edition. http://www.fleppc.org/list/11list.html, Fosberg FR, Sachet M-H, Oliver R, 1987. BASIONYM: Tradescantia spathacea Swartz 1788. Invasive plants in Cuba. Gainesville, Florida, USA: University of Florida, 165 pp, Lorence DH, Wagner WL, 2013. Contributions to the flora of Niue. USES: Native to Belize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico. http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/catalog.htm, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Strong MT, 2005. Res. Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for naturalists., Lae, Papua New Guinea: Office of Forests, Division of Botany. Currently, it can be found growing in the understory of coastal forests, shrublands, pinelands, hammocks, secondary forests, cultivated grounds, and disturbed areas from sea level to low elevations. Floral biology of Commelinaceae. Report to the Kingdom of Tonga on invasive plant species of environmental concern., Hawaii, USA: USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Britton and C.F. American Journal of Botany, 25(6):396-402, Bello D, 1883. Member of this family are herbs with relatively soft and fleshy leaves. Pot Size: 6 x 90mm. 14 µm in Tradescantia ohiensis. The Plants of Saint Lucia (in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean). Florida EPPC's 2011 Invasive Plant Species List. Report to the Government of Niue on invasive plant species of environmental concern. Studies suggest that this family has radiated extensively in response to non-nectar seeking pollinators with changes in floral symmetry, stamen number, structure, and position, and inflorescence size and arrangement (Faden, 2000; Evans et al., 2003). Hawaii, USA: USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 79 pp, Space JC, Flynn T, 2002a. Invasive and Non-Native Plants You Should Know, Recognition Cards. Triarch Incorporated offers superior prepared microscope slides. Meyer J-Y, 2007. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. 8. T. spathacea is native to southern Mexico and Central America (Guatemala and Belize; Govaerts, 2012; USDA-ARS, 2012). By 1924, it was reported as “naturalized” on American Samoa (Setchell, 1924) and later it was reported as “common and naturalized” on Tonga (Yuncker, 1959), Niue (Sykes, 1970), and Fiji (Smith, 1979). Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. Part 2. Beltsville, Maryland, USA: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. by Wilson, K. L. \Morrison, D. Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11 where it is noted for its ease of culture and tolerance for wide range of growing conditions. (Base de données botaniques Nadeaud de l'Herbier de la Polynésie Française (PAP).) June, 2008. vi + 601 pp. T. spathacea was also introduced in the nineteenth century on islands in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Guam, Fiji, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Mariana Islands, and Micronesia (see distribution table for details; PIER, 2012). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 148 pp. Tradescantia spathacea (commonly called as boatlily or Moses in the cradle) is an ornamental, herb plant with underground rhizomes, Clumping rosette form. Wallingford, UK: CABI. Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA: Bishop Museum Press, 1919 pp, Witt, A., Luke, Q., 2017. Find Tradescantia Spathacea Leaf Cell Microscope stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. 80 pp. [English title not available]. Also grows in shade, but the foliage may not have as bright of colors and it may get leggy. Commelinaceae is a family of plants diverse in both the Old World tropics and the New World tropics, with some genera distributed in both (Faden, 1983; Evans et al., 2003). Setchell W A, 1924. [English title not available]. Taylor Greenhouses offers an ever-expanding variety of healthy, interesting, pest-free plants. 1-140. Flora of China Web., Cambridge, USA: Harvard University Herbaria. Catalogue of introduced and cultivated plants in New Caledonia. It is commonly grown in the West Indies. CABI is a registered EU trademark. T. spathacea is a successful invader that can escape from gardens and is able to colonize disturbed areas as well as natural forests. Leaves imbricate, crowded, linear-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 20 - 35 cm long, mostly 3 - 5 cm broad, acuminate at the apex, scarcely narrowed at base above the sheath, usually dark green above, reddish-purple beneath. Lae, Papua New Guinea: Office of Forests, Division of Botany, 638 pp, Philippine Medicinal Plants, 2012. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/. Plants and smaller patches of T. spathacea may be hand pulled up and removed from treated areas, but all roots and plant fragments must be removed in order to avoid resprouts. It is commonly grown in the West Indies. BASIONYM: Tradescantia discolor L'Héritier de Brutelle 1790. Native Range: Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala. T. spathacea is able to grow in full sun to moderate shade in the floor of the understory. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Currently, this species is included in the Florida List of Invasive species as an invasive plant Category II, which are invasive plants that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered natural plant communities (Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2011). In: Virtual Herbarium of The New York Botanical Garden, http://sweetgum.nybg.org/saba/. Tradescantia spathacea, commonly called Moses-in-a-basket or oyster plant, is a clump-forming evergreen perennial that is native to southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Tolerates morning sun, evening sun and afternoon sun. The long leaves (grows up to 40 to 60 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide) are sword-shaped, dark teal green on top, glossy purple on the underside, waxy and fleshy. Space JC, Waterhouse BM, Miles JE, Tiobech J, Rengulbai K, 2003. Berlin, Germany: Fratres Borntraeger, 771 pp, USDA-ARS, 2012. 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