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Tradescantia spathacea in life
In life — Moses-in-the-cradle, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Sunnetchan
BISH 436451Botany

Tradescantia spathacea

Moses-in-the-cradle

As recorded: Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae

Collected by
Evans, M.
Collector number
2136
Date
May 22, 1966
Locality
Road along coast near Mackay Beach
Island
Rota
Region
Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation
10 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
53 Bishop specimens of Tradescantia spathacea · collected 1902–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 22, 1966, Evans, M. also collected 3 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Tradescantia spathacea. BISH 436451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447180. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436451.

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