Common name:
Family: Commelinaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: Mexico
Description: 10-15 cm rosettes, growing flat against the soil. Leaves very succulent, with a thin layer of photosynthetic tissue and thick layers of water storage parenchyma.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 10
Source: Robert Maijer
Provenance:
Robert Maijer #127, Mineral del Chico in Hidalgo, Mexico, between 2000-3000m
Restrictions:
Culture:
Summer growing, cannot withstand frost. May be deciduous to tuberous roots in cold weather.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Commelinales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Commelinaceae
- SubFamily: Commelinoideae
- Tribe: Tradescantieae
- SubTribe: Tradescantiinae
References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
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