Checklist: Commelinaceae

COMMELINACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Literature:   
Faden, R. (2012) Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa   
Malaise, P. (1988) Commelinaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV 119-142  
Obermeyer, A.A. & Faden, R.B. (1985) Commelinaceae Flora of Southern Africa 4(2)   
Van den Burg, J.W. & Bidault, E. (2020) Commelinaceae Flore du Gabon 55 1-88  
 
Names
 
911.000 TRADESCANTIA L.
RHOEO Hance  
SETCREASEA K. Schum. & Sidow  
ZEBRINA Schnizl.  
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) Hunt
Setcreasea pallida Rose
Setcreasea purpurea Boom
Tradescantia zebrina Bosse
Zebrina pendula Schnizl.

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated plants checklist: Commelinaceae.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=60, retrieved 15 September 2025

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