Tripogandra

Tripogandra
Tripogandra serrulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Tradescantiinae
Genus:	Tripogandra Raf.
Synonyms [1]
DescantariaSchltdl. DonnelliaC.B.Clarke ex Donn.Sm. 1902 not Austin 1880 NeodonnelliaRose

Tripogandra is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from central Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species ^[1]

• Tripogandra amplexans Handlos - central + southern Mexico
• Tripogandra amplexicaulis (Klotzsch ex C.B.Clarke) Woodson - central + southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
• Tripogandra angustifolia (B.L.Rob.) Woodson - Mexico, Guatemala
• Tripogandra brasiliensis Handlos - eastern Brazil
• Tripogandra disgrega (Kunth) Woodson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
• Tripogandra diuretica (Mart.) Handlos - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay. Uruguay
• Tripogandra elata D.R.Hunt - Goiás, Brasília
• Tripogandra encolea (Diels) J.F.Macbr. - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
• Tripogandra glandulosa (Seub.) Rohweder - Trinidad, Venezuela, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay. Uruguay
• Tripogandra guerrerensis Matuda - Guerrero
• Tripogandra ionantha (Diels) J.F.Macbr. - Peru
• Tripogandra kruseana Matuda - Guerrero
• Tripogandra montana Handlos - southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
• Tripogandra multiflora (Sw.) Raf. - from southern Mexico south to Argentina, plus Jamaica + Trinidad; naturalized in Azores
• Tripogandra neglecta Handlos - Minas Gerais
• Tripogandra palmeri (Rose) Woodson - western Mexico from Sinaloa south to Guerrero
• Tripogandra purpurascens (S.Schauer) Handlos - from northern Mexico south to Argentina
• Tripogandra saxicola (Greenm.) Woodson - Morelos, Puebla, Guerrero
• Tripogandra serrulata (Vahl) Handlos - central + southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America
• Tripogandra silvatica Handlos - Veracruz
• Tripogandra warmingiana (Seub.) Handlos - Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.

External links

Media related to Tripogandra at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Tripogandra at Wikispecies