Sunday, August 4, 2013

Wandering Jew vine.Tradescantia Zebrina



I found this specimen while I was walking along the sidewalks from Philco to Bgy Central, Quezon City. Al Ferrer Claud said it is a wandering jew vine. But when I searched the net, I have a mix of scientific names: Tradescantia pallida,T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. The last one, which we pick as the most accurate, has synonyms: Synonym:Tradescantia pendula, Zebrina pendula var. quadrifolia and Commelina zebrina.


Do not touch this plant! You might develop skin allergy reactions.

Photograph taken near Philicoa with a Fujifilm HS25EXR camera by Dr. Ernesto P Adorio.


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