Nomenclature of Tahitian bridal veil

Tahitian bridal veil traditionally has been assigned the scientific name of Tradescentia multiflora (or Tradescentia multifoila in the floricultural industry. Hortus Third lacks the name Tahitian bridal veil. Other references also lack this vernacular name or assign this plant either to Tripogandra...

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Published inHortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 144 - 146
Main Authors Fantz, P.R. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.), Nelson, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1995
Subjects
ANATOMIA DE LA PLANTA
ANATOMIE VEGETALE
CAROLINA DEL NORTE
CAROLINE DU NORD
COMMELINACEAE
gibasis pellucida
NOMENCLATURA
NOMENCLATURE
NORTH CAROLINA
PLANT ANATOMY
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
TRADESCANTIA
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Summary:Tahitian bridal veil traditionally has been assigned the scientific name of Tradescentia multiflora (or Tradescentia multifoila in the floricultural industry. Hortus Third lacks the name Tahitian bridal veil. Other references also lack this vernacular name or assign this plant either to Tripogandra or Gibasis as G. geniculata or G. pellucida. Thus, modern literature references suggest three potential scientific names. Plants of Tahitian bridal veil were examined morphologically. A description was prepared and compared to literature descriptions of the taxa involved. Results indicated that Tahitian bridal veil was misidentified at least twice by earlier authors and that the correct name for Tahitian bridal veil is G. pellucida.
Bibliography:9616300
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ISSN:1063-0198
1943-7714
DOI:10.21273/HORTTECH.5.2.144