‘Aurea’

Details

(Understanding this section)

Correct name

Tradescantia spathacea ‘Vittata’.

Name status

Established synonym, another published name for the cultivar correctly called Tradescantia spathacea ‘Vittata’. Established with a description by Nanz & Neuner (1888, p. 50). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name can be established (Brickell et al., 2016, Art. 21.11). The earlier and more widely-used Tradescantia spathacea ‘Vittata’ is now the accepted name for the cultivar. Not to be confused with: Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Aurea’ [1935], the accepted name for a different cultivar. Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Aurea’ [1894], an established synonym for another cultivar. Tradescantia cerinthoies ‘Aurea’ [2021], an invalid name.

References

Nanz & Neuner. (1888). Floral Catalogue for 1888. Internet Archive link.

Brickell, C. D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J. J., David, J. C., Hoffman, M. H. A., Leslie, A. C., Malécot, V., Jin, X. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. PDF link.