Details
| Full name | Tradescantia zebrina ‘Alba’. |
| Name status | Established but questionable, it may refer to a unique cultivar or may be a synonym for Tradescantia zebrina ‘Minima’ or Tradescantia zebrina ‘Superba’. Published by Pfitzer (1886, p. 78). Because it was published before 1959, the Latin name with no description can be established (Brickell at al., 2016, Arts. 21.11, 27.1). The name most likely refers to another common Tradescantia zebrina cultivar of the time, like ‘Minima’ or ‘Superba’. But there is not enough information to definitively link it to any plant known today. The name is established and treated as lost or an unknown synonym. Not to be confused with:
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| Origins | Unknown. |
| Classification | The species Tradescantia zebrina is sometimes labelled with its botanical synonyms Tradescantia pendula, Tradescantia argentea, Zebrina pendula and Cyanotis zebrina. |
| Legal protection | None. |
| Availability | The name is most likely a synonym for another Tradescantia zebrina cultivar such as ‘Minima’ or ‘Superba’, still in cultivation. But this is not certain, so the plant is assumed to be lost. It has not been documented since its first publication (Pfitzer, 1886, p. 78). |
Description
Never described.
| Species | Tradescantia zebrina. |
References
Pfitzer, W. (1886). Samen- und Pflanzen- Verzeichniss [Seed and plant directory]. 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.