Taxon: Gibasis pellucida (M. Martens & Galeotti) D. R. Hunt

Summary

Genus:

Gibasis

Family:

Commelinaceae

Subfamily:

Commelinoideae

Tribe:

Tradescantieae

Subtribe:

Tradescantiinae

Nomen number:

404740

Place of publication:

Kew Bull. 38:132. 1983

Verified:

03/04/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Tradescantia pellucida M. Martens & Galeotti

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Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Faden, R. B. 2000. Commelinaceae. Flora of North America. 22:173.
Fantz, P. R. & P. Nelson. 1995. Nomenclature of Tahitian bridal veil. HortTechnol. 5:144-146.
Hunt, D. R. 1986. A revision of Gibasis Rafin. American Commelinaceae XII. Kew Bull. 41:119.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:700.

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	ALTERNATE NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	bridalveil			1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	Tahitian bridalveil			1	Fantz, P. R. & P. Nelson. 1995. Nomenclature of Tahitian bridal veil. HortTechnol. 5:144-146.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo Leon
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Queretaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Veracruz]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404740. Accessed 3 July 2024.