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Tradescantia fluminensis Vell.

Small-leaf Spiderwort

Native records: 6 botanical areas

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil Southeast, 3 more areas

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Natural distribution

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Tradescantia fluminensis

A hemiepiphytic subshrub of wet tropical climates. Native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Andorra

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Argentina

    • Argentina NortheastNative
    • Argentina NorthwestNative

  • Armenia

    • TranscaucasusIntroduced

  • Australia

    • New South WalesIntroduced
    • Norfolk Is.Introduced
    • QueenslandIntroduced
    • South AustraliaIntroduced
    • TasmaniaIntroduced
    • VictoriaIntroduced
    • Western AustraliaIntroduced

  • Azerbaijan

    • TranscaucasusIntroduced

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaIntroduced

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of

    • BoliviaIntroduced

  • Brazil

    • Brazil SouthNative
    • Brazil SoutheastNative

  • China

    • China South-CentralIntroduced
    • China SoutheastIntroduced

  • Cyprus

    • CyprusIntroduced

  • Ecuador

    • GalápagosIntroduced

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandIntroduced

  • France

    • CorseIntroduced
    • FranceIntroduced

  • Georgia

    • TranscaucasusIntroduced

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainIntroduced

  • Greece

    • GreeceIntroduced
    • KritiIntroduced

  • Guernsey

    • FranceIntroduced

  • Holy See

    • ItalyIntroduced

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastIntroduced

  • India

    • East HimalayaIntroduced
    • IndiaIntroduced
    • West HimalayaIntroduced

  • Indonesia

    • JawaIntroduced

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of

    • IranIntroduced

  • Isle of Man

    • Great BritainIntroduced

  • Italy

    • ItalyIntroduced

  • Japan

    • JapanIntroduced

  • Jersey

    • FranceIntroduced

  • Kenya

    • KenyaIntroduced

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastIntroduced

  • Malaysia

    • MalayaIntroduced

  • Monaco

    • FranceIntroduced

  • Morocco

    • MoroccoIntroduced

  • Nepal

    • NepalIntroduced

  • New Zealand

    • New Zealand NorthIntroduced
    • New Zealand SouthIntroduced

  • Norfolk Island

    • Norfolk Is.Introduced

  • Pakistan

    • PakistanIntroduced

  • Paraguay

    • ParaguayNative

  • Philippines

    • PhilippinesIntroduced

  • Portugal

    • AzoresIntroduced
    • MadeiraIntroduced
    • PortugalIntroduced

  • Puerto Rico

    • Puerto RicoIntroduced

  • Romania

    • RomaniaIntroduced

  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    • St.HelenaIntroduced
    • Tristan da CunhaIntroduced

  • San Marino

    • ItalyIntroduced

  • Singapore

    • MalayaIntroduced

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesIntroduced
    • KwaZulu-NatalIntroduced
    • Northern ProvincesIntroduced

  • Spain

    • BalearesIntroduced
    • Canary Is.Introduced
    • MoroccoIntroduced
    • SpainIntroduced

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastIntroduced
    • TaiwanIntroduced

  • Tunisia

    • TunisiaIntroduced

  • Türkiye

    • TurkeyIntroduced

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    • Great BritainIntroduced

  • United States of America

    • AlabamaIntroduced
    • CaliforniaIntroduced
    • FloridaIntroduced
    • GeorgiaIntroduced
    • KentuckyIntroduced
    • LouisianaIntroduced

  • Uruguay

    • UruguayNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 147 areas worldwide, 114 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Tradescantia fluminensis is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.72, left column, line 13

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Small-leaf Spiderwort、Small-leaf spiderwort、Small-leaf Wandering Jew

Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Tradescantia

Other species in Tradescantia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Andorra · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Argentina · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Armenia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Azerbaijan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brazil · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cyprus · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Ecuador · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    France · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Georgia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Guernsey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Gibraltar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Greece · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Isle of Man · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Iran, Islamic Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Italy · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Jersey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Morocco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Monaco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Norfolk Island · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Zealand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Philippines · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Puerto Rico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Paraguay · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Romania · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Singapore · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    San Marino · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tunisia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Türkiye · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Uruguay · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Holy See · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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Image information

  • Photograph of Tradescantia fluminensis

    Enrique Dans from Madrid, Spain · CC BY 2.0 · File page