Tradescantia spathacea

Sw.

Commelinaceae

+ Synonyms

Ephemerum bicolor Moench

Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance

Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn

Tradescantia discolor L'Hér.

Tradescantia versicolor Salisb.

Common Name:

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General Information

Tradescantia spathacea is a

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

C. America - Belize, Guatemala and north to southern Mexico

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Height

0.00 m

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The leaves are taken in order to procure an abortion up to the third or fourth month of pregnancy[

1728

Title: Plants of Haiti used as Antifertility Agents
Publication: Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 6 (1982) 61 - 84
Author: Weniger B. et al
Publisher
Year: 1982
ISBN: 0378-8741
Description

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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