Tradescantia zanonia

Tradescantia zanonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Tradescantia
Species:	T. zanonia
Binomial name
	Tradescantia zanonia; (L.) Sw. (1788)
Synonyms
	Synonymy Campelia bibracteata (Cramer) Wied-Neuw. (1820) ; Campelia boucheana Schult. & Schult.f. (1830) ; Campelia fastigiata Schltdl. (1852) ; Campelia fendleri Hassk. (1865) ; Campelia glabrata Kunth (1843) ; Campelia hoffmannii Hassk. (1865) ; Campelia mexicana Mart. ex Kunth (1843) ; Campelia pseudozanonia Kunth (1843) ; Campelia scandens Hassk. (1865) ; Campelia zanonia (L.) Kunth (1816) ; Campelia zanonia var. glabrata (Kunth) C.B.Clarke (1881) ; Campelia zanonia var. sessilis C.B.Clarke (1903) ; Commelina zanonia L. (1753) ; Gonatandra tradescantioides Schltdl. (1851) ; Sarcoperis bibracteata (Cramer) Raf. (1837) ; Tradescantia capitata Sessé & Moc. (1894), nom. illeg. ; Tradescantia capitata Vell. (1829), nom. illeg. ; Tradescantia gentianifolia Salisb. (1796) ; Tradescantia gonatandra Schltdl. (1851) ; Zanonia bibracteata Cramer (1803) ;

Tradescantia zanonia, formerly known as Campelia zanonia, is an evergreen perennial subshrub of the dayflower family, closely related to Tradescantia zebrina.^[2]^[3] It is native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and southern Brazil.^[1] Its common names include cañagria, cascajo flor, cinta, rascadera, and suelda.^[1]