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Rhoeo (name unexplained). Commelinaceae. One species, from Mex. and the
W. Indies, R. discolor, Hance, known also as Tradescantia discolor,
L'Her., T. spathacea, Swartz, and Ephemerum bicolor, Moench B.M. 1192.
G.W. 15, p. 230. From Tradescantia the genus is distinguished by having
1 ovule (rather than 2) in each locule of the ovary. R. discolor is a
short- stemmed erect-growing long-lvd. plant, not unlike a broad-lvd.
small pandanus in habit. Fls. white, small, and many in a boat-shaped
spathe-like structure arising from the axil of the lf. and which is
sessile or nearly so; sepals 3, free, more or less petal-like; petals
3, soon withering; stamens 6. Var. vittata, Hook. (Trades- cantia
discolor var. vittata, Miq. T. discolor var. varie- gata, Hook. T.
variegata, Hort.), is the common form in cult. The lvs. are 8-12 in.
long, dark purple beneath and longitudinally striped above with pale
yellow. A striking plant for the warmhouse, or for the open in the S.
B.M. 5079. F.S. 11:1169, 1170. Cult, as for warm- house tradescantias
L. H. B.
Rhopala: Roupala.
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{{Inc|
Rhoeo (name unexplained). Commelinaceae. One species, from Mex. and the
W. Indies, R. discolor, Hance, known also as Tradescantia discolor,
L'Her., T. spathacea, Swartz, and Ephemerum bicolor, Moench B.M. 1192.
G.W. 15, p. 230. From Tradescantia the genus is distinguished by having
1 ovule (rather than 2) in each locule of the ovary. R. discolor is a
short- stemmed erect-growing long-lvd. plant, not unlike a broad-lvd.
small pandanus in habit. Fls. white, small, and many in a boat-shaped
spathe-like structure arising from the axil of the lf. and which is
sessile or nearly so; sepals 3, free, more or less petal-like; petals
3, soon withering; stamens 6. Var. vittata, Hook. (Trades- cantia
discolor var. vittata, Miq. T. discolor var. varie- gata, Hook. T.
variegata, Hort.), is the common form in cult. The lvs. are 8-12 in.
long, dark purple beneath and longitudinally striped above with pale
yellow. A striking plant for the warmhouse, or for the open in the S.
B.M. 5079. F.S. 11:1169, 1170. Cult, as for warm- house tradescantias
L. H. B.
Rhopala: Roupala.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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