Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tradescantia zebrina
zebrina péndula, wandering jew
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Tradescantia
Species
zebrina
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Zebrina pendula
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tradescantia zebrina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=875. Accessed 3 November 2026.