Genus Dichorisandra Rank Species | ||
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Similar Dichorisandra, Commelinaceae, Justicia carnea, Buddleja lindleyana, Pandorea pandorana | ||
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora blue ginger dicorisandra tradescantieae
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora or blue ginger is a tropical plant which resembles ginger in growth and habit, but is actually related to the spiderworts (the genus Tradescantia). The plant is native to the tropical woodlands of North, Central and South America, specially in Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil. Of the family Commelinaceae, they are cultivated for their handsome spotted stems, large shiny foliage which is held horizontally, surmounted by striking blue flowers.
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- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora blue ginger dicorisandra tradescantieae
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It was first described by the naturalist Johann Christian Mikan in 1823.
It was first grown in England in 1822, and is recorded from Sir William MacArthur's catalogue in 1857 of plants he grew in Camden southwest of Sydney. It has become naturalised in a small region of northeastern New South Wales in Australia.
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