Commelinaceae

Matudanthus nanus (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Matudanthus

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Matudanthus nanus (Matudanthus nanus) — FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Italian: Matudanthus
Portuguese: Matudanthus
Spanish: Matudanthus

Synonyms

Tradescantia geminiflora Matuda
Tradescantia nana M.Martens & Galeotti
Tradescantia riomolinensis Matuda
Tradescantia riomolinensis Matuda

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 84 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dante S. Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: fern Wildtruth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.