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Go BackTradescantia spathacea
| Binomial name | Tradescantia spathacea |
| Common name | Boat Lily |
| Family | Commelinaceae |
| Habit | This is a succulent plant which is commonly used as an ornamental plant and has been planted in gardens and yards. Currently, it can be found growing in the understory of coastal forests, shrublands, pinelands, hammocks, secondary forests, cultivated grounds, and disturbed areas from sea level to low elevations. |
| Morphology | Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 0.30 m long by 76 mm wide. They are foliage plants that reach a height of around 0.30 m. The flower is actinomorphic and trimerous. |
| Medicinal properties | * The plant is used for cold, sore throat and whooping cough. * It is also used as an anti- inflammatory and anti- cancer properties. * Leaves boiled and made into a purple-coloured herbal tea to relieve body heatness. |
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