Zebrina

former plant genus
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inch plant
Commelinaceae

Zebrina, former genus of trailing herbaceous plants in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae), now placed within the genus Tradescantia. Inch plant (formerly Zebrina pendula, now Tradescantia zebrina) has an array of colourful-leaved varieties and is widely grown as an indoor foliage plant.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.