Tradescantia pallida

Tradescantia pallida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Tradescantiinae
Genus: Tradescantia
Sectio: T. sect. Setcreasea
Species: Tradescantia pallida

Name

Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt, Kew Bull. 30(3): 453. 1975.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Setcreasea pallida Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 294. 1911.

• Heterotypic
  • Tradescantia velutina L.Linden, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 13: 475 (1893), nom. illeg.
  • Tradescantia striata Mottet, Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 307 (1898-1899).
  • Setcreasea jaumavensis Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 26: 59 (1955).
  • Setcreasea purpurea Boom, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 167 (1955).
  • Setcreasea lanceolata Faruqi, Mehra & Celarier, Rhodora 64: 330 (1962).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. (1975) Kew Bulletin 30(3): 453.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tradescantia pallida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tradescantia pallida. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tradescantia pallida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: wandering Jew, purple heart, purple queen
magyar: Bíbor pletyka
日本語: ムラサキゴテン

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