*Tradescantia zebrina* Hort ex Bose, Vollst. Handb. Bl.- Gartm. 4: 655.
1849. **
*Zebrina pendula *Schnizlein. ‘Wondering-Jew’
Herbs, decumbent. Leaves 2-ranked; blade variegated, abaxially
reddish purple, adaxially striped green and white, lanceolate-elliptic to
ovate-elliptic, 3-9 x1.5-3 cm, base oblique, cuneate, apex acute to
acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, consisting of pairs of sessile cymes
enclosed in sheath of spathaceous bracts, pedunculate; spathaceous bracts
foliaceous, reduced. Flowers subsessile; sepals basally connate, 4-5 mm,;
petals pink, clawed, claws basally connate forming tube; stamens
epipetalous; filaments bearded. Capsules 3-locular; locules 2-seeded.
*Flowering:* September to February.
*Distribution:* Native to Tropical America; introduced as garden ornamental.
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Commelinales and Zingiberales Week: Commelinalceae, Tradescantia zebrina
> Vollst.
> Handb. Bl.-gärtn. ed. 2, 4:655. 1849
> syn: *Tradescantia pendula* (Schnizl.) D. R. Hunt
> *Zebrina pendula* Schnizl.
>
> Common name: Inchplant
>
>
> Another ornamental perennial forming ground cover, from Delhi
>
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> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Research Student,
Department of Botany,
Shivaji University,
Kolhapur.
