*Tradescantia pallida* (Rose) D. R. Hunt, Kew. Bull. 30: 452. 1975.*Setcreasea
pallida *Rose, Contr. U. S. Natl. Heb. 13: 294. 1911; *S. purpurea* Boom.
Herbs, perennial, succulent. Stems suffused with purpulish
violet. Leaves spirally arranged; blade not variegated, suffused with
purplish violet, lanceolate-oblong to oblong-elliptic, (4-)7- 15 x 1.5- 3cm,
base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, margins ciliate or ciliolate,
apex acute, glabrous or glabrescent. Inflorescence terminal, often becoming
leaf-opposed, pedunculate; peduncles (3.5-) 4- 13 cm; bracts similar to
leaves but usually greatly reduced. Flowers subsessile; pedicels densely
white –pillose at summit; sepals distinct, 7-10 mm, pilose basally; petals
slightly connate at base, pink clawed, 1.5-2 cm; stamens epipetalous;
filaments very sparsely bearded. Capsules 3.5 mm, glbrous. Seeds 2.5-3 mm.
*Flowering:* Always.
*Distribution:* Native to Mexico; introduced as garden ornamental.
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Commelinales and Zingiberales Week: Commelinaceae, *Tradescantia
> pallida*(Rose) D. R. Hunt, Kew
> Bull. 30:452. 1975
> syn: *Setcreasea* *pallida* Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13:294. 1911
> * **Setcreasea* *purpurea* Boom
> *Tradescantia purpurea* Boom
>
> Commonly grown ornamental in Delhi, used as ground cover, with reddish
> leaves and short decumbent branches.
>
> Common name: Purple heart, purple queen
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> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
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Research Student,
Department of Botany,
Shivaji University,
Kolhapur.
