familyCommelinaceae
genusTradescantia
speciesTradescantia pallida

Tradescantia pallida

(Rose) D. R. Hunt

Kew Bull. 30: 452. 1975.

Robert B. Faden
Introduced
Basionym: Setcreasea pallida Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 294. 1911
Synonyms: Setcreasea purpurea Boom
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Herbs, perennial, succulent. Stems suffused with purplish violet. Leaves spirally arranged; blade not variegated, suffused with purplish violet, lanceolate-oblong to oblongelliptic, (4–) 7–15 × 1.5–3 cm (distal leaf-blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), base symmetric, rounded to broadly cuneate, margins ciliate or ciliolate, apex acute, glabrous or glabrescent. Inflorescences terminal, often becoming leaf-opposed, pedunculate; peduncles (3.5–) 4–13 cm; bracts similar to leaves but usually greatly reduced. Flowers subsessile; pedicels 4–9 mm, densely white-pilose at summit; sepals distinct, 7–10 mm, pilose basally; petals ± connate at base, pink, clawed, 1.5–2 cm; stamens epipetalous; filaments very sparsely bearded. Capsules 3.5 mm, glabrous. Seeds 2.5–3 mm. 2n = 24 (Mexico).


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Landfill and old home sites

Distribution

V22 378-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Fla., La., native, Mexico

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Apex pubescence
glabrescent +  and glabrous +
Apex shape
acute +
Author
Robert B. Faden +
Authority
(Rose) D. R. Hunt +
Base shape
rounded +  and broadly cuneate +
Basionyms
Setcreasea pallida +
Blade architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Blade atypical length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
suffused with purplish violet +  and not variegated +
Blade length
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate-oblong;oblongelliptic +
Blade texture
succulent +
Blade width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
spathaceous +
Bracteole duration
persistent +
Capsule architecture
3-valved +
Capsule architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Capsule dehiscence
loculicidal +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +
Cyme architecture
sessile +
Cyme condition or size
contracted +
Cyme shape
umbel-like +
Distribution
Fla. +, La. +, native +  and Mexico +
Embryotegum position
Abaxial (Lateral) +
Embryotegum shape
lidlike +
Filament pubescence
bearded +
Flower architecture
subsessile +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Habitat
Landfill and old home sites +
Hilum shape
Oblong (Linear) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence architecture
pedunculate +
Inflorescence position
leaf-opposed +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
umbel-like +
Inflorescence size
reduced +
Introduced
true +
Leaf arrangement
arranged +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf size
reduced +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin arrangement
parallel +
Margin fusion
distinct +
Margin pubescence
ciliolate +  and ciliate +
Margin variability
differentiated +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovule architecture or arrangement
1-seriate +
Ovule atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Ovule quantity
2 +
Pedicel development
developed +
Pedicel height or length or size
short +
Pedicel pubescence
white-pilose +
Pedicel some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Peduncle atypical some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Petal architecture
petaloid +
Petal architecture or texture
deliquescent +
Petal coloration
pink +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
clawed +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Petal variability
equal +
Phenology
Flowering summer–fall. +
Publication title
Kew Bull. +
Publication year
1975 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
tuberous +
Root width
thin +
Seed quantity
2 +
Seed some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Sepal architecture
sepaloid +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal pubescence
pilose +
Sepal quantity
3 +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Sheath condition
closed +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/62857cf6bca5c4637d27b113da92d27dbf9962f4/V22/V22 378.xml +
Special status
Introduced +
Stamen position
epipetalous +
Stamen presence
absent +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stamen variability
equal +
Stem coloration
suffused with purplish violet +
Stigma architecture
simple +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma size
not +  and enlarged +
Style architecture
simple +
Style quantity
1 +
Style size
slender +
Synonyms
Setcreasea purpurea +
Taxon family
Commelinaceae +
Taxon name
Tradescantia pallida +
Taxon parent
Tradescantia +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 22 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism texture
succulent +
X chromosome quantity
6 +  and 8 +