Tradescantia zebrina (Cultivated)

Tradescantia zebrina Bosse, Vollst. Handb. Blumengart. 4: 655 1849. (Syn: Cyanotis zebrina (Bosse) Nees; Commelina zebrina C.B.Clarke [Invalid]; Cyanotis vittata Lindl.; Tradescantia pendula (Schnizl.) D.R.Hunt; Tradescantia tricolor C.B.Clarke; Zebrina pendula Schnizl.; Zebrina pendula f. quadricolor Voss; Zebrina pendula var. quadricolor (Voss) L.H.Bailey; Zebrina purpusii G.Brückn.):

Images by (Arundhati Boyce – Id by Nidhan Singh) & (B. Rathinasabapathy– Id by Bala Subramaniam)

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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.

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Commelinales and Zingiberales Week: Commelinalceae, Tradescantia zebrina from Delhi: 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

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.

A very common garden plant

efloraindia: 281011 BRS 91:

Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request.

Date/Time-Location- Some time in August, 2011 NBNP Garden, Anaikatti

Place, Altitude, GPS- Coimbatore (640 MSL)

Habitat- Garden

Plant Habit- Herb-

Yes Zebrina pendula

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Ornamental for ID – 200912 ANB-0001 – Mumbai: I would like to know the identity of this ornamental plant from Mumbai. It doesn’t flower but the foliage is very attractive.

this should be Tradescantia zebrina…

yes, Tradescantia zebrina.