Tradescantia cerinthoides Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 83 (1843) (syn: Tradescantia blossfeldiana Mildbr. ; Tradescantia cymbispatha var. villosissima C.B.Clarke ; Tradescantia koernickeana Seub.);
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SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina; Introduced into: Canary Is. as per POWO;
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Sattal May 2025 :: Tradescantia cerinthoides :: ARK2025-068: 1 high res. image.
This was clicked growing in a pot at a place we were put up near Sattal, Uttarakhand in May 2025.
This is a cultivated species.
I guess this is Tradescantia cerinthoides based on the pics on the net.
This is a concluding post on the Sattal series. Thank you everyone for all the help for IDing.
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References:
POWO
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/406589-Tradescantia-cerinthoides/browse_photos
https://www.gbif.org/species/2765318
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_cerinthoides
https://myplantin.com/plant/6140