Taxon:
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R. Hunt
Summary
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 30:452. 1975
Verified:
12/02/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). URL: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
- Faden, R. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. URL: http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Setcreasea purpurea
- McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
- Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource). URL: http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Common names
English
purpleheart – German
mexikanische Dreimasterblume – Swedish
purpurblad –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Tamaulipas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Yucatán | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | West Indies | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Honduras | | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | natzd.? |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Misiones | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Tamaulipas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands]
Northern America
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida, Louisiana]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Jalisco]
Southern America
-
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Honduras (natzd.?), Nicaragua (natzd.?)
-
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Misiones]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Faden, R. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names |