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Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort (a genus of New World plants) similar to T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea' is commonly called purple secretia, purple-heart,[2] or purple queen.[3] It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. Edward Palmer collected the type specimen near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas in 1907.[4][5]

Tradescantia pallida
Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
T. pallida
Binomial name
Tradescantia pallida
Synonyms[1]

Setcreasea pallida Rose
Setcreasea purpurea Boom


Names


The Latin specific epithet pallida means "pale".[6]


Description


Tradescantia pallida is an evergreen perennial plant of scrambling stature. It is distinguished by elongated, pointed leaves - themselves glaucous green, sometimes fringed with red or purple - and bearing small, sterile three-petaled flowers of white, pink or purple. Plants are top-killed by moderate frosts, but will often sprout back from roots.[7]

The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea' has purple leaves and pink flowers.


Cultivation


Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders, as a ground cover, hanging plant, or - particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season - houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings (the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints).

As a houseplant, T. pallida has been judged exceptionally effective at improving indoor air quality by filtering out volatile organic compounds, a class of common pollutants and respiratory irritants, an effect known as phytoremediation.[8]

Numerous cultivars are available, of which 'Purpurea' with purple foliage has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9][10]




References


  1. "Tradescantia pallida". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia pallida". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "Tradescantia pallida". EOL. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. "Tradescantia pallida" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  6. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  7. Duever, Linda Conway (2006-08-31). "#734 Tradescantia pallida". Floridata.
  8. Yang, Dong Sik, Pennisi, Svoboda V., Son, Ki-Cheol, Kays, Stanley J. Screening Indoor Plants for Volatile Organic Pollutant Removal Efficiency. HortScience, Published online 1 August 2009; in print 44: 1377-1381 (2009)
  9. "Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 102. Retrieved 24 December 2018.



На других языках


- [en] Tradescantia pallida

[es] Tradescantia pallida

Tradescantia pallida (purpurina, amor de hombre, pollo morado, nińa en barco, carne de perro, ensalada de alcachofas) es una especie de planta herbácea y perenne endémica del este de México, de Tamaulipas a Yucatán.

[ru] Традесканция бледная

Традесканция бледная[4] (лат. Tradescantia pallida) — многолетнее вечнозелёное травянистое растение, вид рода Традесканция (Tradescantia) семейства Коммелиновые (Commelinaceae)[5][6], произрастающее в районе побережья Мексиканского залива в восточной части Мексики.



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