Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- November-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tradescantia pallida
- Genus
- Tradescantia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Central America
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Assam, Bihar, Mizoram, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OblongrecordedLonger than wide with roughly parallel sides, the ends rounded.“The fleshy, hairy leaves are up to 7 in (180 mm) long, narrow-oblong, and v-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The fleshy, hairy leaves are up to 7 in (180 mm) long, narrow-oblong, and v-shaped.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Heart itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Heart itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Purple Heart
Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Kerala and 22 other states. It is grown as garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting. Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Purple Heart belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
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