‘Purpurea’

Details

(Understanding this section)

Correct name

Unspecified.

Name status

Not established, an invalidly published name used to sell multiple other cultivars. Published with a photo by Rochford’s Nursery (n.d.), and with a description by Glasshouse Works (1984, p. 18). The name is in Latin, and has previously been used in the genus, so it cannot be established (Brickell et al., 2016, Arts. 21.11, 30.1). The two sources seems to refer to different cultivars, Tradescantia zebrina ‘Purpusii’ and Tradescantia fluminensis ‘Bicolor’, so the name cannot be linked to a single specific plant. Not to be confused with: Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Purpurea’, the accepted name for another cultivar. Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’, the accepted name for another cultivar.

References

Rochford’s Nursery. (n.d.). Rochfords House Plants. RHS Lindley Library.

Glasshouse Works. (1984). [Catalogue]. UC Davis Library.

Brickell, C. D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J. J., David, J. C., Hoffman, M. H. A., Leslie, A. C., Malécot, V., Jin, X. (2016). International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. PDF link.