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Commelinaceae

Pink Trinity

Tripogandra serrulata (Vahl) Handlos

Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Tripogandra

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Pink Trinity (Tripogandra serrulata)
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Common names

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English
Pink Trinity

Synonyms

  • Aneilema floribundum Hook. & Arn.
  • Aneilema serrulatum (Vahl) Loudon
  • Callisia ciliata Pers.
  • Callisia rosea Pohl ex Seub.
  • Callisia serrulata (Vahl) Christenh. & Byng
  • Commelina elongata (G.Mey.) Woodson
  • Commelina floribunda Kunth
  • Commelina mexicana E.Mey.
  • Commelina serrulata Vahl
  • Descantaria balbisii Hassk. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Descantaria cumanensis (Kunth) Schltdl.
  • Descantaria cumanensis (Kunth) G.Brückn.
  • Descantaria elongata (G.Mey.) G.Brückn.
  • Descantaria schlechtendalii Hassk. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Heterachthia gaudichaudiana Hassk. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Leptorhoeo floribunda Baill.
  • Tradescantia balbisii Kunth
  • Tradescantia congesta M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Tradescantia cumanensis Kunth
  • Tradescantia cumanensis var. glabrior C.B.Clarke
  • Tradescantia elongata G.Mey.
  • Tradescantia elongata var. schlechtendalii (Kunth) C.B.Clarke
  • Tradescantia guianensis Miq.
  • Tradescantia mexicana (E.Mey.) Kunth
  • Tradescantia mexicana Hort.Belved. ex Schult.f.
  • Tradescantia schlechtendalii Kunth
  • Tradescantia schomburgkiana Kunth
  • Tripogandra cumanensis (Kunth) Woodson
  • Tripogandra cumanensis f. glabrior (C.B.Clarke ex DC.) Standl. & Steyerm.
  • Tripogandra elongata (G.Mey.) Woodson
  • Tripogandra elongata (Mart.) Handlos
  • Tripogandra floribunda (Hook. & Arn.) Woodson

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.