Plant Details

Accepted name:: Tripogandra diuretica (Mart.) Handlos [Commelinaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
pink trinity	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
santa lucía rosada	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tradescantia diuretica	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
trapoeraba	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant	vegetal drug, fluid extract	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Flowers		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Callisia diuretica (Mart.) Christenh. & Byng Global Fl. 4: 67 (2018).
Tradescantia diuretica Mart. Reise Bras. 1: 281 (1823).
Tradescantia commelina Vell. Fl. Flumin. 3: 140, t. 154 (1829), nom. illeg.
Tradescantia diuretica var. mollis (Kunth) Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 251 (1855).
Tradescantia elongata var. diuretica (Mart.) C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 303 (1881).
Tradescantia gaudichaudiana Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 93 (1843).
Tradescantia mollis Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 95 (1843).
Tradescantia sellowiana Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 93 (1843).
Tripogandra elongata f. diuretica (Mart.) Standl. & Steyerm. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(3): 38 (1952).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Callisia diuretica (Mart.) Christenh. & Byng	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Tradescantia diuretica Mart.	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Tripogandra diuretica (Mart.) Handlos	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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