Petrea
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Petrea | |
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| Petrea volubilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Petrea L. |
Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to tropical Americas.[1]
The genus was named in honour of Robert James Petre, an English patron of botany.[1][2]
Species
The following species are currently recognized:[1]
- Petrea blanchetiana Schauer
- Petrea bracteata Steud.
- Petrea brevicalyx Ducke
- Petrea campinae Rueda
- Petrea insignis Schauer
- Petrea macrostachya Benth.
- Petrea maynensis Huber
- Petrea pubescens Turcz.
- Petrea rugosa Kunth
- Petrea sulphurea Jans.-Jac.
- Petrea volubilis L.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rueda, Ricardo M. (1994). "Systematics and Evolution of the Genus Petrea (Verbenaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 81 (4): 610–652. doi:10.2307/2399914. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/30319.
- ↑ "Petrea volubilis - Plant Finder". http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287450&isprofile=0&.
Wikidata ☰ Q583410 entry
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