Petrea
| Petrea | |
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| Petrea volubilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Petrea L. |
| Synonyms | |
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Xolocotzia Miranda | |
Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to tropical Americas, ranging from Florida and northeastern Mexico to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
The genus was named in honour of Robert James Petre, an English patron of botany.
Species
14 species are accepted.
- Petrea aspera Turcz.
- Petrea asperifolia (Miranda) Hammel
- Petrea blanchetiana Schauer
- Petrea bracteata Steud.
- Petrea brevicalyx Ducke
- Petrea campinae Rueda
- Petrea guianensis Cham.
- Petrea insignis Schauer
- Petrea macrostachya Benth.
- Petrea maynensis Huber
- Petrea pubescens Turcz.
- Petrea rugosa Kunth
- Petrea sulphurea Jans.-Jac.
- Petrea volubilis L.
References
- 1 2 3 "Petrea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- 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. JSTOR 2399914.
- ↑ "Petrea volubilis - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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