Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to tropical Americas,[2] ranging from Florida and northeastern Mexico to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.[1]
The genus was named in honour of Robert James Petre, an English patron of botany.[2][3]
Species
14 species are accepted.[1]
- 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
- ^ a b c “Petrea L.” Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ a b 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.