''Petchia'' is a genus of plant in the family
Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. It is native to
Madagascar,
Cameroon, the
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
and
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
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# '' Petchia africana'' Leeuwenb.
Anthonius Josephus Maria "Toon" Leeuwenberg (11 August 1930, in Amsterdam – 2010) was a Dutch botanist and taxonomist best known for his research into the genus ''Buddleja'' at the Laboratory of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography, Wageningen. H ...
- Cameroon
# '' Petchia ceylanica'' ( Wight) Livera
Livera ( el, Λιβερά; tr, Sadrazamköy) is a small village on Cape Kormakitis, Cyprus, 8 km northwest of Kormakitis. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. The Beşparmak Trail starts at Cape Kormakitis
Cape Kormakit ...
- Sri Lanka
# '' Petchia cryptophlebia'' (Baker
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
# '' Petchia erythrocarpa'' ( Vatke) Leeuwenb. - Comoros, Madagascar
# '' Petchia humbertii'' (Markgr.
Friedrich Markgraf (1 February 1897 in Berlin-Friedenau – 8 March 1987 in Zurich) was a German botanist.
Life and work
After secondary school, Markgraf studied biology at the Friedrich Wilhelm University Berlin. In 1922 he was awarded a ...
) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
# ''Petchia madagascariensis
''Petchia madagascariensis'' is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Description
''Petchia madagascariensis'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its flowers feature a creamy to yellow Corolla (flower), cor ...
'' (A.DC.
Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (28 October 18064 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
Biography
De Candolle, son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, first devot ...
) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
# '' Petchia montana'' ( Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
# '' Petchia plectaneiifolia'' (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
References
Apocynaceae genera
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