''Petitia'', called the bastard stopper, is a

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, first described in 1760. It contains two known species, native to

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Petitia domingensis ''Petitia'', called the bastard stopper, is a genus of flowering plants in the Mentha, mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1760. It contains two known species, native to Florida and the West Indies. ;Species * ''Petitia domingensis'' Jac ...

'' Jacq. - Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Miami-Dade County in Florida * ''

Petitia urbanii ''Petitia'', called the bastard stopper, is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1760. It contains two known species, native to Florida and the West Indies. ;Species * ''Petitia domingensis ''Petitia ...

'' Ekman. - Cuba, Tortuga Island in Haiti

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