''Petrea'' is a genus of evergreen flowering
vines native to tropical
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
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The genus was named in honour of
Robert James Petre, an English
patron of botany.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
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Petrea blanchetiana''
Schauer
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Petrea bracteata''
Steud.
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''Petrea'' ''brevicalyx'' Ducke
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''Petrea'' ''campinae'' Rueda
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Petrea insignis''
Schauer
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Petrea macrostachya''
Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
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''Petrea'' ''maynensis'' Huber
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Petrea pubescens''
Turcz.
Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow ( ru , Николай Степанович Турчанинов, 1796 in Nikitovka, now in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia – 1863 in Kharkov) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who ...
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Petrea rugosa''
Kunth
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Petrea sulphurea'' Jans.-Jac.
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Petrea volubilis''
L.
References
Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae genera
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