Biology:Petraeovitex

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Short description: Genus of shrubs

Petraeovitex
Petraeovitex bambusetorum - JBM.jpg
Nong Noch vine, Petraeovitex bambusetorum, Jardin botanique de Montréal, 2008
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Petraeovitex
Oliv.[1]
Type species
Petraeovitex riedelii Oliv.
– a synonym of:
Petraeovitex multiflora
(Sm.) Merr.

Petraeovitex is a genus of eight climbing shrubs species known to science, of the mint family Lamiaceae (formerly placed within Verbenaceae).[2][3][4] Collectively, they grow naturally in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines , the Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and Cape York Peninsula, Australia.[2][4][5]

Species

The 1981 review paper by Harold N. Moldenke was the source,[2] additional distribution information came from the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system:

  1. Petraeovitex bambusetorum King & Gamble – Borneo
  2. Petraeovitex kinabaluensis Munir – Borneo
  3. Petraeovitex membranacea Merr. – Borneo
  4. Petraeovitex multiflora (Sm.) Merr. – Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is., Cape York Peninsula, Australia[5]
  5. Petraeovitex scortechinii King & Gamble – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
  6. Petraeovitex sumatrana H.J.Lam – Sumatra, Borneo
  7. Petraeovitex trifoliata Merr. – Philippines, Borneo
  8. Petraeovitex wolfei J.Sinclair – Peninsular Malaysia

References

  1. Hooker, William Jackson; Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1883). Icones Plantarum, or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. 15. pages 15–16, plate 1420. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16154022. Retrieved 21 Nov 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Moldenke, Harold N. (1981). "Notes on the genus Petraeovitex (Verbenaceae)" (Digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org). Phytologia 47 (4): 332–358. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4465. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13161359. Retrieved 21 Nov 2013. 
  3. Munir, Ahmad Abid (1965). "A revision of Petraeovitex (Verbenaceae)". The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. (digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org) 21: 215–257. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581931. Retrieved 5 Feb 2014. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Lamiaceae". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Lamiaceae.htm. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Petraeovitex multiflora". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Petraeovitex_multiflora.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9058822 entry