Biology:Petrocosmea forrestii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Petrocosmea forrestii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Petrocosmea
Species:
P. forrestii
Binomial name
Petrocosmea forrestii
Craib

Petrocosmea forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae native to China,[1] and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. It grows among rocks in shady places.[1] Like other species in its genus, it does not develop a stem above ground, but spreads by rhizomes.[2] The entire rosette of leaves is less than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman; Laurence E. Skog. "Petrocosmea forrestii". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021914. 
  2. Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman; Laurence E. Skog. "Petrocosmea". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124726. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10936822 entry