Petchia

Petchia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Vinceae
Subtribus: Catharanthinae
Genus: Petchia
Species: P. africana – P. ceylanica – P. cryptophlebia – P. erythrocarpa – P. humbertii – P. madagascariensis  – P. montana – P. plectaneiifolia

Name

Petchia Livera, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 10: 140. (1926)

• Type species: Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 10: 140 (1926)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cabucala Pichon, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 202 (1948)

References

• Livera, E.J. 1926. Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Peradeniya 10: 140.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Petchia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Petchia. Published online. Accessed: Oct 6 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Petchia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Oct. 2017.

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