Petitia domingensis

Petitia domingensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Viticoideae
Genus: Petitia
Species: Petitia domingensis

Name

Petitia domingensis Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 12 (1760).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vitex petitia Bramley, Sci. Rep. 6(34343): 14 (2017).
• Heterotypic
  • Citharexylum melanocardium Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 91 (1788).
  • Citharexylum paniculatum Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 270 (1788).
  • Premna reticulata Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 68 (1806).
  • Callicarpa reticulata Poepp. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 72 (1845).
  • Petitia poeppigii Schauer in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 639 (1847).
    • Petitia domingensis var. poeppigii (Schauer) Moldenke, Phytologia 31: 27 (1975)
      
  • Callicarpa cinerea A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 145 (1850).
  • Aegiphila punctata Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(II): 219 (1863).
  • Petitia domingensis var. ekmanii Moldenke, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 247 (1937).

Note: Synonymy with Vitex not completed.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut iam cognitas emendavit. 41 pp. Apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bramley, G.L.C., Forest, F. & de Kok, R.P.J. 2009. Troublesome tropical mints: re-examining generic limits of Vitex and relations (Lamiaceae) in South East Asia. Taxon 58(2): 500–510. DOI: 10.1002/tax.582014 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Petitia domingensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Petitia domingensis. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Fiddlewood

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