Petunia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Petunioideae
Genus: Petunia
Species: P. altiplana – P. axillaris – P. bajeensis – P. bonjardinensis – P. correntina – P. exserta – P. guarapuavensis – P. inflata – P. integrifolia – P. interior – P. mantiqueirensis – P. occidentalis – P. reitzii – P. saxicola – P. scheideana – P. secreta – P. toropiensis
Nothospecies: P. × atkinsiana

This taxon list was last updated on 27 Mar 2025.

Name

Petunia Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 215. (1803) nom. cons.

Typus: P. nyctaginiflora Juss. = P. axillaris – (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Stimoryne Raf., Fl. Tell. 3: 76. (1837)

References

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Petunia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Petunia. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Petunia. Accessed: 27 Mar 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Petunia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 27. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Petunien
English: Petunia
español: Petunia
suomi: Petuniat
Nederlands: Petunia
română: Petunia
svenska: Petuniasläktet
Türkçe: Petunya