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

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

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.

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, 2^nd Edition

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.

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.

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.

English: Fiddlewood