Petrocosmea
| Petrocosmea | |
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| Petrocosmea rosettifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtandroideae |
| Genus: | Petrocosmea Oliv. |
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Vaniotia | |
Petrocosmea is a genus of the family Gesneriaceae, the African violet family. Most of the species within this genus are endemic to high-altitude areas in Western China,[1] although some are native to other parts of Asia.[2] It is a rosette forming genus that generally grows on wet mossy rocks or forests.[1][2]
The genus was discovered in China by Augustine Henry and was first described in 1887 by Daniel Oliver (Prof. of Botany, University College, London).[2]
Species
The genus contains around 25 species. The species listed below are taken from The Plant List as of February 2013,[3] unless otherwise indicated.
- Petrocosmea barbata Craib
- Petrocosmea begoniifolia C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
- Petrocosmea cavaleriei H. Lév.
- Petrocosmea coerulea C.Y. Wu ex W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea confluens W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea duclouxii Craib
- Petrocosmea flaccida Craib
- Petrocosmea forrestii Craib
- Petrocosmea funingensis Zhang, Pan, Meng, Li, Xu & Li [4]
- Petrocosmea grandiflora Hemsl.
- Petrocosmea grandifolia W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea iodioides Hemsl.
- Petrocosmea kerrii Craib (including Petrocosmea wardii W.W. Sm.)
- Petrocosmea longipedicellata W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea mairei H. Lév.
- Petrocosmea martini (H. Lév.) H. Lév.
- Petrocosmea menglianensis H.W. Li
- Petrocosmea minor Hemsl. (syn. Petrocosmea henryi Craib)
- Petrocosmea nervosa Craib
- Petrocosmea oblata Craib (including Petrocosmea latisepala W.T. Wang)
- Petrocosmea qinlingensis W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea rosettifolia C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
- Petrocosmea sericea C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
- Petrocosmea sichuanensis Chun ex W.T. Wang
- Petrocosmea sinensis Oliv.
A new species Petrocosmea cryptica J.M.H.Shaw was described in 2011, long known in cultivation but mistakenly identified as P. rosettifolia.[5] A further eight names were considered "unresolved"; they may be extra species or synonyms of existing species:[3]
- Petrocosmea condorensis Pellegr.
- Petrocosmea formosa B.L.Burtt
- Petrocosmea heterophylla B.L.Burtt
- Petrocosmea ionantha Baill.
- Petrocosmea kingii (C.B.Clarke) Chatterjee
- Petrocosmea parryorum C.E.C.Fisch.
- Petrocosmea umbelliformis B.L.Burtt
- Petrocosmea xingyiensis Y.G.Wei & F. Wen
References
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- 1 2 Petrocosmea Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from http://www.gesneriads.ca/genpetro.htm
- 1 2 3 Petrocosmea: An Introduction Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from http://www3.telus.net/vavgs/files/intro_petrocosmea.pdf
- 1 2 "Search results for Petrocosmea". The Plant List. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ↑ Zhang, Qiang; Pan, Bo; Meng, Tao; Li, Guo-Feng; Xu, Wei-Bin; Li, Zhi-Ming. "Petrocosmea funingensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from southeastern Yunnan, China". Phytotaxa. 77 (1): 5–8. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.77.1.2.
- ↑ Shaw, J. (2011). "A new species of Petrocosmea". The Plantsman (New Series). 10 (3): 177–179.