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Petchia

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Petchia
Petchia erythrocarpa
Jardin Botanique de Lyon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Subtribe: Catharanthinae
Genus: Petchia
Livera[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cabucala Pichon

Petchia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. It is native to Madagascar, Cameroon, the Comoros and Sri Lanka.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Petchia africana Leeuwenb. - Cameroon
  2. Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera - Sri Lanka
  3. Petchia cryptophlebia (Baker) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  4. Petchia erythrocarpa (Vatke) Leeuwenb. - Comoros, Madagascar
  5. Petchia humbertii (Markgr.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  6. Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  7. Petchia montana (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  8. Petchia plectaneiifolia (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar

References

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  1. ^ "Petchia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013
  2. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Search for "Petchia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013