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Petrocosmea

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Petrocosmea
Petrocosmea rosettifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Petrocosmea
Oliv. (1887)
Species[1]

63; see text

Synonyms[1]

Vaniotia H.Lév. (1903)

Petrocosmea forrestii, leaf rosette

Petrocosmea is a genus of the family Gesneriaceae, the African violet family. Many of the species within this genus are endemic to high-elevation areas in Western China,[2] although some are native to other parts of Asia.[3] including north-central and southern China, Indochina, and the eastern Himalayas.[1] It is a rosette-forming genus that generally grows on wet mossy rocks or forests.[2][3]

The genus was discovered in China by Augustine Henry and was first described in 1887 by Daniel Oliver (Prof. of Botany, University College, London).[3]

Species

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63 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Petrocosmea Oliv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Petrocosmea Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from http://www.gesneriads.ca/genpetro.htm
  3. ^ a b c Petrocosmea: An Introduction Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Zhang, Qiang; Pan, Bo; Meng, Tao; Li, Guo-Feng; Xu, Wei-Bin; Li, Zhi-Ming (2013). "Petrocosmea funingensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from southeastern Yunnan, China". Phytotaxa. 77 (1): 5–8. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.77.1.2.