Dorstenia petraea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Dorstenia |
Species: | D. petraea |
Binomial name | |
Dorstenia petraea | |
Dorstenia petraea is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. [1] [2] It is native to eastern Cuba. [3]
Dorstenia is a genus within the mulberry family, Moraceae. Depending on the author, there are said to be 100 to 170 species within this genus, second only in number to the genus Ficus within Moraceae. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 122 species. Dorstenia species are mainly known for their unusual inflorescences and growth habits. Dorstenia is named in honor of the German physician and botanist Theodor Dorsten (1492–1552). The type species is Dorstenia contrajerva.
Dorstenia hirta is an herbaceous plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia bowmanniana is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia carautae is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia umbricola is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Peru and Ecuador.
Dorstenia aristeguietae is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Venezuela.
Dorstenia lindeniana is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Dorstenia elata is a plant species in the family Moraceae.
Dorstenia bonijesu is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia arifolia is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia drakena is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Mexico and Central America.
Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the order Rosales.
Dorstenia fawcettii is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Jamaica and Haiti.
Dorstenia flagellifera is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Haiti.
Dorstenia belizensis is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Belize.
Dorstenia nummularia is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Cuba.
Dorstenia peltata is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Dorstenia crenulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Cuba.
Dorstenia tuberosa is a plant species in the family Moraceae. It is native to Cuba.
Maquira is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to South America.