Petrocosmea

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Petrocosmea
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Petrocosmea rosettifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Petrocosmea
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Synonyms

Vaniotia

Petrocosmea forrestii, leaf rosette Petrocosmea forrestii 1.jpg
Petrocosmea forrestii , leaf rosette

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.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Petrocosmea Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from http://www.gesneriads.ca/genpetro.htm
  2. 1 2 3 Petrocosmea: An Introduction Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-23.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "Search results for Petrocosmea". The Plant List . Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  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.
  5. Shaw, J. (2011). "A new species of Petrocosmea". The Plantsman. New Series. 10 (3): 177–179. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2014-04-26.