Petrea asperifolia
| Petrea asperifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Petrea |
| Species: | P. asperifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrea asperifolia (Miranda) Hammel
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Petrea asperifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Verbenaceae. It is a shrub or small tree[3] which grows 2.5 to 4 meters tall.[1] It is native to Chiapas in southern Mexico as well as Honduras and Nicaragua.[2] It has been collected only once in Honduras. It is native to tropical dry deciduous forest from 400 to 1000 meters elevation, including secondary vegetation in disturbed areas.[1]
The species was first described as Xolocotzia asperifolia by Faustino Miranda in 1965, who placed it in the monotypic genus Xolocotzia.[2] Phylogenetic studies concluded that the species is grouped with the genus Petrea in a small clade which is a sister group to the rest of the family. Plants of both genera have fleshy fruits and showy sepals that are longer than the flower corollas at the center.[3] In 2020 Barry Edward Hammel placed the species in genus Petrea as P. asperifolia.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. (2023). "Petrea asperifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T37473A204727480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T37473A204727480.en. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Petrea asperifolia (Miranda) Hammel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ a b Marx, H. E., et al. (2010). A molecular phylogeny and classification of Verbenaceae. American Journal of Botany 97(10), 1647-63.