Petraeovitex is a genus of eight climbing shrubs species known to science, of the mint family Lamiaceae (formerly placed within Verbenaceae).[2][3][4] Collectively, they grow naturally in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and Cape York Peninsula, Australia.[2][4][5]
| Petraeovitex | |
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| Nong Noch vine, Petraeovitex bambusetorum, Jardin botanique de Montréal, 2008 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Petraeovitex Oliv.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Petraeovitex riedelii Oliv. – a synonym of: Petraeovitex multiflora (Sm.) Merr.
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Species
editThe 1981 review paper by Harold N. Moldenke was the source,[2] additional distribution information came from the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system:
- Petraeovitex bambusetorum King & Gamble – Borneo
- Petraeovitex kinabaluensis Munir – Borneo
- Petraeovitex membranacea Merr. – Borneo
- Petraeovitex multiflora (Sm.) Merr. – Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is., Cape York Peninsula, Australia[5]
- Petraeovitex scortechinii King & Gamble – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
- Petraeovitex sumatrana H.J.Lam – Sumatra, Borneo
- Petraeovitex trifoliata Merr. – Philippines, Borneo
- Petraeovitex wolfei J.Sinclair – Peninsular Malaysia
References
edit- ^ Hooker, William Jackson; Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1883). Icones Plantarum, or figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the author's herbarium. Vol. 15. pages 15–16, plate 1420. Retrieved 21 Nov 2013.
- ^ a b c Moldenke, Harold N. (1981). "Notes on the genus Petraeovitex (Verbenaceae)" (Digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org). Phytologia. 47 (4): 332–358. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4465. Retrieved 21 Nov 2013.
- ^ Munir, Ahmad Abid (1965). "A revision of Petraeovitex (Verbenaceae)". The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. (digitised, online, via biodiversitylibrary.org). 21: 215–257. Retrieved 5 Feb 2014.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lamiaceae". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Petraeovitex multiflora". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 22 June 2021.