Petrocodon is a genus of the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 51 species native to southern China and Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam).[1] Petrocodon formerly had few species, but recent genetic analysis has refined our understanding of the genus. Calcareoboea, Paralagarosolen, Dolicholoma, and Tengia monotypic genera have been transferred to Petrocodon, as well as some Didymocarpus and Lagarosolen species.[3]

Petrocodon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Petrocodon
Hance (1883)
Type species
Petrocodon dealbatus
Hance
Species[1]

51; see text

Synonyms[2][1]
  • Calcareoboea C.Y.Wu
  • Calcareoboea C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li
  • Dolicholoma D.Fang & W.T.Wang
  • Lagarosolen W.T.Wang
  • Paralagarosolen Y.G.Wei
  • Tengia Chun

Species

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51 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Petrocodon Hance. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Petrocodon". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Petrocodon | Gesneriad Reference Web". Retrieved 2021-04-07.