Petrocosmea kerrii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae,[3] sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. In the past, it has been erroneously placed in the genus Damrongia.[3] It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1918.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Petrocosmea |
| Species: | P. kerrii
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrocosmea kerrii | |
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It is divided into two subspecies:[2][4]
- P. k. var. crinita W. T. Wang
- P. k. var. kerrii
References
edit- ^ a b The International Plant Names Index
- ^ a b ITIS Standard Report, retrieved 30 November 2016
- ^ a b P. Triboun; David J. Middleton, A new species of Damrongia (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand
- ^ Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman; Laurence E. Skog, "24. Petrocosmea kerrii Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1918: 365. 1918.", Flora of China
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- The Gesneriad Reference Web, retrieved 30 November 2016
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