Petrocosmea rosettifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. A new species Petrocosmea cryptica J.M.H.Shaw was described in 2011, long known in cultivation but mistakenly identified as P. rosettifolia.[1]
| Petrocosmea rosettifolia | |
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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. rosettifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrocosmea rosettifolia C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li
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Description
editThe petioles of this species are puberulent and grow to approximately 4 cm. The leaves are sparsely pubescent, and have a broadly ovate to orbicular or broadly elliptic shape. They grow to about 0.5 to 4.0 cm x 0.4 to 0.3 cm.[2]
References
edit- ^ Shaw, J. (2011). "A new species of Petrocosmea". The Plantsman. 10 (3): 177–179.
- ^ "Petrocosmea Oliver, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 18: t. 1716. 1887" (PDF), Flora of China, vol. 18, 1998