Petrocosmea

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Petrocosmea
Petrocosmea rosettifolia.JPG
Petrocosmea rosettifolia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Petrocosmea
Oliv.
Synonyms

Vaniotia

Petrocosmea forrestii, leaf rosette

Petrocosmea is a genus of the family Gesneriaceae, the African violet family. Most of the species within this genus are endemic to high-altitude areas in Western China,[1] although some are native to other parts of Asia.[2] It is a rosette forming genus that generally grows on wet mossy rocks or forests.[1][2]

The genus was discovered in China by Augustine Henry and was first described in 1887 by Daniel Oliver (Prof. of Botany, University College, London).[2]

Species[]

The genus contains around 25 species. The species listed below are taken from The Plant List as of February 2013,[3] unless otherwise indicated.

  • Craib
  • C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
  • H. Lév.
  • C.Y. Wu ex W.T. Wang
  • W.T. Wang
  • Craib
  • Craib
  • Petrocosmea forrestii Craib
  • Zhang, Pan, Meng, Li, Xu & Li [4]
  • Hemsl.
  • W.T. Wang
  • Petrocosmea iodioides Hemsl.
  • Petrocosmea kerrii Craib (including Petrocosmea wardii W.W. Sm.)
  • W.T. Wang
  • H. Lév.
  • (H. Lév.) H. Lév.
  • H.W. Li
  • Hemsl. (syn. Petrocosmea henryi Craib)
  • Craib
  • Craib (including Petrocosmea latisepala W.T. Wang)
  • W.T. Wang
  • Petrocosmea rosettifolia C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
  • C.Y. Wu ex H.W. Li
  • Chun ex W.T. Wang
  • Oliv.

A new species J.M.H.Shaw was described in 2011, long known in cultivation but mistakenly identified as P. rosettifolia.[5] A further eight names were considered "unresolved"; they may be extra species or synonyms of existing species:[3]

  • Pellegr.
  • B.L.Burtt
  • B.L.Burtt
  • Baill.
  • (C.B.Clarke) Chatterjee
  • C.E.C.Fisch.
  • B.L.Burtt
  • Y.G.Wei & F. Wen

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Petrocosmea Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from http://www.gesneriads.ca/genpetro.htm
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Petrocosmea: An Introduction Retrieved November 10th, 2008, from "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Search results for Petrocosmea". The Plant List. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  4. ^ Zhang, Qiang; Pan, Bo; Meng, Tao; Li, Guo-Feng; Xu, Wei-Bin; Li, Zhi-Ming (2013). "Petrocosmea funingensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from southeastern Yunnan, China". Phytotaxa. 77 (1): 5–8. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.77.1.2.
  5. ^ Shaw, J. (2011). "A new species of Petrocosmea". The Plantsman. New Series. 10 (3): 177–179. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2014-04-26.


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