Petitia
| bastard stopper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Mentheae |
| Genus: | Petitia Jacq. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Scleroon Benth. ex Lindl | |
Petitia, called the bastard stopper,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1760. It contains two known species, native to Florida and the West Indies.[1][4]
- Species[1]
- Petitia domingensis Jacq. - Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Miami-Dade County in Florida
- Petitia urbanii Ekman. - Cuba, Tortuga Island in Haiti
References
External links
Media related to Petitia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Petitia at Wikispecies
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