Petroravenia eseptata
| Petroravenia eseptata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Petroravenia |
| Species: | P. eseptata |
| Binomial name | |
| Petroravenia eseptata Al-Shehbaz | |
Petroravenia eseptata is a plant species native to Argentina. It is also type species for its genus, Petroravenia, first described in 1994.[1] [2]
Petroravenia eseptata is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. All the above-ground vegetative parts are covered with finely branched hairs. Leaves are sessile (=without petiolr), ovate to elliptical, up to 4 mm (0.16 inches) long. Petals 4, white, narrow. Fruits are egg-shaped, up to 5 mm (0.1 inches) long, lacking septum, with 8-18 seeds per fruit.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali. 1994. Petroravenia (Brassicaceae), a new genus from Argentina. Novon 4(3):191-196..
- ↑ Photo of holotype of Petroravenia eseptata at Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ Zuloaga, F. O. 1997. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la Argentina. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 74(1–2): 1–1331.
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