Petrosavia

Petrosavia
Petrosavia sakuraii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Petrosaviales
Family: Petrosaviaceae
Genus: Petrosavia
Becc.
Type species
Petrosavia stellaris
Becc.
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Protolirion Ridl.
  • Miyoshia Makino

Petrosavia is a genus in the family Petrosaviaceae. It includes three species from eastern and southeastern Asia.[1][2]

  1. Petrosavia sakuraii (Makino) J.J.Sm. ex Steenis (syn P. miyoshia-sakuraii) - Japan (Mino Province), China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan), Vietnam, Myanmar, Sumatra
  2. Petrosavia sinii (K.Krause) Gagnep. in H.Lecomte - Guangxi Province of China
  3. Petrosavia stellaris Becc. - Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of China v 24 p 77, 无叶莲属 wu ye lian shu, Petrosavia Beccari, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 3: 7. 1871.
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