Petchia

Petchia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. It is native to Madagascar, Cameroon, the Comoros and Sri Lanka.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Petchia africana Leeuwenb. - Cameroon
  2. Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera - Sri Lanka
  3. Petchia cryptophlebia (Baker) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  4. Petchia erythrocarpa (Vatke) Leeuwenb. - Comoros, Madagascar
  5. Petchia humbertii (Markgr.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  6. Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  7. Petchia montana (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
  8. Petchia plectaneiifolia (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar

Petchia
Petchia erythrocarpa
Jardin Botanique de Lyon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Subtribe: Catharanthinae
Genus: Petchia
Livera[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cabucala Pichon

References
  1. "Petchia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. Search for "Petchia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 18 August 2013
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