Petiniotia

Petiniotia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Petiniotia purpurascens (Boiss.) J.Léonard

Petiniotia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Petiniotia
J.Léonard
Synonyms[1]
  • Sterigma purpurascens Boiss.
  • Sterigmostemum purpurascens (Boiss.) Kuntze
  • Sterigmostemum rhodanthum Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.

It is native to Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.[1]

The genus name of Petiniotia is in honour of Richard Petiniot (died before 1980), a Belgian air force officer in the Sahara and Iran.[3] The Latin specific epithet of purpurascens means somewhat purple.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. Vol.50 on page 228-230 in 1980.[2][1]

References
  1. "Petiniotia purpurascens (Boiss.) J.Léonard". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Petiniotia J.Léonard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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