''Petrea'' is a genus of evergreen flowering
vine
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s native to tropical
Americas
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.
The genus was named in honour of
Robert James Petre, an English
patron
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of botany.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:
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Petrea blanchetiana''
Schauer
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Petrea bracteata''
Steud.
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''Petrea'' ''brevicalyx'' Ducke
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''Petrea'' ''campinae'' Rueda
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Petrea insignis''
Schauer
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Petrea macrostachya''
Benth.
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''Petrea'' ''maynensis'' Huber
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Petrea pubescens''
Turcz.
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Petrea rugosa''
Kunth
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Petrea sulphurea'' Jans.-Jac.
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Petrea volubilis''
L.
References
Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae genera
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