Petchia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Vinceae
Subtribus: Catharanthinae
Genus: Petchia
Species: P. africana – P. ceylanica – P. cryptophlebia – P. erythrocarpa – P. humbertii – P. madagascariensis – P. montana – P. plectaneiifolia
Name

Petchia Livera, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 10: 140. (1926)

Type species: Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 10: 140 (1926)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cabucala Pichon, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 202 (1948)

References

Livera, E.J. 1926. Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Peradeniya 10: 140.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Petchia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Petchia. Published online. Accessed: Oct 6 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Petchia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 6.

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]

Petchia africana Leeuwenb. - Cameroon
Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera - Sri Lanka
Petchia cryptophlebia (Baker) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
Petchia erythrocarpa (Vatke) Leeuwenb. - Comoros, Madagascar
Petchia humbertii (Markgr.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
Petchia montana (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
Petchia plectaneiifolia (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar

References

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