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Petrocosmea kerrii

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Species of flowering plant

Petrocosmea kerrii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Petrocosmea
Species: P. kerrii
Binomial name
Petrocosmea kerrii
Craib 1918
Synonyms
  • Damrongia kerrii (Craib) Pellegr.
  • Petrocosmea wardii W.W. Sm.

Petrocosmea kerrii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. In the past, it has been erroneously placed in the genus Damrongia. It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1918.

It is divided into two subspecies:

  • P. k. var. crinita W. T. Wang
  • P. k. var. kerrii

References

  1. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  2. ^ ITIS Standard Report, retrieved 30 November 2016
  3. ^ P. Triboun; David J. Middleton, A new species of Damrongia (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand
  4. Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman; Laurence E. Skog, "24. Petrocosmea kerrii Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1918: 365. 1918.", Flora of China

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Taxon identifiers
Petrocosmea kerrii


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