Petitia (Lamiaceae)

Petitia domingensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Viticoideae
Genus: Petitia
Species: P. domingensis

Petitia Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 1 (1760).

Heterotypic
- Scleroon Benth. ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 65 (1843).

Note: Synonymy with Vitex proposed and combinations published, but there is a problem preventing a transfer in spite of the description of the replacement name for the above species see species taxon page.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Jacquin, N.J. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut iam cognitas emendavit. 41 pp. Apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. BHL Reference page.
Lindley, J. 1843. Miscellaneous Matter of the Botanical Register 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: 1–85. BHL Reference page.

Bramley, G.L.C., Forest, F. & de Kok, R.P.J. 2009. Troublesome tropical mints: re-examining generic limits of Vitex and relations (Lamiaceae) in South East Asia. Taxon 58(2): 500–510. DOI: 10.1002/tax.582014 ResearchGate Reference page.
Li, B., Cantino, P.D., Olmstead, R.G., Bramley, G.L.C., Xiang, C.L., Ma, Z.H., Tan, Y.H. & Zhang, D.X. 2016. A large-scale chloroplast phylogeny of the Lamiaceae sheds new light on its subfamilial classification. Scientific Reports 6(34343): 1–18. DOI: 10.1038/srep34343 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Petitia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan. 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Petitia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 June 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Petitia. Published online. Accessed: June 16 2014. Reference page.

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