Petrocosmea kerrii

Petrocosmea kerrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Gesneriaceae
Genus:Petrocosmea
Species: P. kerrii
Binomial name
Petrocosmea kerrii
Synonyms[2]
  • Damrongia kerrii (Craib) Pellegr.
  • Petrocosmea wardii W.W. Sm.

Petrocosmea kerrii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae,[3] sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. In the past, it has been erroneously placed in the genus Damrongia.[3] It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1918.[1]

It is divided into two subspecies:[2][4]

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

References

  1. 1 2 The International Plant Names Index
  2. 1 2 ITIS Standard Report, retrieved 30 November 2016
  3. 1 2 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, and Laurence E. Skog, "24. Petrocosmea kerrii Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1918: 365. 1918.", Flora of China
  • The Gesneriad Reference Web, retrieved 30 November 2016


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