Petrea volubilis L.

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Petrea volubilis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden

Petrea volubilis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden

Petrea volubilis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden

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Synonyms:
Common names: Purple wreath (English) Queen's wreath (English) Sandpaper vine (English)
Description:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: volubilis: twining, enveloping
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Mexico, Central America and the West Indies
Growth form(s): Liane, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Page 7.

Other sources of information about Petrea volubilis:

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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Petrea volubilis
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Petrea volubilis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Petrea volubilis
African Plant Database: Petrea volubilis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Petrea volubilis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Petrea volubilis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Petrea volubilis
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iNaturalist: Petrea volubilis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Petrea volubilis
JSTOR Plant Science: Petrea volubilis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Petrea volubilis
Plants of the World Online: Petrea volubilis
Tropicos: Petrea volubilis
Wikipedia: Petrea volubilis


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Petrea volubilis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165850, retrieved 7 December 2024

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