Peteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is native to USA and Mexico.
Peteria | |
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Peteria thompsoniae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Robinioids |
Tribe: | Robinieae |
Genus: | Peteria A.Gray |
Species | |
4, see text |
It is found in the American states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. As well as central, north-eastern and Mexico Gulf, in Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Peteria is in honour of Robert Peter (1805–1894), an English-born American botanist, chemist, doctor, zoologist and geologist; founder of the University of Louisville School of Medicine.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Asa Gray in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. vol.3 (Issue 5) on page 50 in 1852.[1]
Species
editPlants of the World Online include;[1]
- Peteria glandulosa (A.Gray ex S.Watson) Rydb.
- Peteria pinetorum Ced.Porter
- Peteria scoparia A.Gray
- Peteria thompsoniae S.Watson
References
edit- ^ a b c "Peteria A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.