Petrocosmea kerrii

Petrocosmea kerrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Petrocosmea
Species: P. kerrii
Binomial name
Petrocosmea kerrii
Craib 1918[1]
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]

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
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