Solanaceae

Petunia Juss.

First published in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 215 (1803)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Bolivia to S. South America and SE. & S. Brazil.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Alabama, Assam, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Cuba, Illinois, India, Leeward Is., Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New South Wales, New York, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Romania, Trinidad-Tobago, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 215, t. 47 (1803) nom. conserv.
  • Hunziker, Gen. Solanacearum: 54 (2001).
  • Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 46: 1–72 (1911).
  • R.E. Fries in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 46: 1–72 (1911).
  • in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 215, t. 47 (1803) nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Mus. Nat. Hist. Par., 2, 215, t. 47 (1803), nom. conserv.
  • Gen. Solanaceae: 54 (2001)
  • K. Vetensk.-Acad. Handl. Stockholm 46: 3–72 (1911);
  • Sink, Petunia 9: 3–9 (1984);

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0