Petitia, called the bastard stopper,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1760. It contains two known species, native to Florida and the West Indies.[1][4]

Species[1]
  • Petitia domingensis Jacq. - Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Miami-Dade County in Florida
  • Petitia urbanii Ekman. - Cuba, Tortuga Island in Haiti

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  3. ^ US Department of Agriculture plant profile
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map

External links

Media related to Petitia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Petitia at Wikispecies