Petroana

Petroana montana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Petroana
Species: P. montana – P. montserratii

Name

Petroana Madhani & Zarre, Taxon 67(1): 107 (2018).

• Type species: Petroana montserratii (Fern.Casas) Madhani & Zarre, Taxon 67(1): 107 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Socotra, Somalia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Madhani, H., Rabeler, R.K., Pirani, A., Oxelman, B., Heubl, G. & Zarre, S. 2018. Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon 67(1): 83–112. DOI: 10.12705/671.6 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Petroana. Accessed: 2025 November 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Petroana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Petroana. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Petroana. Published online. Accessed: 20 August 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Petroana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.

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