Petermannia

For the plant genus now included in Begonia, see Begonia.

Petermannia is the sole genus of plants in the family Petermanniaceae.^[2] Petermannia cirrosa, the only species in the genus, is endemic to the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. it is a prickly, wiry stemmed vine which grows to 6 metres in height and has lancelote, ovate or elliptic leaves with an acute apex.^[2] The flowers, which appear during summer, have reflexed reddish green or white tepals. These are followed by rounded red berries.^[2]

Petermannia
Petermannia cirrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Petermanniaceae Hutch.[1]
Genus:	Petermannia F.Muell.
Species:	P. cirrosa
Binomial name
Petermannia cirrosa F.Muell.