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.

References

1. Stevens, P. F. (July 2012). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website".
2. Harden, G.J. "Petermannia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

Bibliography

• Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Fay, Michael F.; Chase, Mark W. (2017). "Saxifragales". Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. University of Chicago Press. pp. 231–244. ISBN 978-0-226-52292-0.
• "Petermannia cirrosa". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 19 January 2020.