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Petitia

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Petitia, called the bastard stopper, 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.

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumAnnelida
  2. ClassPolychaeta
  3. OrderPhyllodocida
  4. FamilySyllidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
With media
8
Family
Syllidae
Collections
USNM, MICH, BRIT, VT, NHMUK, C
Recorded in
United States, Haiti, Bahamas

Wikidata facts

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Parent taxon
Viticoideae
Image
Petitia domingensis 209389649.jpg
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Petitia, called the bastard stopper, 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. Species 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==

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