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Petunia

Also known as solnaceae, nightshade family

Petunia is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word , 'tobacco', from a Tupi–Guarani language. A tender perennial plant, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids (Petunia × atkinsiana, also known as Petunia × hybrida).

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Petunia is a genus of flowering plants originally from South America that includes about 20 species, with garden varieties typically being hybrids developed for ornamental use. The plant's name comes from a French word derived from a Tupi-Guarani language term for tobacco, reflecting the flower's linguistic and geographic roots.

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Species

Mexican Ruellia

Petunia

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay

Observations41,829

Observations recorded17,307

General: Petunia axillaris (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb Common Name: petunia

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Research

2,117 papers

Petunia as model for elucidating adventitious root formation and mycorrhizal symbiosis: at the nexus of physiology, genetics, microbiology and horticulture.ReviewPhysiologia plantarum · 2019Druege U, Franken PDOI: 10.1111/ppl.12762
PhMYB37 Promotes Shoot Branching in Petunia.Genes · 2022Dong L, Yang T, Gao D et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes13112064
The N(1)-Methyladenosine Methylome of Petunia mRNA.Plant physiology · 2020Yang W, Meng J, Liu J et al.DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00382
Use of Petunia to unravel plant meristem functioning.ReviewTrends in plant science · 2005Angenent GC, Stuurman J, Snowden KC et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2005.03.004
Petunia (Petunia hybrida).Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2006Lutke WKDOI: 10.1385/1-59745-131-2:339
ODORANT1 targets multiple metabolic networks in petunia flowers.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2022Boersma MR, Patrick RM, Jillings SL et al.DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15618
Inflorescence development in petunia: through the maze of botanical terminology.ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2010Castel R, Kusters E, Koes RDOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq061
Petunia PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4/5 transcriptionally activates key regulators of floral scent.Plant molecular biology · 2024Shor E, Vainstein ADOI: 10.1007/s11103-024-01455-8

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Wikidata facts

Image: Pink petunias.jpg

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Commons category: Petunia
taxon name: Petunia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9183
taxon common name: 碧冬茄属

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Contents

Taxonomy
Species
Ecology
Cultivation
AGM cultivars
Uses
Symbolism and folklore
Gallery
References
External links

==Taxonomy== Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (subfamily Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshade and chili pepper (subfamily Solanoideae). Some botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus Petunia, but this is not accepted by others. Petchoa is a hybrid genus derived from crossing Calibrachoa and Petunia.