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Petroravenia eseptata

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Petroravenia eseptata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Petroravenia
Species:
P. eseptata
Binomial name
Petroravenia eseptata
Al-Shehbaz

Petroravenia eseptata is a plant species native to Argentina. It is also type species for its genus, Petroravenia, first described in 1994.[1][2]

Petroravenia eseptata is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. All the above-ground vegetative parts are covered with finely branched hairs. Leaves are sessile (without petiolr), ovate to elliptical, up to 4 mm (0.16 inches) long. Petals 4, white, narrow. Fruits are egg-shaped, up to 5 mm (0.1 inches) long, lacking septum, with 8-18 seeds per fruit.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali. 1994. Petroravenia (Brassicaceae), a new genus from Argentina. Novon 4(3):191-196..
  2. ^ Photo of holotype of Petroravenia eseptata at Missouri Botanical Garden
  3. ^ Zuloaga, F. O. 1997. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la Argentina. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 74(1–2): 1–1331.