Petitia Explained

Petitia, called the bastard stopper,^{[1] [2]} 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.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1428 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
2. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEDO US Department of Agriculture plant profile
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=150823 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Petitia%20domingensis.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map