Petrosavia Explained

Petrosavia is a genus in the family Petrosaviaceae. It includes three mycoheterotrophic species from eastern and southeastern Asia.^{[1] [2]}

1. Petrosavia amamiensis Hir.Takah., T.Yukawa & M.Maki^[3]
2. Petrosavia sakuraii (Makino) J.J.Sm. ex Steenis (syn P. miyoshia-sakuraii) - Japan (Mino Province), China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan), Vietnam, Myanmar, Sumatra
3. Petrosavia sinii (K.Krause) Gagnep. in H.Lecomte - Guangxi Province of China
4. Petrosavia stellaris Becc. - Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=283935 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124741 Flora of China v 24 p 77, 无叶莲属 wu ye lian shu, Petrosavia Beccari, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 3: 7. 1871.
3. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/apg/72/3/72_202103/_pdf#:~:text=Petrosavia%20amamiensis%20has%20a%20shorter,amamiensis%20and%20P. A New Species, Petrosavia amamiensis