The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

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Petunia

The genus Petunia is in the family Solanaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Petunia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Petunia × alba M.C.Ferguson & Ottley Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia altiplana T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia argentea Voss Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia atkinsiana D.Don ex Loudon Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia × atkinsiana D. Don ex W.H. Baxter Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia atkinsii Voss Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia axillaris (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia bajeensis T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia bonjardinensis T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia cumingiana Remy Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia ericaefolia Fr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia exserta J.R. Stehm. in Napaea Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia guarapuavensis T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia hybrida Vilm. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia inflata R.E. Fr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia integrifolia (Hook.) Schinz & Thell. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Petunia interior T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia kegnellii R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia ledifolia Sendtn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia lignescens Witasek Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia littoralis L.B. Sm. & Downs Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia longiflora Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia longiflora Rojas Acosta Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia mantiqueirensis T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia × meleagris Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia meleagris Planch. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia mendozinensis Gillies ex Miers Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia nyctaginiflora Juss. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia occidentalis R.E. Fr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia odorata Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia patagonica Millán Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia propinqua Miers Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia × punctata Paxton Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia punctata J. Paxton Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia pygmaea R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia reitzii L.B. Sm. & Downs Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia riograndensis T. Ando & Hashim. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia saxicola L.B. Sm. & Downs Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia scheideana L.B. Sm. & Downs Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Petunia secreta Stehmann & Semir Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia serpyllifolia Sendtn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia villadiana Bárcena ex Hemsl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-26
Petunia violacea Lindl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 54 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Petunia. Of these 21 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 5 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Petunia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 54 species names for the genus Petunia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 21 38.9%
Synonym 11 20.4%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 22 40.7%

All names

The status of the 59 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Petunia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 21 35.6%
Synonym 15 25.4%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 23 39.0%

The confidence with which the status of the 54 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Petunia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 21 11 0 0 32 59.3%
Low confidence 0 0 0 22 22 40.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Petunia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 21 11 0 3 0 35 64.8%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 19 0 19 35.2%