Petiveria alliacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Petiveria
Species:
Varietiesː P. a. var. alliacea – P. a. var. tetrandra

Petiveria alliacea L., 1753

Homotypic
- Petiveria foetida Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 214 (1796), nom. superfl.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Regional:Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Regional:Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional:Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional:Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional:Noruthern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Southeastern USA
  - Florida
- Regional:Southern Central USA
  - Texas
- Regional:Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Benin, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Sri Lanka

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Tropicos.org 2025. Petiveria alliacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Petiveria alliacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.