Family · Monocots

Petermanniaceae

Single species Petermannia cirrosa, a prickly tendril-climbing vine of eastern Australian rainforest.

Accepted species

1accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈80 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Petermannia cirrosa

Its genus

• Petermannia1 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Petermanniaceae sits in the order Liliales.

• LiliaceaeLilies, tulips, fritillaries817
• ColchicaceaeAutumn crocus, flame lily304
• SmilacaceaeGreenbriers, sarsaparilla268
• AlstroemeriaceaePeruvian lily265
• MelanthiaceaeTrilliums, false hellebore194
• Corsiaceae27
• RipogonaceaeSupplejacks6
• Campynemataceae4
• Philesiaceae2