Petchia

Petchia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. It is native to Madagascar, Cameroon, the Comoros and Sri Lanka.^[3]

Species^[3]

1. Petchia africana Leeuwenb. - Cameroon
2. Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera - Sri Lanka
3. Petchia cryptophlebia (Baker) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
4. Petchia erythrocarpa (Vatke) Leeuwenb. - Comoros, Madagascar
5. Petchia humbertii (Markgr.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
6. Petchia madagascariensis (A.DC.) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
7. Petchia montana (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar
8. Petchia plectaneiifolia (Pichon) Leeuwenb. - Madagascar

Petchia
Petchia erythrocarpa Jardin Botanique de Lyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:	Vinceae
Subtribe:	Catharanthinae
Genus:	Petchia Livera[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cabucala Pichon