Petteria (Noun)
Meaning
One species: Dalmatian laburnum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Dalmatian laburnum, whose botanical name is Petteria ramentacea, is native to southern Europe and south-eastern Italy.
- The laburnum-like Dalmatian laburnum is the sole member of the monotypic genus Petteria in the family Fabaceae.
- Genus Petteria comprises just a single species: the flowering plant commonly referred to as Dalmatian laburnum.
- Due to their fragile condition the main inflorescences and tender fruits of the genus Petteria demand meticulous preservation in museums and archives.
- During surveys for various wildlife within dense mountain woods and limestone terrains scientists typically inspect patches inhabited by Dalmatian Petteria or wild peony colonies.