Petraeovitex
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| Petraeovitex | |
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| Nong Noch vine, Petraeovitex bambusetorum, Jardin botanique de Montréal, 2008 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Petraeovitex Oliv.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Petraeovitex riedelii Oliv. – a synonym of: Petraeovitex multiflora (Sm.) Merr. | |
Petraeovitex is a genus of eight climbing shrubs species known to science, of the mint family Lamiaceae (formerly placed within Verbenaceae).[2][3][4] Collectively, they grow naturally in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and Cape York Peninsula, Australia.[2][4][5]