Genus Petrobium R. Br.

Usually considered a synonym of Bidens L.


Summary
Genus number:
15872
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Coreopsideae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Laxmannia J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:265-266. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  2. Nicolson, D. H. 1997. (1325) Proposal to conserve the name Petrobium (Compositae: Heliantheae). Taxon 46:807-808.
  3. Ryding, O. & K. Bremer. 1992. Phylogeny, distribution, and classification of the Coreopsideae (Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 17:649-659. Note: accepts
  4. Stuessy, T. F. 1988. Generic relationships of Oparanthus and Petrobium especially with reference to Bidens (Compositae, Heliantheae, Coreopsidinae). Brittonia 40:195-199. Note: = Bidens L.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=15872. Accessed 24 June 2026.