title: Petrea
text: # Petrea
  
  Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to tropical Americas.
  
  The genus was named in honour of Robert James Petre, an English patron of botany.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following species are currently recognized:
  
  * Petrea blanchetiana Schauer
  * Petrea bracteata Steud.
  * Petrea brevicalyx Ducke
  * Petrea campinae Rueda
  * Petrea insignis Schauer
  * Petrea macrostachya Benth.
  * Petrea maynensis Huber
  * Petrea pubescens Turcz.
  * Petrea rugosa Kunth
  * Petrea sulphurea Jans.-Jac.
  * Petrea volubilis L.
  