Petrea

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{confused|Petrea, Ohio}}

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|image = Sandpaper Vine (Petrea volubilis).jpg

|image_caption = Petrea volubilis

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Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to tropical Americas.{{Cite journal|last=Rueda|first=Ricardo M.|date=1994|title=Systematics and Evolution of the Genus Petrea (Verbenaceae)|journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden|volume=81|issue=4|pages=610–652|doi=10.2307/2399914|jstor=2399914|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/30319 }}

The genus was named in honour of Robert James Petre, an English patron of botany.{{Cite web|url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287450&isprofile=0&|title=Petrea volubilis - Plant Finder|website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org|access-date=2019-02-12}}