Porlieria

Porlieria
Porlieria chilensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily: Larreoideae
Genus: Porlieria
Ruiz & Pav.[1]

Porlieria s a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae.[1] Species within this genus are shrubs or small trees of dry subtropical regions.[2] The generic name honours Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Porlier de Baxamar.[3]

Species

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Porlieria Ruiz & Pav.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  2. Record, Samuel James; Clayton Dissinger Mell (1924). Timbers of Tropical America. Yale University Press.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. 3: M-Q. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
  4. 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Porlieria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

External links

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