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
- Porlieria angustifolia (Engelm.) A. Gray
- Porlieria arida Rusby
- Porlieria chilensis I.M.Johnst. (endemic to Chile)
- Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole et al.[4]
- Porlieria hygrometra Ruiz & Pav.
Formerly placed here
- Guaiacum angustifolium Engelm. (as P. angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray)[4]
References
- 1 2 "Genus: Porlieria Ruiz & Pav.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ↑ Record, Samuel James; Clayton Dissinger Mell (1924). Timbers of Tropical America. Yale University Press.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Porlieria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
External links
Media related to Porlieria at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Porlieria at Wikispecies
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