Biology:Porlieria
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Porlieria | |
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| Porlieria chilensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Subfamily: | Larreoideae |
| Genus: | Porlieria Ruiz & Pav.[1] |
Porlieria is 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 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Porlieria Ruiz & Pav.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9766. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=kaN-hLL-3qEC.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "GRIN Species Records of Porlieria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9766. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3609485 entry
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