Porlieria

Porlieria
Porlieria chilensis in Metropolitan Region, Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily: Larreoideae
Genus: Porlieria
Ruiz & Pav.

Porlieria is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species within this genus are shrubs or small trees of dry subtropical regions of South America. The generic name honours Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Porlier de Baxamar.

Species

Accepted species include:

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Porlieria Ruiz & Pav". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  2. 1 2 "Porlieria Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Record, Samuel James; Clayton Dissinger Mell (1924). Timbers of Tropical America. Yale University Press.
  4. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 3: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
  5. 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Porlieria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2000-02-02. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

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