Portlandia (plant)

Short description: Genus of plants

Portlandia

Portlandia grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Gentianales
Family:  | Rubiaceae
Subfamily:  | Cinchonoideae
Tribe:  | Chiococceae
Genus:  | Portlandia
P.Browne[1]
Species

See text.

Portlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Members of the genus are endemic to Jamaica.

## Contents

* 1 Species
* 1.1 Formerly placed here
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Species

As of March 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

* Portlandia coccinea Sw.
* Portlandia grandiflora L.
* Portlandia harrisii Britton
* Portlandia microsepala Urb.
* Portlandia platantha Hook.f.
* Portlandia proctorii (Aiello) Delprete

### Formerly placed here

* Portlandia albiflora Britton & Harris ex Standl. = Portlandia platantha Hook.f.
* Portlandia domingensis Britton = Cubanola domingensis (Britton) Aiello
* Portlandia hexandra Jacq. = Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.
* Portlandia pterosperma S.Watson = Hintonia latiflora (DC.) Bullock
* Portlandia speciosa Baill. = Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.

## References

1. ↑ "Genus: Portlandia P.Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-03-15. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9783. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
2. ↑ "Portlandia P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329811-2.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q133840 entry

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