Porlieria

Genus of flowering plants

Porlieria

Porlieria chilensis
Scientific classification
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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Guaiacum angustifolium Engelm. (as P. angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray)[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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. Vol. 3: M-Q. p. 2151\. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
4. ^ a b "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.

## External links[edit]

* The Plant List

Media related to Porlieria at Wikimedia Commons  Data related to Porlieria at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3609485
* Wikispecies: Porlieria
* CoL: 6428M
* EPPO: 1POKG
* GBIF: 7285868
* GRIN: 9766
* iNaturalist: 273173
* IPNI: 30031563-2
* IRMNG: 1383150
* NCBI: 66639
* Open Tree of Life: 6703
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30031563-2
* Tropicos: 40014988
* uBio: 4916625
* WFO: wfo-4000030938

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