Porlieria

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Porlieria
Chilean guayacan, Cerro Pochoco, Lo Barnechea, Metropolitana de Santiago, CL imported from iNaturalist photo 212638165.jpg
Porlieria chilensis in Metropolitan Region, Chile
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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 of South America. [2] [3] The generic name honours Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Porlier de Baxamar. [4]

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Species

Accepted species include: [2] [5]

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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