Porlieria hygrometra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Zygophyllales |
Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
Genus: | Porlieria |
Species: | P. hygrometra |
Binomial name | |
Porlieria hygrometra | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Porlieria hygrometra is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Zygophyllaceae . [1] [2] It grows to about 2 metres in height, and is endemic to Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
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