Porlieria Explained

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.^[1] The generic name honours Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Porlier de Baxamar.^[2]

Species

• Porlieria arida Rusby
• Porlieria chilensis I.M.Johnst. (endemic to Chile)
• Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole et al.^[3]
• Porlieria hygrometra Ruiz & Pav.

Formerly placed here

• Guaiacum angustifolium Engelm. (as P. angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray)^[3]

External links

• The Plant List

Notes and References

1. Book: Record, Samuel James . Clayton Dissinger Mell . 1924 . Timbers of Tropical America . Yale University Press.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . 3: M-Q . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2673-8 . 2151. CRC Press .
3. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Porlieria . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2010-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000202043318/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9766 . 2000-02-02 . dead .