''Porlieria'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the caltrop family,
Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera.
Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habit ...
.
Species within this genus are shrubs or small trees of dry subtropical regions. The generic name honours Spanish ambassador Don Antonio Porlier de Baxamar.
Species
* ''
Porlieria angustifolia''
(Engelm.) A. Gray
* ''
Porlieria arida''
Rusby
* ''
Porlieria chilensis
''Porlieria chilensis'' is a plant that occurs in South America. In fact, all genus members are small trees or shrubs found on the South American continent. An example occurrence of ''P. chilensis'' is in the arid forested area of central Chile, ...
''
I.M.Johnst. (
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
)
* ''
Porlieria microphylla''
(Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
) Descole et al.
* ''
Porlieria hygrometra''
Ruiz & Pav.
Formerly placed here
* ''
Guaiacum angustifolium
''Guaiacum angustifolium'' is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop Family (biology), family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas in the ...
''
Engelm.
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora (plants), flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; ...
(as ''P. angustifolia''
(Engelm.) A.Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...
)
References
External links
The Plant List
Rosid genera
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