Porlieria

<i>Porlieria</i>

Porlieria

Genus of flowering plants

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "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. [2]
    Record, Samuel James; Clayton Dissinger Mell (1924). Timbers of Tropical America. Yale University Press.
  3. [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. [4]
    "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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