Poranthera

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Poranthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Poranthereae
Genus: Poranthera
Rudge
Type species
Poranthera ericifolia
Rudge
Species

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Poranthera is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae.[1] Its closest relative is Pseudophyllanthus.

Poranthera comprises 15 species. All are native to Australia and New Zealand. The type species for the genus is Poranthera ericifolia.[2] The name is a hybrid, derived from the Greek word, poros, "opening or pore", and the Latin word anthera, "anther".[3]

Poranthera consists of monoecious or rarely, dioecious annual or perennial herbs. On the anthers, the line of dehiscence does not extend beyond the apex. It does not have the clearly round pores that define truly poricidal dehiscence.[1]

Species

  • Poranthera alpina Cheeseman ex Hooker f.
  • Poranthera coerulea O.Schwarz[4]
  • Poranthera corymbosa Brongn.[4] - Clustered Poranthera
  • Poranthera dissecta Halford & R.J.F. Hend.
  • Poranthera drummondii Klotzsch[4]
  • Poranthera ericifolia Rudge[4]
  • Poranthera ericoides Klotzsch[4]
  • Poranthera florosa Halford & R.J.F.Hend.[4]
  • Poranthera huegelii Klotzsch[4]
  • Poranthera leiosperma Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  • Poranthera microphylla Brongn.[4] - Small Poranthera
  • Poranthera obovata Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  • Poranthera oreophila Halford & R.J.F.Hend.
  • Poranthera petalifera (Orchard & J.B.Davies) Halford & R.J.F.Hend.[4]
  • Poranthera triandra J.M.Black[4]

Circumscription

Poranthera alpina has been placed in the monospecific genus Oreoporanthera by some authors, but in 2007, a molecular phylogenetic analysis of matK and ITS sequences showed this species to be embedded in Poranthera.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." Kew Bulletin 63(1):41-59.
  2. ↑ Poranthera In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
  3. ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. volume III,. CRC Press: Baton Rouge, New York, Washington DC, USA; London, England. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6 (vol III). (see External links below)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Poranthera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  5. ↑ Maria S. Vorontsova, Petra Hoffmann, Olivier Maurin, and Mark W. Chase. 2007. "Phylogenetics of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." American Journal of Botany 94(12):2026-2040.

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