Porandra

Porandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Porandra
D.Y.Hong

Porandra is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1974. It is native to China and Indochina.[1][2]

Species[1]
  1. Porandra microphylla Y.Wan - Guangxi
  2. Porandra ramosa D.Y.Hong - Thailand, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan
  3. Porandra scandens D.Y.Hong - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 23 孔药花属 kong yao hua shu Porandra D. Y. Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 462. 1974.
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