Porterandia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae native to Asia. Borneo is the centre of diversity, hosting 19 native species.[1]
Porterandia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Porterandia Ridl. |
References
edit- ^ Zahid, M. S.; Wong, K. M. (2010). "The Circumscription, Taxonomy and Biogeography of Porterandia (Rubiaceae – Gardenieae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 67 (2): 265–342. doi:10.1017/S096042861000003X.