Porandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Coleotrypinae
Genus: Porandra
Species: P. microphylla – P. ramosa – P. scandens
Name

Porandra D.Y.Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 462 (1974)

Type species: Porandra ramosa D.Y.Hong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 462 (1974)

References

Hong, De-yuan (1974) Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 12(4): 462, f. 1–8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Porandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Porandra. Published online. Accessed: Aug 29 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Porandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2015.

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]

Porandra microphylla Y.Wan - Guangxi
Porandra ramosa D.Y.Hong - Thailand, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan
Porandra scandens D.Y.Hong - Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.