Biology:Portlandia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of plants

Portlandia
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Portlandia grandiflora
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Genus: Portlandia
P.Browne[1]
Species

See text.

Portlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Members of the genus are endemic to Jamaica.

Species

(As of March 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

Formerly placed here

  • Portlandia albiflora Britton & Harris ex Standl. = Portlandia platantha Hook.f.
  • Portlandia domingensis Britton = Cubanola domingensis (Britton) Aiello
  • Portlandia hexandra Jacq. = Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.
  • Portlandia pterosperma S.Watson = Hintonia latiflora (DC.) Bullock
  • Portlandia speciosa Baill. = Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.

References

  1. "Genus: Portlandia P.Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-03-15. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9783. Retrieved 2013-01-01. 
  2. "Portlandia P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329811-2. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q133840 entry