Porophyllum

Porophyllum
Porophyllum gracile
in southern Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Pectidinae
Genus: Porophyllum
Guett. 1754 not Adans. 1763[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Kleinia Jacq.
  • Hunteria Moc. & Sessé ex DC.

Porophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae known commonly as the poreleaf genus.[3][4]

Poreleaf plants are subshrubs native to the Americas. Their leaves often have large glands that produce aromatic oils and give the plants a strong scent. Many species are used in cooking.[5][6]

Species[1][7][8]
formerly included[1]

see Gynura

  • A typical Porophyllum leaf
    A typical Porophyllum leaf

References

  1. ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. ^ Tropicos, search for Porophyllum
  3. ^ Guettard, Jean Étienne. 1754. Histoire de l'académie royale des sciences. Avec les mémoires de mathématique & de physique 1750: 377–378
  4. ^ Tropicos, Porophyllum Guett.
  5. ^ Johnson, R. R. 1969. Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 48: 225–267.
  6. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 233 Porophyllum Guettard
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county range maps
  8. ^ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93.