Porophyllum Guett.

First published in Hist. Acad. Roy. Sci. Mém. Math. Phys. (Paris, 4to) 1750: 377 (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Glabrous, glandular herbs; leaves opposite and alternate, entire or crenate, often glaucous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Heads discoid, solitary or in open corymbs on terminal peduncles; involucres subcylindrical or narrowly bell-shaped, of few bracts in 1 series; receptacle naked
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets with slender, elongate tube and a narrowly bell-shaped, 5-lobed limb; anthers obtuse at the base; style-arms linear, hairy at the top
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes linear, striate; pappus of rough or barbed bristles in 1 or 2 series.
Distribution
A tropical to warm-temperate American genus of about 50 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0