Porophyllum

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

poreleaf
Porophyllum gracile
in southern Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Tageteae[1]
Genus:
Porophyllum

Guett. 1754 not Adans. 1763[1][2]
Synonyms[1]

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

  • Porophyllum japonicum (Thunb.) DC. - Gynura japonica (Thunb.) Juel
  • A typical Porophyllum leaf
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References
  1. 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.
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