Metaporana

Metaporana obtusa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Dichondreae
Genus: Metaporana
Species: M. conica – M. densiflora – M. obtusa – M. parvifolia – M. sericosepala – M. verdcourtii

Name

Metaporana N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 168. (1914)

• Type species: Metaporana densiflora (Hallier f.) N.E. Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 169. (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Socotra Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Central Africa Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, N.E. 1914. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1914: 168. BHL

Additional references

• Miller, A.G. & M. Morris in Miller, A.G. & M. Morris (2004). Ethnofl. Soqotra Archipel. Convolvulaceae + Cuscutaceae. Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago: 516-524. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Metaporana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Metaporana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Metaporana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 08. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Metaporana. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: June 10 2016.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Metaporana. Published online. Accessed: June. 10 2016.

Vernacular names

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