GRIN-Global

Genus Poranthera Raf.

Homonym Poranthera Rudge

Synonym of Sorghastrum Nash

Summary

Genus number:

24441

Last updated:

6 February 2017

Family:

Poaceae

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Sorghinae

Accession count:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

an illegitimate later homonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 53) of Poranthera Rudge (1811) that is unavailable for use

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

Synonyms

Synonym(s)

Oreoporanthera Hutch.

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References:

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=24441. Accessed 19 July 2025.