Piora

Piora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Piora
J.T.Koster
Binomial name
Piora ericoides
J.T.Koster

Piora is a genus of Papuasian plants in the aster tribe within the daisy family.[1][2]

Species

The only known species is Piora ericoides, native to the island of New Guinea.[3]

References

  1. Koster, Joséphine Thérèse. 1966. Nova Guinea. Botany; Contributions to the Anthropology, Botany, Geology and Zoology of the Papuan Region 24: 596
  2. Tropicos, Piora J. T. Koster
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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