Zygophyllaceae

Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole, O'Donell & Lourteig

Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Porlieria

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Porlieria microphylla (Porlieria microphylla) — FlowerPhoto: florsoteras, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Arabic: جياك صغير الأوراق

Synonyms

Guaiacum microphyllum Baill.
Porlieria lorentzii Engl.
Porlieria steinbachii Standl.

Flowers

In flower: March, August, October (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: florsoteras, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sebastián Fornés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Facundo Chieffo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Facundo Chieffo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lauu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pablo H Capovilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rocío Esmeralda Pose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.