Antonio A. de Porlier y Sopranis, 1st Marquis of Bajamar (1722 – 1813) and the genus Porlieria (Zygophyllaceae) — honouring his botany advocacy, and its nomenclature

SANTOS-GUERRA, A.; ZANOTTI, C. A.; FRANCISCO-ORTEGA, J.; REYES-BETANCORT, J. A.

KEW BULLETIN

The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens

Lugar: Richmond; Año: 2021 vol. 76 p. 613 - 623

0075-5974

Porlieria honours Antonio A. de Porlier y Sopranis, 1st Marquis of Bajamar (1722 ? 1813), a distinguishedSpanish nobleman who served as a high-ranking administrator in the New World Spanish colonies and Spainbetween 1757 and 1812. Porlier was born in the Canary Islands and was a strong advocate for botanical initiatives inthe Americas and in the Canaries. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Jardín de Aclimatación de LaOrotava (Canary Islands) and for the development of the three major floristics surveys that Spain supported in theNew World at that time. These floristic studies were led by well-known botanists such as Martín Sessé, HipólitoRuiz, José A. Pavón and Celestino Mutis. Porlieria Ruiz & Pav. (Zygophyllaceae) is a South American genus with fourspecies. The nomenclature of the seven names associated with this genus is reviewed, requiring lectotypification ofthe names Guaiacum angustifolium Engelm., P. arida Rusby, P. hygrometra Ruiz & Pav. and P. lorentzii Engl.