; J. Voy. South Seas 46 (1773)
Distribution: Tropical Old World, Madagascar (ca. 80), Malesia and many Pacific, few species in tropical Africa (11), temp. China and Japan. The genus did suffer from oversplitting but the former segregates of P. tectorius were all synonymized recently.
= Athrodactylis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 75 (1775)
= Barrotia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 13 (1852 ?)
= Bryantia Webb ex Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 20 (1844 ?), Brongn. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 6, 1: 287, t. 15 (1875)
= Doornia de Vriese; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 266 (1854), et in Tuinb. Fl. 174 (1855)
= Dorystigma Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 13 1844 (1842 publ. 1866)
= Eydouxia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 18 (1844 publ. 1852)
= Fisquetia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 4, 5 (1844 publ. 1852)
= Foullioya Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 26 (1841)
= Hasskarlia Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 753 (1849)
= Heterostigma Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 25 (1844 publ. 1852)
= Hombronia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 22 (1844 publ. 1852)
= Jeanneretia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 25 (1852)
= Keura Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 95, 122, 172 (1775)
= Marquartia Hassk.; Flora 25(2. Beibl., 1)14 (1842)
= Roussinia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 21 (1844 publ. 1852)
= Rykia de Vriese; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 2: 203 (1854)
= Souleyetia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 19 (1844 publ. 1849)
= Sussea Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. tt. 24, 25, 38 (1844-57 ?)
= Tuckeya Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. t. 26 (1849)
= Vinsonia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, Bot. tt. 17, 23, 31 (1844 publ. 1866)