Perrierophytum

Perrierophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

Perrierophytum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Perrierophytum
Hochr.
Synonyms

Perrieranthus Hochr.

It is native to Mozambique and Madagascar.[1]

The genus name of Perrierophytum is in honour of Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie (1873–1958), a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.[2] It was first described and published in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève Vols.18-19 on page 229 in 1915.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Perrierophytum glomeratum Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum hispidum (Hochr.) Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum humbertianthus Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum humbertii Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum luteum Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum paniculatum Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum rubrum Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum viridiflorum Hochr.
  • Perrierophytum viscosum Hochr.

References
  1. "Perrierophytum Hochr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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