Perrierophytum
Perrierophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
| Perrierophytum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Perrierophytum Hochr. |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- "Perrierophytum Hochr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- 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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