Perrierodendron Explained

Perrierodendron is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Sarcolaenaceae. They are endemic to Madagascar.

The genus name of Perrierodendron is in honour of Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie (1873–1958), a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.^[1] It was first described and published in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., séries 2, Vol.23 on page 138 in 1951.^[2]

Species

The genus includes the following species:^[2]

• Perrierodendron boinense
• Perrierodendron capuronii
• Perrierodendron occidentale
• Perrierodendron quartzitorum
• Perrierodendron rodoense

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
2. Web site: Perrierodendron Cavaco Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 11 November 2021 . en.