Perrierophytum Explained

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

It is native to Mozambique and Madagascar.

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:

• Perrierophytum glomeratum
• Perrierophytum hispidum
• Perrierophytum humbertianthus
• Perrierophytum humbertii
• Perrierophytum luteum
• Perrierophytum paniculatum
• Perrierophytum rubrum
• Perrierophytum viridiflorum
• Perrierophytum viscosum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perrierophytum Hochr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 May 2021 . en.
2. 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.