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
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.