Perrierophytum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Perrierophytum Hochr. |
Synonyms | |
Perrieranthus Hochr. |
Perrierophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
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]
According to Kew:[1]