Perrierophytum
Perrierophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
It is native to Mozambique and Madagascar.
The genus name of Perrierophytum is in honour of Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie, a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar. It was first described and published in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève Vols.18-19 on page 229 in 1915.
Known species
According to Kew:- Perrierophytum glomeratum
- Perrierophytum hispidum
- Perrierophytum humbertianthus
- Perrierophytum humbertii
- Perrierophytum luteum
- Perrierophytum paniculatum
- Perrierophytum rubrum
- Perrierophytum viridiflorum
- ''Perrierophytum viscosum''