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]
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 (1873–1958), 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.
