Biology:Perriera

From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Perriera
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Perriera
Courchet

Perriera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Simaroubaceae.[1]

It is endemic to Madagascar .[1]

The genus name of Perriera 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 Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.52 on page 284 in 1905.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Perriera madagascariensis Courchet
  • Perriera orientalis Capuron

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6072850 entry