Pervillaea

Pervillaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Pervillaea
Decne. 1844
Synonyms[1]

Pervillaea is a genus of plants in the Milkweed family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It is native to Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.[3]

Species[4]
  1. Pervillaea brevirostris Klack. - Mauritius
  2. Pervillaea decaryi (Choux) Klack. - Madagascar
  3. Pervillaea phillipsonii Klack. - Madagascar
  4. Pervillaea tomentosa Decne. - Madagascar
  5. Pervillaea venenata (Baill.) Klack. - Madagascar

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, genus Pervillaea
  2. ↑ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 613 in Latin
  3. ↑ Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden
  4. ↑ The Plant List, genus Pervillaea
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