''Pervillaea'' is a genus of plants in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to

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and

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in the

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. ;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus Pervillaea
/ref> # '' Pervillaea brevirostris'' Klack. - Mauritius # '' Pervillaea decaryi'' (Choux) Klack. - Madagascar # '' Pervillaea phillipsonii'' Klack. - Madagascar # '' Pervillaea tomentosa'' Decne. - Madagascar # '' Pervillaea venenata'' (Baill.) Klack. - Madagascar

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6073088 Secamonoideae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne