''Pervillaea'' is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae
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, first described as a genus in 1844.
[ It is native to ]Mauritius
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and Madagascar
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in the Indian Ocean
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.
;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus Pervillaea
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# '' Pervillaea brevirostris'' Klack. - Mauritius
# '' Pervillaea decaryi'' (Choux) Klack. - Madagascar
# '' Pervillaea phillipsonii'' Klack. - Madagascar
# '' Pervillaea tomentosa'' Decne. - Madagascar
# '' Pervillaea venenata'' (Baill.) Klack. - Madagascar
References
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Secamonoideae
Apocynaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne