The
orchid genus
Neobathiea (originally
Bathiea) was named in his honor, as was the
indriid lemur Perrier's sifaka (
Propithecus perrieri). He has other plant genera named in his honour. Such as in 1905, botanist
Lucien Désiré Joseph Courchet published
Perriera, a genus of
flowering plants from Madagascar, belonging to the family
Simaroubaceae. Then in 1915, botanist
Hochr. published
Perrierophytum, a genus of
flowering plants from
Mozambique and Madagascar, belonging to the family
Malvaceae. In 1924,
A.Camus published
Perrierbambus,a
bamboo in the
grass family. In 1951,
Alberto Judice Leote Cavaco published
Perrierodendron is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family
Sarcolaenaceae. Then finally in 1978, (
A.Berger)
H.Ohba published
Perrierosedum,
succulent plants of the family
Crassulaceae. Several species of Madagascar plants were also named for him, including
Adenia perrieri,
Adansonia perrieri (or Perrier's baobab),
Erythrina perrieri,
Ensete perrieri,
Euphorbia perrieri,
Gereaua perrieri,
Jumelleanthus perrieri Hochr.,
Melanophylla perrieri,
Podocarpus perrieri,
Takhtajania perrieri, (originally named
Bubbia perrieri) and
Xerosicyos perrieri. == References ==