Periglossum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Periglossum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/163476#page/528/mode/1up Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 520] in Latin[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004613 Tropicos, genus Periglossum] It is native to southern Africa.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).

;Species[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Periglossum The Plant List, genus Periglossum]

1. Periglossum angustifolium DC. - South Africa
2. Periglossum kassnerianum Schltr. - South Africa
3. Periglossum mackenii Harv. - South Africa
4. Periglossum macrum Decne. - South Africa
5. Periglossum mossambicense Schltr. - Mozambique