Perakanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. The sole species is Perakanthus velutinus, which is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0