+syn cluster PLPperlcode contains=perlStatement.*,perlFunction,perlOperator,perlVarPlain,perlVarNotInMatches,perlShellCommand,perlFloat,perlNumber,perlStringUnexpanded,perlString,perlQQ,perlControl,perlConditional,perlRepeat,perlComment,perlPOD,perlHereDoc,perlPackageDecl,perlElseIfError,perlFiledescRead,perlMatch
+
+syn region PLPperlblock keepend matchgroup=Delimiter start=+<:=\=+ end=+:>+ transparent contains=@PLPperlcode