Piaranthus

Piaranthus
Piaranthus geminatus in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Piaranthus
R.Br. (1810)
Synonyms[1]
  • Huerniopsis N.E.Br. (1878)
  • Obesia Haw. (1812)

Piaranthus is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae.

It was first described in 1810. Its name comes from Greek and is descriptive of the fleshy, succulent flowers typical of the genus ("piar-" = fat, "-anthos" = flower).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Piaranthus R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 12.
  3. ^ Tropicos
  4. ^ 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).