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| Piaranthus | |
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| Piaranthus geminatus in cultivation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Piaranthus R.Br. (1810) |
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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]
- ^ Piaranthus R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 12.
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ 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).