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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Piaranthus R.Br.

This genus name was first published in Asclepiadeae : 12 (1810)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029593.

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Synonyms of Piaranthus

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Huerniopsis	N.E.Br.	J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 171 (1878)		wfo-4000018379
Obesia	Haw.	Syn. Pl. Succ. : 42 (1812)		wfo-4000026448

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Piaranthus:

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Piaranthus cornutus var. grandis	N.E.Br.	Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1018. 1909	wfo-1200019549
Piaranthus disparilis var. immaculatus	C.A.Lückh.	Stapelieae ed. 2, 3: 1145. 1937	wfo-1200019363
Piaranthus fascicularis	hort. ex H.Jacobsen	Sukkulent. 54 (1933), in syn.	wfo-0001104379
Piaranthus incarnatus var. albus	G.Don	Gen. Hist. 4: 114. 1837	wfo-1200019326
Piaranthus pulcher var. nebrownii	(Dinter) A.C.White & B.Sloane	Stapelieae ed. 2, 2: 797. 1937	wfo-0001103654