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Piaranthus
Sign in to savePiaranthus is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toBotswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces
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- Parent taxon
- Stapeliinae
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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).