Piaranthus decipiens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Piaranthus
Species: Piaranthus decipiens

Name

Piaranthus decipiens (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, Syst. Bot. 24: 396. (1999)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Huerniopsis decipiens N.E.Br., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 171 (1878).
• Homotypic
  • Ceropegia decipiens (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, S. African J. Bot. 112: 425 (2017)
• Heterotypic
  • Piaranthus grivanus N.E.Br., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1924A (1890)
  • Caralluma grivana (N.E.Br.) Schltr., J. Bot. 36: 479 (1898)

References

• Bruyns, P.V. Systematic Botany; Quarterly Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 24: 396.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Piaranthus decipiens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. 19. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 2021.