Apocynaceae
Piaranthus
Piaranthus geminatus

Piaranthus geminatus subsp. geminatus

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. & SE. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albers, F. & Meve, U. (eds.) (2002). Illustrated handbook of succulent plants Asclepiadaceae, corr. 2nd printing: 1-318. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,New York.
  • Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar 1-2: 1-606. Umdaus press, Hatfield, South Africa.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pillans, N.S. [57] South Africa Piaranthus disparilis K000305970 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [57] South Africa Piaranthus disparilis K:SPC-01966.000 Syntype No
Piaranthus disparilis K:SPC-25135.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [142] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K000305968 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [695] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K000305967 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [142] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-01964.000 Type No
Thompson South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-01968.000 No
MMB [2023] Namibia Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-55287.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [111] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-01969.000 Type No
Pillans, N.S. [165] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-04032.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [690] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K:SPC-01967.000 No
Pillans [698] South Africa Piaranthus foetidus K000305969 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [691] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K000305976 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [686] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K000305974 Type Yes
Pillans, N.S. [691] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K:SPC-01970.000 Type No
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K000305973 Type Yes
Meve [86416] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K:SPC-56461.000 No
Marloth, R. [4376] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K000305975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Piaranthus pillansii K000305977 Type Yes
Bayer [s.n.] South Africa Piaranthus pillansii K:SPC-55618.000 No
Piaranthus pillansii K000305972 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0