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
- Piaranthus barrydalensis Meve in Bradleya 12: 68 (1994)
- Piaranthus disparilis N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1021 (1909)
- Piaranthus disparilis var. immaculatus C.A.Lückh. in A.C.White & B.Sloane, Stapelieae, ed. 2, 3: 1145 (1937)
- Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1021 (1909)
- Piaranthus foetidus var. diversus N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1022 (1909)
- Piaranthus foetidus var. multipunctatus N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1022 (1909)
- Piaranthus foetidus var. pallidus N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1022 (1909)
- Piaranthus foetidus var. purpureus N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1022 (1909)
- Piaranthus geminatus var. foetidus (N.E.Br.) Meve in Bradleya 12: 84 (1994)
- Piaranthus globosus A.C.White & B.Sloane in Stapelieae, ed. 2, 2: 814 (1937)
- Piaranthus pillansii N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1019 (1909)
- Piaranthus pillansii var. inconstans N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1019 (1909)
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 | 1966.000 | syntype | No | |
| Piaranthus disparilis | 25135.000 | No | |||
| Pillans, N.S. [57], South Africa | Piaranthus disparilis | K000305970 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Thompson, South Africa | Piaranthus foetidus | 1968.000 | No | ||
| Pillans, N.S. [165], South Africa | Piaranthus foetidus | 4032.000 | No | ||
| MMB [2023], Namibia | Piaranthus foetidus | 55287.000 | No | ||
| Pillans [698], South Africa | Piaranthus foetidus | K000305969 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Pillans, N.S. [695], South Africa | Piaranthus foetidus | K000305967 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Pillans, N.S. [142], South Africa | Piaranthus foetidus | K000305968 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Pillans, N.S. [691], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | 1970.000 | Unknown type material | No | |
| Bayer [s.n.], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | 55618.000 | No | ||
| Meve [86416], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | 56461.000 | No | ||
| Marloth, R. [4376], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | K000305975 | Yes | ||
| Piaranthus pillansii | K000305977 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Pillans, N.S. [691], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | K000305976 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Piaranthus pillansii | K000305972 | Yes | |||
| Pillans, N.S. [s.n.], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | K000305973 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Pillans, N.S. [686], South Africa | Piaranthus pillansii | K000305974 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0