- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Piaranthus
Name and source scope
Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]
First publication of the name · Fl. Cap. 4(1): 1018 (1909)
Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]
Synonyms and earlier names
- Ceropegia cornuta (N.E.Br.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
- Ceropegia cornuta var. ruschii (Nel) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
- Piaranthus cornutus var. grandis N.E.Br.
- Piaranthus decorus subsp. cornutus (N.E.Br.) Meve · homotypic synonym
- Piaranthus mennellii C.A.Lückh. · homotypic synonym
- Piaranthus nebrownii Dinter
- Piaranthus pallidus C.A.Lückh.
- Piaranthus pulcher N.E.Br.
- Piaranthus pulcher var. nebrownii (Dinter) A.C.White & B.Sloane
- Piaranthus ruschii Nel · homotypic synonym
Accepted infraspecific taxa
- Piaranthus cornutus var. cornutus
- Piaranthus cornutus var. mennellii (C.A.Lückh.) Plowes
- Piaranthus cornutus var. ruschii (Nel) Bruyns