Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E.Br. subsp. geminatus
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Synonyms
Caralluma geminata (Masson) Schltr., Obesia geminata (Masson) Haw., Piaranthus barrydalensis Meve, Piaranthus disparilis N.E.Br., Piaranthus disparilis N.E.Br. var. immaculatus C.A.Lückh., Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br., Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br. var. diversus N.E.Br., Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br. var. multipunctatus N.E.Br., Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br. var. pallidus N.E.Br., Piaranthus foetidus N.E.Br. var. purpureus N.E.Br., Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E.Br. var. foetidus (N.E.Br.) Meve, Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E.Br. var. geminatus, Piaranthus globosus A.C.White & B.Sloane, Piaranthus pillansii N.E.Br., Piaranthus pillansii N.E.Br. var. fuscatus N.E.Br., Piaranthus pillansii N.E.Br. var. inconstans N.E.Br., Piaranthus pillansii N.E.Br. var. pillansii, Podanthes geminata (Masson) G.Nicholson, Stapelia geminata Masson
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/07/11
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E.Br. subsp. geminatus Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Piaranthus barrydalensis MeveRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2005. Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E.Br. subsp. geminatus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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