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Piaranthus ruschii Nel
Stapelieae (White & Sloane) ed. 2 ii. 813. (1937)
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Piaranthus cornutus var. ruschii (Nel) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 2: 365. 2005 Bruyns

Piaranthus ruschii (Piaranthus cornutus var. ruschii) Photo by: Luiza Ferreira

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Piaranthus cornutus
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Piaranthus cornutus N.E.Br.
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 1018 (1909)
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Piaranthus cornutus var. mennellii (C.A.Lückh.) Plowes
Bradleya 32: 134. 2014
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Piaranthus cornutus var. ruschii (Nel) Bruyns
Stapeliads S. Africa Madagascar 2: 365. 2005
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Piaranthus cornutus group

  • Piaranthus cornutus N.E.Br.: flowers brownish-yellow, pale yellowish, or whitish on the inner face heavily mottled with dark red and with with dense white hairs. Distribution: South Namibia, and north-western South Africa.
  • Piaranthus cornutus var. ruschii (Nel) Bruyns: Flowers greenish yellow with dense white hairs white hairs (usually unspotted). Distribution: Southern Namib, Namibia.
  • Piaranthus pulcher N.E.Br.: Has bright clear greenish-yellow flowers, marked all over with small rounded dark purple-brown spots. Distribution: South Africa, Little Namaqualand.


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