| Piranhea | |
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| Piranhea trifoliata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Picrodendraceae |
| Tribe: | Picrodendreae |
| Subtribe: | Picrodendrinae |
| Genus: | Piranhea Baill. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Celaenodendron Standl. | |
Piranhea is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1866.[2][3]
Piranhea is native to South America and to Mexico.[1][4]
- species[1]
- Piranhea longipedunculata Jabl. - Venezuela, N Brazil
- Piranhea mexicana (Standl.) Radcl.-Sm. - Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa
- Piranhea securinega Radcl.-Sm. & Ratter - Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais
- Piranhea trifoliata Baill. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1866. Adansonia 6: 235-238 in French
- ^ Tropicos, Piranhea Baill.
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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