Piranhea

Piranhea trifoliolata

Taxonavigation

Tribus:

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Picrodendraceae
Tribus: Picrodendreae
Genus: Piranhea
Species: P. longepedunculata –. P. mexicana –. P. securinega –. P. trifoliolata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piranhea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 06. Reference page.

Name

Piranhea Baill., 1866

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Celaenodendron Standl. in Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 76 (1927)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baillon, H.E. 1866. Adansonia, 6: 236

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piranhea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piranhea. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2025. Reference page. |
• Hassler, M. 2025. Piranhea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Piranhea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2025. Reference page.