What is "piranhea"

Piranhea is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1866.

Piranhea is native to South America and to Mexico.

1. Piranhea longipedunculata Jabl. - Venezuela, N Brazil
2. Piranhea mexicana (Standl.) Radcl.-Sm. - Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa
3. Piranhea securinega Radcl.-Sm. & Ratter - Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais
4. Piranhea trifoliata Baill. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil