Piranhea is a plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1866. Piranhea is native to South America and to Mexico. species 1. \n* Piranhea longipedunculata Jabl. - Venezuela, N Brazil 2. \n* Piranhea mexicana (Standl.) Radcl.-Sm. - Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa 3. \n* Piranhea securinega Radcl.-Sm. & Ratter - Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais 4. \n* Piranhea trifoliata Baill. - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil