Euphorbiaceae, thespurge family, is a largefamily offlowering plants (anthophytes) in theorderMalpighiales. In common English, they are sometimes calledeuphorbias,^[1] which is also the name ofa genus in the family. Most spurges areherbs, but some, especially in thetropics, areshrubs ortrees. Some aresucculent and resemblecacti because ofconvergent evolution.^[2]

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.^[3] Ninebiomes have been described in South Africa:Fynbos, SucculentKaroo,desert,Nama Karoo,grassland,savanna,Albany thickets, theIndian Ocean coastal belt, andforests.^[4]

The 2018South African National Biodiversity Institute'sNational Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phylaAnthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)),Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)),Bryophyta (mosses (685)),Cycadophyta (cycads (42)),Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)),Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)),Pinophyta (conifers (33)), andPteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).^[5]

47genera are represented in the literature.^[5] Listedtaxa includespecies,subspecies,varieties, andforms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa assynonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflecttaxonomic revision over time.

GenusAcalypha:^[5]

• Acalypha angustata Sond. indigenous
• Acalypha capensis (L.f.) Prain & Hutch. indigenous
• Acalypha caperonioides Baill. indigenous
  • Acalypha caperonioides Baill. var.caperonioides, indigenous
  • Acalypha caperonioides Baill. var.galpinii Prain, indigenous
• Acalypha ciliata Forssk. indigenous
• Acalypha depressinerva (Kuntze) K.Schum. indigenous
• Acalypha ecklonii Baill. endemic
• Acalypha fimbriata Schumach. & Thonn. indigenous
• Acalypha glabrata Thunb. indigenous
  • Acalypha glabrata Thunb. var.glabrata, indigenous
  • Acalypha glabrata Thunb. var.pilosa Pax, indigenous
  • Acalypha glabrata Thunb. var.pilosior (Kuntze) Prain, accepted asAcalypha glabrata Thunb. var.pilosa Pax, present
• Acalypha glandulifolia Buchinger ex Meisn. indigenous
• Acalypha indica L. indigenous
  • Acalypha indica L. var.indica, indigenous
• Acalypha ornata Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
• Acalypha peduncularis E.Mey. ex Meisn. indigenous
• Acalypha pubiflora Baill. indigenous
  • Acalypha pubiflora Baill. subsp.pubiflora, indigenous
• Acalypha punctata Meisn. indigenous
  • Acalypha punctata Meisn. var.punctata, indigenous
  • Acalypha punctata Meisn. var.rogersii Prain, indigenous
• Acalypha schinzii Pax, accepted asAcalypha depressinerva (Kuntze) K.Schum. present
• Acalypha segetalis Mull.Arg. indigenous
• Acalypha sonderiana Mull.Arg. indigenous
• Acalypha villicaulis Hochst. indigenous
• Acalypha wilmsii Pax ex Prain & Hutch. indigenous
• Acalypha zeyheri Baill. accepted asAcalypha peduncularis E.Mey. ex Meisn. present

GenusAdenocline:^[5]

• Adenocline acuta (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous
• Adenocline pauciflora Turcz. endemic
• Adenocline violifolia (Kuntze) Prain, endemic

GenusAlchornea:^[5]

• Alchornea hirtella Benth. indigenous
• Alchornea hirtella Benth. formaglabrata (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
  • Alchornea laxiflora (Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous

GenusAleurites:^[5]

• Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. var.moluccana, not indigenous, naturalised

GenusAnisophyllum:^[5]

• Anisophyllum inaequilaterum (Sond.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
• Anisophyllum mossambicense Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. indigenous
• Anisophyllum mundii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
• Anisophyllum setigerum E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
• Anisophyllum tettense Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia tettensis Klotzsch, indigenous

GenusAnthacantha:^[5]

• Anthacantha desmetiana Lem. accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. indigenous

GenusArthrothamnus:^[5]

• Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus brachiatus E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus burmanii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus cymosa Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus densiflorus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus ecklonii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous
• Arthrothamnus scopiformis Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous

GenusBreynia:^[5]

• Breynia disticha J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive

GenusCaperonia:^[5]

• Caperonia stuhlmannii Pax, indigenous

GenusCavacoa

• Cavacoa aurea (Cavaco) J.Leonard, indigenous

GenusCephalocroton:^[5]

• Cephalocroton mollis Klotzsch, indigenous

GenusChamaesyce:^[5]

• Chamaesyce glanduligera (Pax) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia glanduligera Pax, indigenous
• Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. accepted asEuphorbia indica Lam. present
• Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp. accepted asEuphorbia hypericifolia L.
• Chamaesyce inaequilatera (Sond.) Sojak, accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. present
• Chamaesyce livida (E.Mey. ex Boiss.) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia livida E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Chamaesyce mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. indigenous
• Chamaesyce neopolycnemoides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia neopolycnemoides Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
• Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small, accepted asEuphorbia prostrata Aiton, not indigenous, naturalised
• Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small, accepted asEuphorbia serpens Kunth, not indigenous, naturalised
• Chamaesyce tettensis (Klotzsch) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia tettensis Klotzsch, indigenous
• Chamaesyce zambesiana (Benth.) Koutnik, accepted asEuphorbia zambesiana Benth. var.zambesiana, indigenous

GenusChrozophora:^[5]

• Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. indigenous

GenusClutia:^[5]

• Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach, indigenous
  • Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach var.abyssinica, indigenous
• Clutia affinis Sond. indigenous
• Clutia africana Poir. endemic
• Clutia alaternoides L. indigenous
  • Clutia alaternoides L. var.alaternoides, endemic
  • Clutia alaternoides L. var.angustifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. endemic
  • Clutia alaternoides L. var.brevifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. endemic
• Clutia alpina Prain, endemic
• Clutia brevifolia Sond. accepted asClutia polifolia Jacq. present
• Clutia cordata Bernh. endemic
• Clutia daphnoides Lam. endemic
• Clutia disceptata Prain, endemic
• Clutia dregeana Scheele, endemic
• Clutia ericoides Thunb. indigenous
  • Clutia ericoides Thunb. var.ericoides, endemic
  • Clutia ericoides Thunb. var.pachyphylla Prain, endemic
  • Clutia ericoides Thunb. var.tenuis Sond. endemic
• Clutia govaertsii Radcl.-Sm. endemic
• Clutia heterophylla Thunb. indigenous
• Clutia hirsuta (Sond.) Mull.Arg. indigenous
  • Clutia hirsuta (Sond.) Mull.Arg. var.hirsuta, indigenous
  • Clutia hirsuta (Sond.) Mull.Arg. var.robusta Prain, endemic
• Clutia imbricata E.Mey. ex Sond. endemic
• Clutia impedita Prain, endemic
• Clutia katharinae Pax, indigenous
• Clutia laxa Eckl. ex Sond. indigenous
• Clutia marginata E.Mey. ex Sond. endemic
• Clutia monticola S.Moore, indigenous
  • Clutia monticola S.Moore var.monticola, indigenous
• Clutia nana Prain, indigenous
• Clutia natalensis Bernh. indigenous
• Clutia ovalis Sond. endemic
• Clutia platyphylla Pax & K.Hoffm. endemic
• Clutia polifolia Jacq. endemic
• Clutia polygonoides L. endemic
• Clutia pterogona Mull.Arg. endemic
• Clutia pubescens Thunb. endemic
• Clutia pulchella L. indigenous
  • Clutia pulchella L. var.franksiae Prain, endemic
  • Clutia pulchella L. var.obtusata Sond. indigenous
  • Clutia pulchella L. var.pulchella, indigenous
• Clutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. endemic
  • Clutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. var.grandifolia Prain, accepted asClutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. present
  • Clutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. var.microphylla Prain, accepted asClutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. present
  • Clutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. var.tenuifolia Prain, accepted asClutia rubricaulis Eckl. ex Sond. present
• Clutia sericea Mull.Arg. endemic
• Clutia thunbergii Sond. indigenous
• Clutia tomentosa L. endemic
• Clutia vaccinioides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Prain, accepted asClutia govaertsii Radcl.-Sm. present
• Clutia virgata Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous

GenusCroton:^[5]

• Croton bonplandianus Baill. not indigenous, naturalised
• Croton gratissimus Burch. indigenous
  • Croton gratissimus Burch. var.gratissimus, indigenous
  • Croton gratissimus Burch. var.subgratissimus (Prain) Burtt Davy, indigenous
• Croton madandensis S.Moore, indigenous
• Croton megalobotrys Mull.Arg. indigenous
• Croton menyharthii Pax, indigenous
• Croton pseudopulchellus Pax, indigenous
• Croton rivularis Mull.Arg. endemic
• Croton setigerus Hook. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Croton steenkampianus Gerstner, indigenous
• Croton sylvaticus Hochst. indigenous
• Croton zambesicus Mull.Arg. accepted asCroton gratissimus Burch. var.gratissimus, present

GenusCtenomeria:^[5]

• Ctenomeria capensis (Thunb.) Harv. ex Sond. accepted asTragia capensis Thunb. indigenous
• Ctenomeria cordata Harv. accepted asTragia capensis Thunb. indigenous

GenusDactylanthes:^[5]

• Dactylanthes anacantha (Aiton) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia tridentata Lam.
• Dactylanthes globosa Haw. accepted asEuphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims, indigenous
• Dactylanthes hamata Haw. accepted asEuphorbia hamata (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Dactylanthes patula (Mill.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia patula Mill. indigenous
• Dactylanthes tuberculata (Jacq.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.

GenusDalechampia:^[5]

• Dalechampia capensis A.Spreng. indigenous
• Dalechampia galpinii Pax, indigenous
• Dalechampia scandens L. indigenous
  • Dalechampia scandens L. var.natalensis (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
• Dalechampia volubilis E.Mey. ex Baill. accepted asDalechampia scandens L. var.natalensis (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. present

GenusErythrococca:^[5]

• Erythrococca berberidea Prain, indigenous
• Erythrococca menyharthii (Pax) Prain, indigenous
• Erythrococca natalensis Prain, indigenous
• Erythrococca trichogyne (Mull.Arg.) Prain, indigenous
  • Erythrococca trichogyne (Mull.Arg.) Prain var.trichogyne, indigenous

GenusEuphorbia:^[5]

• Euphorbia aequoris N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia juttae Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick. indigenous
• Euphorbia aggregata A.Berger, endemic
  • Euphorbia aggregata A.Berger var.alternicolor (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia ferox Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia albanica N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia albertensis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia decepta N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia albipollinifera L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia albovillosa Pax, accepted asEuphorbia gueinzii Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia alternicolor N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia ferox Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia amarifontana N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia anacantha Aiton, accepted asEuphorbia tridentata Lam.
• Euphorbia angrae N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia anoplia Stapf, endemic
• Euphorbia arabica Steud. & Hochst. ex Boiss. var.latiappendiculata Pax, accepted asEuphorbia neopolycnemoides Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
• Euphorbia arceuthobioides Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. endemic
• Euphorbia arida N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia armata Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia loricata Lam. indigenous
• Euphorbia arrecta N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous
• Euphorbia artifolia N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia foliosa N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia aspericaulis Pax, accepted asEuphorbia muricata Thunb. endemic
• Euphorbia astrispina N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia stellispina Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia astrophora Marx, accepted asEuphorbia brevirama N.E.Br. var.astrophora (Marx) Marx & Van Veldh. endemic
• Euphorbia atrispina N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia atrispina N.E.Br. var.viridis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
• Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter, indigenous
  • Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter var.sagittaria (Marloth) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia bachmannii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia baliola N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth
• Euphorbia barnardii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia basutica Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia clavarioides Boiss.
• Euphorbia baumii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia monteiroi Hook.f.
• Euphorbia bayeri L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia benguelensis Pax, accepted asEuphorbia trichadenia Pax
• Euphorbia bergii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia davyi N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia biglandulosa Willd. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss.
• Euphorbia bolusii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
• Euphorbia brachiata (E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia brakdamensis N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia braunsii N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia brevirama N.E.Br. endemic
  • Euphorbia brevirama N.E.Br. var.astrophora (Marx) Marx & Van Veldh. endemic
  • Euphorbia brevirama N.E.Br. var.brevirama, endemic
  • Euphorbia brevirama N.E.Br. var.supraterra Marx & Van Veldh. endemic
• Euphorbia bruynsii L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia bubalina Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. endemic
• Euphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.karroensis Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss.
• Euphorbia caerulescens Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia canaliculata Lam. accepted asEuphorbia clava Jacq. indigenous
• Euphorbia canariensis Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia caerulescens Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia capitosa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia ferox Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia caput-medusae L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var.geminata Aiton, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
  • Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var.major Aiton, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
  • Euphorbia caput-medusae L. var.minor Aiton, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Euphorbia caterviflora N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia celata R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia cereiformis L. endemic
• Euphorbia cervicornis Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia hamata (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Euphorbia chersina N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia cibdela N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia clandestina Jacq. endemic
• Euphorbia clava Jacq. endemic
• Euphorbia clavarioides Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia clavarioides Boiss. var.truncata (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia clavarioides Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia clavigera N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia clivicola R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia colliculina A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia commelinii DC. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Euphorbia commiphoroides Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia guerichiana Pax
• Euphorbia complexa R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia confinalis R.A.Dyer, indigenous
  • Euphorbia confinalis R.A.Dyer subsp.confinalis, indigenous
• Euphorbia confluens Nel, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
• Euphorbia cooperi N.E.Br. ex A.Berger, indigenous
  • Euphorbia cooperi N.E.Br. ex A.Berger var.cooperi, indigenous
• Euphorbia corifolia Lam. accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous
• Euphorbia coronata Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia clava Jacq.
• Euphorbia corymbosa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia crassipes Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia crispa (Haw.) Sweet, accepted asEuphorbia tuberosa L. endemic
• Euphorbia crotonoides Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia crotonoides Boiss. subsp.crotonoides, indigenous
• Euphorbia cucumerina Willd. accepted asEuphorbia stellispina Haw. var.stellispina, present
• Euphorbia cumulata R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia cupularis Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia cuspidata Bernh. ex Krauss, accepted asEuphorbia striata Thunb. indigenous
• Euphorbia cyathophora Murray, not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia cylindrica Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia davyi N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia decepta N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia decussata E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia discreta N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia dregeana E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia dumosa E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia foliosa N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia duseimata R.A.Dyer, indigenous
• Euphorbia ecklonii (Klotzsch & Garcke) Baill. endemic
• Euphorbia eendornensis Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth
• Euphorbia einensis G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia angrae N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia einensis G.Will. var.anemoarenicola G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia angrae N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia elastica Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia dregeana E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia elliptica Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
  • Euphorbia elliptica Thunb. var.undulata Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet
• Euphorbia enneagona Haw. accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia enopla auct. var.dentata A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia enopla Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia enopla Boiss. var.viridis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
• Euphorbia enormis N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.debilis L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. ex Boiss.
  • Euphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.imminuta L.C.Leach & G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.puberula N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.wahlbergii (Boiss.) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia ericoides Lam. endemic
• Euphorbia ernestii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia erosa Willd. accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia erubescens E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
• Euphorbia erythrina Link, endemic
  • Euphorbia erythrina Link var.burchellii Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link, indigenous
  • Euphorbia erythrina Link var.meyeri N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link, endemic
• Euphorbia esculenta Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia espinosa Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia eustacei N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia loricata Lam. endemic
• Euphorbia evansii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia grandidens Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia excelsa A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia exilis L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia falsa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
• Euphorbia fasciculata Thunb. endemic
• Euphorbia ferox Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia filiflora Marloth, endemic
  • Euphorbia filiflora Marloth var.nana G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia filiflora Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia fimbriata Scop. accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. endemic
• Euphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia foliosa N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia forskaolii J.Gay, accepted asEuphorbia austro-occidentalis Thell.
• Euphorbia fortuita A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia francescae L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia quadrata Nel, indigenous
• Euphorbia franckiana A.Berger, endemic
• Euphorbia franksiae N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. indigenous
  • Euphorbia franksiae N.E.Br. var.zuluensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia gerstneriana Bruyns, endemic
• Euphorbia frickiana N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia pseudoglobosa Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia friedrichiae Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia fructus-pini Mill. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
  • Euphorbia fructus-pini Mill. var.geminata Sweet, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Euphorbia frutescens N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia guerichiana Pax
• Euphorbia fusca Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia galpinii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia transvaalensis Schltr. indigenous
• Euphorbia gamkensis Marx, accepted asEuphorbia decepta N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia gariepina Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia gariepina Boiss. subsp.gariepina, indigenous
• Euphorbia gatbergensis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, endemic
  • Euphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius var.corifolia (Lam.) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous
  • Euphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius var.puberula N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous
• Euphorbia gentilis N.E.Br. endemic
  • Euphorbia gentilis N.E.Br. subsp.tanquana L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia gentilis N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia gerstneriana Bruyns, endemic
• Euphorbia gilbertii A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. indigenous
• Euphorbia glandularis L.C.Leach & G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia exilis L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia glanduligera Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia glaucella Pax, accepted asEuphorbia glanduligera Pax
• Euphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims, endemic
• Euphorbia glomerata A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims, indigenous
• Euphorbia gorgonis A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia procumbens Mill. endemic
• Euphorbia gossweileri Pax, accepted asEuphorbia trichadenia Pax
• Euphorbia grandialata R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc, indigenous
  • Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc subsp.grandicornis, indigenous
  • Euphorbia grandicornis Goebel, accepted asEuphorbia grandicornis Blanc
  • Euphorbia grandicornis J.Weiss, accepted asEuphorbia grandicornis Blanc
• Euphorbia grandidens Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia graveolens N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia restituta N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia gregaria Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia griseola Pax, indigenous
  • Euphorbia griseola Pax subsp.griseola, indigenous
• Euphorbia groenewaldii R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia gueinzii Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia gueinzii Boiss. var.albovillosa (Pax) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia gueinzii Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia guerichiana Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia gummifera Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia hallii R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia hamata (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Euphorbia hastisquama N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia helioscopia L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia heptagona L. endemic
  • Euphorbia heptagona L. var.dentata (A.Berger) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
  • Euphorbia heptagona L. var.fulvispina A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L.
  • Euphorbia heptagona L. var.ramosa A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
  • Euphorbia heptagona L. var.subsessilis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
  • Euphorbia heptagona L. var.viridis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. endemic
• Euphorbia hereroensis Pax, accepted asEuphorbia phylloclada Boiss.
• Euphorbia herrei A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, indigenous
• Euphorbia heterophylla L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia hirsuta L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Euphorbia hirta L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia hopetownensis Nel, accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia horrida Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. indigenous
  • Euphorbia horrida Boiss. var.major A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia horrida Boiss. var.noorsveldensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia horrida Boiss. var.striata A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia hottentota Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia huttonae N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia hydnorae E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia hypericifolia L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia hypogaea Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia hystrix Jacq. accepted asEuphorbia loricata Lam. indigenous
• Euphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera Sond. var.inaequilatera, indigenous
  • Euphorbia inaequilatera Sond. var.perennis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
• Euphorbia indecora N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia indica Lam. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia inelegans N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia inermis Mill. endemic
  • Euphorbia inermis Mill. var.huttonae (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia huttonae N.E.Br. endemic
  • Euphorbia inermis Mill. var.laniglans N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia esculenta Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia inornata N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia crassipes Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia involucrata E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia involucrata E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.megastegia Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia jansenvillensis Nel, endemic
• Euphorbia juglans Compton, accepted asEuphorbia pseudoglobosa Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia juttae Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia kalaharica Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia karroensis (Boiss.) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia knobelii Letty, endemic
• Euphorbia knuthii Pax, indigenous
  • Euphorbia knuthii Pax subsp.knuthii, indigenous
• Euphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss, endemic
  • Euphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss var.erubescens (E.Mey. ex Boiss.) N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss, endemic
• Euphorbia kwebensis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia glanduligera Pax
• Euphorbia lathyris L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia latimammillaris Croizat, accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia laxiflora Kuntze, accepted asEuphorbia bubalina Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia ledienii A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia caerulescens Haw. indigenous
  • Euphorbia ledienii A.Berger var.dregei N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caerulescens Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
• Euphorbia limpopoana L.C.Leach ex S.Carter, indigenous
• Euphorbia livida E.Mey. ex Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia lombardensis Nel, accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. indigenous
• Euphorbia longibracteata Pax, accepted asEuphorbia monteiroi Hook.f.
• Euphorbia loricata Lam. endemic
• Euphorbia louwii L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia lugardiae (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, indigenous
• Euphorbia lumbricalis L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia stapelioides Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia lydenburgensis Schweick. & Letty, endemic
• Euphorbia macella N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia macowani N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Euphorbia maculata (L.) Small, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Euphorbia maleolens E.Phillips, indigenous
• Euphorbia malevola L.C.Leach subsp.bechuanica L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia limpopoana L.C.Leach ex S.Carter
• Euphorbia mammillaris L. endemic
  • Euphorbia mammillaris L. var.spinosior A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia mammillaris L. var.submammillaris A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia marginata Pursh, not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia marientalii Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia braunsii N.E.Br.
• Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. var.corallothamnus Dinter ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L.
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. var.foetens Dinter ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L.
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. var.lignosa A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. var.minor A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. endemic
  • Euphorbia mauritanica L. var.namaquensis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
• Euphorbia medusae Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. indigenous
• Euphorbia melanohydrata Nel, indigenous
• Euphorbia melanosticta E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton, endemic
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton subsp.meloformis formafalsa, accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, endemic
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton subsp.meloformis var.magna, accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton subsp.valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley, accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, endemic
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton var.pomiformis (Thunb.) Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
  • Euphorbia meloformis Aiton var.prolifera Frick, accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
• Euphorbia meyeri Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link, indigenous
  • Euphorbia meyeri Nel, accepted asEuphorbia filiflora Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia micracantha Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. endemic
• Euphorbia mira L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, endemic
• Euphorbia miscella L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia celata R.A.Dyer, indigenous
• Euphorbia mixta N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. endemic
• Euphorbia monteiroi Hook.f. indigenous
  • Euphorbia monteiroi Hook.f. subsp.ramosa L.C.Leach, indigenous
• Euphorbia morinii A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia heptagona L. indigenous
• Euphorbia mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia muirii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
• Euphorbia multiceps A.Berger, endemic
• Euphorbia multifida N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia multiramosa Nel, accepted asEuphorbia namaquensis N.E.Br. present
• Euphorbia mundii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia muraltioides N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia muricata Thunb. endemic
• Euphorbia namaquensis N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
• Euphorbia nelii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia filiflora Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia nelsii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond.
• Euphorbia neopolycnemoides Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
• Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia nutans Lag. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia obesa Hook.f. endemic
  • Euphorbia obesa Hook.f. subsp.symmetrica (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) G.D.Rowley, accepted asEuphorbia obesa Hook.f. indigenous
• Euphorbia ornithopus Jacq. accepted asEuphorbia tridentata Lam. var.ornithopus (Jacq.) Van Veldh. & Lawant, endemic
• Euphorbia ovata (E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia oxystegia Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia parvifolia E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
  • Euphorbia parvifolia E.Mey. ex Boiss. var.laxa Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond.
• Euphorbia passa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia patula Mill. endemic
• Euphorbia paxiana Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L.
• Euphorbia pedemontana L.C.Leach, endemic
• Euphorbia peltigera E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia hamata (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Euphorbia pentagona Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia pentops Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia peplus L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia perangusta R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia perpera N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. endemic
• Euphorbia persistens R.A.Dyer, accepted asEuphorbia clavigera N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia pfeilii Pax, accepted asEuphorbia glanduligera Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia phylloclada Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia phymatoclada Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch ex Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia pillansii N.E.Br. endemic
  • Euphorbia pillansii N.E.Br. var.albovirens A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia pillansii N.E.Br. endemic
  • Euphorbia pillansii N.E.Br. var.ramosissima A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia pillansii N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia pistiifolia Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia ecklonii (Klotzsch & Garcke) Baill. indigenous
• Euphorbia planiceps A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia wilmaniae Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia platymammillaris Croizat, accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia polycephala Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.alba D.H.Schnabel, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.ambigua D.H.Schnabel, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.exilis Schnabel, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. indigenous
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.horrida (Boiss.) D.H.Schnabel formaalba, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. indigenous
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.minor D.H.Schnabel, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia polygona Haw. var.nivea Schnabel, accepted asEuphorbia polygona Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia pomiformis Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
• Euphorbia procumbens Meerb. accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd.
  • Euphorbia procumbens Mill. endemic
• Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia proteifolia Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. indigenous
• Euphorbia pseudocactus A.Berger, endemic
• Euphorbia pseudoduseimata A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia davyi N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia pseudoglobosa Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia pseudohypogaea Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia davyi N.E.Br.
• Euphorbia pseudotuberosa Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia pubiglans N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia clava Jacq. endemic
• Euphorbia pugniformis Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia procumbens Mill. endemic
• Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch, not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia pulvinata Marloth, indigenous
• Euphorbia pyriformis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
• Euphorbia quadrata Nel, endemic
• Euphorbia racemosa E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia radiata E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia restituta N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia radiata Thunb. accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. indigenous
• Euphorbia radyeri Bruyns, endemic
• Euphorbia ramiglans N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
• Euphorbia rangeana Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia braunsii N.E.Br.
• Euphorbia rectirama N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia restricta R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. var.cymosa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous
  • Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. var.laxa N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
  • Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. var.triceps N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer, indigenous
• Euphorbia rudis N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia braunsii N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia rudolfii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia ruscifolia (Boiss.) N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia sagittaria Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter, indigenous
• Euphorbia sanguinea Hochst. & Steud. ex Boiss. var.natalensis Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
  • Euphorbia sanguinea Hochst. & Steud. ex Boiss. var.setigera E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia inaequilatera Sond. indigenous
• Euphorbia sarcostemmatoides Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L.
• Euphorbia schinzii Pax, indigenous
• Euphorbia schoenlandii Pax, endemic
• Euphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. endemic
  • Euphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. var.myrtifolia E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. var.puberula N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. var.ruscifolia Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia ruscifolia (Boiss.) N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia scopoliana Steud. accepted asEuphorbia mammillaris L. indigenous
• Euphorbia sekukuniensis R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia serpens Kunth, not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia serpiformis Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia tenax Burch. indigenous
• Euphorbia serrata L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, endemic
• Euphorbia siliciicola Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia juttae Dinter
• Euphorbia similis A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia spartaria N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia spicata E.Mey. ex Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia muricata Thunb. endemic
• Euphorbia spinea N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia squarrosa Haw. accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. endemic
• Euphorbia stapelioides Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia stegmatica Nel, accepted asEuphorbia quadrata Nel, indigenous
• Euphorbia stellata Willd. endemic
  • Euphorbia stellispina Haw. endemic
  • Euphorbia stellispina Haw. var.astrispina (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia stellispina Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia stolonifera Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, endemic
• Euphorbia striata Thunb. indigenous
  • Euphorbia striata Thunb. var.brachyphylla Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
  • Euphorbia striata Thunb. var.cuspidata Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia striata Thunb. endemic
• Euphorbia subfalcata Hiern, accepted asEuphorbia trichadenia Pax
• Euphorbia submammillaris (A.Berger) A.Berger, indigenous
• Euphorbia suffulta Bruyns, endemic
• Euphorbia superans Nel ex Herre, accepted asEuphorbia huttonae N.E.Br. present
• Euphorbia suppressa Marx, accepted asEuphorbia decepta N.E.Br. indigenous
• Euphorbia susannae Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia symmetrica A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia obesa Hook.f. indigenous
• Euphorbia tenax Burch. endemic
• Euphorbia terracina L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Euphorbia tessellata (Haw.) Sweet, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Euphorbia tetragona Haw. endemic
• Euphorbia tettensis Klotzsch, indigenous
• Euphorbia tirucalli L. indigenous
• Euphorbia tithymaloides L. subsp.smallii (Millsp.) V.W.Steinm. not indigenous, naturalised
• Euphorbia tortirama R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia transvaalensis Schltr. indigenous
• Euphorbia triangularis Desf. ex A.Berger, indigenous
  • Euphorbia trichadenia Pax, indigenous
  • Euphorbia trichadenia Pax var.gibbsiae N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia trichadenia Pax
• Euphorbia tridentata Lam. endemic
  • Euphorbia tridentata Lam. var.ornithopus (Jacq.) Van Veldh. & Lawant, endemic
  • Euphorbia tridentata Lam. var.tridentata, endemic
• Euphorbia truncata N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia clavarioides Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. indigenous
  • Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. var.macowani (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. endemic
• Euphorbia tuberculatoides N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L. indigenous
• Euphorbia tuberosa L. endemic
• Euphorbia tubiglans Marloth ex R.A.Dyer, accepted asEuphorbia jansenvillensis Nel, endemic
• Euphorbia tugelensis N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover, endemic
• Euphorbia uncinata DC. accepted asEuphorbia stellata Willd. indigenous
• Euphorbia vaalputsiana L.C.Leach, accepted asEuphorbia gentilis N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia valida N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia meloformis Aiton, indigenous
• Euphorbia vandermerwei R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia venenata Marloth, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter
• Euphorbia versicolores G.Will. accepted asEuphorbia filiflora Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia virosa Willd. indigenous
  • Euphorbia virosa Willd. subsp.virosa, indigenous
  • Euphorbia virosa Willd. var.caerulescens (Haw.) A.Berger, accepted asEuphorbia caerulescens Haw. indigenous
• Euphorbia volkmanniae Dinter, accepted asEuphorbia avasmontana Dinter
• Euphorbia wahlbergii Boiss. accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Euphorbia waterbergensis R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia wilmaniae Marloth, endemic
• Euphorbia woodii N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br. endemic
• Euphorbia x bothae Lotsy & Goddijn, endemic
• Euphorbia x curvirama R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia x inconstantia R.A.Dyer, endemic
• Euphorbia zambesiana Benth. indigenous
  • Euphorbia zambesiana Benth. var.zambesiana, indigenous
• Euphorbia zoutpansbergensis R.A.Dyer, endemic

GenusExcoecaria:^[5]

• Excoecaria simii (Kuntze) Pax, endemic

GenusGalarhoeus:^[5]

• Galarhoeus genistoides (P.J.Bergius) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous

GenusHomalanthus:^[5]

• Homalanthus populifolius Graham, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

GenusJatropha:^[5]

• Jatropha capensis (L.f.) Sond. endemic
• Jatropha curcas L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
• Jatropha erythropoda Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
• Jatropha gossypiifolia L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var.elegans (Pohl) Mull.Arg. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
• Jatropha hirsuta Hochst. indigenous
  • Jatropha hirsuta Hochst. var.glabrescens (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Prain, endemic
  • Jatropha hirsuta Hochst. var.hirsuta, endemic
  • Jatropha hirsuta Hochst. var.oblongifolia Prain, indigenous
• Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond. endemic
• Jatropha latifolia Pax, indigenous
  • Jatropha latifolia Pax var.angustata Prain, endemic
  • Jatropha latifolia Pax var.latifolia, endemic
  • Jatropha latifolia Pax var.swazica Prain, indigenous
• Jatropha multifida L. not indigenous, naturalised
• Jatropha natalensis Mull.Arg. endemic
• Jatropha orangeana Dinter ex P.G.Mey. indigenous
• Jatropha podagrica Hook. not indigenous, naturalised
• Jatropha pseudoglandulifera Pax, accepted asJatropha spicata Pax
• Jatropha schlechteri Pax, indigenous
  • Jatropha schlechteri Pax subsp.schlechteri, indigenous
  • Jatropha schlechteri Pax subsp.setifera (Hutch.) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
• Jatropha spicata Pax, indigenous
• Jatropha variifolia Pax, indigenous
• Jatropha woodii Kuntze, endemic
• Jatropha zeyheri Sond. indigenous
  • Jatropha zeyheri Sond. var.platyphylla Pax, accepted asJatropha zeyheri Sond. present
  • Jatropha zeyheri Sond. var.subsimplex Prain, accepted asJatropha zeyheri Sond. present

GenusLeidesia:^[5]

• Leidesia procumbens (L.) Prain, indigenous

GenusMacaranga:^[5]

• Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Benth. ex Sim, indigenous
  • Macaranga capensis (Baill.) Benth. ex Sim var.capensis, indigenous

GenusManihot:^[5]

• Manihot dichotoma Ule, not indigenous, naturalised
• Manihot dulcis (J.F.Gmel.) Pax, accepted asManihot esculenta Crantz, not indigenous, naturalised
• Manihot esculenta Crantz, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
• Manihot glaziovii Mull.Arg. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusMedusea:^[5]

• Medusea fructus-pini (Mill.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Medusea globosa (Haw.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims, indigenous
• Medusea hamata (Haw.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia hamata (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Medusea major Haw. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Medusea patula (Mill.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia patula Mill. indigenous
• Medusea procumbens (Mill.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia procumbens Mill. indigenous
• Medusea tessellata Haw. accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.
• Medusea tridentata (Lam.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia tridentata Lam. indigenous
• Medusea tuberculata (Jacq.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia caput-medusae L.

GenusMercurialis:^[5]

• Mercurialis annua L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

GenusMicrococca:^[5]

• Micrococca capensis (Baill.) Prain, indigenous

GenusMonadenium:^[5]

• Monadenium lugardiae N.E.Br. accepted asEuphorbia lugardiae (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, indigenous

GenusPedilanthus:^[5]

• Pedilanthus smallii Millsp. accepted asEuphorbia tithymaloides L. subsp.smallii (Millsp.) V.W.Steinm. not indigenous, naturalised
• Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) A.Poit. subsp.smallii (Millsp.) Dressler, accepted asEuphorbia tithymaloides L. subsp.smallii (Millsp.) V.W.Steinm. not indigenous, naturalised

GenusPterococcus:^[5]

• Pterococcus africanus (Sond.) Pax & K.Hoffm. accepted asPlukenetia africana Sond. present

GenusRicinus:^[5]

• Ricinus communis L. accepted asRicinus communis L. var.communis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Ricinus communis L. var.communis, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive

GenusSapium:^[5]

• Sapium ellipticum (Hochst.) Pax, accepted asShirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst.) Esser, present
• Sapium integerrimum (Hochst.) J.Leonard, accepted asSclerocroton integerrimus Hochst. present

GenusSchinziophyton:^[5]

• Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous

GenusSclerocroton:^[5]

• Sclerocroton integerrimus Hochst. indigenous

GenusSeidelia:^[5]

• Seidelia pumila (Sond.) Baill. endemic
• Seidelia triandra (E.Mey.) Pax, indigenous

GenusShirakiopsis:^[5]

• Shirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst.) Esser, indigenous

GenusSpirostachys:^[5]

• Spirostachys africana Sond. indigenous

GenusSuregada:^[5]

• Suregada africana (Sond.) Kuntze, indigenous
• Suregada procera (Prain) Croizat, indigenous
• Suregada zanzibariensis Baill. indigenous

GenusSynadenium:^[5]

• Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) L.C.Wheeler ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, accepted asEuphorbia cupularis Boiss. indigenous

GenusTithymalus:^[5]

• Tithymalus apiculatus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link, indigenous
• Tithymalus attenuatus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Tithymalus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Tithymalus brachypus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
• Tithymalus capensis Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
• Tithymalus confertus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link
• Tithymalus crispus Haw. accepted asEuphorbia tuberosa L. indigenous
• Tithymalus ecklonii Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia ecklonii (Klotzsch & Garcke) Baill. indigenous
• Tithymalus ellipticus (Thunb.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Tithymalus epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Tithymalus erythrinus (Link) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia erythrina Link, indigenous
• Tithymalus foliosus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia foliosa N.E.Br. indigenous
• Tithymalus genistoides (P.J.Bergius) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous
• Tithymalus involucratus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia epicyparissias E.Mey. ex Boiss. indigenous
• Tithymalus longipetiolatus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, indigenous
• Tithymalus mauritanicus (L.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous
• Tithymalus meyeri Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
• Tithymalus multicaulis Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
• Tithymalus ovatus E.Mey. ex Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia sclerophylla Boiss. indigenous
• Tithymalus revolutus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia genistoides P.J.Bergius, indigenous
• Tithymalus straitus (Thunb.) Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia striata Thunb. indigenous
• Tithymalus truncatus Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia kraussiana Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
• Tithymalus tuberosus (L.) Hill, accepted asEuphorbia tuberosa L. indigenous
• Tithymalus zeyheri Klotzsch & Garcke, accepted asEuphorbia mauritanica L. indigenous

GenusTragia:^[5]

• Tragia capensis Thunb. indigenous
• Tragia collina Prain, endemic
• Tragia cordata (Harv.) Burtt Davy, accepted asTragia capensis Thunb. indigenous
• Tragia dioica Sond. indigenous
• Tragia glabrata (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous
  • Tragia glabrata (Mull.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. var.glabrata, indigenous
• Tragia incisifolia Prain, indigenous
• Tragia kirkiana Mull.Arg. indigenous
• Tragia meyeriana Mull.Arg. indigenous
• Tragia minor Sond. indigenous
• Tragia okanyua Pax, indigenous
• Tragia physocarpa Prain, indigenous
• Tragia prionoides Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
• Tragia rogersii Prain, endemic
• Tragia rupestris Sond. indigenous
• Tragia sonderi Prain, indigenous
• Tragia wahlbergiana Prain, endemic

GenusTragiella:^[5]

• Tragiella natalensis (Sond.) Pax & K.Hoffm. indigenous

GenusTreisia:^[5]

• Treisia hystrix (Jacq.) Haw. accepted asEuphorbia loricata Lam. indigenous
• Treisia tuberculata Haw. accepted asEuphorbia clava Jacq.

GenusVernicia:^[5]

• Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw, not indigenous, naturalised
• Vernicia montana Lour. not indigenous, naturalised

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