Flowering plants in the order Malvales recorded from South Africa
Malvales is anorder offlowering plants . As circumscribed byAPG II -system, the order includes about 6000species within 9families . The order is placed in theeurosids II , which are part of theeudicots . The plants are mostlyshrubs andtrees ; most of its families have acosmopolitan distribution in thetropics andsubtropics , with limited expansion intotemperate regions. Themorphology of Malvales is diverse, with few common characteristics. Among those most commonly encountered arepalmate leaves , connatesepals , and a specific structure and chemical composition of the seeds. Thecortex is often fibrous, built of softphloem layers.
Theanthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be aclade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained theangiosperms - the extant flowering plants, such asroses andgrasses - as well as theGnetales and the extinctBennettitales .[ 1]
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.[ 2] Ninebiomes have been described in South Africa:Fynbos , SucculentKaroo ,desert ,Nama Karoo ,grassland ,savanna ,Albany thickets , theIndian Ocean coastal belt , andforests .[ 3]
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)).[ 4]
Sixfamilies are represented in the literature. 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.
GenusMystropetalon :[ 4]
GenusSarcophyte :[ 4]
GenusCistus :[ 4]
GenusCytinus :[ 4]
GenusAbelmoschus :[ 4]
GenusAbutilon :[ 4]
Abutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. indigenousAbutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var.angulatum , indigenousAbutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var.macrophyllum (Baker f.) Hochr. indigenousAbutilon austro-africanum Hochr. indigenousAbutilon dinteri Ulbr. indigenousAbutilon englerianum Ulbr. indigenousAbutilon flanaganii A.Meeuse, endemicAbutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr. indigenousAbutilon galpinii A.Meeuse, indigenousAbutilon grandiflorum G.Don, indigenousAbutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet, endemicAbutilon grantii A.Meeuse, indigenousAbutilon guineense (Schumach.) Baker f. & Exell, indigenousAbutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet, indigenousAbutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet var.hirtum , indigenousAbutilon lauraster Hochr. indigenousAbutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. indigenousAbutilon mendoncae Baker f. accepted asAbutilon pycnodon Hochr. presentAbutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalisedAbutilon piloso-cinereum A.Meeuse, indigenousAbutilon pycnodon Hochr. indigenousAbutilon ramosum (Cav.) Guill. & Perr. indigenousAbutilon rehmannii Baker f. indigenousAbutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet, indigenousAbutilon theophrasti Medik. not indigenous, naturalisedGenusAdansonia :[ 4]
GenusAlthea :[ 4]
GenusAnisodontea :[ 4]
Anisodontea alexandri (Baker f.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea anomala (Link & Otto) Bates, endemicAnisodontea biflora (Desr.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea bryoniifolia (L.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea capensis (L.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea dissecta (Harv.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea elegans (Cav.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea fruticosa (P.J.Bergius) Bates, endemicAnisodontea gracilis Bates, endemicAnisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates, indigenousAnisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp.julii , indigenousAnisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp.pannosa (Bolus) Bates, endemicAnisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp.prostrata (E.Mey. ex Turcz.) Bates, indigenousAnisodontea malvastroides (Baker f.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea pseudocapensis Bates, endemicAnisodontea racemosa (Harv.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea reflexa (J.C.Wendl.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea scabrosa (L.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea setosa (Harv.) Bates, endemicAnisodontea theronii Bates, endemicAnisodontea triloba (Thunb.) Bates, endemicGenusAnoda :[ 4]
GenusAzanza :[ 4]
GenusBrachychiton :[ 4]
GenusCienfuegosia :[ 4]
GenusCola :[ 4]
GenusCorchorus :[ 4]
Corchorus argillicola M.J.Moeaha & P.J.D.Winter, indigenousCorchorus asplenifolius Burch. indigenousCorchorus confusus Wild, indigenousCorchorus junodii (Schinz) N.E.Br. indigenousCorchorus kirkii N.E.Br. indigenousCorchorus longipedunculatus Mast. indigenousCorchorus olitorius L. not indigenous, naturalisedCorchorus olitorius L. var.olitorius , not indigenous, naturalisedCorchorus pinnatipartitus Wild, indigenousCorchorus psammophilus Codd, indigenousCorchorus schimperi Cufod. indigenousCorchorus sulcatus I.Verd. endemicCorchorus tridens L. not indigenous, naturalisedCorchorus trilocularis L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalisedCorchorus velutinus Wild, indigenousGenusDombeya :[ 4]
GenusGossypioides :[ 4]
GenusGossypium :[ 4]
Gossypium herbaceum L. indigenousGossypium herbaceum L. subsp.africanum (Watt) Vollesen, indigenousGenusGrewia :[ 4]
Grewia afra Meisn. indigenousGrewia avellana Hiern, indigenousGrewia bicolor Juss. indigenousGrewia bicolor Juss. var.bicolor , indigenousGrewia flava DC. indigenousGrewia flavescens Juss. indigenousGrewia flavescens Juss. var.olukondae (Schinz) Wild, accepted asGrewia olukondae Schinz, indigenousGrewia gracillima Wild, indigenousGrewia hexamita Burret, indigenousGrewia hispida Harv. endemicGrewia hornbyi Wild, indigenousGrewia inaequilatera Garcke, indigenousGrewia lasiocarpa E.Mey. ex Harv. endemicGrewia microthyrsa K.Schum. ex Burret, indigenousGrewia monticola Sond. indigenousGrewia occidentalis L. indigenousGrewia occidentalis L. var.occidentalis , indigenousGrewia olukondae Schinz, indigenousGrewia pondoensis Burret, endemicGrewia retinervis Burret, indigenousGrewia robusta Burch. endemicGrewia rogersii Burtt Davy & Greenway, endemicGrewia subspathulata N.E.Br. indigenousGrewia sulcata Mast. indigenousGrewia sulcata Mast. var.sulcata , indigenousGrewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori, indigenousGrewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori var.tenax , accepted asGrewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori, indigenousGrewia vernicosa Schinz, endemicGrewia villosa Willd. indigenousGrewia villosa Willd. var.villosa , indigenousGenusHermannia :[ 4]
Hermannia abrotanoides Schrad. indigenousHermannia affinis K.Schum. indigenousHermannia alnifolia L. endemicHermannia althaeifolia L. endemicHermannia althaeoides Link, endemicHermannia amoena Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. indigenousHermannia angularis Jacq. endemicHermannia antonii I.Verd. endemicHermannia aspera J.C.Wendl. endemicHermannia auricoma (Szyszyl.) K.Schum. indigenousHermannia bicolor Engl. & Dinter, indigenousHermannia boraginiflora Hook. indigenousHermannia brachymalla K.Schum. endemicHermannia bryoniifolia Burch. endemicHermannia burchellii (Sweet) I.Verd. indigenousHermannia burkei Burtt Davy, indigenousHermannia cernua Thunb. indigenousHermannia coccocarpa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, indigenousHermannia comosa Burch. ex DC. indigenousHermannia concinnifolia I.Verd. endemicHermannia confusa T.M.Salter, endemicHermannia conglomerata Eckl. & Zeyh. endemicHermannia cordata (E.Mey. ex E.Phillips) De Winter, endemicHermannia cordifolia Harv. endemicHermannia cristata Bolus, indigenousHermannia cuneifolia Jacq. indigenousHermannia cuneifolia Jacq. var.cuneifolia , indigenousHermannia cuneifolia Jacq. var.glabrescens (Harv.) I.Verd. indigenousHermannia damarana Baker f. indigenousHermannia decipiens E.Mey. ex Harv. endemicHermannia decumbens Willd. ex Spreng. endemicHermannia denudata L.f. indigenousHermannia denudata L.f. var.denudata , endemicHermannia denudata L.f. var.erecta (N.E.Br.) Burtt Davy & Greenway, endemicHermannia depressa N.E.Br. indigenousHermannia desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenousHermannia diffusa L.f. indigenousHermannia disermifolia Jacq. indigenousHermannia disticha Schrad. endemicHermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. indigenousHermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. var.diversistipula , indigenousHermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. var.graciliflora I.Verd. endemicHermannia eenii Baker f. indigenousHermannia ernesti-ruschii Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. indigenousHermannia erodioides (Burch. ex DC.) Kuntze, indigenousHermannia filifolia L.f. indigenousHermannia filifolia L.f. var.filifolia , endemicHermannia filifolia L.f. var.grandicalyx I.Verd. endemicHermannia filifolia L.f. var.robusta I.Verd. endemicHermannia flammea Jacq. endemicHermannia flammula Harv. endemicHermannia floribunda Harv. indigenousHermannia fruticulosa K.Schum. indigenousHermannia gariepina Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenousHermannia geniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenousHermannia gerrardii Harv. indigenousHermannia glabrata L.f. endemicHermannia glanduligera K.Schum. indigenousHermannia gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh. endemicHermannia grandiflora Aiton, indigenousHermannia grandifolia N.E.Br. indigenousHermannia grandistipula (Buchinger ex Hochst.) K.Schum. indigenousHermannia grisea Schinz, endemicHermannia grossularifolia L. endemicHermannia helianthemum K.Schum. indigenousHermannia helicoidea I.Verd. endemicHermannia heterophylla (Cav.) Thunb. endemicHermannia hispidula Rchb.f. endemicHermannia holosericea Jacq. endemicHermannia hyssopifolia L. endemicHermannia incana Cav. endemicHermannia involucrata Cav. endemicHermannia jacobeifolia (Turcz.) R.A.Dyer, indigenousHermannia johanssenii N.E.Br. endemicHermannia joubertiana Harv. endemicHermannia lacera (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Fourc. endemicHermannia lancifolia Szyszyl. endemicHermannia lavandulifolia L. endemicHermannia leucantha Schltdl. indigenousHermannia linearifolia Harv. endemicHermannia linifolia Burm.f. endemicHermannia linnaeoides (Burch.) K.Schum. indigenousHermannia litoralis I.Verd. endemicHermannia macra Schltr. indigenousHermannia malvifolia N.E.Br. endemicHermannia marginata (Turcz.) Pillans, endemicHermannia micrantha Adamson, endemicHermannia micropetala Harv. indigenousHermannia minutiflora Engl. indigenousHermannia modesta (Ehrenb.) Mast. indigenousHermannia montana N.E.Br. endemicHermannia mucronulata Turcz. endemicHermannia muirii Pillans, endemicHermannia multiflora Jacq. endemicHermannia muricata Eckl. & Zeyh. endemicHermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. indigenousHermannia oblongifolia (Harv.) Hochr. endemicHermannia odorata Aiton, endemicHermannia oligosperma K.Schum. indigenousHermannia parviflora Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenousHermannia parvula Burtt Davy, indigenousHermannia paucifolia Turcz. indigenousHermannia pfeilii K.Schum. indigenousHermannia pillansii Compton, endemicHermannia pinnata L. endemicHermannia prismatocarpa E.Mey. ex Harv. endemicHermannia procumbens Cav. indigenousHermannia procumbens Cav. subsp.myrrhifolia (Thunb.) De Winter, endemicHermannia procumbens Cav. subsp.procumbens , endemicHermannia pulchella L.f. indigenousHermannia pulverata Andrews, endemicHermannia quartiniana A.Rich. indigenousHermannia rautanenii Schinz ex K.Schum. indigenousHermannia repetenda I.Verd. endemicHermannia rigida Harv. endemicHermannia rudis N.E.Br. endemicHermannia rugosa Adamson, endemicHermannia saccifera (Turcz.) K.Schum. endemicHermannia salviifolia L.f. indigenousHermannia salviifolia L.f. var.grandistipula Harv. endemicHermannia salviifolia L.f. var.oblonga Harv. endemicHermannia salviifolia L.f. var.salviifolia , endemicHermannia sandersonii Harv. endemicHermannia scabra Cav. endemicHermannia scabricaulis T.M.Salter, endemicHermannia schlechteriana Schinz ex K.Schum. endemicHermannia scordifolia Jacq. endemicHermannia sisymbriifolia (Turcz.) Hochr. endemicHermannia solaniflora K.Schum. indigenousHermannia spinosa E.Mey. ex Harv. indigenousHermannia staurostemon K.Schum. indigenousHermannia stellulata (Harv.) K.Schum. indigenousHermannia stipitata Pillans, indigenousHermannia stipulacea Lehm. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. endemicHermannia stricta (E.Mey. ex Turcz.) Harv. indigenousHermannia suavis C.Presl ex Harv. endemicHermannia sulcata Harv. endemicHermannia ternifolia C.Presl ex Harv. endemicHermannia tomentosa (Turcz.) Schinz ex Engl. indigenousHermannia transvaalensis Schinz, endemicHermannia trifoliata L. endemicHermannia trifurca L. indigenousHermannia umbratica I.Verd. endemicHermannia velutina DC. indigenousHermannia veronicifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. endemicHermannia vestita Thunb. indigenousHermannia violacea (Burch. ex DC.) K.Schum. endemicHermannia woodii Schinz, indigenousGenusHibiscus :[ 4]
Hibiscus aethiopicus L. indigenousHibiscus aethiopicus L. var.aethiopicus , indigenousHibiscus aethiopicus L. var.angustifolius (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Exell, endemicHibiscus aethiopicus L. var.ovatus Harv. indigenousHibiscus altissimus Hornby, indigenousHibiscus aridus R.A.Dyer, endemicHibiscus barbosae Exell, indigenousHibiscus barnardii Exell, endemicHibiscus caesius Garcke, indigenousHibiscus caesius Garcke var.caesius , indigenousHibiscus calyphyllus Cav. indigenousHibiscus cannabinus L. indigenousHibiscus coddii Exell, endemicHibiscus coddii Exell subsp.barnardii (Exell) Leistner & P.J.D.Winter, indigenousHibiscus coddii Exell subsp.coddii , indigenousHibiscus diversifolius Jacq. indigenousHibiscus diversifolius Jacq. subsp.diversifolius , indigenousHibiscus dongolensis Delile, indigenousHibiscus elliottiae Harv. indigenousHibiscus engleri K.Schum. indigenousHibiscus ficulneus Cav. accepted asHibiscus diversifolius Jacq. subsp.diversifolius Hibiscus fleckii Gurke, indigenousHibiscus fuscus Garcke, indigenousHibiscus ludwigii Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenousHibiscus lunarifolius Willd. indigenousHibiscus marlothianus K.Schum. endemicHibiscus mastersianus Hiern, not indigenous, naturalisedHibiscus meeusei Exell, accepted asHibiscus nigricaulis Baker f. presentHibiscus meyeri Harv. indigenousHibiscus meyeri Harv. subsp.meyeri , indigenousHibiscus meyeri Harv. subsp.transvaalensis (Exell) Exell, endemicHibiscus micranthus L.f. indigenousHibiscus micranthus L.f. var.micranthus , indigenousHibiscus microcarpus Garcke, indigenousHibiscus mutabilis L. not indigenous, naturalisedHibiscus mutatus N.E.Br. indigenousHibiscus nigricaulis Baker f. indigenousHibiscus palmatus Forssk. indigenousHibiscus pedunculatus L.f. indigenousHibiscus physaloides Guill. & Perr. indigenousHibiscus platycalyx Mast. indigenousHibiscus praeteritus R.A.Dyer, indigenousHibiscus pusillus Thunb. indigenousHibiscus sabdariffa L. [1], not indigenous, naturalisedHibiscus sabiensis Exell, indigenousHibiscus saxatilis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, indigenousHibiscus schinzii Gurke [2], indigenousHibiscus sidiformis Baill. indigenousHibiscus subreniformis Burtt Davy, indigenousHibiscus surattensis L. indigenousHibiscus syriaca L. not indigenous, naturalisedHibiscus tiliaceus L. indigenousHibiscus tiliaceus L. subsp.tiliaceus , indigenousHibiscus trionum L. not indigenous, naturalisedHibiscus upingtoniae Gurke, indigenousHibiscus vitifolius L. indigenousHibiscus vitifolius L. subsp.vitifolius , indigenousHibiscus vitifolius L. subsp.vulgaris Brenan & Exell, indigenousHibiscus waterbergensis Exell, endemicGenusLagunaria :[ 4]
GenusLavatera :[ 4]
GenusMalva :[ 4]
Malva aegyptia L. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel. [1], not indigenous, naturalised, invasiveMalva dendromorpha M.F.Ray, accepted asMalva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel. [1], not indigenous, naturalised, invasiveMalva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Gallaso, not indigenous, naturalised, invasiveMalva neglecta Wallr. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva parviflora L. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva parviflora L. var.parviflora , not indigenous, naturalisedMalva pseudolavatera M.F.Ray, accepted asMalva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & GallasoMalva pusilla Sm. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva sylvestris L. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva verticillata L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasiveMalva verticillata L. var.crispa L. not indigenous, naturalisedMalva verticillata L. var.verticillata , not indigenous, naturalisedGenusMalvastrum :[ 4]
GenusMalvaviscus :[ 4]
GenusMelhania :[ 4]
GenusModiola :[ 4]
GenusPavonia :[ 4]
GenusRadyera :[ 4]
GenusSida :[ 4]
GenusSparrmannia :[ 4]
GenusSphaeralcea :[ 4]
GenusSterculia :[ 4]
GenusThespesia :[ 4]
GenusTriumfetta :[ 4]
GenusUrena :[ 4]
Urena lobata L. not indigenous, naturalisedUrena lobata L. subsp.lobata var.lobata , not indigenous, naturalisedGenusWaltheria :[ 4]
GenusWissadula :[ 4]
GenusGrielum :[ 4]
GenusNeuradopsis :[ 4]
GenusArthrosolen :[ 4]
GenusCryptadenia :[ 4]
GenusDais :[ 4]
GenusEnglerodaphne :[ 4]
GenusGnidia :[ 4]
Gnidia aberrans C.H.Wright, indigenousGnidia albosericea Moss ex B.Peterson, accepted asLasiosiphon ornatus Burtt Davy, indigenousGnidia anomala Meisn. endemicGnidia anthylloides (L.f.) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon anthylloides (L.f.) Meisn. endemicGnidia baurii C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia burchellii (Meisn.) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon burchellii Meisn. indigenousGnidia burmannii Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. endemicGnidia caffra (Meisn.) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon caffer Meisn. indigenousGnidia calocephala (Meisn.) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon calocephalus (Meisn.) Domke, endemicGnidia caniflora Meisn. endemicGnidia canoargentea (C.H.Wright) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon canoargenteus C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia capitata L.f. accepted asLasiosiphon capitatus (L.f.) Burtt Davy, indigenousGnidia cayleyi C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia chrysophylla Meisn. endemicGnidia clavata Schinz, endemicGnidia compacta (C.H.Wright) J.H.Ross, indigenousGnidia conspicua Meisn. endemicGnidia coriacea Meisn. endemicGnidia cuneata Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon meisnerianus Endl. endemicGnidia decurrens Meisn. endemicGnidia denudata Lindl. endemicGnidia deserticola Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon deserticola (Gilg) C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia dregeana Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon dregeanus (Meisn.) Endl. endemicGnidia ericoides C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia fastigiata Rendle, indigenousGnidia flanaganii C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia francisci Bolus, endemicGnidia fraterna (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips, endemicGnidia galpinii C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia geminiflora E.Mey. ex Meisn. endemicGnidia gymnostachya (C.A.Mey.) Gilg, indigenousGnidia harveyiana Meisn. endemicGnidia humilis Meisn. endemicGnidia imbricata L.f. endemicGnidia inconspicua Meisn. endemicGnidia insignis Compton, endemicGnidia juniperifolia Lam. endemicGnidia kraussiana Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn. [1], indigenousGnidia laxa (L.f.) Gilg, endemicGnidia leipoldtii C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia linearifolia (Wikstr.) B.Peterson, endemicGnidia linoides Wikstr. endemicGnidia lucens Lam. endemicGnidia macropetala Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon macropetalus (Meisn.) Meisn. endemicGnidia meyeri Meisn. endemicGnidia microcephala Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon microcephalus (Meisn.) J.C.Manning & Magee, indigenousGnidia microphylla Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon microphyllus (Meisn.) Meisn. endemicGnidia myrtifolia C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia nana (L.f.) Wikstr. endemicGnidia nitida Bolus, endemicGnidia nodiflora Meisn. indigenousGnidia obtusissima Meisn. endemicGnidia oppositifolia L. endemicGnidia orbiculata C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia ornata (Meisn.) Gilg, endemicGnidia pallida Meisn. endemicGnidia parviflora Meisn. endemicGnidia parvula Wolley-Dod, endemicGnidia pedunculata Beyers, endemicGnidia penicillata Licht. ex Meisn. endemicGnidia phaeotricha Gilg, endemicGnidia pinifolia L. endemicGnidia polyantha Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon polyanthus (Gilg) C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia polycephala (C.A.Mey.) Gilg, accepted asLasiosiphon polycephalus (E.Mey. ex Meisn.) H.Pearson, indigenousGnidia polystachya P.J.Bergius var.congesta C.H.Wright, accepted asGnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce, presentGnidia polystachya P.J.Bergius var.polystachya , accepted asGnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce, presentGnidia propinqua (Hilliard) B.Peterson, indigenousGnidia pulchella Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon pulchellus (Meisn.) Decne. endemicGnidia quadrifaria C.H.Wright, accepted asGnidia styphelioides Meisn. presentGnidia racemosa Thunb. endemicGnidia renniana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemicGnidia robusta B.Peterson, accepted asLasiosiphon nanus Burtt Davy, indigenousGnidia rubescens B.Peterson, accepted asLasiosiphon rubescens (B.Peterson) J.C.Manning & Magee, indigenousGnidia scabra Thunb. endemicGnidia scabrida Meisn. endemicGnidia sericea L. indigenousGnidia sericea L. var.hirsuta Meisn. endemicGnidia sericea L. var.sericea , endemicGnidia sericocephala (Meisn.) Gilg ex Engl. indigenousGnidia setosa Wikstr. endemicGnidia similis C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia simplex L. endemicGnidia sonderiana Meisn. endemicGnidia sparsiflora Bartl. ex Meisn. endemicGnidia spicata (L.f.) Gilg, endemicGnidia splendens Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon splendens (Meisn.) Endl. indigenousGnidia squarrosa (L.) Druce, indigenousGnidia stellatifolia Gand. endemicGnidia strigillosa Meisn. endemicGnidia styphelioides Meisn. endemicGnidia suavissima Dinter, accepted asLasiosiphon suavissimus (Dinter) Domke, indigenousGnidia subcordata Meisn. accepted asEnglerodaphne subcordata (Meisn.) Engl. indigenousGnidia subulata Lam. endemicGnidia tenella Meisn. endemicGnidia thesioides Meisn. indigenousGnidia thesioides Meisn. var.condensata Meisn. endemicGnidia thesioides Meisn. var.laxa Meisn. endemicGnidia thesioides Meisn. var.thesioides , endemicGnidia tomentosa L. endemicGnidia triplinervis Meisn. accepted asLasiosiphon triplinervis (Meisn.) Decne. endemicGnidia variabilis (C.H.Wright) E.Phillips, endemicGnidia variegata Gand. endemicGnidia vesiculosa Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted asGnidia ornata (Meisn.) Gilg, presentGnidia wikstroemiana Meisn. endemicGnidia wilmsii (C.H.Wright) Engl. accepted asLasiosiphon wilmsii C.H.Wright, endemicGnidia woodii C.H.Wright, indigenousGenusLachnaea :[ 4]
Lachnaea alpina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. endemicLachnaea ambigua Meisn. var.ambigua , accepted asLachnaea nervosa (Thunb.) Meisn. presentLachnaea ambigua Meisn. var.minor Meisn. accepted asLachnaea nervosa (Thunb.) Meisn. presentLachnaea aurea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. endemicLachnaea axillaris Meisn. endemicLachnaea burchellii Meisn. endemicLachnaea buxifolia Lam. accepted asLachnaea pomposa Beyers, presentLachnaea capitata (L.) Crantz, endemicLachnaea densiflora Meisn. endemicLachnaea diosmoides Meisn. endemicLachnaea dubia Gand. accepted asGnidia laxa (L.f.) Gilg, presentLachnaea elegans Compton, accepted asLachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn. presentLachnaea elsieae Beyers, endemicLachnaea ericoides Meisn. endemicLachnaea eriocephala L. endemicLachnaea filamentosa Meisn. endemicLachnaea filicaulis (Meisn.) Beyers, endemicLachnaea funicaulis Schinz, endemicLachnaea globulifera Meisn. indigenousLachnaea globulifera Meisn. subsp.globulifera , endemicLachnaea globulifera Meisn. subsp.incana Beyers, endemicLachnaea globulifera Meisn. var.coerulescens Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted asLachnaea globulifera Meisn. subsp.incana Beyers, presentLachnaea glomerata Fourc. endemicLachnaea gracilis Meisn. endemicLachnaea grandiflora (L.f.) Baill. endemicLachnaea greytonensis Beyers, endemicLachnaea laniflora (C.H.Wright) Bond, endemicLachnaea laxa (C.H.Wright) Beyers, endemicLachnaea leipoldtii Beyers, endemicLachnaea macrantha Meisn. endemicLachnaea marlothii Schltr. endemicLachnaea micrantha Schltr. accepted asLachnaea axillaris Meisn. presentLachnaea montana Beyers, endemicLachnaea naviculifolia Compton, endemicLachnaea nervosa (Thunb.) Meisn. endemicLachnaea oliverorum Beyers, endemicLachnaea passerinoides N.E.Br. accepted asLachnaea penicillata Meisn. presentLachnaea pedicellata Beyers, endemicLachnaea pendula Beyers, endemicLachnaea penicillata Meisn. endemicLachnaea pomposa Beyers, endemicLachnaea pudens Beyers, endemicLachnaea purpurea Andrews, accepted asLachnaea eriocephala L. presentLachnaea pusilla Beyers, endemicLachnaea rupestris Beyers, endemicLachnaea ruscifolia Compton, endemicLachnaea sociorum Beyers, endemicLachnaea stokoei Beyers, endemicLachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn. endemicLachnaea uniflora (L.) Crantz, endemicLachnaea villosa Beyers, endemicGenusLasiosiphon :[ 4]
Lasiosiphon anthylloides (L.f.) Meisn. endemicLasiosiphon burchellii Meisn. indigenousLasiosiphon caffer Meisn. indigenousLasiosiphon calocephalus (Meisn.) Domke, endemicLasiosiphon canoargenteus C.H.Wright, endemicLasiosiphon capitatus (L.f.) Burtt Davy, indigenousLasiosiphon deserticola (Gilg) C.H.Wright, endemicLasiosiphon dregeanus (Meisn.) Endl. endemicLasiosiphon esterhuyseniae Magee & J.C.Manning, endemicLasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Burtt Davy, accepted asLasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn. indigenousLasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn. indigenousLasiosiphon kraussianus (Meisn.) Meisn. var.kraussianus , indigenousLasiosiphon macropetalus (Meisn.) Meisn. endemicLasiosiphon meisnerianus Endl. endemicLasiosiphon microcephalus (Meisn.) J.C.Manning & Magee, indigenousLasiosiphon microphyllus (Meisn.) Meisn. endemicLasiosiphon nanus Burtt Davy, indigenousLasiosiphon ornatus Burtt Davy, indigenousLasiosiphon pedunculatus (Beyers) J.C.Manning & Boatwr. endemicLasiosiphon polyanthus (Gilg) C.H.Wright, endemicLasiosiphon polyanthus (Gilg) C.H.Wright var.microcalyx Burtt Davy, endemicLasiosiphon polyanthus (Gilg) C.H.Wright var.polyanthus , endemicLasiosiphon polycephalus (E.Mey. ex Meisn.) H.Pearson, indigenousLasiosiphon pulchellus (Meisn.) Decne. endemicLasiosiphon rigidus J.C.Manning & Boatwr. endemicLasiosiphon rubescens (B.Peterson) J.C.Manning & Magee, indigenousLasiosiphon sericocephalus (Meisn.) J.C.Manning & Boatwr. indigenousLasiosiphon similis C.H.Wright, indigenousLasiosiphon splendens (Meisn.) Endl. indigenousLasiosiphon suavissimus (Dinter) Domke, indigenousLasiosiphon triplinervis (Meisn.) Decne. endemicLasiosiphon wilmsii C.H.Wright, endemicGenusPasserina :[ 4]
Passerina burchellii Thoday, endemicPasserina comosa (Meisn.) C.H.Wright, endemicPasserina corymbosa Eckl. ex C.H.Wright, endemicPasserina drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemicPasserina ericoides L. endemicPasserina esterhuyseniae Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, endemicPasserina falcifolia (Meisn.) C.H.Wright, endemicPasserina filiformis L. indigenousPasserina filiformis L. subsp.filiformis , endemicPasserina filiformis L. subsp.glutinosa (Thoday) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, endemicPasserina filiformis L. var.glutinosa Thoday, accepted asPasserina filiformis L. subsp.glutinosa (Thoday) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, presentPasserina galpinii C.H.Wright, endemicPasserina globosa Lam. accepted asBrunia squalida E.Mey. ex Sond. endemicPasserina glomerata Thunb. accepted asPasserina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk subsp.truncata , presentPasserina grandiflora L.f. accepted asLachnaea grandiflora (L.f.) Baill. presentPasserina montana Thoday, indigenousPasserina montivaga Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, indigenousPasserina montivagus Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, accepted asPasserina montivaga Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, presentPasserina nivicola Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, endemicPasserina obtusifolia Thoday, endemicPasserina paleacea Wikstr. endemicPasserina paludosa Thoday, endemicPasserina pendula Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Thoday, endemicPasserina pentandra Thunb. accepted asBrunia pentandra (Thunb.) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. endemicPasserina quadrifaria Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, endemicPasserina rigida Wikstr. endemicPasserina rubra C.H.Wright, endemicPasserina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, indigenousPasserina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk subsp.monticola Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk, endemicPasserina truncata (Meisn.) Bredenk. & A.E.van Wyk subsp.truncata , endemicPasserina uniflora L.f. accepted asLachnaea uniflora (L.) Crantz, presentPasserina vulgaris (Meisn.) Thoday, accepted asPasserina corymbosa Eckl. ex C.H.Wright, presentGenusPeddiea :[ 4]
GenusStruthiola :[ 4]
Struthiola angustifolia Lam. accepted asStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. presentStruthiola angustiloba B.Peterson & Hilliard, endemicStruthiola anomala Hilliard, endemicStruthiola argentea Lehm. endemicStruthiola bachmanniana Gilg, endemicStruthiola cicatricosa C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. endemicStruthiola concava S.Moore, endemicStruthiola confusa C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola congesta C.H.Wright, accepted asStruthiola pondoensis Gilg ex C.H.Wright, presentStruthiola dodecandra (L.) Druce, endemicStruthiola eckloniana Meisn. endemicStruthiola epacridioides C.H.Wright, accepted asStruthiola hirsuta Wikstr. presentStruthiola ericoides C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola fasciata C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola flavescens Gilg ex C.H.Wright, accepted asStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. presentStruthiola floribunda C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola fourcadei Compton, accepted asStruthiola martiana Meisn. presentStruthiola galpinii C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola garciana C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola hirsuta Wikstr. endemicStruthiola leptantha Bolus, endemicStruthiola lineariloba Meisn. endemicStruthiola longifolia C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola lucens Lam. accepted asStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. presentStruthiola macowanii C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola martiana Meisn. endemicStruthiola mundii Eckl. ex Meisn. endemicStruthiola myrsinites Lam. endemicStruthiola parviflora Bartl. ex Meisn. endemicStruthiola pillansii Hutch. accepted asStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. presentStruthiola pondoensis Gilg ex C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola ramosa C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola recta C.H.Wright, endemicStruthiola rigida Meisn. endemicStruthiola rustiana Gilg, accepted asStruthiola ciliata (L.) Lam. presentStruthiola salteri Levyns, endemicStruthiola striata Lam. endemicStruthiola tetralepis Schltr. indigenousStruthiola tetralepis Schltr. var.glabricaulis Schltr. endemicStruthiola tetralepis Schltr. var.tetralepis , endemicStruthiola tomentosa Andrews, endemicStruthiola tuberculosa Lam. endemicGenusSynaptolepis :[ 4]
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