Flowering plants in the order Proteales recorded from South Africa
Proteales is anorder offlowering plants consisting of three (or four) families which has been recognized by almost all taxonomists. The representatives of the Proteales can be very different from each other – the order contains plants that do not look alike at all. What they have in common is seeds with little or noendosperm , and the ovules are oftenatropic . 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] biomes 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]
Twofamilies 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.
Family:Platanaceae ,[ 4]
GenusPlatanus [ 4]
Family:Proteaceae ,[ 4]
GenusAulax [ 4]
GenusBanksia [ 4]
Banksia coccinea Banksia ericifolia Banksia ericifolia L.f. subsp.ericifolia , not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasiveBanksia formosa Banksia integrifolia Banksia serrata Banksia speciosa GenusBrabejum [ 4]
GenusDiastella [ 4]
Diastella bryiflora Diastella thymelaeoides thymelaeoides , indigenousDiastella buekii Diastella divaricata Diastella divaricata (P.J.Bergius) Rourke subsp.divaricata , endemicDiastella divaricata (P.J.Bergius) Rourke subsp.montana Rourke, endemicDiastella ericaefolia Diastella proteoides Diastella fraterna Diastella myrtifolia Diastella parilis Diastella proteoides Diastella serpyllifolia Diastella divaricata montana Rourke, indigenousDiastella thymelaeoides Diastella thymelaeoides (P.J.Bergius) Rourke subsp.meridiana Rourke, endemicDiastella thymelaeoides (P.J.Bergius) Rourke subsp.thymelaeoides , endemicGenusDryandra [ 4]
GenusFaurea [ 4]
GenusGrevillea [ 4]
GenusHakea [ 4]
Hakea acicularis Hakea sericea Hakea drupacea Hakea gibbosa Hakea salicifolia Hakea sericea Hakea suaveolens Hakea drupacea Hakea victoria GenusLeucadendron [ 4]
Leucadendron album Leucadendron arcuatum Leucadendron argenteum Leucadendron barkerae Leucadendron bonum Leucadendron brunioides Leucadendron brunioides Meisn. var.brunioides , endemicLeucadendron brunioides Meisn. var.flumenlupinum I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron burchellii Leucadendron cadens Leucadendron chamelaea Leucadendron cinereum Leucadendron comosum Leucadendron comosum (Thunb.) R.Br. subsp.comosum , endemicLeucadendron comosum (Thunb.) R.Br. subsp.homaeophyllum (Meisn.) I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron concavum Leucadendron conicum Leucadendron coniferum Leucadendron cordatum Leucadendron coriaceum Leucadendron corymbosum Leucadendron cryptocephalum Leucadendron daphnoides Leucadendron diemontianum Leucadendron discolor Leucadendron dregei Leucadendron dubium Leucadendron elimense Leucadendron elimense E.Phillips subsp.elimense , endemicLeucadendron elimense E.Phillips subsp.salteri I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron elimense E.Phillips subsp.vyeboomense I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron ericifolium Leucadendron eucalyptifolium Leucadendron flexuosum Leucadendron floridum Leucadendron foedum Leucadendron galpinii Leucadendron gandogeri Leucadendron glaberrimum Leucadendron glaberrimum (Schltr.) Compton subsp.erubescens I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron glaberrimum (Schltr.) Compton subsp.glaberrimum , endemicLeucadendron globosum Leucadendron grandiflorum Leucadendron gydoense Leucadendron immoderatum Leucadendron lanigerum Leucadendron lanigerum H.Buek ex Meisn. var.laevigatum Meisn. endemicLeucadendron lanigerum H.Buek ex Meisn. var.lanigerum , endemicLeucadendron laureolum Leucadendron laxum Leucadendron levisanus Leucadendron linifolium Leucadendron loeriense Leucadendron loranthifolium Leucadendron macowanii Leucadendron meridianum Leucadendron meyerianum Leucadendron microcephalum Leucadendron modestum Leucadendron muirii Leucadendron nervosum Leucadendron nitidum Leucadendron nobile Leucadendron olens Leucadendron orientale Leucadendron osbornei Leucadendron platyspermum Leucadendron pondoense Leucadendron procerum Leucadendron pubescens Leucadendron pubibracteolatum Leucadendron radiatum Leucadendron remotum Leucadendron roodii Leucadendron rourkei Leucadendron rubrum Leucadendron salicifolium Leucadendron salignum Leucadendron sericeum Leucadendron sessile Leucadendron sheilae Leucadendron singulare Leucadendron sorocephalodes Leucadendron spirale Leucadendron spissifolium Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams subsp.fragrans I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams subsp.natalense (Thode & Gilg) I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams subsp.oribinum I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams subsp.phillipsii (Hutch.) I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex Knight) I.Williams subsp.spissifolium , endemicLeucadendron stellare Leucadendron stelligerum Leucadendron strobilinum Leucadendron teretifolium Leucadendron thymifolium Leucadendron tinctum Leucadendron tradouwense Leucadendron uliginosum Leucadendron uliginosum R.Br. subsp.glabratum I.Williams, endemicLeucadendron uliginosum R.Br. subsp.uliginosum , endemicLeucadendron verticillatum Leucadendron xanthoconus GenusLeucospermum [ 4]
Leucospermum alpinum Vexatorella alpina Leucospermum alpinum (Salisb. ex Knight) Rourke subsp.amoenum Rourke, accepted asVexatorella amoena Leucospermum arenarium Leucospermum bolusii Leucospermum calligerum Leucospermum catherinae Leucospermum conocarpodendron Leucospermum conocarpodendron (L.) H.Buek subsp.conocarpodendron , endemicLeucospermum conocarpodendron (L.) H.Buek subsp.viridum Rourke, endemicLeucospermum cordatum Leucospermum cordifolium Leucospermum cuneiforme Leucospermum erubescens Leucospermum formosum Leucospermum fulgens Leucospermum gerrardii Leucospermum glabrum Leucospermum gracile Leucospermum grandiflorum Leucospermum gueinzii Leucospermum hamatum Leucospermum harpagonatum Leucospermum heterophyllum Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron (L.) Druce subsp.canaliculatum (H.Buek ex Meisn.) Rourke, endemicLeucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron (L.) Druce subsp.hypophyllocarpodendron , endemicLeucospermum innovans Leucospermum lineare Leucospermum muirii Leucospermum mundii Leucospermum obtusatum Vexatorella obtusata Leucospermum obtusatum (Thunb.) E.Phillips subsp.albomontanum Rourke, accepted asVexatorella obtusata albomontana (Rourke) Rourke, endemicLeucospermum oleifolium Leucospermum parile Leucospermum patersonii Leucospermum pedunculatum Leucospermum pluridens Leucospermum praecox Leucospermum praemorsum Leucospermum profugum Leucospermum prostratum Leucospermum reflexum Leucospermum reflexum H.Buek ex Meisn. var.luteum Rourke, endemicLeucospermum reflexum H.Buek ex Meisn. var.reflexum , endemicLeucospermum rochetianum Faurea rochetiana Leucospermum rodolentum Leucospermum royenifolium Leucospermum saxatile Leucospermum saxosum Leucospermum secundifolium Leucospermum spathulatum Leucospermum tomentosum Leucospermum tottum Leucospermum tottum (L.) R.Br. var.glabrum E.Phillips, endemicLeucospermum tottum (L.) R.Br. var.tottum , endemicLeucospermum truncatulum Leucospermum truncatum Leucospermum utriculosum Leucospermum vestitum Leucospermum winteri Leucospermum wittebergense GenusMacadamia [ 4]
GenusMimetes [ 4]
GenusOrothamnus [ 4]
GenusParanomus [ 4]
Paranomus abrotanifolius Paranomus adiantifolius Paranomus bolusii Paranomus bracteolaris Paranomus candicans Paranomus capitatus Paranomus centaureoides Paranomus concavus Diastella thymelaeoides thymelaeoides , indigenousParanomus dispersus Paranomus dregei Paranomus esterhuyseniae Paranomus lagopus Paranomus longicaulis Paranomus reflexus Paranomus roodebergensis Paranomus sceptrum-gustavianus Paranomus spathulatus Paranomus spicatus Paranomus tomentosus GenusProtea [ 4]
Protea acaulos Protea acuminata Protea amplexicaulis Protea angustata Protea aristata Protea aspera Protea aurea Protea aurea (Burm.f.) Rourke subsp.aurea , endemicProtea aurea (Burm.f.) Rourke subsp.potbergensis (Rourke) Rourke, endemicProtea burchellii Protea caespitosa Protea afra Protea afra Meisn. subsp.afra , indigenousProtea afra Meisn. subsp.falcata (Beard) Lotter, endemicProtea canaliculata Protea compacta Protea comptonii Protea convexa Protea cordata Protea coronata Protea cryophila Protea curvata Protea cynaroides Protea decurrens Protea denticulata Protea dracomontana Protea effusa Protea eximia Protea foliosa Protea gaguedi Protea glabra Protea grandiceps Protea holosericea Protea humiflora Protea inopina Protea intonsa Protea lacticolor Protea laetans Protea laevis Protea lanceolata Protea laurifolia Protea lepidocarpodendron Protea longifolia Protea lorea Protea lorifolia Protea magnifica Protea montana Protea mucronifolia Protea mundii Protea namaquana Protea nana Protea neriifolia Protea nitida Protea nubigena Protea obtusifolia Protea odorata Protea parvula Protea pendula Protea piscina Protea pityphylla Protea pityphylla E.Phillips var.latifolia E.Phillips, accepted asProtea hybrid Protea pruinosa Protea pudens Protea punctata Protea recondita Protea repens Protea restionifolia Protea revoluta Protea roupelliae Protea roupelliae Meisn. subsp.hamiltonii Beard ex Rourke, endemicProtea roupelliae Meisn. subsp.roupelliae , indigenousProtea rubropilosa Protea rupicola Protea scabra Protea scabriuscula Protea scolopendriifolia Protea scolymocephala Protea scorzonerifolia Protea simplex Protea speciosa Protea stipitata Protea afra afra , presentProtea stokoei Protea subulifolia Protea subvestita Protea sulphurea Protea susannae Protea tenax Protea venusta Protea vogtsiae Protea welwitschii Protea welwitschii Engl. subsp.glabrescens (Beard) Beard, accepted asProtea welwitschii Protea welwitschii Engl. subsp.goetzeana (Engl.) Beard, accepted asProtea welwitschii Protea welwitschii Engl. subsp.hirta Beard, accepted asProtea welwitschii Protea welwitschii Engl. var.glabrescens (Beard) Beard, accepted asProtea welwitschii Protea witzenbergiana GenusSerruria [ 4]
Serruria acrocarpa Serruria adscendens Serruria aemula Serruria aitonii Serruria altiscapa Serruria balanocephala Serruria bolusii Serruria brevifolia Paranomus capitatus Serruria brownii Serruria callosa Serruria candicans Serruria collina Serruria confragosa Serruria cyanoides Serruria cygnea Serruria decipiens Serruria decumbens Serruria deluvialis Serruria diffusa Serruria furcellata Serruria dodii Serruria effusa Serruria elongata Serruria fasciflora Serruria flagellifolia Serruria flava Serruria florida Serruria fucifolia Serruria furcellata Serruria glomerata Serruria gracilis Serruria pinnata Serruria gremialis Serruria heterophylla Serruria hirsuta Serruria inconspicua Serruria incrassata Serruria kraussii Serruria lacunosa Serruria leipoldtii Serruria linearis Serruria meisneriana Serruria millefolia Serruria nervosa Serruria nivenii Serruria pedunculata Serruria phylicoides Serruria pinnata Serruria plumosa Serruria nivenii Serruria rebeloi Serruria reflexa Serruria rosea Serruria rostellaris Serruria roxburghii Serruria rubricaulis Serruria scariosa Serruria nivenii Serruria scoparia Serruria stellata Serruria trilopha Serruria triternata Serruria ventricosa Serruria nervosa Serruria villosa Serruria viridifolia Serruria williamsii Serruria zeyheri GenusSorocephalus [ 4]
GenusSpatalla [ 4]
Spatalla argentea Spatalla barbigera Spatalla caudata Spatalla colorata Spatalla confusa Spatalla curvifolia Spatalla ericoides Spatalla incurva Spatalla longifolia Spatalla mollis Spatalla nubicola Spatalla parilis Spatalla prolifera Spatalla propinqua Spatalla racemosa Spatalla salsoloides Spatalla setacea Spatalla squamata Spatalla thyrsiflora Spatalla tulbaghensis GenusTelopea [ 4]
GenusVexatorella [ 4]
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