The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants , containing about 36 families and more than 16,000 species , about 7.8% of the eudicots .[1] [2] The order is very diverse, containing plants as different as the willow , violet , poinsettia , manchineel , rafflesia and coca plant , and are hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems based only on plant morphology . Molecular clock calculations estimate the origin of stem group Malpighiales at around 100 million years ago (Mya ) and the origin of crown group Malpighiales at about 90 Mya.[3]
The anthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be a clade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained the angiosperms - the extant flowering plants, such as roses and grasses - as well as the Gnetales and the extinct Bennettitales .[4]
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.[5] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos , Succulent Karoo , desert , Nama Karoo , grassland , savanna , Albany thickets , the Indian Ocean coastal belt , and forests .[6]
The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute 's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[7]
20 families are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species , subspecies , varieties , and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms , in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.
Achariaceae
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Chrysobalanaceae
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Clusiaceae
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Dichapetalaceae
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Elatinaceae
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Family: Elatinaceae ,[7]
Bergia
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Genus Bergia :[7]
Bergia anagalloides E.Mey. ex Fenzl, indigenous
Bergia capensis L. indigenous
Bergia decumbens Planch. ex Harv. indigenous
Bergia glomerata L.f. endemic
Bergia pentheriana Keissl. indigenous
Bergia polyantha Sond. indigenous
Bergia salaria Bremek. indigenous
Elatine
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Genus Elatine :[7]
Erythroxylaceae
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Family: Erythroxylaceae ,[7]
Erythroxylum
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Genus Erythroxylum :[7]
Erythroxylum delagoense Schinz, indigenous
Erythroxylum emarginatum Thonn. indigenous
Erythroxylum pictum E.Mey. ex Sond. endemic
Nectaropetalum
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Genus Nectaropetalum :[7]
Nectaropetalum capense (Bolus) Stapf & Boodle, endemic
Nectaropetalum zuluense (Schonland) Corbishley, endemic
Euphorbiaceae
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Family: Euphorbiaceae ,[7] 47 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.
Hypericaceae
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Family: Hypericaceae ,[7]
Hypericum
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Genus Hypericum :[7]
Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb. indigenous
Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb. subsp. aethiopicum , indigenous
Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb. subsp. sonderi (Bredell) N.Robson, indigenous
Hypericum androsaemum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Hypericum canariense L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson, not indigenous, naturalised
Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn. not indigenous, naturalised
Hypericum lalandii Choisy, indigenous
Hypericum natalense J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, indigenous
Hypericum perforatum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Hypericum pseudohenryi N.Robson, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Hypericum revolutum Vahl, indigenous
Hypericum revolutum Vahl subsp. revolutum , indigenous
Hypericum roeperianum G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich. indigenous
Hypericum roeperianum G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich. var. roeperianum , indigenous
Hypericum wilmsii R.Keller, indigenous
Linaceae
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Family: Linaceae ,[7]
Hugonia
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Genus Hugonia :[7]
Hugonia orientalis Engl. indigenous
Linum
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Genus Linum :[7]
Linum acuticarpum C.M.Rogers, endemic
Linum adustum E.Mey. ex Planch. endemic
Linum aethiopicum Thunb. endemic
Linum africanum L. endemic
Linum brevistylum C.M.Rogers, endemic
Linum comptonii C.M.Rogers, endemic
Linum esterhuyseniae C.M.Rogers, endemic
Linum gracile Planch. endemic
Linum heterostylum C.M.Rogers, endemic
Linum pungens Planch. endemic
Linum quadrifolium L. endemic
Linum thesioides Bartl. endemic
Linum thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
Linum usitatissimum L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
Linum villosum C.M.Rogers, endemic
Malpighiaceae
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Family: Malpighiaceae ,[7]
Acridocarpus
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Genus Acridocarpus :[7]
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss. indigenous
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss. var. linearifolius Launert, indigenous
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss. var. natalitius , indigenous
Sphedamnocarpus
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Genus Sphedamnocarpus :[7]
Sphedamnocarpus pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Sphedamnocarpus pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. galphimiifolius (A.Juss.) P.D.de Villiers & D.J.B, indigenous
Sphedamnocarpus pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. pruriens , indigenous
Sphedamnocarpus transvalicus (Kuntze) Burtt Davy, accepted as Sphedamnocarpus pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. galphimiifolius (A.Juss.) P.D.de Villiers & D.J.B, present
Triaspis
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Genus Triaspis :[7]
Triaspis glaucophylla Engl. endemic
Triaspis hypericoides (DC.) Burch. indigenous
Triaspis hypericoides (DC.) Burch. subsp. canescens (Engl.) Immelman, indigenous
Triaspis hypericoides (DC.) Burch. subsp. hypericoides , indigenous
Triaspis hypericoides (DC.) Burch. subsp. nelsonii (Oliv.) Immelman, indigenous
Ochnaceae
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Family: Ochnaceae ,[7]
Brackenridgea
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Genus Brackenridgea :[7]
Ochna
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Genus Ochna :[7]
Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var. arborea , indigenous
Ochna arborea Burch. ex DC. var. oconnorii (E.Phillips) Du Toit, indigenous
Ochna barbosae N.Robson, indigenous
Ochna confusa Burtt Davy & Greenway, indigenous
Ochna gamostigmata du Toit, indigenous
Ochna glauca I.Verd. indigenous
Ochna holstii Engl. indigenous
Ochna inermis (Forssk.) Schweinf. indigenous
Ochna natalitia (Meisn.) Walp. indigenous
Ochna pretoriensis E.Phillips, indigenous
Ochna pulchra Hook.f. indigenous
Ochna serrulata (Hochst.) Walp. indigenous
Passifloraceae
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Family: Passifloraceae ,[7]
Adenia
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Genus Adenia :[7]
Adenia digitata (Harv.) Engl. indigenous
Adenia fruticosa Burtt Davy, indigenous
Adenia fruticosa Burtt Davy subsp. fruticosa , endemic
Adenia fruticosa Burtt Davy subsp. simplicifolia W.J.de Wilde, indigenous
Adenia fruticosa Burtt Davy subsp. trifoliata W.J.de Wilde, endemic
Adenia glauca Schinz, indigenous
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms, indigenous
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms var. gummifera , indigenous
Adenia hastata (Harv.) Schinz, indigenous
Adenia hastata (Harv.) Schinz var. glandulifera W.J.de Wilde, indigenous
Adenia hastata (Harv.) Schinz var. hastata , indigenous
Adenia natalensis W.J.de Wilde, endemic
Adenia repanda (Burch.) Engl. indigenous
Adenia spinosa Burtt Davy, indigenous
Adenia wilmsii Harms, endemic
Basananthe
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Genus Basananthe :[7]
Basananthe pedata (Baker f.) W.J.de Wilde, indigenous
Basananthe polygaloides (Hutch. & K.Pearce) W.J.de Wilde, endemic
Basananthe sandersonii (Harv.) W.J.de Wilde, indigenous
Basananthe triloba (Bolus) W.J.de Wilde, indigenous
Paropsia
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Genus Paropsia :[7]
Paropsia braunii Gilg, indigenous
Passiflora
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Genus Passiflora :[7]
Passiflora caerulea L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Passiflora edulis Sims, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Passiflora foetida L. not indigenous, naturalised
Passiflora manicata (Juss.) Pers. not indigenous, naturalised
Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L.H.Bailey, accepted as Passiflora tripartita Breiter var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P.Jorg. not indigenous, naturalised
Passiflora suberosa L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Passiflora subpeltata Ortega, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Passiflora tripartita Breiter var. mollissima (Kunth) Holm-Niels. & P.Jorg. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Schlechterina
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Genus Schlechterina :[7]
Phyllanthaceae
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Family: Phyllanthaceae ,[7]
Andrachne
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Genus Andrachne :[7]
Antidesma
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Genus Antidesma :[7]
Bridelia
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Genus Bridelia :[7]
Bridelia cathartica G.Bertol. indigenous
Bridelia cathartica G.Bertol. subsp. cathartica , indigenous
Bridelia cathartica G.Bertol. var. melanthesoides forma melanthesoides , indigenous
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. indigenous
Bridelia mollis Hutch. indigenous
Cleistanthus
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Genus Cleistanthus :[7]
Flueggea
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Genus Flueggea :[7]
Flueggea verrucosa (Thunb.) G.L.Webster, endemic
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt, indigenous
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt subsp. virosa , indigenous
Heywoodia
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Genus Heywoodia :[7]
Hymenocardia
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Genus Hymenocardia :[7]
Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv. indigenous
Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv. var. capensis Pax, accepted as Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv. indigenous
Lachnostylis
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Genus Lachnostylis :[7]
Lachnostylis bilocularis R.A.Dyer, endemic
Lachnostylis hanekomii R.H.Archer & J.C.Manning, endemic
Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Mull.Arg. endemic
Margaritaria
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Genus Margaritaria :[7]
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster, indigenous
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. fagifolia (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. nitida (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
Phyllanthus
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Genus Phyllanthus :[7]
Phyllanthus asperulatus Hutch. indigenous
Phyllanthus burchellii Mull.Arg. accepted as Phyllanthus parvulus Sond. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drege) Radcl.-Sm. present
Phyllanthus cedrelifolius I.Verd. accepted as Phyllanthus polyanthus Pax, present
Phyllanthus delagoensis Hutch. indigenous
Phyllanthus fraternus G.L.Webster, not indigenous, naturalised
Phyllanthus genistoides Sond. accepted as Phyllanthus incurvus Thunb. present
Phyllanthus glaucophyllus Sond. indigenous
Phyllanthus graminicola Hutch. ex S.Moore, indigenous
Phyllanthus heterophyllus E.Mey. ex Mull.Arg. indigenous
Phyllanthus incurvus Thunb. indigenous
Phyllanthus loandensis Welw. ex Mull.Arg. indigenous
Phyllanthus macranthus Pax, indigenous
Phyllanthus macranthus Pax var. macranthus , indigenous
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L. indigenous
Phyllanthus meyerianus Mull.Arg. indigenous
Phyllanthus myrtaceus Sond. indigenous
Phyllanthus nummulariifolius Poir. indigenous
Phyllanthus nummulariifolius Poir. var. nummulariifolius , indigenous
Phyllanthus omahakensis Dinter & Pax, indigenous
Phyllanthus parvulus Sond. indigenous
Phyllanthus parvulus Sond. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drege) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
Phyllanthus parvulus Sond. var. parvulus , indigenous
Phyllanthus pentandrus Schumach. & Thonn. indigenous
Phyllanthus pinnatus (Wight) G.L.Webster, indigenous
Phyllanthus polyanthus Pax, indigenous
Phyllanthus polyspermus Schumach. indigenous
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. indigenous
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. var. reticulatus , indigenous
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drege) Mull.Arg. accepted as Phyllanthus parvulus Sond. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drege) Radcl.-Sm. present
Pseudolachnostylis
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Genus Pseudolachnostylis :[7]
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax, indigenous
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. dekindtii (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax var. glabra (Pax) Brenan, indigenous
Picrodendraceae
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Podostemaceae
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Family: Podostemaceae ,[7]
Leiothylax
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Genus Leiothylax :[7]
Sphaerothylax
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Genus Sphaerothylax :[7]
Sphaerothylax algiformis Bisch. ex C.Krauss, indigenous
Tristicha
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Genus Tristicha :[7]
Tristicha trifaria (Bory ex Willd.) Spreng. indigenous
Tristicha trifaria (Bory ex Willd.) Spreng. subsp. trifaria , indigenous
Putranjivaceae
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Family: Putranjivaceae ,[7]
Drypetes
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Genus Drypetes :[7]
Drypetes arguta (Mull.Arg.) Hutch. indigenous
Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. indigenous
Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. var. gerrardii , indigenous
Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. var. tomentosa Radcl.-Sm. indigenous
Drypetes mossambicensis Hutch. indigenous
Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) Hutch. indigenous
Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) Hutch. var. natalensis , indigenous
Drypetes reticulata Pax, indigenous
Rhizophoraceae
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Salicaceae
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Family: Salicaceae ,[7]
Casearia
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Genus Casearia :[7]
Dovyalis
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Genus Dovyalis :[7]
Dovyalis caffra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Warb. indigenous
Dovyalis longispina (Harv.) Warb. indigenous
Dovyalis lucida Sim, indigenous
Dovyalis revoluta J.E.Thom, accepted as Dovyalis zeyheri (Sond.) Warb. present
Dovyalis rhamnoides (Burch. ex DC.) Burch. & Harv. indigenous
Dovyalis rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv. endemic
Dovyalis zeyheri (Sond.) Warb. indigenous
Flacourtia
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Genus Flacourtia :[7]
Homalium
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Genus Homalium :[7]
Homalium dentatum (Harv.) Warb. indigenous
Homalium rufescens Benth. endemic
Homalium subsuperum Sprague, accepted as Homalium dentatum (Harv.) Warb. present
Oncoba
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Genus Oncoba :[7]
Oncoba spinosa Forssk. indigenous
Oncoba spinosa Forssk. subsp. spinosa , indigenous
Populus
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Genus Populus :[7]
Populus alba L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Populus alba L. var. alba , not indigenous, naturalised
Populus canescens (Aiton) Sm. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marshall subsp. deltoides , not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Populus nigra L. not indigenous, naturalised
Populus nigra L. var. italica Munchh. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Pseudoscolopia
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Genus Pseudoscolopia :[7]
Salix
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Genus Salix :[7]
Salix babylonica L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Salix babylonica L. var. babylonica , not indigenous, naturalised
Salix caprea L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Salix mucronata Thunb. indigenous
Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. capensis (Thunb.) Immelman, accepted as Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. mucronata , present
Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. hirsuta (Thunb.) Immelman, endemic
Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. mucronata , indigenous
Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. wilmsii (Seemen) Immelman, accepted as Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. woodii (Seemen) Immelman, present
Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. woodii (Seemen) Immelman, indigenous
Salix subserrata Willd. accepted as Salix mucronata Thunb. subsp. subserrata (Willd.) R.H.Archer & Jordaan
Salix x fragilis L. var. fragilis , not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Scolopia
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Genus Scolopia :[7]
Scolopia flanaganii (Bolus) Sim, endemic
Scolopia mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Warb. indigenous
Scolopia oreophila (Sleumer) Killick, endemic
Scolopia stolzii Gilg & Sleumer, indigenous
Scolopia stolzii Gilg & Sleumer var. stolzii , indigenous
Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Harv. indigenous
Trimeria
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Genus Trimeria :[7]
Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. indigenous
Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. subsp. grandifolia , indigenous
Trimeria trinervis Harv. endemic
Turneraceae
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Family: Turneraceae ,[7]
Afroqueta
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Genus Afroqueta :[7]
Piriqueta
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Genus Piriqueta :[7]
Piriqueta capensis (Harv.) Urb. accepted as Afroqueta capensis (Harv.) Thulin & Razafim. indigenous
Streptopetalum
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Genus Streptopetalum :[7]
Streptopetalum serratum Hochst. indigenous
Tricliceras
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Genus Tricliceras :[7]
Tricliceras glanduliferum (Klotzsch) R.Fern. indigenous
Tricliceras laceratum (Oberm.) Oberm. indigenous
Tricliceras longepedunculatum (Mast.) R.Fern. indigenous
Tricliceras longepedunculatum (Mast.) R.Fern. var. longepedunculatum , indigenous
Tricliceras mossambicense (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) R.Fern. indigenous
Tricliceras schinzii (Urb.) R.Fern. indigenous
Tricliceras schinzii (Urb.) R.Fern. subsp. schinzii var. juttae , indigenous
Tricliceras tanacetifolium (Klotzsch) R.Fern. indigenous
Violaceae
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Family: Violaceae ,[7]
Hybanthus
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Genus Hybanthus :[7]
Hybanthus capensis (Thunb.) Engl. indigenous
Hybanthus densifolius Engl. indigenous
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell. not indigenous, naturalised
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell. var. caffer (Sond.) N.Robson, not indigenous, naturalised
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell. var. enneaspermus , not indigenous, naturalised
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F.Muell. var. serratus Engl. not indigenous, naturalised
Hybanthus parviflorus (L.f.) Baill. not indigenous, naturalised
Rinorea
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Genus Rinorea :[7]
Rinorea angustifolia (Thouars) Baill. indigenous
Rinorea angustifolia (Thouars) Baill. subsp. natalensis (Engl.) Grey-Wilson, indigenous
Rinorea domatiosa A.E.van Wyk, endemic
Rinorea ilicifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze, indigenous
Rinorea ilicifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze subsp. ilicifolia , indigenous
Rinorea ilicifolia (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze subsp. ilicifolia var. ilicifolia , indigenous
Viola
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Genus Viola :[7]
References
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^ Stevens, P.F. (2020) [2001]. "Malpighiales". AP Web v. 14 . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ Magallón, Susana; Castillo, Amanda (2009). "Angiosperm diversification through time". American Journal of Botany . 96 (1): 349–365. doi :10.3732/ajb.0800060. PMID 21628193.
^ Doyle, J. A.; Donoghue, M. J. (1986). "Seed plant phylogeny and the origin of the angiosperms - an experimental cladistic approach". Botanical Review . 52 (4): 321–431. doi :10.1007/bf02861082.
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^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com . SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019 .
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