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Flowering plants in the order Celastrales recorded from South Africa
Cassine schinoides (Spreng.) R.H.Archer, endemic to South Africa
The
Celastrales are an
order of
flowering plants found throughout the
tropics and
subtropics , with only a few species extending far into the
temperate regions. The 1200
[1] to 1350
[2]
species are in about 100
genera . All but seven of these genera are in the large
family
Celastraceae . 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 .
[3]
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.
[4] 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 .
[5]
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)).
[6]
One
family is 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.
Celastraceae
Family
Celastraceae
[6]
Allocassine
Genus
Allocassine :
[6]
Cassine
Genus
Cassine :
[6]
Cassine aethiopica Thunb. accepted as
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum , present
Cassine barbara L. accepted as
Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine burkeana (Sond.) Kuntze, accepted as
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. burkeanum (Sond.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine crocea (Thunb.) Kuntze, accepted as
Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC. present
Cassine eucleiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, accepted as
Robsonodendron eucleiforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine maritima (Bolus) F.Bolus & L.Bolus, accepted as
Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine matabelicum (Loes.) Steedman, accepted as
Elaeodendron matabelicum Loes.
Cassine papillosa (Hochst.) Kuntze, accepted as
Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC. present
Cassine parvifolia Sond., endemic
Cassine peragua L. indigenous
Cassine peragua L. subsp. affinis (Sond.) R.H.Archer, endemic
Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, endemic
Cassine peragua L. subsp. peragua , indigenous
Cassine reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd, accepted as
Lauridia reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh. present
Cassine stuhlmannii (Loes.) Blakelock, accepted as
Elaeodendron schlechterianum (Loes.) Loes. present
Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Druce, accepted as
Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Loes., accepted as
Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine tetragona (Thunb.) Loes., accepted as
Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd, accepted as
Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer, present
Catha
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.
Genus
Catha :
[6]
Celastrus
Genus
Celastrus :
[6]
Elachyptera
Genus
Elachyptera :
[6]
Elaeodendron
Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.
Genus
Elaeodendron :
[6]
Empleuridium
Genus
Empleuridium :
[6]
Gloveria
Genus
Gloveria :
[6]
Gymnosporia
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.
Genus
Gymnosporia :
[6]
Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim, accepted as
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. present
Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. grandifolia Davison, accepted as
Gymnosporia grandifolia (Davison) Jordaan, present
Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. orbiculata Davison, indigenous
Gymnosporia arenicola Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia crataegiflora Davidson, accepted as
Gymnosporia woodii Szyszyl. present
Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia elliptica (Thunb.) Schonland, endemic
Gymnosporia filiformis Davidson, endemic
Gymnosporia gariepensis Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia glaucophylla Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia grandifolia (Davison) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia graniticola Jordaan, accepted as
Gymnosporia swazica Jordaan
Gymnosporia harveyana Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia harveyana Loes. subsp. harveyana , indigenous
Gymnosporia hemipterocarpa Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. lanceolata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. linearis , endemic
Gymnosporia macrocarpa Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia maranguensis (Loes.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia markwardii Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. var. rubra (Harv.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. endemic
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. polyacantha , endemic
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. vaccinifolia (P.Conrath) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia pubescens (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes., indigenous
Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. subsp. putterlickioides , indigenous
Gymnosporia rubra (Harv.) Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia saxatilis (Burch.) Davison, accepted as
Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia swazica Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia uniflora Davison, indigenous
Gymnosporia vanwykii (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia woodii Szyszyl. endemic
Hippocratea
Genus
Hippocratea :
[6]
Lauridia
Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer
Genus
Lauridia :
[6]
Loeseneriella
Genus
Loeseneriella :
[6]
Lydenburgia
Genus
Lydenburgia :
[6]
Maurocenia
Genus
Maurocenia :
[6]
Maytenus
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes.
Genus
Maytenus :
[6]
Maytenus abbottii A.E.van Wyk, endemic
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. var. acuminata , indigenous
Maytenus albata (N.E.Br.) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, indigenous
Maytenus bachmannii (Loes.) Marais, accepted as
Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. present
Maytenus capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais, accepted as
Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. present
Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, endemic
Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. glauca N.Robson, accepted as
Gymnosporia glaucophylla Jordaan, present
Maytenus ilicina (Burch.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus lucida (L.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus monococca (Davison) Loes. endemic
Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock, accepted as
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock var. rubra (Harv.) Blakelock, accepted as
Gymnosporia rubra (Harv.) Loes. present
Maytenus nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais, accepted as
Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. present
Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer, endemic
Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson, accepted as
Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
Maytenus peduncularis (Sond.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus polyacantha (Sond.) Marais, accepted as
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Maytenus procumbens (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus pubescens N.Robson, accepted as
Gymnosporia pubescens (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
Maytenus putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as
Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. subsp. putterlickioides , present
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell, accepted as
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. present
Maytenus tenuispina (Sond.) Marais, accepted as
Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. present
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock, indigenous
Maytenus vanwykii R.H.Archer, accepted as
Gymnosporia vanwykii (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, present
Mystroxylon
Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer
Genus
Mystroxylon :
[6]
Pleurostylia
Genus
Pleurostylia :
[6]
Prionostemma
Genus
Prionostemma :
[6]
Pristimera
Genus
Pristimera :
[6]
Pseudosalacia
Genus
Pseudosalacia :
[6]
Pterocelastrus
Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.
Genus
Pterocelastrus :
[6]
Putterlickia
Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. endemic
Genus
Putterlickia :
[6]
Reissantia
Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle
Genus
Reissantia :
[6]
Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, indigenous
Robsonodendron
Genus
Robsonodendron :
[6]
Salacia
Genus
Salacia :
[6]
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