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Flowering plants in the order Zygophyllales recorded from South Africa
Zygophyllales is an
order of dicotyledonous
flowering plants . 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 .
[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] 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 .
[3]
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)).
[4]
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.
Zygophyllaceae
Family:
Zygophyllaceae ,
[4]
Augea
Genus
Augea :
[4]
Balanites
Genus
Balanites :
[4]
Balanites maughamii Sprague, indigenous, indigenous
Balanites maughamii Sprague subsp. Maughamii indigenous, indigenous
Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. Indigenous, indigenous, indigenous
Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. Pedicellaris , indigenous, indigenous
Balanites welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as
Balanites angolensis (Welw.) Welw. ex Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Sands
Fagonia
Genus
Fagonia :
[4]
Roepera
Genus
Roepera :
[4]
Roepera botulifolia (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera debilis (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera fulva (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera fuscata (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera horrida (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera incrustata (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera leptopetala (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera macrocarpon (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera maculata (Aiton) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera microphyllum (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera pubescens (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera pygmaea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera rogersii (Compton) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera schreiberi (Merxm. & Giess) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera sphaerocarpa (Schltr. ex Huysst.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Roepera teretifolia (Schltr.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Seetzenia
Genus
Seetzenia :
[4]
Sisyndite
Genus
Sisyndite :
[4]
Tetraena
Genus
Tetraena :
[4]
Tetraena chrysopteron (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena clavata (Schltr. & Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena decumbens (Delile) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena prismatocarpa (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena pterocaulis (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tetraena tenuis (Glover) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Tribulus
Genus
Tribulus :
[4]
Zygophyllum
Genus
Zygophyllum :
[4]
Zygophyllum botulifolium van Zyl, accepted as
Roepera botulifolia (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum campanulatum Dinter ex Range, accepted as
Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum chrysopteron Retief, accepted as
Tetraena chrysopteron (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum cinereum Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum clavatum Schltr. & Diels, accepted as
Tetraena clavata (Schltr. & Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum cordifolium L.f. accepted as
Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum crassifolium Schltr. ex Huysst. accepted as
Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum cuneifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum debile Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as
Roepera debilis (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum decumbens Delile, accepted as
Tetraena decumbens (Delile) Beier & Thulin, present
Zygophyllum densiflorum Schinz, accepted as
Zygophyllum dregeanum Sond.
Zygophyllum dichotomum Cham. & Schltdl. endemic
Zygophyllum divaricatum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Roepera divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum dregeanum Sond. indigenous
Zygophyllum flexuosum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Roepera flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum foetidum Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. accepted as
Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum fulvum L. accepted as
Roepera fulva (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum fuscatum van Zyl, accepted as
Roepera fuscata (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum garipense E.Mey. accepted as
Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum gilfillanii N.E.Br. accepted as
Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, present
Zygophyllum glaucum E.Mey. ex Sond. indigenous
Zygophyllum horridum Cham. accepted as
Roepera horrida (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum incanum Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena longistipula (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum incrustatum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as
Roepera incrustata (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum latialatum Engl. accepted as
Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum leptopetalum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as
Roepera leptopetala (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum leucocladum Diels, accepted as
Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum lichtensteinianum Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as
Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum longicapsulare Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum longistipulatum Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena longistipula (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum macrocarpon Retief, accepted as
Roepera macrocarpon (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum maculatum Aiton, accepted as
Roepera maculata (Aiton) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum maritimum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum maximiliani Schltr. ex Huysst. indigenous
Zygophyllum meyeri Sond. accepted as
Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, present
Zygophyllum microcarpum Licht. ex Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as
Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum microphyllum L.f. accepted as
Roepera microphyllum (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum morgsana L. accepted as
Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum paradoxum Schinz, accepted as
Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum pfeilii Engl. accepted as
Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum prismatocarpum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as
Tetraena prismatocarpa (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum procumbens Adamson, accepted as
Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, present
Zygophyllum pterocaule van Zyl, accepted as
Tetraena pterocaulis (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum pubescens Schinz, accepted as
Roepera pubescens (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum pygmaeum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Roepera pygmaea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum retrofractum Thunb. accepted as
Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum rigidum B.D.Jacks. accepted as
Balanites roxburghii Planch. present
Zygophyllum rigidum Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum rogersii Compton, accepted as
Roepera rogersii (Compton) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum schaeferi Engl. accepted as
Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum schreiberanum Merxm. & Giess, accepted as
Roepera schreiberi (Merxm. & Giess) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum sessilifolium L. accepted as
Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum simplex L. accepted as
Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum sonderi H.Eichler, indigenous
Zygophyllum sphaerocarpum Schltr. ex Huysst. accepted as
Roepera sphaerocarpa (Schltr. ex Huysst.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum spinosum L. accepted as
Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum suffruticosum Schinz, accepted as
Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, present
Zygophyllum sulcatum Huysst. accepted as
Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum tenue P.E.Glover, accepted as
Tetraena tenuis (Glover) Beier & Thulin, indigenous
Zygophyllum teretifolium Schltr. accepted as
Roepera teretifolia (Schltr.) Beier & Thulin, endemic
Zygophyllum trothai Diels, accepted as
Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin
Zygophyllum uitenhagense Sond. accepted as
Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, present
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