List of Myrtales of South Africa explained
Myrtales is an order of flowering plants placed within the eurosids by the APG III system of classification for angiosperms. This finding is corroborated by the placement of the Myrtales in the Malvid clade by the One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative.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.
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. 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.
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)).
Ten 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.
Combretaceae
Family: Combretaceae,
Combretum
Genus Combretum:
- Combretum apiculatum Sond. indigenous
- Combretum apiculatum Sond. subsp. apiculatum, indigenous
- Combretum bracteosum (Hochst.) Engl. & Diels, endemic
- Combretum afrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, endemic
- Combretum celastroides Welw. ex M.A.Lawson subsp. orientale Exell, accepted as Combretum celastroides Welw. ex M.A.Lawson subsp. celastroides, indigenous
- Combretum collinum Fresen. indigenous
- Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. gazense (Swynn. & Baker f.) Okafor, indigenous
- Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. suluense (Engl. & Diels) Okafor, indigenous
- Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. taborense (Engl.) Okafor, indigenous
- Combretum edwardsii Exell, endemic
- Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond. indigenous
- Combretum hereroense Schinz, indigenous
- Combretum hereroense Schinz subsp. hereroense, indigenous
- Combretum imberbe Wawra, indigenous
- Combretum kraussii Hochst. indigenous
- Combretum microphyllum Klotzsch, indigenous
- Combretum mkuzense J.D.Carr & Retief, endemic
- Combretum moggii Exell, endemic
- Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don, indigenous
- Combretum mossambicense (Klotzsch) Engl. indigenous
- Combretum nelsonii Dummer, endemic
- Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels, indigenous
- Combretum petrophilum Retief, endemic
- Combretum stylesii O.Maurin, Jordaan & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
- Combretum tenuipes Engl. & Diels, endemic
- Combretum vendae A.E.van Wyk, endemic
- Combretum vendae A.E.van Wyk var. glabratum N.Hahn, endemic
- Combretum vendae A.E.van Wyk var. vendae, endemic
- Combretum woodii Dummer, indigenous
- Combretum zeyheri Sond. indigenous
Lumnitzera
Genus Lumnitzera:
Pteleopsis
Genus Pteleopsis:
Quisqualis
Genus Quisqualis:
- Quisqualis parviflora Gerrard ex Sond. endemic
Terminalia
Genus Terminalia:
- Terminalia brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern, indigenous
- Terminalia brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern subsp. brachystemma, indigenous
- Terminalia phanerophlebia Engl. & Diels, indigenous
- Terminalia prunioides M.A.Lawson, indigenous
- Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Heteropyxidaceae
Family: Heteropyxidaceae,
Heteropyxis
Genus Heteropyxis:
- Heteropyxis canescens Oliv. indigenous
- Heteropyxis dehniae Suess. indigenous
- Heteropyxis natalensis Harv. indigenous
Lythraceae
Family: Lythraceae,
Ammannia
Genus Ammannia:
- Ammannia auriculata Willd. not indigenous, naturalised
- Ammannia auriculata Willd. var. auriculata, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ammannia baccifera L. not indigenous, naturalised
- Ammannia baccifera L. subsp. baccifera, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ammannia prieuriana Guill. & Perr. indigenous
- Ammannia pusilla Sond. accepted as Ammannia prieuriana Guill. & Perr. present
- Ammannia senegalensis Lam. indigenous
Cuphea
Genus Cuphea:
- Cuphea ignea A.DC. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Cuphea micropetala Humb. Bonpl. & Kunth, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
Galpinia
Genus Galpinia:
Heimia
Genus Heimia:
- Heimia myrtifolia Cham. & Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Heimia salicifolia (Humb. Bonpl. & Kunth) Link & Otto, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
Lagerstroemia
Genus Lagerstroemia:
Lythrum
Genus Lythrum:
Nesaea
Genus Nesaea:
- Nesaea alata Immelman, indigenous
- Nesaea anagalloides (Sond.) Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea cordata Hiern, indigenous
- Nesaea crassicaulis (Guill. & Perr.) Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea cymosa Immelman, indigenous
- Nesaea dinteri Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea dinteri Koehne subsp. elata A.Fern. indigenous
- Nesaea drummondii A.Fern. indigenous
- Nesaea heptamera Hiern, indigenous
- Nesaea passerinoides (Welw. ex Hiern) Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea radicans Guill. & Perr. indigenous
- Nesaea radicans Guill. & Perr. var. floribunda (Sond.) A.Fern. indigenous
- Nesaea rigidula (Sond.) Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea sagittifolia (Sond.) Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea sagittifolia (Sond.) Koehne var. ericiformis Koehne forma ericiformis, endemic
- Nesaea sagittifolia (Sond.) Koehne var. ericiformis Koehne forma swaziensis, indigenous
- Nesaea sagittifolia (Sond.) Koehne var. sagittifolia, indigenous
- Nesaea schinzii Koehne, indigenous
- Nesaea schlechteri A.Fern. indigenous
- Nesaea tolypobotrys Koehne, endemic
- Nesaea wardii Immelman, endemic
- Nesaea woodii Koehne, endemic
- Nesaea zambatidis Immelman, indigenous
Punica
Genus Punica:
Rotala
Genus Rotala:
- Rotala capensis (Harv.) A.Fern. & Diniz, indigenous
- Rotala filiformis (Bellardi) Hiern, indigenous
- Rotala mexicana Cham. & Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised
- Rotala tenella (Guill. & Perr.) Hiern, indigenous
Trapa
Genus Trapa:
- Trapa natans L. indigenous
- Trapa natans L. var. pumila Nakano ex Verdc. indigenous
Melastomataceae
Family: Melastomataceae,
Antherotoma
Genus Antherotoma:
- Antherotoma debilis (Sond.) Jacq.-Fel. indigenous
- Antherotoma naudinii Hook.f. indigenous
- Antherotoma phaeotricha (Hochst.) Jacq.-Fel. indigenous
Dissotis
Genus Dissotis:
- Dissotis canescens (E.Mey. ex R.A.Graham) Hook.f. indigenous
- Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana, accepted as Antherotoma debilis (Sond.) Jacq.-Fel. present
- Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. lanceolata (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern. accepted as Antherotoma debilis (Sond.) Jacq.-Fel.
- Dissotis phaeotricha (Hochst.) Hook.f. accepted as Antherotoma phaeotricha (Hochst.) Jacq.-Fel. present
- Dissotis princeps (Kunth) Triana, indigenous
- Dissotis princeps (Kunth) Triana var. candolleana (Cogn.) A.Fern. & R.Fern. indigenous
- Dissotis princeps (Kunth) Triana var. princeps, indigenous
Heterocentron
Genus Heterocentron:
- Heterocentron macrostachyum Naudin, not indigenous, naturalised
- Heterocentron subtriplinervium (Link & Otto) A.Braun & C.D.Bouche, not indigenous, naturalised
Melastoma
Genus Melastoma:
Pleroma
Genus Pleroma:
- Pleroma granulosum (Desr.) D.Don (syn. Tibouchina granulosa) not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Pleroma urvilleanum (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. (syn. Tibouchina urvilleana) not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
Memecylaceae
Family: Memecylaceae,
Memecylon
Genus Memecylon:
- Memecylon bachmannii Engl. endemic
- Memecylon natalense Markgr. endemic
- Memecylon sousae A.Fern. & R.Fern. accepted as Warneckea sousae (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) A.E.van Wyk, present
Warneckea
Genus Warneckea:
- Warneckea parvifolia R.D.Stone & Ntetha, endemic
- Warneckea sousae (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
Myrtaceae
Family: Myrtaceae,
Agonis
Genus Agonis:
Callistemon
Genus Callistemon:
- Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels, accepted as Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Callistemon rigidus R.Br. accepted as Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. var. linearis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Callistemon rugulosus (Schltdl. ex Link) DC. accepted as Melaleuca rugulosa (Schltdl. ex Link) Craven
- Callistemon speciosus (Sims) DC. accepted as Melaleuca glauca (Sweet) Craven, not indigenous, naturalised
- Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G.Don, accepted as Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes subsp. viminalis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Calothamnus
Genus Calothamnus:
Corymbia
Genus Corymbia:
- Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
Eucalyptus
Genus Eucalyptus:
- Eucalyptus botryoides Sm. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. accepted as Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus conferruminata D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus diversicolor F.Muell. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus globulus Labill. subsp. maidenii (F.Muell.) Kirkp. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Eucalyptus gomphocephala DC. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill ex Maiden, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus longifolia Link & Otto, not indigenous, naturalised
- Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. not indigenous, naturalised
- Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. not indigenous, naturalised
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
Eugenia
Genus Eugenia:
- Eugenia albanensis Sond. endemic
- Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. indigenous
- Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. a, indigenous
- Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. capensis, indigenous
- Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. gueinzii (Sond.) F.White, endemic
- Eugenia erythrophylla Strey, endemic
- Eugenia gueinzii Sond. accepted as Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. gueinzii (Sond.) F.White, present
- Eugenia mossambicensis Engl. accepted as Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subsp. a, present
- Eugenia natalitia Sond. indigenous
- Eugenia pusilla N.E.Br. endemic
- Eugenia simii Dummer, endemic
- Eugenia umtamvunensis A.E.van Wyk, endemic
- Eugenia uniflora L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Eugenia verdoorniae A.E.van Wyk, endemic
- Eugenia woodii Dummer, indigenous
- Eugenia zeyheri (Harv.) Harv. endemic
- Eugenia zuluensis Dummer, endemic
Leptospermum
Genus Leptospermum:
Melaleuca
Genus Melaleuca:
- Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca armillaris (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. subsp. armillaris, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum.Cours. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca cruenta Craven & R.D.Edwards, not indigenous, naturalised
- Melaleuca diosmifolia Andrews, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca elliptica Labill. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca linearis Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. var. linearis, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca nesophila F.Muell. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca peucophylla Craven & R.D.Edwards, not indigenous, naturalised
- Melaleuca quadrifida (R.Br.) Craven & R.D.Edwards subsp. quadrifida, not indigenous, naturalised
- Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca rugulosa (Schltdl. ex Link) Craven, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Melaleuca salicina Craven, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca styphelioides Sm. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
- Melaleuca subulata (Cheel) Craven, not indigenous, naturalised
- Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes subsp. viminalis, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
Metrosideros
Genus Metrosideros:
Myrtus
Genus Myrtus:
Psidium
Genus Psidium:
Syncarpia
Genus Syncarpia:
Syzygium
Genus Syzygium:
- Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link) B.Hyland, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex C.Krauss, indigenous
- Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex C.Krauss subsp. cordatum, indigenous
- Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Syzygium gerrardii (Harv. ex Hook.f.) Burtt Davy, indigenous
- Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. indigenous
- Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. barotsense F.White, indigenous
- Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. guineense, indigenous
- Syzygium intermedium Engl. & Brehmer, indigenous
- Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Syzygium legatii Burtt Davy & Greenway, endemic
- Syzygium pondoense Engl. endemic
Oliniaceae
Family: Oliniaceae,
Cremastostemon
Genus Cremastostemon:
- Cremastostemon capensis Jacq. accepted as Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch, indigenous
Olinia
Genus Olinia:
- Olinia acuminata Klotzsch, accepted as Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch, indigenous
- Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch, endemic
- Olinia cymosa (L.f.) Thunb. accepted as Olinia ventosa (L.) Cufod. indigenous
- Olinia cymosa (L.f.) Thunb. var. acuminata (Klotzsch) Sond. accepted as Olinia capensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch, indigenous
- Olinia cymosa (L.f.) Thunb. var. latifolia Sond. accepted as Olinia ventosa (L.) Cufod. indigenous
- Olinia emarginata Burtt Davy, indigenous
- Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. indigenous
- Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. subsp. burttdavii Sebola, endemic
- Olinia huillensis Welw. ex A.Fern. & R.Fern. subsp. huillensis, indigenous
- Olinia micrantha Decne. endemic
- Olinia radiata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips, endemic
- Olinia rochetiana A.Juss. indigenous
- Olinia ventosa (L.) Cufod. endemic
Onagraceae
Family: Onagraceae,
Epilobium
Genus Epilobium:
- Epilobium capense Buchinger ex Hochst. indigenous
- Epilobium hirsutum L. indigenous
- Epilobium karsteniae Compton, accepted as Epilobium capense Buchinger ex Hochst.
- Epilobium salignum Hausskn. indigenous
- Epilobium tetragonum L. indigenous
- Epilobium tetragonum L. subsp. tetragonum, indigenous
Gaura
Genus Gaura:
Ludwigia
Genus Ludwigia:
- Ludwigia abyssinica A.Rich. indigenous
- Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Hara, indigenous
- Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Hara subsp. diffusa (Forssk.) P.H.Raven, indigenous
- Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) Hara, indigenous
- Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven, indigenous
- Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven subsp. brevisepala (Brenan) P.H.Raven, accepted as Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven, present
- Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven subsp. sessiliflora (Micheli) P.H.Raven, accepted as Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven, present
- Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ludwigia polycarpa Short & R.Peter ex Torr. & A.Gray, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ludwigia stolonifera (Guill. & Perr.) P.H.Raven, accepted as Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Hara subsp. diffusa (Forssk.) P.H.Raven, present
Oenothera
Genus Oenothera:
- Oenothera affinis Cambess. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera biennis L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera drummondii Hook. subsp. drummondii, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera erythrosepala (Borbas) Borbas, accepted as Oenothera glazioviana Micheli, not indigenous, naturalised
- Oenothera glazioviana Micheli, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera grandiflora Aiton, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera indecora Cambess. not indigenous, naturalised
- Oenothera indecora Cambess. subsp. bonariensis W.Dietr. accepted as Oenothera indecora Cambess. not indigenous, naturalised
- Oenothera jamesii Torr. & A.Gray, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera laciniata Hill, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera longiflora L. subsp. longiflora, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera parodiana Munz, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera parviflora L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera rosea L'Her. ex Aiton, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera sinuosa W.L.Wagner & Hoch, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera stricta Ledeb. ex Link subsp. stricta, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera tetraptera Cav. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Oenothera villosa Thunb. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Penaeaceae
Family: Penaeaceae,
Brachysiphon
Genus Brachysiphon:
- Brachysiphon acutus (Thunb.) A.Juss. endemic
- Brachysiphon fucatus (L.) Gilg, endemic
- Brachysiphon microphyllus Rourke, endemic
- Brachysiphon mundii Sond. endemic
- Brachysiphon rupestris Sond. endemic
Endonema
Genus Endonema:
- Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg, endemic
- Endonema retzioides Sond. endemic
Glischrocolla
Genus Glischrocolla:
- Glischrocolla formosa (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
Penaea
Genus Penaea:
- Penaea acutifolia A.Juss. endemic
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. indigenous
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. cneorum, endemic
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. gigantea R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. lanceolata R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. ovata (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex A.DC.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. ruscifolia R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Penaea dahlgrenii Rourke, endemic
- Penaea mucronata L. endemic
Saltera
Genus Saltera:
Sonderothamnus
Genus Sonderothamnus:
- Sonderothamnus petraeus (W.F.Barker) R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Sonderothamnus speciosus (Sond.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
Stylapterus
Genus Stylapterus:
- Stylapterus barbatus A.Juss. endemic
- Stylapterus candolleanus (Steph.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Stylapterus dubius (Steph.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Stylapterus ericifolius (A.Juss.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Stylapterus ericoides A.Juss. indigenous
- Stylapterus ericoides A.Juss. subsp. ericoides, endemic
- Stylapterus ericoides A.Juss. subsp. pallidus R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Stylapterus fruticulosus (L.f.) A.Juss. endemic
- Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren, endemic
- Stylapterus sulcatus R.Dahlgren, endemic
Rhynchocalycaceae
Family: Rhynchocalycaceae,
Rhynchocalyx
Genus Rhynchocalyx: