List of Lamiales of South Africa

Flowering plants in the order Lamiales recorded from South Africa

The Lamiales are an order in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes about 23,810[1] species, 1,059 genera, and is divided into about 24 families. Well-known or economically important members of this order include lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, the ash tree, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, and a number of table herbs such as mint, basil, and rosemary.

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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)).[5]

16 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.

Acanthaceae

Family: Acanthaceae,[5] 66 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.

Bignoniaceae

Family: Bignoniaceae,[5]

Rhigozum

Genus Rhigozum:[5]

  • Rhigozum brevispinosum Kuntze, indigenous
  • Rhigozum obovatum Burch. indigenous
  • Rhigozum trichotomum Burch. indigenous
  • Rhigozum zambesiacum Baker, indigenous

Spathodea

Genus Spathodea:[5]

Tanaecium

Genus Tanaecium:[5]

  • Tanaecium pinnatum (Jacq.) Willd. accepted as Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. subsp. africana

Tecoma

Genus Tecoma:[5]

  • Tecoma africana (Lam.) G.Don, accepted as Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
  • Tecoma capensis (Thunb.) Lindl. accepted as Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach, indigenous
  • Tecoma fulva (Cav.) D.Don subsp. garrocha (Hieron.) J.R.I.Wood, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
  • Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
    • Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth var. stans, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
    • Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth var. velutina DC. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised

Tecomaria

Genus Tecomaria:[5]

Gesneriaceae

Family: Gesneriaceae,[5]

Streptocarpus

Genus Streptocarpus:[5]

  • Streptocarpus actinoflorus T.J.Edwards & M.Hughes, endemic
  • Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus baudertii L.L.Britten, endemic
  • Streptocarpus bolusii C.B.Clarke, accepted as Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus breviflos (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus caeruleus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus candidus Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus confusus Hilliard, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus confusus Hilliard subsp. confusus, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus confusus Hilliard subsp. lebomboensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
  • Streptocarpus cooksonii B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus cooperi C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. cyaneus, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. longi-tommii Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
    • Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. nigridens Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
    • Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. polackii (B.L.Burtt) Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus daviesii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous
  • Streptocarpus decipiens Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus denticulatus Turrill, endemic
  • Streptocarpus dunnii Hook.f. indigenous
  • Streptocarpus fanniniae Harv. ex C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus fasciatus T.J.Edwards & Kunhardt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus fenestra-dei Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus floribundus Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus formosus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus galpinii Hook.f. indigenous
  • Streptocarpus gardenii Hook. endemic
  • Streptocarpus grandis N.E.Br. indigenous
    • Streptocarpus grandis N.E.Br. subsp. grandis, endemic
  • Streptocarpus haygarthii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus hilburtianus T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus johannis L.L.Britten, endemic
  • Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story, endemic
  • Streptocarpus kunhardtii T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus latens Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus lilliputana Bellstedt & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus longiflorus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus makabengensis Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus meyeri B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus micranthus C.B.Clarke, indigenous
  • Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten, endemic
  • Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. eshowicus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
    • Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. molweniensis, endemic
  • Streptocarpus montigena L.L.Britten, endemic
  • Streptocarpus occultis Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus parviflorus Hook.f. indigenous
    • Streptocarpus parviflorus Hook.f. subsp. parviflorus, endemic
    • Streptocarpus parviflorus Hook.f. subsp. soutpansbergensis Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus pentherianus Fritsch, indigenous
  • Streptocarpus pogonites Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
  • Streptocarpus pole-evansii I.Verd. endemic
  • Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. indigenous
    • Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. subsp. comptonii (Mansf.) Hilliard, indigenous
    • Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. subsp. dracomontanus Hilliard, endemic
    • Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. subsp. polyanthus, endemic
    • Streptocarpus polyanthus Hook. subsp. verecundus Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus porphyrostachys Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus primulifolius Gand. endemic
    • Streptocarpus primulifolius Gand. subsp. formosus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, accepted as Streptocarpus formosus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus prolixus C.B.Clarke, endemic
  • Streptocarpus pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous
  • Streptocarpus rexii (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl. endemic
  • Streptocarpus rimicola Story, endemic
  • Streptocarpus roseo-albus Weigend & T.J.Edwards, endemic
  • Streptocarpus saundersii Hook. endemic
  • Streptocarpus silvaticus Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus trabeculatus Hilliard, endemic
  • Streptocarpus vandeleurii Baker f. & S.Moore, endemic
  • Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. endemic
  • Streptocarpus wilmsii Engl. indigenous

Lamiaceae

Family: Lamiaceae,[5] 49 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.

Lentibulariaceae

Family: Lentibulariaceae,[5]

Genlisea

Genus Genlisea:[5]

Utricularia

Genus Utricularia:[5]

Linderniaceae

Family: Linderniaceae,[5]

Bonnaya

Genus Bonnaya:[5]

  • Bonnaya parviflora (Roxb.) Benth. accepted as Lindernia parviflora (Roxb.) Haines, indigenous

Craterostigma

Genus Craterostigma:[5]

  • Craterostigma monroi S.Moore, accepted as Lindernia monroi (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Craterostigma nanum (Benth.) Engl. accepted as Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst. present
  • Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst. indigenous
  • Craterostigma wilmsii Engl. ex Diels, endemic

Crepidorhopalon

Genus Crepidorhopalon:[5]

  • Crepidorhopalon debilis (Skan) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Crepidorhopalon spicatus (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. indigenous

Ilysanthes

Genus Ilysanthes:[5]

  • Ilysanthes bolusii Hiern, accepted as Linderniella bolusii (Hiern) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes capensis (Thunb.) Benth. accepted as Lindernia capensis Thunb. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes conferta Hiern, accepted as Lindernia conferta (Hiern) Philcox, indigenous
  • Ilysanthes muddii Hiern, accepted as Linderniella wilmsii (Engl. ex Diels) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes nana Engl. accepted as Linderniella nana (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes parviflora (Roxb.) Benth. accepted as Lindernia parviflora (Roxb.) Haines, indigenous
  • Ilysanthes pulchella Skan, accepted as Linderniella pulchella (Skan) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes schlechteri Hiern, accepted as Linderniella nana (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Ilysanthes wilmsii Engl. ex Diels, accepted as Linderniella wilmsii (Engl. ex Diels) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous

Lindernia

Genus Lindernia:[5]

  • Lindernia bolusii (Hiern) Eb.Fisch. accepted as Linderniella bolusii (Hiern) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Lindernia capensis Thunb. endemic
  • Lindernia conferta (Hiern) Philcox, indigenous
  • Lindernia debilis Skan, accepted as Crepidorhopalon debilis (Skan) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Lindernia dongolensis E.A.Bruce, accepted as Lindernia monroi (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Lindernia fugax R.G.N.Young, accepted as Crepidorhopalon debilis (Skan) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Lindernia minima R.G.N.Young, accepted as Crepidorhopalon debilis (Skan) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Lindernia monroi (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Lindernia nana (Engl.) Roessler, accepted as Linderniella nana (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Lindernia parviflora (Roxb.) Haines, indigenous
  • Lindernia pulchella (Skan) Philcox, accepted as Linderniella pulchella (Skan) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Lindernia wilmsii (Engl. ex Diels) Philcox, accepted as Linderniella wilmsii (Engl. ex Diels) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous

Linderniella

Genus Linderniella:[5]

  • Linderniella bolusii (Hiern) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Linderniella nana (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Linderniella pulchella (Skan) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous
  • Linderniella wilmsii (Engl. ex Diels) Eb.Fisch. Schaferh. & Kai Mull. indigenous

Nortenia

Genus Nortenia:[5]

  • Nortenia thouarsii Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as Torenia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze, indigenous

Stemodiopsis

Genus Stemodiopsis:[5]

  • Stemodiopsis humilis Skan, accepted as Stemodiopsis rivae Engl. present
  • Stemodiopsis rivae Engl. indigenous

Torenia

Genus Torenia:[5]

  • Torenia monroi (S.Moore) Philcox, accepted as Lindernia monroi (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Torenia plantaginea (Hochst.) Benth. accepted as Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst. indigenous
  • Torenia spicata Engl. accepted as Crepidorhopalon spicatus (Engl.) Eb.Fisch. indigenous
  • Torenia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze, indigenous

Martyniaceae

Family: Martyniaceae,[5]

Ibicella

Genus Ibicella:[5]

Proboscidea

Genus Proboscidea:[5]

  • Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne. accepted as Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. not indigenous, naturalised
    • Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting, not indigenous, naturalised

Oleaceae

Family: Oleaceae,[5]

Chionanthus

Genus Chionanthus:[5]

  • Chionanthus battiscombei (Hutch.) Stearn, indigenous
  • Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn, indigenous
    • Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn subsp. foveolatus, indigenous
    • Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn subsp. major (I.Verd.) Stearn, indigenous
    • Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.) Stearn subsp. tomentellus (I.Verd.) Stearn, endemic
  • Chionanthus peglerae (C.H.Wright) Stearn, endemic

Enaimon

Genus Enaimon:[5]

  • Enaimon undulatum (Aiton) Raf. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis

Faulia

Genus Faulia:[5]

  • Faulia verrucosa Raf. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis

Fraxinus

Genus Fraxinus:[5]

Jasminum

Genus Jasminum:[5]

  • Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst. ex DC. indigenous
  • Jasminum angulare Vahl, indigenous
  • Jasminum breviflorum Harv. ex C.H.Wright, indigenous
  • Jasminum fluminense Vell. indigenous
    • Jasminum fluminense Vell. subsp. fluminense, indigenous
  • Jasminum glaucum (L.f.) Aiton, endemic
  • Jasminum multipartitum Hochst. indigenous
  • Jasminum quinatum Schinz, endemic
  • Jasminum stenolobum Rolfe, indigenous
  • Jasminum streptopus E.Mey. indigenous
    • Jasminum streptopus E.Mey. var. streptopus, indigenous
    • Jasminum streptopus E.Mey. var. transvaalensis (S.Moore) I.Verd. indigenous
  • Jasminum tortuosum Willd. endemic

Leuranthus

Genus Leuranthus:[5]

Linociera

Genus Linociera:[5]

Menodora

Genus Menodora:[5]

  • Menodora africana Hook. indigenous
  • Menodora heterophylla Moric. ex DC. indigenous
    • Menodora heterophylla Moric. ex DC. var. australis Steyerm. indigenous
  • Menodora juncea Harv. endemic

Olea

Genus Olea:[5]

  • Olea africana Mill. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea asiatica Desf. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea aucheri A.Chev. ex Ehrend. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea buxifolia Mill. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea capensis L. indigenous
    • Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis, endemic
    • Olea capensis L. subsp. enervis (Harv. ex C.H.Wright) I.Verd. indigenous
    • Olea capensis L. subsp. hochstetteri (Baker) Friis & P.S.Green, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.
    • Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd. indigenous
    • Olea capensis L. var. coriacea Aiton, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
    • Olea capensis L. var. undulata Aiton, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea cassinifolia Salisb. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. albida A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. aucheri A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. brachybotrys DC. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. indigenous
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. euchrysophylla A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. ferruginea (Royle) A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. nubica (Schweinf. ex Baker) A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. somaliensis (Baker) A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. subnuda R.E.Fr. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea chrysophylla Lam. var. verrucosa (Willd.) A.Chev. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea concolor E.Mey. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis, indigenous
  • Olea cuspidata Wall. ex G.Don, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea europaea L. indigenous
    • Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S.Green, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. indigenous
    • Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. indigenous
    • Olea europaea L. subsp. ferruginea (Royle) Cif. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea europaea L. var. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea europaea L. var. nubica Schweinf. ex Baker, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
    • Olea europaea L. var. verrucosa Willd. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. indigenous
  • Olea exasperata Jacq. endemic
  • Olea ferruginea Royle, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea glabella Banks ex Lowe, accepted as Olea exasperata Jacq.
  • Olea guineensis Hutch. & C.A.Sm. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.
  • Olea hochstetteri Baker, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.
  • Olea humilis Eckl. accepted as Olea exasperata Jacq. indigenous
  • Olea indica Burm.f. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea intermedia Tausch, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea kilimandscharica Knobl. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea laurifolia Lam. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
    • Olea laurifolia Lam. var. concolor (E.Mey.) Harv. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea listeriana Sim, accepted as Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. woodiana
  • Olea mackenii Harv. accepted as Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. woodiana
  • Olea macrocarpa C.H.Wright, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd. indigenous
  • Olea madagascariensis Boivin ex H.Perrier, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.
  • Olea monticola Gand. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea nigra Loisel. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea perrieri A.Chev. ex H.Perrier, accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.
  • Olea sativa Hoffmanns. & Link var. verrucosa (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea schimperi Gand. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea similis Burch. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif. indigenous
  • Olea somaliensis Baker, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea subtrinervata Chiov. accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea undulata (Aiton) Jacq. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
    • Olea undulata (Aiton) Jacq. var. planifolia E.Mey. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea urophylla (Gilg) Gilg & Schellenb. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis
  • Olea verrucosa (Willd.) Link, accepted as Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
  • Olea woodiana Knobl. indigenous
    • Olea woodiana Knobl. subsp. woodiana, indigenous

Schrebera

Genus Schrebera:[5]

Steganthus

Genus Steganthus:[5]

  • Steganthus urophylla (Gilg) Knobl. accepted as Olea capensis L. subsp. capensis

Orobanchaceae

Family: Orobanchaceae,[5]

Alectra

Genus Alectra:[5]

  • Alectra avensis (Benth.) Merr. accepted as Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, present
  • Alectra basutica (E.Phillips) Melch. indigenous
  • Alectra capensis Thunb. indigenous
  • Alectra dunensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
  • Alectra indica Benth. accepted as Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, present
  • Alectra kirkii Hemsl. accepted as Alectra orobanchoides Benth. present
  • Alectra lurida Harv. endemic
  • Alectra natalensis (Hiern) Melch. endemic
  • Alectra orobanchoides Benth. indigenous
  • Alectra parvifolia (Engl.) Schinz, accepted as Alectra orobanchoides Benth. present
  • Alectra picta (Hiern) Hemsl. indigenous
  • Alectra pumila Benth. indigenous
  • Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, indigenous
    • Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze var. monticola (Engl.) Melch. accepted as Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, present
  • Alectra thyrsoidea Melch. endemic
  • Alectra vogelii Benth. indigenous
  • Alectra welwitschii (Hiern) Hemsl. indigenous

Bartsia

Genus Bartsia:[5]

Buchnera

Genus Buchnera:[5]

  • Buchnera brevibractealis Hiern, accepted as Buchnera longespicata Schinz, present
  • Buchnera capitata Burm.f., indigenous
  • Buchnera ciliolata Engl. indigenous
  • Buchnera dura Benth. indigenous
  • Buchnera erinoides Jaroscz, indigenous
  • Buchnera glabrata Benth. accepted as Buchnera simplex (Thunb.) Druce, present
  • Buchnera longespicata Schinz, indigenous
  • Buchnera oppositifolia Hort. ex Steud. accepted as Chaenostoma hispidum (Thunb.) Benth.
  • Buchnera reducta Hiern, indigenous
  • Buchnera remotiflora Schinz, endemic
  • Buchnera simplex (Thunb.) Druce, indigenous
  • Buchnera viscosa Aiton, accepted as Chaenostoma caeruleum (L.f.) Kornhall

Buttonia

Genus Buttonia:[5]

  • Buttonia natalensis McKen ex Benth. indigenous
  • Buttonia superba Oberm. indigenous

Cycnium

Genus Cycnium:[5]

  • Cycnium adonense E.Mey. ex Benth. indigenous
    • Cycnium adonense E.Mey. ex Benth. subsp. adonense, indigenous
  • Cycnium huttoniae Hiern, accepted as Cycnium racemosum Benth. present
  • Cycnium racemosum Benth. indigenous
  • Cycnium tubulosum (L.f.) Engl. indigenous
    • Cycnium tubulosum (L.f.) Engl. subsp. tubulosum, indigenous

Gerardia

Genus Gerardia:[5]

  • Gerardia sessiliflora Vahl, accepted as Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, present

Gerardiina

Genus Gerardiina:[5]

  • Gerardiina angolensis Engl. indigenous

Glossostylis

Genus Glossostylis:[5]

  • Glossostylis avensis Benth. accepted as Alectra sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze, present

Graderia

Genus Graderia:[5]

  • Graderia linearifolia Codd, endemic
  • Graderia scabra (L.f.) Benth. indigenous
  • Graderia subintegra Mast. indigenous

Haematobanche

Genus Haematobanche:[5]

  • Haematobanche sanguinea C.Presl, accepted as Hyobanche rubra N.E.Br. indigenous

Harveya

Genus Harveya:[5]

  • Harveya anisodonta C.A.Sm. accepted as Harveya speciosa Bernh. endemic
  • Harveya bodkinii Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya bolusii Kuntze, endemic
  • Harveya capensis Hook. endemic
  • Harveya cathcartensis Kuntze, accepted as Harveya speciosa Bernh. endemic
  • Harveya coccinea (Harv.) Schltr. accepted as Harveya pauciflora (Benth.) Hiern, indigenous
  • Harveya euryantha Schltr. accepted as Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. euryantha (Schltr.) Randle, endemic
  • Harveya hirtiflora Schltr. accepted as Harveya bolusii Kuntze, endemic
  • Harveya huttonii Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya hyobanchoides Schltr. ex Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya laxiflora Hiern, accepted as Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. purpurea, endemic
  • Harveya leucopharynx Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, accepted as Harveya huttonii Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya pauciflora (Benth.) Hiern, indigenous
  • Harveya pulchra Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, accepted as Harveya huttonii Hiern, indigenous
  • Harveya pumila Schltr. indigenous
  • Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook., endemic
    • Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. euryantha (Schltr.) Randle, endemic
    • Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. purpurea, indigenous
    • Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. sulphurea (Hiern) Randle, endemic
  • Harveya randii Hiern, accepted as Harveya pumila Schltr. indigenous
  • Harveya roseoalba J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, endemic
  • Harveya scarlatina (Benth.) Hiern, indigenous
  • Harveya silvatica Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, accepted as Harveya huttonii Hiern, indigenous
  • Harveya speciosa Bernh. indigenous
  • Harveya squamosa (Thunb.) Steud. endemic
  • Harveya stenosiphon Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya sulphurea Hiern, accepted as Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. sulphurea (Hiern) Randle, endemic
  • Harveya tubulosa Harv. ex Hiern, accepted as Harveya pauciflora (Benth.) Hiern, endemic
  • Harveya tulbaghiensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Ostermeyer, accepted as Harveya tulbaghensis (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl
  • Harveya vestita Hiern, endemic

Hyobanche

Genus Hyobanche:[5]

  • Hyobanche atropurpurea Bolus, endemic
  • Hyobanche barklyi N.E.Br. indigenous
  • Hyobanche calvescens Gand. accepted as Hyobanche rubra N.E.Br. endemic
  • Hyobanche coccinea L. ex Steud. accepted as Hyobanche sanguinea L. indigenous
  • Hyobanche fulleri E.Phillips, endemic
  • Hyobanche glabrata Hiern, accepted as Hyobanche rubra N.E.Br. endemic
  • Hyobanche robusta Schonland, endemic
  • Hyobanche rubra N.E.Br. indigenous
  • Hyobanche sanguinea L. indigenous
  • Hyobanche thinophila A.D.Wolfe, endemic

Melasma

Genus Melasma:[5]

  • Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius, indigenous
    • Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius var. ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Hiern, endemic
    • Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius var. scabrum, indigenous

Orobanche

Genus Orobanche:[5]

Rhamphicarpa

Genus Rhamphicarpa:[5]

Sopubia

Genus Sopubia:[5]

  • Sopubia cana Harv. indigenous
    • Sopubia cana Harv. var. cana, indigenous
    • Sopubia cana Harv. var. glabrescens Diels, indigenous
  • Sopubia karaguensis Oliv. indigenous
    • Sopubia karaguensis Oliv. var. karaguensis, indigenous
  • Sopubia mannii Skan, indigenous
    • Sopubia mannii Skan var. tenuifolia (Engl. & Gilg) Hepper, indigenous
  • Sopubia simplex (Hochst.) Hochst. indigenous

Striga

Genus Striga:[5]

  • Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze, indigenous
    • Striga bilabiata (Thunb.) Kuntze, indigenous
    • Striga bilabiata (Thunb.) Kuntze subsp. bilabiata, indigenous
  • Striga elegans Benth. indigenous
  • Striga forbesii Benth. indigenous
  • Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke, indigenous
  • Striga junodii Schinz, indigenous

Paulowniaceae

Family: Paulowniaceae,[5]

Pedaliaceae

Family: Pedaliaceae,[5]

Ceratotheca

Genus Ceratotheca:[5]

Dicerocaryum

Genus Dicerocaryum:[5]

  • Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels, indigenous
  • Dicerocaryum forbesii (Decne.) A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
  • Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels, indigenous
    • Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels subsp. transvaalense Abels, accepted as Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels, present

Harpagophytum

Genus Harpagophytum:[5]

  • Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn. subsp. procumbens, indigenous
    • Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn. subsp. transvaalense Ihlenf. & H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous
    • Harpagophytum procumbens Burch. ex Meisn. indigenous
  • Harpagophytum zeyheri Decne. indigenous
    • Harpagophytum zeyheri Decne. subsp. schijffii Ihlenf. & H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous
    • Harpagophytum zeyheri Decne. subsp. zeyheri, indigenous

Holubia

Genus Holubia:[5]

Pterodiscus

Genus Pterodiscus:[5]

  • Pterodiscus cinnabarinus Peckover, indigenous
  • Pterodiscus luridus Hook.f. endemic
  • Pterodiscus makatiniensis Peckover, endemic
  • Pterodiscus ngamicus N.E.Br. ex Stapf, indigenous
  • Pterodiscus speciosus Hook. indigenous

Rogeria

Genus Rogeria:[5]

Sesamothamnus

Genus Sesamothamnus:[5]

Sesamum

Genus Sesamum:[5]

  • Sesamum alatum Thonn. indigenous
  • Sesamum capense Burm.f. indigenous
  • Sesamum indicum L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Sesamum schenckii Asch. accepted as Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch. var. grandiflorum (Schinz) Merxm. present
  • Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch. indigenous
    • Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch. var. triphyllum, indigenous

Phrymaciae

Family Phrymaceae:[5]

Genus Mimulus:[5]

Plantaginaceae

Family: Plantaginaceae,[5]

Antirrhinum

Genus Antirrhinum:[5]

  • Antirrhinum orontium L. accepted as Misopates orontium (L.) Raf. subsp. orontium, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Antirrhinum unilabiata L.f. accepted as Alonsoa unilabiata (L.f.) Steud. present

Bacopa

Genus Bacopa:[5]

Callitriche

Genus Callitriche:[5]

  • Callitriche bolusii Schonland & Pax ex Marloth, indigenous
  • Callitriche compressa N.E.Br. endemic
  • Callitriche deflexa A.Br. ex Hegelm. not indigenous, naturalised

Cymbalaria

Genus Cymbalaria:[5]

  • Cymbalaria muralis G.Gaertn. B.Mey. & Scherb. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
    • Cymbalaria muralis G.Gaertn. B.Mey. & Scherb. subsp. muralis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Dopatrium

Genus Dopatrium:[5]

  • Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. indigenous

Erinus

Genus Erinus:[5]

  • Erinus viscosus (Aiton) Salisb. accepted as Chaenostoma caeruleum (L.f.) Kornhall

Kickxia

Genus Kickxia:[5]

  • Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort. subsp. elatine, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. not indigenous, naturalised
    • Kickxia spuria (L.) Dumort. subsp. spuria, not indigenous, naturalised

Limnophila

Genus Limnophila:[5]

  • Limnophila indica (L.) Druce, indigenous

Linaria

Genus Linaria:[5]

Misopates

Genus Misopates:[5]

Plantago

Genus Plantago:[5]

  • Plantago afra L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago aristata Michx. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago bigelovii A.Gray, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago cafra Decne. indigenous
  • Plantago coronopus L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago crassifolia Forssk. indigenous
    • Plantago crassifolia Forssk. var. crassifolia, indigenous
    • Plantago crassifolia Forssk. var. hirsuta (Thunb.) Beg. endemic
  • Plantago lanceolata L. indigenous
  • Plantago laxiflora Decne. endemic
  • Plantago longissima Decne. indigenous
  • Plantago major L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago myosuros Lam. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago remota Lam. endemic
  • Plantago rhodosperma Decne. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Plantago virginica L. not indigenous, naturalised

Scoparia

Genus Scoparia:[5]

Veronica

Genus Veronica:[5]

Scrophulariaceae

Family: Scrophulariaceae,[5]

Stilbaceae

Family: Stilbaceae,[5]

Anastrabe

Genus Anastrabe:[5]

Bowkeria

Genus Bowkeria:[5]

  • Bowkeria citrina Thode, endemic
  • Bowkeria cymosa MacOwan, indigenous
  • Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz, indigenous

Campylostachys

Genus Campylostachys:[5]

Charadrophila

Genus Charadrophila:[5]

Eurylobium

Genus Eurylobium:[5]

  • Eurylobium serrulatum Hochst. accepted as Stilbe serrulata Hochst. present

Euthystachys

Genus Euthystachys:[5]

Halleria

Genus Halleria:[5]

  • Halleria elliptica Thunb. endemic
  • Halleria lucida L. indigenous
  • Halleria ovata Benth. endemic

Ixianthes

Genus Ixianthes:[5]

Kogelbergia

Genus Kogelbergia:[5]

  • Kogelbergia phylicoides (A.DC.) Rourke, endemic
  • Kogelbergia verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Rourke, endemic

Nuxia

Genus Nuxia:[5]

Retzia

Genus Retzia:[5]

Stilbe

Genus Stilbe:[5]

  • Stilbe albiflora E.Mey. endemic
  • Stilbe chorisepala Suess. accepted as Kogelbergia verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Rourke, present
  • Stilbe ericoides (L.) L. endemic
  • Stilbe gymnopharyngia (Rourke) Rourke, endemic
  • Stilbe mucronata N.E.Br. accepted as Kogelbergia verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Rourke, present
  • Stilbe overbergensis Rourke, endemic
  • Stilbe phylicoides A.DC. accepted as Kogelbergia phylicoides (A.DC.) Rourke, present
  • Stilbe rupestris Compton, endemic
  • Stilbe serrulata Hochst. endemic
  • Stilbe vestita P.J.Bergius, endemic

Thesmophora

Genus Thesmophora:[5]

Xeroplana

Genus Xeroplana:[5]

  • Xeroplana gymnopharyngia Rourke, accepted as Stilbe gymnopharyngia (Rourke) Rourke, present
  • Xeroplana zeyheri Briq. accepted as Stilbe overbergensis Rourke, present

Verbenaceae

Family: Verbenaceae,[5]

Aloysia

Genus Aloysia:[5]

Bouchea

Genus Bouchea:[5]

  • Bouchea glandulifera H.Pearson, accepted as Chascanum garipense E.Mey. present
  • Bouchea schlechteri Gurke, accepted as Chascanum schlechteri (Gurke) Moldenke, present
  • Bouchea wilmsii Gurke, accepted as Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke var. natalense (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present

Chascanum

Genus Chascanum:[5]

  • Chascanum adenostachyum (Schauer) Moldenke, indigenous
  • Chascanum caespitosum (H.Pearson) Moldenke, endemic
  • Chascanum cernuum (L.) E.Mey. endemic
  • Chascanum cuneifolium (L.f.) E.Mey. endemic
  • Chascanum garipense E.Mey. indigenous
  • Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke, indigenous
    • Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke var. hederaceum, indigenous
    • Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke var. natalense (H.Pearson) Moldenke, indigenous
  • Chascanum incisum (H.Pearson) Moldenke, indigenous
  • Chascanum integrifolium (H.Pearson) Moldenke, endemic
  • Chascanum krookii (Gurke ex Zahlbr.) Moldenke, endemic
  • Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke, indigenous
    • Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. glabrescens (H.Pearson) Moldenke, indigenous
    • Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. latifolium, endemic
    • Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. transvaalense Moldenke, indigenous
  • Chascanum namaquanum (Bolus ex H.Pearson) Moldenke, indigenous
  • Chascanum pinnatifidum (L.f.) E.Mey. indigenous
    • Chascanum pinnatifidum (L.f.) E.Mey. var. pinnatifidum, indigenous
    • Chascanum pinnatifidum (L.f.) E.Mey. var. racemosum Schinz ex Moldenke, endemic
  • Chascanum pumilum E.Mey. indigenous
  • Chascanum schlechteri (Gurke) Moldenke, indigenous
    • Chascanum schlechteri (Gurke) Moldenke var. schlecteri, indigenous

Duranta

Genus Duranta:[5]

Lantana

Genus Lantana:[5]

  • Lantana camara L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
  • Lantana mearnsii Moldenke, indigenous
    • Lantana mearnsii Moldenke var. latibracteolata Moldenke, indigenous
  • Lantana rugosa Thunb. indigenous
  • Lantana trifolia L. not indigenous, naturalised

Lippia

Genus Lippia:[5]

  • Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng. indigenous
  • Lippia pretoriensis H.Pearson, indigenous
  • Lippia rehmannii H.Pearson, indigenous
  • Lippia scaberrima Sond. indigenous
  • Lippia wilmsii H.Pearson, indigenous

Phyla

Genus Phyla:[5]

  • Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. nodiflora, not indigenous, naturalised
    • Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene var. rosea (D.Don) Moldenke, not indigenous, naturalised

Plexipus

Genus Plexipus:[5]

  • Plexipus adenostachyus (Schauer) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum adenostachyum (Schauer) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus caespitosus (H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum caespitosum (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus cernuus (L.) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum cernuum (L.) E.Mey. present
  • Plexipus cuneifolius (L.f.) Raf. accepted as Chascanum cuneifolium (L.f.) E.Mey. present
  • Plexipus garipensis (E.Mey.) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum garipense E.Mey. present
  • Plexipus hederaceus (Sond.) R.Fern. var. hederaceus, accepted as Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke var. hederaceum, present
    • Plexipus hederaceus (Sond.) R.Fern. var. natalensis (H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum hederaceum (Sond.) Moldenke var. natalense (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus incisus (H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum incisum (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus integrifolius (H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum integrifolium (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus krookii (Gurke ex Zahlbr.) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum krookii (Gurke ex Zahlbr.) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus latifolius (Harv.) R.Fern. var. glabrescens (H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. glabrescens (H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
    • Plexipus latifolius (Harv.) R.Fern. var. latifolius, accepted as Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. latifolium, present
    • Plexipus latifolius (Harv.) R.Fern. var. transvaalensis (Moldenke) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum latifolium (Harv.) Moldenke var. transvaalense Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus namaquanus (Bolus ex H.Pearson) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum namaquanum (Bolus ex H.Pearson) Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus pinnatifidus (L.f.) R.Fern. var. pinnatifidus, accepted as Chascanum pinnatifidum (L.f.) E.Mey. var. pinnatifidum, present
    • Plexipus pinnatifidus (L.f.) R.Fern. var. racemosus (Schinz ex Moldenke) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum pinnatifidum (L.f.) E.Mey. var. racemosum Schinz ex Moldenke, present
  • Plexipus pumilus (E.Mey.) R.Fern. accepted as Chascanum pumilum E.Mey. present
  • Plexipus schlechteri (Gurke) R.Fern. var. schlechteri, accepted as Chascanum schlechteri (Gurke) Moldenke, present

Priva

Genus Priva:[5]

  • Priva abyssinica Jaub. & Spach, accepted as Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. indigenous
  • Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. indigenous
  • Priva africana Moldenke, indigenous
  • Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce var. abyssinica (Jaub. & Spach) Moldenke, accepted as Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. indigenous
    • Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce var. australis Moldenke, accepted as Priva flabelliformis (Moldenke) R.Fern. indigenous
    • Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce var. flabelliformis Moldenke, accepted as Priva flabelliformis (Moldenke) R.Fern. indigenous
  • Priva flabelliformis (Moldenke) R.Fern. indigenous
  • Priva meyeri Jaub. & Spach, indigenous
    • Priva meyeri Jaub. & Spach var. meyeri, indigenous

Stachytarpheta

Genus Stachytarpheta:[5]

Verbena

Genus Verbena:[5]

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  • Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld
  • Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld
  • Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld
  • South Eastern Coastal Thornveld
  • Southern Lebombo Bushveld
  • Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld
  • Springbokvlakte Thornveld
  • Stella Bushveld
  • Swaziland Sour Bushveld
  • Tembe Sandy Bushveld
  • Thukela Thornveld
  • Thukela Valley Bushveld
  • Tsende Mopaneveld
  • Tshokwane-Hlane Basalt Lowveld
  • Tzaneen Sour Bushveld
  • Vaalbos Rocky Shrubland
  • VhaVenda Miombo
  • Waterberg Mountain Bushveld
  • Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld
  • Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld
  • Western Sandy Bushveld
  • Zeerust Thornveld
  • Zululand Coastal Thornveld
  • Zululand Lowveld
Grassland
  • Aliwal North Dry Grassland
  • Amathole Mistbelt Grassland
  • Amathole Montane Grassland
  • Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland
  • Barberton Montane Grassland
  • Basotho Montane Shrubland
  • Bedford Dry Grassland
  • Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland
  • Bloemfontein Dry Grassland
  • Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland
  • Carletonville Dolomite Grassland
  • Central Free State Grassland
  • Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland
  • Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland
  • Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos
  • East Griqualand Grassland
  • Eastern Free State Clay Grassland
  • Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland
  • Eastern Highveld Grassland
  • Egoli Granite Grassland
  • Frankfort Highveld Grassland
  • Income Sandy Grassland
  • Ithala Quartzite Sourveld
  • KaNgwane Montane Grassland
  • Karoo Escarpment Grassland
  • Klerksdorp Thornveld
  • KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld
  • Leolo Summit Sourveld
  • Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland
  • Low Escarpment Moist Grassland
  • Lydenburg Montane Grassland
  • Lydenburg Thornveld
  • Mabela Sandy Grassland
  • Midlands Mistbelt Grassland
  • Mooi River Highland Grassland
  • Mthatha Moist Grassland
  • Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland
  • Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos
  • Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland
  • Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld
  • Northern Free State Shrubland
  • Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland
  • Northern KwaZulu-Natal Shrubland
  • Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland
  • Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland
  • Queenstown Thornveld
  • Rand Highveld Grassland
  • Sekhukhune Montane Grassland
  • Senqu Montane Shrubland
  • Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland
  • Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland
  • Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld
  • Soweto Highveld Grassland
  • Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland
  • Stormberg Plateau Grassland
  • Strydpoort Summit Sourveld
  • Tarkastad Montane Shrubland
  • Tsakane Clay Grassland
  • Tsomo Grassland
  • uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland
  • Vaal Reefs Dolomite Sinkhole Woodland
  • Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland
  • Vredefort Dome Granite Grassland
  • Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland
  • Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld
  • Western Free State Clay Grassland
  • Western Highveld Sandy Grassland
  • Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland
  • Winburg Grassy Shrubland
  • Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland
  • Woodbush Granite Grassland
  • Xhariep Karroid Grassland
  • Zastron Moist Grassland
Fynbos
  • Agulhas Limestone Fynbos
  • Agulhas Sand Fynbos
  • Albertinia Sand Fynbos
  • Algoa Sandstone Fynbos
  • Atlantis Sand Fynbos
  • Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos
  • Boland Granite Fynbos
  • Breede Alluvium Fynbos
  • Breede Quartzite Fynbos
  • Breede Sand Fynbos
  • Breede Shale Fynbos
  • Canca Limestone Fynbos
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos
  • Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation
  • Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation
  • De Hoop Limestone Fynbos
  • Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation
  • Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Elim Ferricrete Fynbos
  • Garden Route Granite Fynbos
  • Garden Route Shale Fynbos
  • Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos
  • Greyton Shale Fynbos
  • Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos
  • Hangklip Sand Fynbos
  • Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos
  • Hopefield Sand Fynbos
  • Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos
  • Kango Conglomerate Fynbos
  • Knysna Sand Fynbos
  • Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos
  • Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos
  • Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos
  • Kouga Sandstone Fynbos
  • Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos
  • Loerie Conglomerate Fynbos
  • Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos
  • Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos
  • Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos
  • Montagu Shale Fynbos
  • Namaqualand Sand Fynbos
  • North Hex Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos
  • North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation
  • Olifants Sandstone Fynbos
  • Overberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Peninsula Granite Fynbos
  • Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
  • Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos
  • Potberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Robertson Granite Fynbos
  • South Hex Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos
  • South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
  • Southern Cape Dune Fynbos
  • Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos
  • Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos
  • Suurberg Shale Fynbos
  • Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos
  • Swartberg Shale Fynbos
  • Swartland Alluvium Fynbos
  • Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos
  • Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos
  • Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos
  • Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos
  • Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation
  • Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos
Renosterveld
  • Baviaanskloof Shale Renosterveld
  • Breede Alluvium Renosterveld
  • Breede Shale Renosterveld
  • Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld
  • Central Ruêns Shale Renosterveld
  • Ceres Shale Renosterveld
  • Eastern Ruêns Shale Renosterveld
  • Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld
  • Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld
  • Kango Limestone Renosterveld
  • Langkloof Shale Renosterveld
  • Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld
  • Montagu Shale Renosterveld
  • Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld
  • Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld
  • Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld
  • Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
  • Robertson Granite Renosterveld
  • Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld
  • Ruêns Silcrete Renosterveld
  • Swartberg Shale Renosterveld
  • Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld
  • Swartland Granite Renosterveld
  • Swartland Shale Renosterveld
  • Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld
  • Uniondale Shale Renosterveld
  • Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld
  • Western Ruêns Shale Renosterveld
Succulent
Karoo
  • Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld
  • Agter-Sederberg Shrubland
  • Anenous Plateau Shrubland
  • Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland
  • Central Knersvlakte Vygieveld
  • Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland
  • Citrusdal Vygieveld
  • Die Plate Succulent Shrubland
  • Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo
  • Eastern Little Karoo
  • Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland
  • Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland
  • Hantam Karoo
  • Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland
  • Klawer Sandy Shrubland
  • Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld
  • Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld
  • Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld
  • Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo
  • Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland
  • Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland
  • Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld
  • Namaqualand Arid Grassland
  • Namaqualand Blomveld
  • Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld
  • Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld
  • Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld
  • Namaqualand Inland Duneveld
  • Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland
  • Namaqualand Shale Shrubland
  • Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland
  • Namaqualand Strandveld
  • Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld
  • Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld
  • Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld
  • Oograbies Plains Sandy Grassland
  • Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland
  • Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland
  • Prince Albert Succulent Karoo
  • Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld
  • Richtersveld Red Duneveld
  • Richtersveld Sandy Coastal Scorpionstailveld
  • Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld
  • Robertson Karoo
  • Roggeveld Karoo
  • Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld
  • Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland
  • Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland
  • Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland
  • Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld
  • Southern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld
  • Steytlerville Karoo
  • Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland
  • Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo
  • Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland
  • Tanqua Karoo
  • Tatasberg Mountain Succulent Shrubland
  • Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland
  • Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland
  • Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld
  • Vyftienmyl se Berge Succulent Shrubland
  • Western Bushmanland Klipveld
  • Western Gwarrieveld
  • Western Little Karoo
  • Willowmore Gwarrieveld
Albany
Thicket
and
Strandveld
  • Albany Arid Thicket
  • Albany Bontveld
  • Albany Mesic Thicket
  • Albany Valley Thicket
  • Baviaans Valley Thicket
  • Bethelsdorp Bontveld
  • Blombos Strandveld
  • Buffels Mesic Thicket
  • Buffels Valley Thicket
  • Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
  • Crossroads Grassland Thicket
  • Doubledrift Karroid Thicket
  • Eastern Gwarrieveld
  • Elands Forest Thicket
  • Escarpment Arid Thicket
  • Escarpment Mesic Thicket
  • Escarpment Valley Thicket
  • Fish Arid Thicket
  • Fish Mesic Thicket
  • Fish Valley Thicket
  • Gamka Arid Thicket
  • Gamka Valley Thicket
  • Geluk Grassland Thicket
  • Goukamma Dune Thicket
  • Gouritz Valley Thicket
  • Grahamstown Grassland Thicket
  • Grassridge Bontveld
  • Groot Brak Dune Strandveld
  • Hamburg Dune Thicket
  • Hartenbos Dune Thicket
  • Kasouga Dune Thicket
  • Koedoeskloof Karroid Thicket
  • Lambert's Bay Strandveld
  • Langebaan Dune Strandveld
  • Mons Ruber Fynbos Thicket
  • Motherwell Karroid Thicket
  • Nanaga Savanna Thicket
  • Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket
  • Overberg Dune Strandveld
  • Saldanha Flats Strandveld
  • Saldanha Granite Strandveld
  • Saldanha Limestone Strandveld
  • Saltaire Karroid Thicket
  • Sardinia Forest Thicket
  • St Francis Dune Thicket
  • Subtropical Dune Thicket
  • Sundays Arid Thicket
  • Sundays Mesic Thicket
  • Sundays Valley Thicket
  • Thorndale Forest Thicket
  • Umtiza Forest Thicket
  • Vanstadens Forest Thicket
  • Western Gwarrieveld
  • Willowmore Gwarrieveld
Nama
Karoo
and
desert
  • Albany Broken Veld
  • Blouputs Karroid Thornveld
  • Bushmanland Arid Grassland
  • Bushmanland Basin Shrubland
  • Bushmanland Sandy Grassland
  • Eastern Lower Karoo
  • Eastern Upper Karoo
  • Gamka Karoo
  • Kalahari Karroid Shrubland
  • Lower Gariep Broken Veld
  • Lower Karoo Gwarrieveld
  • Northern Upper Karoo
  • Upper Karoo Hardeveld
  • Western Upper Karoo
  • Alexander Bay Coastal Duneveld
  • Eastern Gariep Plains Desert
  • Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert
  • Helskloof Canyon Desert
  • Kahams Mountain Desert
  • Kwaggarug Mountain Desert
  • Namib Lichen Fields
  • Noms Mountain Desert
  • Northern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert
  • Richtersberg Mountain Desert
  • Richtersveld Sheet Wash Desert
  • Southern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert
  • Western Gariep Hills Desert
  • Western Gariep Lowland Desert
  • Western Gariep Plains Desert
Azonal
  • Albany Alluvial Vegetation
  • Albany Dune Strandveld
  • Algoa Dune Strandveld
  • Arid Estuarine Salt Marshes
  • Bushmanland Vloere
  • Cape Estuarine Salt Marshes
  • Cape Inland Salt Pans
  • Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation
  • Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetlands
  • Cape Seashore Vegetation
  • Cape Vernal Pools
  • Drakensberg Wetlands
  • Eastern Temperate Freshwater Wetlands
  • Fynbos Riparian Vegetation
  • Highveld Alluvial Vegetation
  • Highveld Salt Pans
  • Lesotho Mires
  • Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation
  • Muscadel Riviere
  • Namaqualand Riviere
  • Namaqualand Salt Pans
  • Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation
  • Namib Seashore Vegetation
  • Southern Kalahari Mekgacha
  • Southern Kalahari Salt Pans
  • Southern Karoo Riviere
  • Subantarctic Kelp Bed Vegetation
  • Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation
  • Subtropical Dune Thicket
  • Subtropical Estuarine Salt Marshes
  • Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands
  • Subtropical Salt Pans
  • Subtropical Seashore Vegetation
  • Tanqua Wash Riviere
  • Upper Gariep Alluvial Vegetation
Forest
and
Coastal
belt
  • KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt
  • Maputaland Coastal Belt
  • Maputaland Wooded Grassland
  • Pondoland-Natal Sandstone Coastal Sourveld
  • Transkei Coastal Belt
  • Ironwood Dry Forest
  • Lowveld Riverine Forest
  • Mangrove Forest
  • Northern Afrotemperate Forest
  • Northern Coastal Forest
  • Northern Mistbelt Forest
  • Sand Forest
  • Scarp Forest
  • Southern Afrotemperate Forest
  • Southern Coastal Forest
  • Southern Mistbelt Forest
  • Swamp Forest
Subantarctic
biome
  • Subantarctic Biotic Herbfield and Grassland
  • Subantarctic Cinder Cone Vegetation
  • Subantarctic Coastal Vegetation
  • Subantarctic Drainage Line Vegetation
  • Subantarctic Fellfield
  • Subantarctic Fernbrake Vegetation
  • Subantarctic Mire
  • Subantarctic Polar Desert
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