List of Solanales of South Africa

Flowering plants in the order Solanales recorded from South Africa

Solanales is an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. 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]

Four 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.

Convolvulaceae

Astripomoea

Genus Astripomoea:[4]

  • Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse, indigenous
    • Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse var. malvacea, indigenous
  • Astrochlaena rotundata Pilg. accepted as Astripomoea rotundata (Pilg.) A.Meeuse

Bonamia

Genus Bonamia:[4]

  • Bonamia schizantha (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Seddera schizantha Hallier f.
  • Bonamia velutina Verdc. indigenous

Calystegia

Genus Calystegia:[4]

Convolvulus

Genus Convolvulus:[4]

  • Convolvulus arvensis L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. indigenous
  • Convolvulus bidentatus Bernh. ex C.Krauss, endemic
  • Convolvulus boedeckerianus Peter, endemic
  • Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. endemic
  • Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. bowieanus (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present
  • Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. plicatus (Desr.) Baker, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present
  • Convolvulus dregeanus Choisy, endemic
  • Convolvulus farinosus L. indigenous
  • Convolvulus galpinii C.H.Wright, endemic
  • Convolvulus indicus Burm.f. accepted as Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. present
  • Convolvulus malabaricus L. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present
  • Convolvulus multifidus Thunb. endemic
  • Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
    • Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, present
  • Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. indigenous
    • Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, indigenous
    • Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ornatus (Engl.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, present
  • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. indigenous
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. graminifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. grandiflorus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb.
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. linearifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. hirtellus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. namaquensis, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. phyllosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. ulosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
    • Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. var. aschersonii (Engl.) Verdc. accepted as Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. present
  • Convolvulus sublobatus L.f. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present
  • Convolvulus thunbergii Roem. & Schult. indigenous

Cuscuta

Genus Cuscuta:[4]

  • Cuscuta africana Willd. endemic
  • Cuscuta angulata Engelm. endemic
  • Cuscuta appendiculata Engelm. endemic
  • Cuscuta australis R.Br. indigenous
  • Cuscuta bifurcata Yunck. endemic
  • Cuscuta campestris Yunck. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Cuscuta cassytoides Engelm. indigenous
  • Cuscuta epithymum Murray, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Cuscuta gerrardii Baker, endemic
  • Cuscuta hyalina Roth, indigenous
  • Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. indigenous
    • Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. var. kilimanjari, indigenous
  • Cuscuta natalensis Baker, endemic
  • Cuscuta nitida Choisy, endemic
  • Cuscuta planiflora Ten. indigenous
    • Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. madagascarensis (Yunck.) Verdc. indigenous
    • Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. planiflora, indigenous
  • Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Dichondra

Genus Dichondra:[4]

  • Dichondra micrantha Urb. not indigenous, naturalised

Evolvulus

Genus Evolvulus :[4]

Falkia

Genus Falkia:[4]

  • Falkia oblonga Bernh. ex C.Krauss, indigenous
  • Falkia repens Thunb. endemic

Hewittia

Genus Hewittia:[4]

Ipomoea

Genus Ipomoea:[4]

  • Ipomoea adenioides Schinz, indigenous
    • Ipomoea adenioides Schinz var. adenioides, indigenous
  • Ipomoea alba L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Ipomoea albivenia (Lindl.) Sweet, indigenous
  • Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. indigenous
  • Ipomoea arachnosperma Welw. accepted as Ipomoea dichroa Choisy, present
  • Ipomoea atherstonei Baker, accepted as Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, present
  • Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. endemic
    • Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. var. sinuatodentata Hallier f. accepted as Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. present
  • Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse, endemic
  • Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz, indigenous
    • Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz var. pinnatipartita Verdc. accepted as Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz, present
  • Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet, indigenous
    • Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet var. cairica, indigenous
  • Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F.Austin, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Ipomoea chloroneura Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea congesta R.Br. accepted as Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. present
  • Ipomoea consimilis Schulze-Menz, indigenous
  • Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. indigenous
  • Ipomoea coscinosperma Hochst. ex Choisy, indigenous
  • Ipomoea crassipes Hook. indigenous
    • Ipomoea crassipes Hook. var. crassipes, indigenous
  • Ipomoea crispa (Thunb.) Hallier f. endemic
  • Ipomoea dichroa Choisy, indigenous
  • Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br. indigenous
  • Ipomoea ficifolia Lindl. indigenous
  • Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy, accepted as Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F.Austin, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Ipomoea gracilisepala Rendle, indigenous
  • Ipomoea hackeliana (Schinz) Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea hederifolia L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
  • Ipomoea hochstetteri House, indigenous
  • Ipomoea holubii Baker, indigenous
  • Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. indigenous
    • Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. var. involucrata, indigenous
  • Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f. indigenous
    • Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f. var. lapathifolia, indigenous
  • Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz, indigenous
    • Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz var. eenii (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz, present
  • Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. indigenous
  • Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, indigenous
  • Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. indigenous
    • Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. fragilis (Choisy) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. obscura, present
  • Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. obscura, indigenous
  • Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f. indigenous
    • Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f. var. oenotherae, indigenous
  • Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) Raf. ex Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea ommanneyi Rendle, indigenous
  • Ipomoea papilio Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea pellita Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. indigenous
    • Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr. indigenous
  • Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. indigenous
    • Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. var. pes-tigridis, indigenous
  • Ipomoea pileata Roxb. indigenous
  • Ipomoea plebeia R.Br. indigenous
    • Ipomoea plebeia R.Br. subsp. africana A.Meeuse, indigenous
  • Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Ipomoea quinquefolia Hochst. ex Hallier f. var. purpurea Hallier f. accepted as Ipomoea hochstetteri House
  • Ipomoea robertsiana Rendle, endemic
  • Ipomoea shirambensis Baker, indigenous
  • Ipomoea simplex Thunb. indigenous
  • Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy, indigenous
    • Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy subsp. blepharosepala (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Verdc. ex A.Meeuse, indigenous
  • Ipomoea stenosiphon Hallier f. indigenous
  • Ipomoea suffruticosa Burch. indigenous
  • Ipomoea tenuipes Verdc. indigenous
  • Ipomoea transvaalensis A.Meeuse, indigenous
  • Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy, indigenous
    • Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy var. wightii, indigenous
  • Ipomoea woodii N.E.Br. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present

Jacquemontia

Genus Jacquemontia:[4]

  • Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb. indigenous

Merremia

Genus Merremia:[4]

  • Merremia kentrocaulos (C.B.Clarke) Rendle, indigenous
  • Merremia malvaefolia Rendle, endemic
  • Merremia palmata Hallier f. indigenous
  • Merremia pinnata (Hochst. ex Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
  • Merremia pterygocaulos (Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
  • Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Ooststr. var. angustifolia, accepted as Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Lejoly & Lisowski, present
  • Merremia verecunda Rendle, indigenous

Paralepistemon

Genus Paralepistemon:[4]

  • Paralepistemon shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski, indigenous

Poranopsis

Genus Poranopsis:[4]

  • Poranopsis paniculata (Roxb.) Roberty, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised

Seddera

Genus Seddera:[4]

  • Seddera capensis (E.Mey. ex Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
  • Seddera suffruticosa (Schinz) Hallier f. indigenous

Stictocardia

Genus Stictocardia:[4]

  • Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. indigenous
    • Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. var. woodii (N.E.Br.) Verdc. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present
  • Stictocardia woodii (N.E.Br.) Hallier f. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present

Turbina

Genus Turbina:[4]

  • Turbina holubii (Baker) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea holubii Baker, present
  • Turbina oblongata (E.Mey. ex Choisy) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, present
  • Turbina oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) Raf. ex Hallier f. present
  • Turbina robertsiana (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea robertsiana Rendle, present
  • Turbina shirensis (Oliv.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Paralepistemon shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski, present
  • Turbina stenosiphon (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea stenosiphon Hallier f. present
  • Turbina suffruticosa (Burch.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea suffruticosa Burch. present

Xenostegia

Genus Xenostegia:[4]

  • Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples, indigenous
    • Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Lejoly & Lisowski, indigenous

Montiniaceae

Family: Montiniaceae,[4]

Montinia

Genus Montinia:[4]

Solanaceae

Family: Solanaceae,[4]

Atropa

Genus Atropa:[4]

  • Atropa solanacea L. accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous

Brugmansia

Genus Brugmansia:[4]

Capsicum

Genus Capsicum:[4]

  • Capsicum annuum L. not indigenous, naturalised
    • Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare (Dierb.) D'Arcy & Eshbaugh, accepted as Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill, not indigenous, cultivated
    • Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Capsicum frutescens L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Capsicum hispidum Dunal var. glabriusculum Dunal, accepted as Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill, unconfirmed
  • Capsicum indicum Dierb. var. aviculare Dierb. accepted as Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill

Cestrum

Genus Cestrum:[4]

  • Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Cestrum elegans (Brongn.) Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Cestrum laevigatum Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Cestrum parqui L'Her. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Cyphomandra

Genus Cyphomandra:[4]

Datura

Genus Datura:[4]

Lycium

Genus Lycium:[4]

  • Lycium acutifolium E.Mey. ex Dunal, endemic
  • Lycium afrum L. endemic
  • Lycium amoenum Dammer, indigenous
  • Lycium arenicola Miers, indigenous
  • Lycium bosciifolium Schinz, indigenous
  • Lycium cinereum Thunb. indigenous
  • Lycium cordatum Mill. accepted as Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan, indigenous
  • Lycium ferocissimum Miers, indigenous
  • Lycium gariepense A.M.Venter, indigenous
  • Lycium grandicalyx Joubert & Venter, indigenous
  • Lycium hantamense A.M.Venter, indigenous
  • Lycium hirsutum Dunal, indigenous
  • Lycium horridum Thunb. indigenous
  • Lycium mascarenense A.M.Venter & A.J.Scott, indigenous
  • Lycium oxycarpum Dunal, endemic
  • Lycium pilifolium C.H.Wright, indigenous
  • Lycium prunus-spinosa Dunal, accepted as Lycium cinereum Thunb. present
  • Lycium pumilum Dammer, indigenous
  • Lycium schizocalyx C.H.Wright, indigenous
  • Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult. indigenous
  • Lycium strandveldense A.M.Venter, indigenous
  • Lycium tenue Willd. endemic
  • Lycium tetrandrum Thunb. indigenous
  • Lycium villosum Schinz, indigenous

Nicandra

Genus Nicandra:[4]

Nicotiana

Genus Nicotiana:[4]

Nierembergia

Genus Nierembergia:[4]

Physalis

Genus Physalis:[4]

Salpichroa

Genus Salpichroa:[4]

Solanum

Genus Solanum:[4]

  • Solanum acanthoideum Drege ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn. indigenous
  • Solanum aculeastrum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum africanum Mill. endemic
  • Solanum aggerum Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum aggregatum Jacq. accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
    • Solanum aggregatum Jacq. var. bachmannii (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum albotomentosum C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum catombelense Peyr.
  • Solanum americanum Mill. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum anguivi Lam. indigenous
  • Solanum aranoideum Dammer, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal
  • Solanum auriculatum Aiton, accepted as Solanum mauritianum Scop.
  • Solanum bachmannii Dammer, accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum bansoense Dammer subsp. sanaganum Bitter, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum betaceum Cav. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum bifurcatum Hochst. ex A.Rich. accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum bifurcum Hochst. ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum bojeri Dunal, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Solanum bracteatum Thunb. accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum burbankii Bitter, accepted as Solanum retroflexum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum burchellii Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
    • Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. subsp. panduriforme (Drege ex Dunal) J.Samuels, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
  • Solanum capense L. indigenous
    • Solanum capense L. subsp. quercilobum Bitter, accepted as Solanum capense L.
    • Solanum capense L. var. evectistellatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum capense L. indigenous
    • Solanum capense L. var. sodomaeodes (Kuntze) Bitter, accepted as Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze, indigenous
    • Solanum capense L. var. tomentosum C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum capense L. indigenous
    • Solanum capense L. var. uniradiatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze, indigenous
    • Solanum capense L. var. wilmsii (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze, indigenous
  • Solanum capsicoides All. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum catombelense Peyr. indigenous
  • Solanum chenopodioides Lam. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum chondropetalum Dammer, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum ciliatum Lam. accepted as Solanum capsicoides All. not indigenous
  • Solanum coccineum Jacq. accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
  • Solanum crassifolium Lam. accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum damarense Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
  • Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn. indigenous
  • Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn. var. natalense Bitter, accepted as Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn. indigenous
  • Solanum dasypodum St.-Lag. accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum dasypus Drege ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum dasypus E.Mey. accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum delagoense Dunal, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
    • Solanum delagoense Dunal subsp. transvaalense Bitter, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
  • Solanum denudatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
  • Solanum didymanthum Dunal, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum didymanthum Dunal var. plurifolium Dunal, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum didymanthum Dunal var. spinosa C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum dinteri Bitter, accepted as Solanum capense L.
  • Solanum diplocincinnum Dammer, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum dregei Dunal, accepted as Solanum capense L.
  • Solanum duplosinuatum Klotzsch, accepted as Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum exasperatum Drege ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum galpinii Bitter, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum geniculatum Drege ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum giftbergense Dunal, accepted as Solanum humile Lam. indigenous
  • Solanum giganteum Jacq. indigenous
  • Solanum goetzei Dammer, indigenous
  • Solanum gracile Dunal, accepted as Solanum chenopodioides Lam. not indigenous
  • Solanum guineense L. endemic
  • Solanum heterandrum Pursh, accepted as Solanum rostratum Dunal
  • Solanum humile Lam. indigenous
  • Solanum incanum L. subsp. horridescens Bitter, accepted as Solanum lichtensteinii Willd. indigenous
  • Solanum inconstans C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum indicum L. var. suprastrigulosum Bitter, accepted as Solanum anguivi Lam. indigenous
  • Solanum jasminoides Paxton, accepted as Solanum laxum Spreng. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum kibweziense Dammer, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum koniortodes Dammer, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum kwebense N.E.Br. ex C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch, indigenous
    • Solanum kwebense N.E.Br. ex C.H.Wright var. acutius Bitter, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
    • Solanum kwebense N.E.Br. ex C.H.Wright var. chondropetalum (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
    • Solanum kwebense N.E.Br. ex C.H.Wright var. luederitzii (Schinz) Bitter, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
    • Solanum kwebense N.E.Br. ex C.H.Wright var. majorifrons Bitter, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum laciniatum Aiton, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum laxum Spreng. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum leucophaeum Dunal, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum lichtensteinii Willd. indigenous
  • Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger, indigenous
  • Solanum litoraneum A.E.Gonç. indigenous
  • Solanum longipes Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum luederitzii Schinz, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum lycopersicum L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
    • Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme (Alef.) Voss, accepted as Solanum lycopersicum L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum lyratifolium Dammer, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal
  • Solanum macowanii Fourc. accepted as Solanum capsicoides All. not indigenous
  • Solanum macrocarpon L. not indigenous, cultivated
  • Solanum mauritianum Scop. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum merkeri Dammer, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Solanum miniatum Bernh. ex Willd. accepted as Solanum villosum Mill. subsp. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Edmonds, not indigenous
  • Solanum moestum Dunal, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum molle Burm.f. accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
  • Solanum monotanthum Dammer, accepted as Solanum zanzibarense Vatke
  • Solanum monticolum Dunal, accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum multiglandulosum Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
    • Solanum multiglandulosum Bitter var. multiarmatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
  • Solanum namaquense Dammer, accepted as Solanum capense L. indigenous
  • Solanum nigrum L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum niveum Vahl, accepted as Solanum giganteum Jacq. indigenous
  • Solanum nodiflorum Jacq. accepted as Solanum americanum Mill. not indigenous
  • Solanum omahekense Dammer, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Solanum omitiomirense Dammer, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Solanum panduriforme Drege ex Dunal, accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
  • Solanum pentheri Gand. accepted as Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
  • Solanum plousianthemum C.H.Wright var. rhodesianum (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum plousianthemum Dammer, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum pseudocapsicum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum pulverulentum L. accepted as Solanum tomentosum L.
  • Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L.f. accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
    • Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L.f. var. crassifolium (Lam.) Bitter, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
    • Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L.f. var. glabrum Dammer, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
    • Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L.f. var. integrifolium Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
    • Solanum quadrangulare Thunb. ex L.f. var. sinuato-angulatum Dunal, accepted as Solanum africanum Mill. indigenous
  • Solanum rangei Dammer, accepted as Solanum burchellii Dunal
  • Solanum rautanenii Schinz, accepted as Solanum catombelense Peyr.
  • Solanum renschii Vatke, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch, indigenous
  • Solanum retroflexum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum rhodesianum Dammer, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum rigescens Jacq. accepted as Solanum humile Lam. indigenous
    • Solanum rigescens Jacq. var. didymanthum (Dunal) Bitter, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum rigescens Jacq. var. horridus Bitter, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum rigescens Jacq. var. nanum Dunal, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum rigescens Jacq. var. parvibaccatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam. indigenous
    • Solanum rigescens Jacq. var. rubetorum (Dunal) Bitter, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum rigescentoides Hutch. accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
  • Solanum rogersii S.Moore, accepted as Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. not indigenous
  • Solanum rostratum Dunal, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum rubetorum Dunal, endemic
  • Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum schaeferi Dammer, accepted as Solanum burchellii Dunal
  • Solanum seaforthianum Andrews, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
    • Solanum seaforthianum Andrews var. disjunctum O.E.Schulz, accepted as Solanum seaforthianum Andrews, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum sempervirens Mill. accepted as Solanum guineense L. indigenous
  • Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze, indigenous
  • Solanum sparsiflorum Dammer, accepted as Solanum catombelense Peyr.
  • Solanum subexarmatum Dunal, accepted as Solanum lichtensteinii Willd. indigenous
  • Solanum subrectemunitum Bitter, accepted as Solanum humile Lam.
  • Solanum supinum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum supinum Dunal var. aranoideum (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal
    • Solanum supinum Dunal var. leucophaeum (Dunal) Bitter, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal, endemic
    • Solanum supinum Dunal var. lyratifolium (Dammer) Bitter, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal
    • Solanum supinum Dunal var. rehobothense Bitter, accepted as Solanum supinum Dunal
  • Solanum tenuiramosum Dammer, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum terminale Forssk. indigenous
    • Solanum terminale Forssk. subsp. inconstans (C.H.Wright) Heine, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
    • Solanum terminale Forssk. subsp. sanaganum (Bitter) Heine, accepted as Solanum terminale Forssk.
  • Solanum tettense Klotzsch, indigenous
    • Solanum tettense Klotzsch var. renschii (Vatke) A.E.Gonç. accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch, indigenous
  • Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. subsp. pauciaculeolatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. brevifrons Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. burchellii (Dunal) Wright, accepted as Solanum burchellii Dunal, indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. coccineum (Jacq.) Willd. accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. endemic
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. integrifolium Flanagan & Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. longiarmatum Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. megalocarpum Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. mollissimum Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. scabriusculum Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
    • Solanum tomentosum L. var. sublyratum Bitter, accepted as Solanum tomentosum L. indigenous
  • Solanum torreanum A.E.Gonç. indigenous
  • Solanum torvum Sw. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum triflorum Nutt. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
  • Solanum tuberosum L. not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp, endemic
  • Solanum upingtoniae Schinz, accepted as Solanum tettense Klotzsch
  • Solanum urosepalum Dammer, accepted as Solanum rubetorum Dunal, indigenous
  • Solanum usaramense Dammer, indigenous
  • Solanum vagans C.H.Wright, accepted as Solanum zanzibarense Vatke, indigenous
  • Solanum viarum Dunal, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum villosum Mill. not indigenous, naturalised
    • Solanum villosum Mill. subsp. miniatum (Bernh. ex Willd.) Edmonds, not indigenous, naturalised
    • Solanum villosum Mill. subsp. villosum, not indigenous, naturalised
  • Solanum wilmsii Dammer, accepted as Solanum sodomaeodes Kuntze, indigenous
  • Solanum zanzibarense Vatke, indigenous
    • Solanum zanzibarense Vatke var. vagans (C.H.Wright) Bitter, accepted as Solanum zanzibarense Vatke, indigenous

Withania

Genus Withania:[4]

Sphenocleaceae

Family: Sphenocleaceae,[4]

Sphenoclea

Genus Sphenoclea:[4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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Savanna
  • Andesite Mountain Bushveld
  • Aoub Duneveld
  • Barberton Serpentine Sourveld
  • Bhisho Thornveld
  • Cathedral Mopane Bushveld
  • Central Sandy Bushveld
  • Delagoa Lowveld
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  • Gabbro Grassy Bushveld
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  • Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld
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  • Gordonia Duneveld
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  • Gordonia Plains Shrubland
  • Granite Lowveld
  • Gravelotte Rocky Bushveld
  • Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld
  • Kathu Bushveld
  • Kimberley Thornveld
  • Koranna-Langeberg Mountain Bushveld
  • Kuruman Mountain Bushveld
  • Kuruman Thornveld
  • Kuruman Vaalbosveld
  • KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld
  • KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld
  • Lebombo Summit Sourveld
  • Legogote Sour Bushveld
  • Limpopo Ridge Bushveld
  • Limpopo Sweet Bushveld
  • Loskop Mountain Bushveld
  • Loskop Thornveld
  • Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld
  • Madikwe Dolomite Bushveld
  • Mafikeng Bushveld
  • Makatini Clay Thicket
  • Makhado Sweet Bushveld
  • Makuleke Sandy Bushveld
  • Malelane Mountain Bushveld
  • Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld
  • Marikana Thornveld
  • Molopo Bushveld
  • Moot Plains Bushveld
  • Mopane Basalt Shrubland
  • Mopane Gabbro Shrubland
  • Musina Mopane Bushveld
  • Ngongoni Veld
  • Norite Koppies Bushveld
  • Northern Lebombo Bushveld
  • Northern Zululand Sourveld
  • Nossob Bushveld
  • Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld
  • Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld
  • Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld
  • Phalaborwa-Timbavati Mopaneveld
  • Pilanesberg Mountain Bushveld
  • Polokwane Plateau Bushveld
  • Postmasburg Thornveld
  • Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld
  • Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld
  • Roodeberg Bushveld
  • Schmidtsdrif Thornveld
  • 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
not on
VEGMAP
South
African
National
Parks
Biosphere
reserves
Marine
protected
areas of
South
Africa
Coastal
Offshore
Management
organisations
Biodiversity research in SA
Research
organisations
Research
projects
Citizen science
databases
Botanical
gardens
Taxonomists
Regional biodiversity
Legislation
Publications
  • List of field guides to South African biota
  • Categories: Biodiversity of South Africa
  • Index