List of Hyacinthaceae of South Africa

Hyacinthaceae is a family of bulbous monocotyledenous flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales. Named after the genus Hyacinthus, Hyacinthaceae include many garden plants and are distributed mostly in Mediterranean climates, including South Africa, Central Asia and South America. Their flowers have six tepals and six stamens with a superior ovary, which previously placed them within the lily family (Liliaceae), and their leaves are fleshy, mucilaginous, and arranged in a basal rosette.

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.[1] 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.[2]

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)).[3]

43 genera 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.[3] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Albuca edit

Genus Albuca:[3]

Amphisiphon edit

Genus Amphisiphon:[3]

Baeoterpe edit

Genus Baeoterpe:[3]

Boweia edit

Genus Bowiea:[3]

  • Bowiea gariepensis Van Jaarsv. accepted as Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f. subsp. gariepensis (Van Jaarsv.) Bruyns
  • Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f. indigenous
    • Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f. subsp. gariepensis (Van Jaarsv.) Bruyns, indigenous
    • Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f. subsp. volubilis, indigenous

Brachyscypha edit

Genus Brachyscypha:[3]

Coelanthus edit

Genus Coelanthus:[3]

Daubenya edit

Genus Daubenya:[3]

Desertia edit

Genus Desertia:[3]

Dipcadi edit

Genus Dipcadi:[3]

Drimia edit

Genus Drimia:[3]

Drimiopsis edit

Genus Drimiopsis:[3]

Eliokarmos edit

Genus Eliokarmos:[3]

Elsiea edit

Genus Elsiea:[3]

Ethesia edit

Genus Ethesia:[3]

Eucomis edit

Genus Eucomis:[3]

Galtonia edit

Genus Galtonia:[3]

Hyacinthus edit

Genus Hyacinthus:[3]

Lachenalia edit

Genus Lachenalia:[3]

Ledebouria edit

Genus Ledebouria:[3]

Lindneria edit

Genus Lindneria:[3]

Litanthus edit

Genus Litanthus:[3]

Massonia edit

Genus Massonia:[3]

Merwilla edit

Genus Merwilla:[3]

Nicipe edit

Genus Nicipe:[3]

Ornithogalum edit

Genus Ornithogalum:[3]

Periboea edit

Genus Periboea:[3]

Polyanthes edit

Genus Polyanthes:[3]

Polyxena edit

Genus Polyxena:[3]

Pseudogaltonia edit

Genus Pseudogaltonia:[3]

Pseudoprospero edit

Genus Pseudoprospero:[3]

  • Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta, endemic
    • Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta subsp. firmifolium, endemic
    • Pseudoprospero firmifolium (Baker) Speta subsp. natalensis J.C.Manning, endemic

Resnova edit

Genus Resnova:[3]

Rhadamanthus edit

Genus Rhadamanthus:[3]

Schizobasis edit

Genus Schizobasis:[3]

Schizocarphus edit

Genus Schizocarphus:[3]

Scilla edit

Genus Scilla:[3]

Spetaea edit

Genus Spetaea:[3]

Stellarioides edit

Genus Stellarioides:[3]

Tenicroa edit

Genus Tenicroa:[3]

Thuranthos edit

Genus Thuranthos:[3]

Trimelopter edit

Genus Trimelopter:[3]

Urginea edit

Genus Urginea:[3]

Veltheimia edit

Genus Veltheimia[3]

Whiteheadia edit

Genus Whiteheadia:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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 an ao ap aq ar as "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.