List of Myrtales of South Africa

Myrtales is an order of flowering plants placed within the eurosids by the APG III system of classification for angiosperms. This finding is corroborated by the placement of the Myrtales in the Malvid clade by the One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative.[1] 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]

Ten families are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Combretaceae edit

Family: Combretaceae,[5]

Combretum edit

Genus Combretum:[5]

Lumnitzera edit

Genus Lumnitzera:[5]

Pteleopsis edit

Genus Pteleopsis:[5]

Quisqualis edit

Genus Quisqualis:[5]

Terminalia edit

Genus Terminalia:[5]

Heteropyxidaceae edit

Family: Heteropyxidaceae,[5]

Heteropyxis edit

Genus Heteropyxis:[5]

Lythraceae edit

Family: Lythraceae,[5]

Ammannia edit

Genus Ammannia:[5]

Cuphea edit

Genus Cuphea:[5]

Galpinia edit

Genus Galpinia:[5]

Heimia edit

Genus Heimia:[5]

Lagerstroemia edit

Genus Lagerstroemia:[5]

Lythrum edit

Genus Lythrum:[5]

Nesaea edit

Genus Nesaea:[5]

Punica edit

Genus Punica:[5]

Rotala edit

Genus Rotala:[5]

Trapa edit

Genus Trapa:[5]

  • Trapa natans L. indigenous
    • Trapa natans L. var. pumila Nakano ex Verdc. indigenous

Melastomataceae edit

Family: Melastomataceae,[5]

Antherotoma edit

Genus Antherotoma:[5]

Dissotis edit

Genus Dissotis:[5]

Heterocentron edit

Genus Heterocentron:[5]

Melastoma edit

Genus Melastoma:[5]

Pleroma edit

Genus Pleroma:

  • Pleroma granulosum (Desr.) D.Don (syn. Tibouchina granulosa) not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
  • Pleroma urvilleanum (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. (syn. Tibouchina urvilleana) not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised

Memecylaceae edit

Family: Memecylaceae,[5]

Memecylon edit

Genus Memecylon:[5]

Warneckea edit

Genus Warneckea:[5]

Myrtaceae edit

Family: Myrtaceae,[5]

Agonis edit

Genus Agonis:[5]

Baeckea edit

Genus Baeckea:[5]

Callistemon edit

Genus Callistemon:[5]

Calothamnus edit

Genus Calothamnus:[5]

Corymbia edit

Genus Corymbia:[5]

  • Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
  • Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive

Eucalyptus edit

Genus Eucalyptus:[5]

Eugenia edit

Genus Eugenia:[5]

Leptospermum edit

Genus Leptospermum:[5]

Melaleuca edit

Genus Melaleuca:[5]

Metrosideros edit

Genus Metrosideros:[5]

Myrtus edit

Genus Myrtus:[5]

Psidium edit

Genus Psidium:[5]

Syncarpia edit

Genus Syncarpia:[5]

Syzygium edit

Genus Syzygium:[5]

Oliniaceae edit

Family: Oliniaceae,[5]

Cremastostemon edit

Genus Cremastostemon:[5]

Olinia edit

Genus Olinia:[5]

Onagraceae edit

Family: Onagraceae,[5]

Epilobium edit

Genus Epilobium:[5]

Gaura edit

Genus Gaura:[5]

Ludwigia edit

Genus Ludwigia:[5]

Oenothera edit

Genus Oenothera:[5]

Penaeaceae edit

Family: Penaeaceae,[5]

Brachysiphon edit

Genus Brachysiphon:[5]

Endonema edit

Genus Endonema:[5]

Glischrocolla edit

Genus Glischrocolla:[5]

Penaea edit

Genus Penaea:[5]

  • Penaea acutifolia A.Juss. endemic
  • Penaea cneorum Meerb. indigenous
    • Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. cneorum, endemic
    • Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. gigantea R.Dahlgren, endemic
    • Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. lanceolata R.Dahlgren, endemic
    • Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. ovata (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex A.DC.) R.Dahlgren, endemic
    • Penaea cneorum Meerb. subsp. ruscifolia R.Dahlgren, endemic
  • Penaea dahlgrenii Rourke, endemic
  • Penaea mucronata L. endemic

Saltera edit

Genus Saltera:[5]

Sonderothamnus edit

Genus Sonderothamnus:[5]

Stylapterus edit

Genus Stylapterus:[5]

Rhynchocalycaceae edit

Family: Rhynchocalycaceae,[5]

Rhynchocalyx edit

Genus Rhynchocalyx:[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Leebens-Mack JH, Barker MS, Carpenter EJ, Deyholos MK, Gitzendanner MA, Graham SW, et al. (One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative) (October 2019). "One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants". Nature. 574 (7780): 679–685. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1693-2. PMC 6872490. PMID 31645766.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ 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 at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.