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List of Scrophulariaceae of South Africa

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List of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae recorded from South Africa

Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Lamiales, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as one genus of shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains. The family name is based on the name of the included genus Scrophularia L.

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).

65 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. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Agathelpis

Genus Agathelpis:

Alonsoa

Genus Alonsoa:

Antherothamnus

Genus Antherothamnus:

Anticharis

Genus Anticharis:

Aptosimum

Genus Aptosimum:

Buddleja

Genus Buddleja:

Capraria

Genus Capraria:

Chaenostoma

Genus Chaenostoma:

Chamaecrypta

Genus Chamaecrypta:

Chenopodiopsis

Genus Chenopodiopsis:

Colpias

Genus Colpias:

Cromidon

Genus Cromidon:

Dermatobotrys

Genus Dermatobotrys:

Diascia

Genus Diascia:

Diclis

Genus Diclis:

Dischisma

Genus Dischisma:

Freylinia

Genus Freylinia:

Glekia

Genus Glekia:

Globulariopsis

Genus Globulariopsis:

Glumicalyx

Genus Glumicalyx:

Gomphostigma

Genus Gomphostigma:

Gosela

Genus Gosela:

Gratiola

Genus Gratiola:

Hebenstretia

Genus Hebenstretia:

Hemimeris

Genus Hemimeris:

Jamesbrittenia

Genus Jamesbrittenia:

Limosella

Genus Limosella:

Lyperia

Genus Lyperia:

Manulea

Genus Manulea:

Melanospermum

Genus Melanospermum:

Microdon

Genus Microdon:

Myoporum

Genus Myoporum:

Nemesia

Genus Nemesia:

Nemia

Genus Nemia:

Oftia

Genus Oftia:

Peliostomum

Genus Peliostomum:

Phygelius

Genus Phygelius:

Phyllopodium

Genus Phyllopodium:

Polycarena

Genus Polycarena:

Pseudoselago

Genus Pseudoselago:

Reyemia

Genus Reyemia:

Selago

Genus Selago:

Sphenandra

Genus Sphenandra:

Strobilopsis

Genus Strobilopsis:

Sutera

Genus Sutera:

Teedia

Genus Teedia:

Tetraselago

Genus Tetraselago:

Trieenea

Genus Trieenea:

Verbascum

Genus Verbascum:

Walafrida

Genus Walafrida:

Zaluzianskya

Genus Zaluzianskya:

References

  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. ^ "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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