List of Asparagales of South Africa
Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) is an order of flowering plants (anthophytes) in modern classification systems such as the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Web. The order takes its name from the type family Asparagaceae and is placed in the monocots amongst the lilioid monocots. The order has only recently been recognized in classification systems. It was first put forward by Huber in 1977 and later taken up in the Dahlgren system of 1985 and then the APG in 1998, 2003 and 2009. Before this, many of its families were assigned to the old order Liliales, a very large order containing almost all monocots with colorful tepals and lacking starch in their endosperm. DNA sequence analysis indicated that many of the taxa previously included in Liliales should actually be redistributed over three orders, Liliales, Asparagales, and Dioscoreales. The boundaries of the Asparagales and of its families have undergone a series of changes in recent years; future research may lead to further changes and ultimately greater stability. In the APG circumscription, Asparagales is the largest order of monocots with 14 families, 1,122 genera, and about 36,000 species.
The order is clearly circumscribed on the basis of molecular phylogenetics, but it is difficult to define morphologically since its members are structurally diverse. Most species of Asparagales are herbaceous perennials, although some are climbers and some are tree-like. The order also contains many geophytes (bulbs, corms, and various kinds of tuber). According to telomere sequence, at least two evolutionary switch-points happened within the order. One of the defining characteristics (synapomorphies) of the order is the presence of phytomelanin, a black pigment present in the seed coat, creating a dark crust. Phytomelanin is found in most families of the Asparagales (although not in Orchidaceae, thought to be the sister-group of the rest of the order). The leaves of almost all species form a tight rosette, either at the base of the plant or at the end of the stem, but occasionally along the stem. The flowers are not particularly distinctive, being 'lily type', with six tepals and up to six stamina. The order is thought to have first diverged from other related monocots some 120–130 million years ago (early in the Cretaceous period), although given the difficulty in classifying the families involved, estimates are likely to be uncertain.
From an economic point of view, the order Asparagales is second in importance within the monocots to the order Poales (which includes grasses and cereals). Some species are used as food and flavourings.
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]
14 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.
Agapanthaceae[]
Family Agapanthaceae,[4]
Agapanthus[]
Genus Agapanthus:[4]
- Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. endemic
- Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. subsp. africanus, endemic
- Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. subsp. walshii (L.Bolus) Zonn. & G.D.Duncan, accepted as L.Bolus, endemic
- F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. subsp. campanulatus, indigenous
- Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. subsp. patens (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Spreng. indigenous
- Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. subsp. angustifolius F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. subsp. caulescens, indigenous
- Agapanthus caulescens Spreng. subsp. gracilis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. endemic
- F.M.Leight. endemic
- F.M.Leight. accepted as Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight.
- Agapanthus comptonii F.M.Leight. subsp. longitubus F.M.Leight. accepted as Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight. indigenous
- F.M.Leight. accepted as Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. intermedius F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Agapanthus ensifolius (Thunb.) Willd. accepted as Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenous
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. indigenous
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. hollandii (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. endemic
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. inapertus endemic
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. intermedius F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. parviflorus F.M.Leight. endemic
- Agapanthus inapertus P.Beauv. subsp. pendulus (L.Bolus) F.M.Leight. endemic
- F.M.Leight. accepted as Spreng. subsp. gracilis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. indigenous
- Agapanthus praecox Willd. indigenous
- Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight. endemic
- Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight. endemic
- Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. praecox, endemic
- L.Bolus, indigenous
Mauhlia[]
Genus Mauhlia:[4]
- Mauhlia ensifolia Thunb. accepted as Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenous
Agavaceae[]
Family: Agavaceae,[4]
Agave[]
Genus Agave:[4]
- Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana, not indigenous, invasive
- Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa, not indigenous, invasive
- Agave angustifolia Haw. var. angustifolia, not indigenous
- Agave celsii Hook. var. albicans (Jacobi) Gentry, not indigenous
- Agave decipiens Baker, not indigenous
- Agave sisalana Perrine, not indigenous, invasive
- Agave vivipara L. var. vivipara, not indigenous
- F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger, not indigenous
Anthericum[]
Genus Anthericum:[4]
- C.H.Wright, accepted as (C.H.Wright) Nordal, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Nordal, indigenous
- Kies, accepted as (Kies) Nordal, indigenous
- Baker accepted as (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Kativu
- Baker var. matabelense (Baker) Oberm. accepted as (Baker) Kativu var. matabelense (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker var. norlindhii (Weim.) Oberm. accepted as (Baker) Kativu var. norlindhii (Weim.) Kativu, indigenous
- (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Oberm. accepted as J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, indigenous
- Dinter, accepted as (Dinter) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) C.Archer & Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Nordal, indigenous
- Engl. & K.Krause, accepted as (Engl. & K.Krause) Nordal, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Nordal, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) Nordal, indigenous
Chlorophytum[]
Genus Chlorophytum:[4]
- (C.H.Wright) Nordal, indigenous
- (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Oberm., indigenous
- J.C.Manning, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- (L.) Voss, endemic
- Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques, indigenous
- (Baker) Nordal, indigenous
- (Baker) Oberm. endemic
- (Thunb.) Baker, endemic
- (Kies) Nordal, endemic
- (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Chlorophytum galpinii (Baker) Kativu var. galpinii, indigenous
- Chlorophytum galpinii (Baker) Kativu var. matabelense (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- Chlorophytum galpinii (Baker) Kativu var. norlindhii (Weim.) Kativu, indigenous
- J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, indigenous
- (Dinter) Kativu, indigenous
- Zahlbr. indigenous
- Oberm. endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Oberm. endemic
- Schltr. ex Poelln. endemic
- Oberm. endemic
- (Baker) Kativu, accepted as (Baker) C.Archer & Kativu
- Kunth accepted as Kunth
- (Baker) Nordal, endemic
- (Engl. & K.Krause) Nordal, indigenous
- (Baker) C.Archer & Kativu, indigenous
- Kunth, endemic
- (Baker) Nordal, endemic
- (Baker) Kativu, indigenous
- (Baker) Nordal, endemic
- (Aiton) Kunth, endemic
- (Jacq.) Oberm. indigenous
- Kunth, indigenous
Furcraea[]
- Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. not indigenous, cultivated, invasive
- K.Koch, not indigenous
- Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T.Aiton, not indigenous
Alliaceae[]
Family: Alliaceae,[4]
Allium[]
Genus Allium:[4]
- Allium dregeanum Kunth, accepted as G.Don, endemic
- G.Don, endemic
- Allium triquetrum L. not indigenous
Nothoscordum[]
Genus Nothoscordum:[4]
- Nothoscordum borbonicum Kunth, not indigenous, invasive
Prototulbaghia[]
Genus Prototulbaghia:[4]
- Prototulbaghia siebertii Vosa, accepted as (Vosa) Mich.Moller & G.I.Stafford, endemic
Tulbaghia[]
Genus Tulbaghia:[4]
- Harv. indigenous
- L.f. endemic
- L. endemic
- L.f. var. maritima Vosa, accepted as Vosa, endemic
- Ave-Lall. indigenous
- Vosa & R.B.Burb. endemic
- Vosa, endemic
- Kunth, endemic
- Schltr. endemic
- R.Glover, accepted as K.Krause & Dinter
- Tulbaghia leucantha Baker, indigenous
- Harv. indigenous
- Vosa, endemic
- Vosa, indigenous
- Tulbaghia natalensis Baker, endemic
- Vosa, endemic
- Vosa & Condy, endemic
- (Vosa) Mich.Moller & G.I.Stafford, endemic
- Tulbaghia simmleri P.Beauv. endemic
- K.Krause & Dinter, indigenous
- Vosa, endemic
- Vosa & R.B.Burb. endemic
- Tulbaghia violacea Harv. endemic
- Tulbaghia violacea Harv. subsp. macmasteri Vosa, endemic
- Tulbaghia violacea Harv. subsp. violacea, endemic
- Tulbaghia violacea Harv. var. maritima Vosa, accepted as Vosa, endemic
Amaryllidaceae[]
Family: Amaryllidaceae,[4]
Amaryllis[]
Genus Amaryllis:[4]
- Amaryllis belladonna L. endemic
- L. accepted as (L.) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies
- Amaryllis paradisicola Snijman, endemic
Ammocharis[]
Genus Ammocharis:[4]
- (Ker Gawl.) Herb. indigenous
- Herb. accepted as Ammocharis longifolia (L.) M.Roem. indig
- F.M.Leight. accepted as Ammocharis longifolia (L.) M.Roem.
- Ammocharis longifolia (L.) M.Roem. indigenous
Apodolirion[]
Genus Apodolirion:[4]
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- (Thunb.) Baker, endemic
- Baker, endemic
Bokkeveldia[]
Genus Bokkeveldia:[4]
- (Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Snijman
- (Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Snijman
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as W.F.Barker
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as W.F.Barker
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as W.F.Barker
- (L.Bolus) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as L.Bolus
- (L.Bolus) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies subsp. botterkloofensis D.Mull.- accepted as L.Bolus subsp. botterkloofensis (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman
Boophone[]
Genus Boophone:[4]
- Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb. indigenous
- W.F.Barker ex Snijman, accepted as (W.F.Barker ex Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies
- (L.) Herb. accepted as (L.) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies
- Boophone haemanthoides F.M.Leight. indigenous
- W.F.Barker, accepted as (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies
Brunsvigia[]
Genus Brunsvigia:[4]
- F.M.Leight. accepted as Brunsvigia bosmaniae F.M.Leight.
- Brunsvigia bosmaniae F.M.Leight. indigenous
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, indigenous
- Heist. accepted as (L.) Aiton ex Eckl. indigenous
- Lindl. endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- F.M.Leight. ex W.F.Barker, indigenous
- Brunsvigia josephinae (Redoute) Ker Gawl. endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- (Jacq.) Aiton, endemic
- Lindl. accepted as (Jacq.) Aiton
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- (L.) Aiton ex Eckl. endemic
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- (Jacq.) W.T.Aiton, indigenous
- Herb. indigenous
- (Jacq.) Aiton, endemic
- F.M.Leight. endemic
Carpolyza[]
Genus Carpolyza:[4]
- (L'Her.) Salisb. accepted as Strumaria spiralis L'Her.
Chlidanthus[]
Genus Chlidanthus:[4]
- Herb. not indigenous, cultivated
Clivia[]
Genus Clivia:[4]
- R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Hook. endemic
- Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Regel, indigenous
- Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Regel var. citrina Watson, indigenous
- Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Regel var. miniata, indigenous
- Rourke, endemic
- Clivia nobilis Lindl. endemic
- B.G.Murray, Ran, de Lange, Hammett, Truter & Swanev. endemic
Crinum[]
Genus Crinum:[4]
- Baker, endemic
- Harms, accepted as (Harms) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
- Crinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. indigenous
- Welw. ex Baker, indigenous
- Herb. endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- I.Verd. accepted as Baker
- I.Verd. accepted as Baker
- I.Verd. indigenous
- L.f. endemic
- N.E.Br. indigenous
- Crinum macowanii Baker, indigenous
- Milne-Redh. indigenous
- Crinum moorei Hook.f. indigenous
- I.Verd. indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- (Jacq.) Herb. endemic
Crossyne[]
Genus Crossyne:[4]
- (W.F.Barker ex Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies endemic
- (L.) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
Cyrtanthus[]
Genus Cyrtanthus:[4]
- (L.f.) Aiton, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Snijman, indigenous
- R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
- Harv. indigenous
- Lindl. endemic
- (L'Her.) R.A.Dyer, endemic
- Ker Gawl. endemic
- N.E.Br. indigenous
- Snijman, endemic
- Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub, endemic
- J.M.Wood, indigenous
- Killick, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- Cyrtanthus falcatus R.A.Dyer, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- Snijman & Van Jaarsv. endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- P.E.Barnes, endemic
- Baker indigenous
- L.Bolus, endemic
- Lehm. endemic
- (F.M.Leight.) R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- O'Brien, endemic
- P.Beauv. endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Schltr. endemic
- (Herb.) R.A.Dyer, endemic
- Herb. accepted as (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud.
- Hook.f. indigenous
- Hook.f. subsp. mackenii, indigenous
- Hook.f. var. cooperi (Baker) R.A.Dyer, accepted as Hook.f. subsp. cooperi (Baker) Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud. endemic
- Ker Gawl. endemic
- Stapf, endemic
- N.E.Br. endemic
- (Lindl.) Walp. indigenous
- Cyrtanthus sanguineus (Lindl.) Walp. subsp. sanguineus, indigenous
- Watt ex Harv. endemic
- R.A.Dyer, accepted as (Herb.) R.A.Dyer
- Burch. ex Ker Gawl. endemic
- Schonland, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Cyrtanthus stenanthus Baker var. major R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Cyrtanthus stenanthus Baker var. stenanthus, indigenous
- Herb. indigenous
- Schonland, endemic
- G.D.Duncan, endemic
- C.H.Wright, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Cyrtanthus tuckii Baker var. transvaalensis I.Verd. indigenous
- Cyrtanthus tuckii Baker var. tuckii, endemic
- Cyrtanthus tuckii Baker var. viridilobus I.Verd. endemic
- Cyrtanthus ventricosus Willd. endemic
- Snijman, endemic
Gemmaria[]
Genus Gemmaria:[4]
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (W.F.Barker) Snijman
- (Marloth ex Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Marloth ex Snijman subsp. discifera
- (Ker Gawl.) Salisb. ex D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Ker Gawl.
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (W.F.Barker) Snijman
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman
- (L.Bolus) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (L.Bolus) Snijman
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Snijman
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman
- (W.F.Barker) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Strumaria unguiculata (W.F.Barker) Snijman
Gethyllis[]
Genus Gethyllis:[4]
- L. endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- Gethyllis barkerae D.Mull.-Doblies subsp. barkerae, endemic
- Gethyllis barkerae D.Mull.-Doblies subsp. paucifolia D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Baker indigenous
- Gethyllis britteniana Baker subsp. britteniana, endemic
- Gethyllis britteniana Baker subsp. bruynsii D.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- Gethyllis britteniana Baker subsp. herrei (L.Bolus) D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- (Thunb.) Thunb. indigenous
- Gethyllis ciliaris (Thunb.) Thunb. subsp. ciliaris, endemic
- Gethyllis ciliaris (Thunb.) Thunb. subsp. longituba (L.Bolus) D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- L.Bolus, indigenous
- Gethyllis lata L.Bolus subsp. lata, endemic
- Gethyllis lata L.Bolus subsp. orbicularis, D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Masson ex Baker, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- Bolus, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- (Schonland) Oberm. indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Sol. ex Britten, accepted as (Thunb.) Thunb. subsp. ciliaris, indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- Gethyllis spiralis (Thunb.) Thunb. indigenous
- D.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
- Herb. accepted as (Thunb.) Thunb. subsp. ciliaris
- D.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- R.Br. ex Herb. endemic
- (Thunb.) Thunb. endemic
Haemanthus[]
Genus Haemanthus:[4]
- Haemanthus albiflos Jacq. endemic
- Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. indigenous
- Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. amarylloides, endemic
- Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. polyanthus Snijman, endemic
- Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman, endemic
- Haemanthus barkerae Snijman, endemic
- Haemanthus canaliculatus Levyns, endemic
- Haemanthus carneus Ker Gawl. endemic
- Haemanthus coccineus L. indigenous
- Haemanthus crispus Snijman, endemic
- Haemanthus dasyphyllus Snijman, endemic
- Hook.f. endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Jacq. indigenous
- Haemanthus humilis Jacq. subsp. hirsutus (Baker) Snijman, indigenous
- Haemanthus humilis Jacq. subsp. humilis, indigenous
- Jacq. indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- R.A.Dyer, indigenous
- Isaac, endemic
- Snijman & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
- Haemanthus pubescens L.f. indigenous
- Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. arenicola Snijman indigenous
- Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii Snijman, endemic
- Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. pubescens, endemic
- Jacq. endemic
- Haemanthus sanguineus Jacq. endemic
- Dinter, accepted as (Dinter) Mart.-Azorin, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig, indigenous
- Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
Hessea[]
Genus Hessea:[4]
- Baker, accepted as Herb.
- Herb. endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (Jacq.) Herb.
- (L'Her.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as Herb.
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, indigenous
- (Jacq.) Herb. endemic
- (Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, accepted as (Jacq.) Herb.
- Baker, accepted as Herb.
Leucojum[]
Genus Leucojum:[4]
- Leucojum aestivum L. not indigenous, cultivated
Namaquanula[]
Genus Namaquanula:[4]
- D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies, indigenous
Narcissus[]
Genus Narcissus:[4]
- Narcissus tazetta L. subsp. tazetta,not indigenous, cultivated
Nerine[]
Genus Nerine:[4]
- (Baker) Baker, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- Nerine bowdenii W.Watson, endemic
- Nerine bowdenii W.Watson 'Quinton Wells' E.B.Anderson, accepted as Nerine bowdenii W.Watson subsp. wellsii C.A.Norris ex G.D.Duncan indigenous
- Nerine bowdenii W.Watson subsp. wellsii C.A.Norris ex G.D.Duncan, endemic
- Nerine bowdenii Watson subsp. bowdenii, endemic
- Nerine bowdenii Watson subsp. wellsii C.A.Norris, accepted as Nerine bowdenii W.Watson subsp. wellsii C.A.Norris ex G.D.Duncan, indigenous
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- Bremek. & Oberm. indigenous
- Douglas, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- L.Bolus, endemic
- Nerine humilis (Jacq.) Herb. endemic
- Schonland, endemic
- Nerine krigei W.F.Barker, endemic
- (Ker Gawl.) T.Durand & Schinz, indigenous
- Snijman, endemic
- Nerine masoniorum L.Bolus, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- McNeil, endemic
- Hook.f. endemic
- (Baker) L.Bolus, indigenous
- E.Phillips, endemic
- Nerine sarniensis (L.) Herb. endemic
- L.Bolus, indigenous
- Nerine undulata (L.) Herb. endemic
Pancratium[]
Genus Pancratium:[4]
- Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
Scadoxus[]
Genus Scadoxus:[4]
- Scadoxus membranaceus (Baker) Friis & Nordal, endemic
- Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. indigenous
- Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. katharinae (Baker) Friis & Nordal, indigenous
- Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus, indigenous
- Scadoxus puniceus (L.) Friis & Nordal, indigenous
Strumaria[]
Genus Strumaria:[4]
- Snijman, endemic
- Jacq. Strumaria truncata Jacq.
- Strumaria barbarae Oberm. indigenous
- Schinz, indigenous
- (W.F.Barker) Snijman, endemic
- Marloth ex Snijman, indigenous
- Strumaria discifera Marloth ex Snijman subsp. bulbifera Snijman, endemic
- Strumaria discifera Marloth ex Snijman subsp. discifera, indigenous
- Ker Gawl. endemic
- (W.F.Barker) Snijman, endemic
- (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman, endemic
- (L.Bolus) Snijman, endemic
- Jacq. accepted as Jacq.
- Snijman, indigenous
- (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman, endemic
- (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- Jacq. accepted as Jacq.
- W.F.Barker, endemic
- Strumaria spiralis L'Her. endemic
- (L.f.) Snijman, indigenous
- Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman, subsp. orientalis Snijman indig
- Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman subsp. tenella, endemic
- Jacq. endemic
- Strumaria unguiculata (W.F.Barker) Snijman, endemic
- Snijman, endemic
- L.Bolus, indigenous
- Strumaria watermeyeri L.Bolus subsp. botterkloofensis (D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman, endemic
- Strumaria watermeyeri L.Bolus subsp. watermeyeri, endemic
Tedingea[]
Genus Tedingea:[4]
- (Snijman) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies accepted as Snijman
- (L.f.) D.Mull.-Doblies & U.Mull.-Doblies,accepted as (L.f.) Snijman subsp. tenella
Zephyranthes[]
Genus Zephyranthes:[4]
- Zephyranthes minuta (Kunth) D.Dietr., syn. Z. grandiflora, not indigenous, cultivated
- Zephyranthes robusta (Herb.) Baker, syn. Habranthus robustus, not indigenous, cultivated
Asparagaceae[]
Family: Asparagaceae,[4]
Asparagus[]
Genus Asparagus:[4]
- Jessop, indigenous
- Asparagus aethiopicus L. indigenous
- Lam. indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe, endemic
- (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork, indigenous
- Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce, indigenous
- Jessop, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Asparagus burchellii Baker, endemic
- Asparagus capensis L. indigenous
- Asparagus capensis L. var. capensis, indigenous
- Asparagus capensis L. var. litoralis Suess. & Karl, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey., indigenous
- (Baker) Kies, indigenous
- K.Krause, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Jessop, endemic
- L. indigenous
- Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop, indigenous
- (Kunth) Baker, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork, indigenous
- S.M.Burrows, endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Burch. indigenous
- Asparagus exuvialis Burch. forma ecklonii (Baker) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- Asparagus exuvialis Burch. forma exuvialis, indigenous
- Asparagus falcatus L. indigenous
- Thunb. indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- Asparagus flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. subsp. flavicaulis, indigenous
- Asparagus flavicaulis (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. subsp. setulosus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Kies, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- S.M.Burrows, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Engl. indigenous
- (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. endemic
- Asparagus krebsianus (Kunth) Jessop, endemic
- Burch. indigenous
- Asparagus lignosus Burm.f. endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- (Kunth) Baker, indigenous
- (Kunth) Baker, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Asparagus mucronatus Jessop, endemic
- Asparagus multiflorus Baker, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork, indigenous
- Schinz, indigenous
- (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- T.M.Salter, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Kies, indigenous
- Asparagus plumosus Baker, indigenous
- Asparagus racemosus Willd, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Asparagus retrofractus L. indigenous
- Jessop, endemic
- Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Asparagus scandens Thunb. endemic
- Engl. indigenous
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. endemic
- Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop, indigenous
- Steud. ex Roem. & Schult. endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Lam. endemic
- Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb. endemic
- Asparagus suaveolens Burch. indigenous
- Thunb. endemic
- S.M.Burrows, endemic
- (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. indigenous
- (L.f.) Thunb. indigenous
- Asparagus virgatus Baker, indigenous
- Thunb. endemic
Behnia[]
Genus Behnia:[4]
- Behnia reticulata (Thunb.) Didr. indigenous
Myrsiphyllum[]
Genus Myrsiphyllum:[4]
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Malcomber & Sebsebe
- Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd. accepted as Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
- (L.) Oberm. accepted as L.
- (Thunb.) Oberm. accepted as Thunb.
- (Engl.) Oberm. accepted as Engl.
- Kunth accepted as (Kunth) J.F.Macbr.
- (R.A.Dyer) Oberm. accepted as R.A.Dyer
- (T.M.Salter) Oberm. accepted as T.M.Salter
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- (Thunb.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus scandens Thunb.
- (L.f.) Oberm. accepted as (L.f.) Thunb.
- (Thunb.) Oberm. accepted as Thunb.
Protasparagus[]
Genus Protasparagus:[4]
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as Jessop
- Protasparagus aethiopicus (L.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus aethiopicus L.
- (Lam.) Oberm. accepted as Lam.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as (Jessop) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as Jessop
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus burchellii Baker
- (L.) Oberm. var. capensis accepted as Asparagus capensis L. var. capensis
- (L.) Oberm. var. litoralis Suess. & Karl accepted as Asparagus capensis L. var. litoralis Suess. & Karl
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. & Immelman accepted as (Baker) Kies
- (K.Krause) Oberm. accepted as K.Krause
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as Jessop
- Protasparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
- (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as (Kunth) Baker
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Burch.) Oberm. forma ecklonii (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Burch. forma ecklonii (Baker) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Burch.) Oberm. forma exuvialis accepted as Burch. forma exuvialis
- (L.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus falcatus L.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. subsp. flavicaulis accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. subsp. flavicaulis
- Oberm. subsp. setulosus Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey. subsp. setulosus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Kies) Oberm. accepted as Kies
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus krebsianus (Kunth) Jessop
- (Burch.) Oberm. accepted as Burch.
- (Burm.f.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus lignosus Burm.f.
- (N.E.Br.) B.Mathew, accepted as Asparagus longicladus N.E.Br.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as (Kunth) Baker
- (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as (Kunth) Baker
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus mucronatus Jessop
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus multiflorus Baker
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as (Baker) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- (Schinz) Oberm. accepted as Schinz
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- (Kies) Oberm. accepted as Kies
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus plumosus Baker
- Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus racemosus Willd.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (L.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus retrofractus L.
- (Jessop) Oberm. accepted as Jessop
- (P.J.Bergius) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus rubicundus P.J.Bergius
- (Engl.) Oberm. accepted as Engl.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
- (Steud. ex Roem. & Schult.) Oberm. accepted as Steud. ex Roem. & Schult.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Baker
- (Lam.) Oberm. accepted as Lam.
- (L.f.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus striatus (L.f.) Thunb.
- (Burch.) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus suaveolens Burch.
- (Thunb.) Oberm. accepted as Thunb.
- Oberm. accepted as (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.
- (Baker) Oberm. accepted as Asparagus virgatus Baker
Asphodelaceae[]
Family: Asphodelaceae,[4] 21 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.
- Genus Aloe:[4]
- Genus Aloiampelos:[4]
- Genus Aloiampelos:[4]
- Genus Aloidendron:[4]
- Genus Apicra:[4]
- Genus Aristaloe:[4]
- Genus Asphodelus:[4]
- Genus Astroloba:[4]
- Genus Bulbine:[4]
- Genus Bulbinella:[4]
- Genus Catevala:[4]
- Genus Chortolirion:[4]
- Genus Gasteria:[4]
- Genus Gonialoe:[4]
- Genus Haworthia:[4]
- Genus Kniphofia:[4]
- Genus Kumara:[4]
- Genus Leptaloe:[4]
- Genus Poellnitzia:[4]
- Genus Trachyandra:[4]
- Genus Tulista:[4]
Hemerocallidaceae[]
Family: Hemerocallidaceae,[4]
Caesia[]
- (Bolus) Oberm. endemic
- (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemic
- Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, indigenous
Cianella[]
Genus Dianella:[4]
- Dianella caerulea Sims, not indigenous, cultivated
Phormium[]
Genus Phormium:[4]
- L.f. accepted as Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. indigenous
- Cirillo, accepted as Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. indigenous
- Thunb. accepted as (Thunb.) Thunb. indigenous
Hyacinthaceae[]
Family: Hyacinthaceae,[4] 43 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.
- Genus Albuca:[4]
- Genus Amphisiphon:[4]
- Genus Baeoterpe:[4]
- Genus Bowiea:[4]
- Genus Brachyscypha:[4]
- Genus Coelanthus:[4]
- Genus Daubenya:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Dipcadi:[4]
- Genus Drimia:[4]
- Genus Drimiopsis:[4]
- Genus Eliokarmos:[4]
- Genus Elsiea:[4]
- Genus Ethesia:[4]
- Genus Eucomis:[4]
- Genus Galtonia:[4]
- Genus Hyacinthus:[4]
- Genus Lachenalia:[4]
- Genus Ledebouria:[4]
- Genus Lindneria:[4]
- Genus Litanthus:[4]
- Genus Massonia:[4]
- Genus Merwilla:[4]
- Genus Nicipe:[4]
- Genus Ornithogalum:[4]
- Genus Periboea:[4]
- Genus Polyanthes:[4]
- Genus Polyxena:[4]
- Genus Pseudogaltonia:[4]
- Genus Pseudoprospero:[4]
- Genus Resnova:[4]
- Genus Rhadamanthus:[4]
- Genus Schizobasis:[4]
- Genus Schizocarphus:[4]
- Genus Scilla:[4]
- Genus Spetaea:[4]
- Genus Stellarioides:[4]
- Genus Tenicroa:[4]
- Genus Thuranthos:[4]
- Genus Trimelopter:[4]
- Genus Urginea:[4]
- Genus Veltheimia[4]
- Genus Whiteheadia:[4]
Hypoxidaceae[]
Family: Hypoxidaceae:[4]
Empodium[]
- (Nel) B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- (Nel) M.F.Thomps. ex Snijman, endemic
- (Nel) B.L.Burtt, endemic
- (Nel) B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- (Baker) M.F.Thomps. endemic
- (Nel) B.L.Burtt, accepted as Snijman & Kocyan
- (Thunb.) Garside, endemic
- (Willd.) M.F.Thomps. endemic
Hypoxis[]
Genus Hypoxis:[4]
- Baker, indigenous
- Lam. indigenous
- Hypoxis angustifolia Lam. var. angustifolia, indigenous
- Hypoxis angustifolia Lam. var. buchananii Baker, indigenous
- Harv. ex Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis argentea Harv. ex Baker var. argentea, indigenous
- Hypoxis argentea Harv. ex Baker var. sericea Baker, indigenous
- Harv. ex Baker, accepted as Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker
- Baker, endemic
- Nel, accepted as Baker var. rigidula
- Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis decumbens L. not indigenous
- Nel, accepted as Baker
- Baker, accepted as Baker
- Nel, accepted as Baker var. rigidula
- Nel, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Nel, accepted as Baker
- Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. C.A.Mey. & Ave-Lall. indigenous
- Nel, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Buchinger, indigenous
- Nel, indigenous
- B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Buchinger ex Baker, indigenous
- Schinz, indigenous
- Y.Singh, indigenous
- Nel, endemic
- Jacq. accepted as Hypoxis villosa L.f. var. obliqua (Jacq.) Baker
- Nel, endemic
- Burch. accepted as Baker
- Burch. ex Ker Gawl. indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis parvula Baker var. albiflora B.L.Burtt, endemic
- Hypoxis parvula Baker var. parvula, indigenous
- Nel, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis rigidula Baker var. pilosissima Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis rigidula Baker var. rigidula, indigenous
- Nel, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Jacq. indigenous
- Hypoxis sobolifera Jacq. var. sobolifera (Jacq.) Nel, endemic
- Ker Gawl. endemic
- Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- Markotter, endemic
- Harv. ex Baker, accepted as Xerophyta retinervis Baker var. retinervis
- Hypoxis villosa L.f. indigenous
- Hypoxis villosa L.f. var. obliqua (Jacq.) Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis villosa L.f. var. pannosa Baker, indigenous
- Hypoxis villosa L.f. var. villosa, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
Pauridia[]
Genus Pauridia:[4]
- (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Schult. & Schult.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Snijman, indigenous
- (Garside) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (L.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Bolus) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (U.Mull.-Doblies, Mark.Ackermann, Weigend & D.Mull.-Doblies) Snijman & Koc, indigenous
- (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Pauridia gracilipes (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan subsp. gracilipes, indigenous
- Pauridia gracilipes (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan subsp. speciosa Snijman, indigenous
- (Andrews) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- M.F.Thomps. endemic
- Snijman, indigenous
- (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemic
- (Schltr. ex Baker) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Snijman, indigenous
- Pauridia monticola Snijman subsp. monticola, indigenous
- Pauridia monticola Snijman subsp. nubigena Snijman, indigenous
- (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Snijman, indigenous
- (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Snyman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Baker) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Baker) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- Pauridia serrata (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan subsp. serrata, indigenous
- Pauridia serrata (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan var. albiflora (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
- (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
Rhodohypoxis[]
Genus Rhodohypoxis:[4]
- Rhodohypoxis baurii (Baker) Nel, indigenous
- Rhodohypoxis baurii (Baker) Nel var. baurii, indigenous
- Rhodohypoxis baurii (Baker) Nel var. confecta Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- Rhodohypoxis baurii (Baker) Nel var. platypetala (Baker) Nel, endemic
- Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
- (Baker) Nel, indigenous
- (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
Saniella[]
- (Nel) B.L.Burtt, accepted as Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, accepted as (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Snijman & Kocyan, indigenous
Spiloxene[]
Genus Spiloxene is now included in Pauridia.[5]
- Spiloxene acida (Nel) Garside = (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene aemulans (Nel) Garside = (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene alba (Thunb.) Fourc. = (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene aquatica (L.f.) Salisb. ex Fourc. = (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene canaliculata Garside = (Garside) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene capensis (L.) Garside = (L.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene curculigoides (Bolus) Garside = (Bolus) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene cuspidata (Nel) Garside = (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene declinata (Nel) Garside = (Bolus) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene dielsiana (Nel) Garside = subsp. serrata, endemic
- Spiloxene flaccida (Nel) Garside = (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene gracilipes (Schltr.) Garside = (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene linearis (Andrews) Garside = (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan subsp. serrata
- Spiloxene maximiliani (Schltr.) Garside = (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene minuta (L.) Fourc. accepted as Snyman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene monophylla (Schltr. ex Baker) Garside = (Schltr. ex Baker) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene namaquana U.Mull.-Doblies, Mark.Ackermann, Weigend & D.Mull.-Doblies = subsp. serrata
- Spiloxene nana Snijman = (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene ovata (L.f.) Garside = (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene pusilla Snijman = (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan
- Spiloxene schlechteri (Bolus) Garside = (Schult. & Schult.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene scullyi (Baker) Garside = (Baker) Snijman & Kocyan indigenous
- Spiloxene serrata (Thunb.) Garside var. albiflora (Nel) Garside = (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan var. albiflora (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene serrata (Thunb.) Garside var. serrata = (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan subsp. serrata, endemic
- Spiloxene trifurcillata (Nel) Fourc. = (Nel) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
- Spiloxene umbraticola (Schltr.) Garside = (Schltr.) Snijman & Kocyan, endemic
Iridaceae[]
Family: Iridaceae,[4] 65 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.
- Genus Acidanthera:[4]
- Genus Afrosolen:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Anisanthus:[4]
- Genus Anomatheca:[4]
- Genus Antholyza:[4]
- Genus Aristea:[4]
- Genus Babiana:[4]
- Genus Barnardiella:[4]
- Genus Belamcanda:[4]
- Genus Bobartia:[4]
- Genus Chasmanthe:[4]
- Genus Codonorhiza:[4]
- Genus Crocosmia:[4]
- Genus Devia:[4]
- Genus Dierama:[4]
- Genus Dietes:[4]
- Genus Duthieastrum:[4]
- Genus Ferraria:[4]
- Genus Freesia:[4]
- Genus Galaxia:[4]
- Genus Geissorhiza:[4]
- Genus Gladiolus:[4]
- Genus Gynandriris:[4]
- Genus Hesperantha:[4]
- Genus Hexaglottis:[4]
- Genus Homeria:[4]
- Genus Homoglossum:[4]
- Genus Houttuynia:[4]
- Genus Hyalis:[4]
- Genus Iris:[4]
- Genus Ixia:[4]
- Genus Klattia:[4]
- Genus Lapeirousia:[4]
- Genus Melasphaerula:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Micranthus:[4]
- Genus Montbretia:[4]
- Genus Moraea:[4]
- Genus Morphixia:[4]
- Genus Nivenia:[4]
- Genus Nymanina:[4]
- Genus Ovieda:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Pillansia:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Radinosiphon:[4]
- Genus Rheome:[4]
- Genus Roggeveldia:[4]
- Genus Romulea:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Schizostylis:[4]
- Genus Sisyrinchium:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Sparaxis:[4]
- Genus Syringodea:[4]
- Genus Thereianthus:[4]
- Genus Tritonia:[4]
- Genus Tritoniopsis:[4]
- Genus Tritonixia:[4]
- Genus Waitzia:[4]
- Genus Watsonia:[4]
- Genus Witsenia:[4]
- Genus Wuerthia:[4]
- Genus Xenoscapa:[4]
Lanariaceae[]
Family: Lanariaceae,[4]
Lanaria[]
- Lanaria lanata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz , endemic
Orchidaceae[]
Family: Orchidaceae,[4] 67 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.
- Genus Acampe:[4]
- Genus Acrolophia:[4]
- Genus Aerangis:[4]
- Genus Aeranthus:[4]
- Genus Angraecum:[4]
- Genus Bartholina:[4]
- Genus Bolusiella:[4]
- Genus Bonatea:[4]
- Genus Brachycorythis:[4]
- Genus Brownleea:[4]
- Genus Bulbophyllum:[4]
- Genus Calanthe:[4]
- Genus Centrostigma:[4]
- Genus Ceratandra:[4]
- Genus Cirrhopetalum:[4]
- Genus Corycium:[4]
- Genus Corymborkis:[4]
- Genus Cymbidium:[4]
- Genus Cynorkis:[4]
- Genus Cyrtorchis:[4]
- Genus Diaphananthe:[4]
- Genus Didymoplexis:[4]
- Genus Disa:[4]
- Genus Disperis:[4]
- Genus Dracomonticola:[4]
- Genus Eulophia:[4]
- Genus Evotella:[4]
- Genus Gastrodia:[4]
- Genus Habenaria:[4]
- Genus Herschelianthe:[4]
- Genus Holothrix:[4]
- Genus Huttonaea:[4]
- Genus Jumellea:[4]
- Genus Limodorum:[4]
- Genus Liparis:[4]
- Genus Margelliantha:[4]
- Genus Microcoelia:[4]
- Genus Monadenia:[4]
- Genus Mystacidium:[4]
- Genus Neobolusia:[4]
- Genus Nervilia:[4]
- Genus Oeceoclades:[4]
- Genus Orthochilus:[4]
- Genus Pachites:[4]
- Genus Platycoryne:[4]
- Genus Platylepis:[4]
- Genus Polystachya:[4]
- Genus Pterygodium:[4]
- Genus Rangaeris:[4]
- Genus Rhipidoglossum:[4]
- Genus Saccolabium:[4]
- Genus Satyridium:[4]
- Genus Satyrium:[4]
- Genus Schizochilus:[4]
- Genus Schizodium:[4]
- Genus :[4]
- Genus Serapias:[4]
- Genus Solenangis:[4]
- Genus Stenoglottis:[4]
- Genus Tridactyle:[4]
- Genus Vanilla:[4]
- Genus Ypsilopus:[4]
- Genus Zeuxine:[4]
Ruscaceae[]
Family: Ruscaceae,[4]
Dracaena[]
Genus Dracaena:[4]
- Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos, indigenous
- Dracaena mannii Baker, indigenous
- Dracaena transvaalensis Baker, endemic
Eriospermum[]
Genus Eriospermum:[4]
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) J.C.Manning
- Poelln. endemic
- Baker, endemic
- A.V.Duthie, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- A.V.Duthie, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Poelln. accepted as Eriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Dinter, accepted as Baker
- Schinz, indigenous
- Eriospermum bakerianum Schinz subsp. bakerianum, indigenous
- Eriospermum bayeri P.L.Perry, endemic
- R.A.Dyer, endemic
- Eriospermum bowieanum Baker, endemic
- Archibald, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Eriospermum breviscapum P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) J.C.Manning
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. indigenous
- Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. capense, endemic
- Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Poelln. accepted as Baker
- Baker, accepted as Schult.
- Poelln. accepted as Baker
- Eriospermum cooperi Baker, indigenous
- Eriospermum cooperi Baker var. cooperi, indigenous
- Eriospermum cooperi Baker var. natalense (Baker) P.L.Perry, indigenous
- Salter, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Marloth ex P.L.Perry, endemic
- Poelln. indigenous
- Eriospermum dielsianum Poelln. subsp. dielsianum, endemic
- Eriospermum dielsianum Poelln. subsp. molle P.L.Perry, endemic
- Schltr. endemic
- Eriospermum dregei Schonland, endemic
- Salter, accepted as Baker
- Archibald, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Eriospermum exile P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- (Baker) J.C.Manning, indigenous
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Andrews, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Schinz, accepted as (Hook.f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L.Perry
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Eriospermum graminifolium A.V.Duthie, endemic
- Baker, accepted as Baker
- Salter, accepted as Marloth
- Baker, accepted as Eriospermum cooperi Baker var. cooperi
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Eriospermum lanceifolium Jacq. endemic
- Eriospermum lanceifolium Jacq. var. orthophyllum Archibald, accepted as (Archibald) P.L.Perry
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Jacq. endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, accepted as (Baker) J.C.Manning
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- (Hook.f.) Baker, indigenous
- Eriospermum mackenii (Hook.f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L.Perry, indigenous
- Eriospermum mackenii (Hook.f.) Baker subsp. mackenii, indigenous
- Poelln. accepted as Baker
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Marloth, endemic
- Baker, accepted as Eriospermum cooperi Baker var. natalense (Baker) P.L.Perry
- Archibald, endemic
- Engl. & K.Krause, accepted as (Hook.f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L.Perry
- Baker, indigenous
- (Archibald) P.L.Perry, endemic
- A.V.Duthie, endemic
- Eriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. endemic
- Jacq. endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Schltr. endemic
- Baker, accepted as Eriospermum cooperi Baker var. natalense (Baker) P.L.Perry
- Archibald, indigenous
- Baker, indigenous
- Eriospermum proliferum Baker, endemic
- Eriospermum pubescens Jacq. endemic
- Salter, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- A.V.Duthie, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Schinz, accepted as (Hook.f.) Baker subsp. galpinii (Schinz) P.L.Perry
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Schinz, indigenous
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, indigenous
- Baker, endemic
- Schult. endemic
- Marloth, accepted as Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. stoloniferum (Marloth) P.L.Perry
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, accepted as Baker
- Baker, accepted as Eriospermum capense (L.) Thunb. subsp. capense
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Dammer, accepted as Schinz subsp. tortuosum (Dammer) P.L.Perry
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Baker, endemic
- P.L.Perry, endemic
- Eriospermum zeyheri R.A.Dyer, endemic
Sansevieria[]
Genus Sansevieria:[4]
- Thunb. indigenous
- N.E.Br. indigenous
- Chahin. indigenous
- (L.) Druce, indigenous
- Gerome & Labroy, indigenous
- N.E.Br. indigenous
Tecophilaeaceae[]
Family: Tecophilaeaceae,[4]
Cyanella[]
- L.f. indigenous
- L.f. subsp. alba, endemic
- L.f. subsp. flavescens J.C.Manning, indigenous
- L.f. subsp. minor J.C.Manning, indigenous
- Oberm. ex G.Scott, endemic
- G.Scott, endemic
- Cyanella hyacinthoides Royen ex L. endemic
- Burch. accepted as Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. rosea (Eckl. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Cyanella lutea L.f. indigenous
- Cyanella lutea L.f. forma angustior Zahlbr. accepted as Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. lutea
- Cyanella lutea L.f. var. rosea Eckl. ex Baker, accepted as Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. rosea (Eckl. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenous
- Ker Gawl. accepted as Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. rosea (Eckl. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Jacq. endemic
- Zahlbr. accepted as Cyanella hyacinthoides Royen ex L.
- Schinz, accepted as Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. lutea
- (Engl. & K.Krause) Engl. & K.Krause, indigenous
Walleria[]
- Schltr. & K.Krause, accepted as (Salisb.) S.Carter
- (Salisb.) S.Carter, indigenous
- J.Kirk, indigenous
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