List of Celastrales of South Africa
The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. The 1200[1] to 1350[2] species are in about 100 genera. All but seven of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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)).[6]
One family is 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.
Celastraceae[]
Family Celastraceae[6]
Allocassine[]
Genus Allocassine:[6]
- (Harv.) N.Robson, indigenous
Cassine[]
Genus Cassine:[6]
- Thunb. accepted as (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, present
- L. accepted as Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, present
- (Sond.) Kuntze, accepted as (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. burkeanum (Sond.) R.H.Archer, present
- (Thunb.) Kuntze, accepted as (Thunb.) DC. present
- (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, accepted as (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer, present
- (Bolus) F.Bolus & L.Bolus, accepted as Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer, present
- (Loes.) Steedman, accepted as Loes.
- (Hochst.) Kuntze, accepted as (Thunb.) DC. present
- Sond., endemic
- Cassine peragua L. indigenous
- Cassine peragua L. subsp. affinis (Sond.) R.H.Archer, endemic
- Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, endemic
- Cassine peragua L. subsp. peragua, indigenous
- (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd, accepted as Eckl. & Zeyh. present
- (Spreng.) R.H.Archer, endemic
- (Loes.) Blakelock, accepted as (Loes.) Loes. present
- (L.f.) Druce, accepted as (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
- Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Loes., accepted as (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
- Cassine tetragona (Thunb.) Loes., accepted as (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
- (Burtt Davy) Codd, accepted as Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer, present
Catha[]
Genus Catha:[6]
- A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, accepted as (A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins) Steenkamp, A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, present
- (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl, accepted as (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. indigenous
- Codd, accepted as N.Robson, present
Celastrus[]
- Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- Thunb. accepted as (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- L. accepted as (L.) Szyszyl. endemic
- Burch. accepted as (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
- Thunb. accepted as (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
- Sond. accepted as (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Szyszyl. endemic
Elachyptera[]
Genus Elachyptera:[6]
- (Oliv.) N.Halle, indigenous
Elaeodendron[]
Genus Elaeodendron:[6]
- (Thunb.) DC. indigenous
- Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer, indigenous
- Spreng. ex Turcz. indigenous
Empleuridium[]
Genus Empleuridium:[6]
- Empleuridium juniperinum Sond. endemic
Gloveria[]
Genus :[6]
- (L.f.) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia[]
Genus Gymnosporia:[6]
- (Sond.) Sim, accepted as Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. present
- Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. grandifolia Davison, accepted as (Davison) Jordaan, present
- Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. orbiculata Davison, indigenous
- Jordaan, indigenous
- Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. endemic
- Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
- Davidson, accepted as Szyszyl. present
- Jordaan, endemic
- (Thunb.) Schonland, endemic
- Davidson, endemic
- Jordaan, indigenous
- Jordaan, indigenous
- (Davison) Jordaan, indigenous
- Jordaan, accepted as Jordaan
- Loes. indigenous
- Gymnosporia harveyana Loes. subsp. harveyana, indigenous
- Jordaan, indigenous
- Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. indigenous
- (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
- Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. lanceolata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Jordaan, indigenous
- Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. linearis, endemic
- Jordaan, endemic
- (Loes.) Loes. indigenous
- Jordaan, indigenous
- (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
- Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. var. rubra (Harv.) Loes. indigenous
- Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
- (Sond.) Szyszyl. endemic
- Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. polyacantha, endemic
- Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. vaccinifolia (P.Conrath) Jordaan, endemic
- (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
- Loes., indigenous
- Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. subsp. putterlickioides, indigenous
- (Harv.) Loes. endemic
- (Burch.) Davison, accepted as (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
- (Lam.) Loes. indigenous
- Jordaan, indigenous
- Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- Davison, indigenous
- (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, endemic
- Szyszyl. endemic
Hartogiella[]
Genus Hartogiella:[6]
- Hartogiella schinoides (Spreng.) Codd, accepted as (Spreng.) R.H.Archer, present
Hippocratea[]
Genus Hippocratea:[6]
- (Willd.) Loes. accepted as (Willd.) N.Halle var. africana, present
- Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes. var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Robson, accepted as (Willd.) N.Halle var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Halle, present
- Loes. accepted as (Loes.) N.Halle
- (Klotzsch) K.Schum. & Loes. accepted as (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle var. crenata, present
- Loes. accepted as (Loes.) N.Halle var. delagoensis, present
- Willd. accepted as (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, present
- Oliv. accepted as (Oliv.) N.Halle, present
- N.E.Br. accepted as (N.E.Br.) N.Halle
- Oliv. accepted as (Oliv.) N.Halle, present
- Loes. var. peglerae Loes. accepted as (Tul.) N.Halle, present
Lauridia[]
Genus Lauridia:[6]
- Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
- Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Eckl. & Zeyh. present
- (L.f.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
Loeseneriella[]
Genus Loeseneriella:[6]
- (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
- (Willd.) N.Halle var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Halle, indigenous
- (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle, indigenous
- Loeseneriella crenata (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle var. crenata, indigenous
Lydenburgia[]
Genus Lydenburgia:[6]
- (A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins) Steenkamp, A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, endemic
- N.Robson, endemic
Maurocenia[]
Genus Maurocenia:[6]
- Mill. endemic
- Maurocenia frangularia Willd., accepted as Mill. endemic
Maytenus[]
Genus Maytenus:[6]
- Maytenus abbottii A.E.van Wyk, endemic
- Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
- Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. var. acuminata, indigenous
- (N.E.Br.) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, indigenous
- (Loes.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. present
- (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais, accepted as (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. present
- (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
- (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, endemic
- Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. glauca N.Robson, accepted as Jordaan, present
- (Burch.) Loes. endemic
- (L.) Loes. endemic
- (Davison) Loes. endemic
- (Klotzsch) Blakelock, accepted as (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
- Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock var. rubra (Harv.) Blakelock, accepted as (Harv.) Loes. present
- Maytenus nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. present
- Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. endemic
- Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer, endemic
- N.Robson, accepted as (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
- (Sond.) Loes. indigenous
- (Sond.) Marais, accepted as (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
- Maytenus procumbens (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
- N.Robson, accepted as (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
- (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as Loes. subsp. putterlickioides, present
- (Lam.) Exell, accepted as (Lam.) Loes. present
- Maytenus tenuispina (Sond.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. present
- (Thunb.) Blakelock, indigenous
- R.H.Archer, accepted as (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, present
Mystroxylon[]
Genus Mystroxylon:[6]
- (Thunb.) Loes. indigenous
- Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, endemic
- Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. burkeanum (Sond.) R.H.Archer, endemic
- Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
- Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, present
- (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. accepted as Eckl. & Zeyh. present
Pleurostylia[]
Genus Pleurostylia:[6]
- (Turcz.) Loes. indigenous
Prionostemma[]
Genus :[6]
- (Loes.) N.Halle, indigenous
- Prionostemma delagoensis (Loes.) N.Halle var. delagoensis, endemic
Pristimera[]
Genus Pristimera:[6]
- (Tul.) N.Halle, indigenous
- (Loes.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
- Pristimera delagoensis (Loes.) R.H.Archer var. delagoensis, indigenous
- (Oliv.) N.Halle, indigenous
Pseudosalacia[]
Genus Pseudosalacia:[6]
- Pseudosalacia streyi Codd, endemic
Pterocelastrus[]
Genus Pterocelastrus:[6]
- Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br. indigenous
- Loes. indigenous
- (Thunb.) Walp. indigenous
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp. endemic
Putterlickia[]
Genus Putterlickia:[6]
- Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
- (L.) Szyszyl. endemic
- A.E.van Wyk & Mostert, endemic
- (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
- (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Reissantia[]
Genus Reissantia:[6]
- (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
- Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, indigenous
Robsonodendron[]
Genus Robsonodendron:[6]
- (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
- Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer, endemic
Salacia[]
Genus Salacia:[6]
- Harv. ex Sprague, endemic
- (Harv.) Harv. indigenous
- Tul. indigenous
- Schinz, endemic
- Burtt Davy, accepted as Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer
References[]
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