List of Solanales of South Africa
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Solanales is an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. 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]
Four 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.
Astripomoea
- Family: Convolvulaceae,[4]
Genus Astripomoea:[4]
- Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse, indigenous
- Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse var. malvacea, indigenous
- Astrochlaena rotundata Pilg. accepted as Astripomoea rotundata (Pilg.) A.Meeuse
Bonamia
- Bonamia schizantha (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Seddera schizantha Hallier f.
- Bonamia velutina Verdc. indigenous
Calystegia
Genus Calystegia:[4]
- Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
- Calystegia soldanella (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. not indigenous, naturalised
Convolvulus
Genus Convolvulus:[4]
- Convolvulus arvensis L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. indigenous
- Convolvulus bidentatus Bernh. ex C.Krauss, endemic
- Convolvulus boedeckerianus Peter, endemic
- Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. endemic
- Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. bowieanus (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present
- Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. plicatus (Desr.) Baker, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present
- Convolvulus dregeanus Choisy, endemic
- Convolvulus farinosus L. indigenous
- Convolvulus galpinii C.H.Wright, endemic
- Convolvulus indicus Burm.f. accepted as Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. present
- Convolvulus malabaricus L. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present
- Convolvulus multifidus Thunb. endemic
- Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous
- Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, present
- Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. indigenous
- Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, indigenous
- Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ornatus (Engl.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. indigenous
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. graminifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. grandiflorus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb.
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. linearifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. hirtellus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. namaquensis, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. phyllosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. ulosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present
- Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. var. aschersonii (Engl.) Verdc. accepted as Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. present
- Convolvulus sublobatus L.f. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present
- Convolvulus thunbergii Roem. & Schult. indigenous
Cuscuta
- Cuscuta africana Willd. endemic
- Cuscuta angulata Engelm. endemic
- Cuscuta appendiculata Engelm. endemic
- Cuscuta australis R.Br. indigenous
- Cuscuta bifurcata Yunck. endemic
- Cuscuta campestris Yunck. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Cuscuta cassytoides Engelm. indigenous
- Cuscuta epithymum Murray, not indigenous, naturalised
- Cuscuta gerrardii Baker, endemic
- Cuscuta hyalina Roth, indigenous
- Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. indigenous
- Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. var. kilimanjari, indigenous
- Cuscuta natalensis Baker, endemic
- Cuscuta nitida Choisy, endemic
- Cuscuta planiflora Ten. indigenous
- Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. madagascarensis (Yunck.) Verdc. indigenous
- Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. planiflora, indigenous
- Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Dichondra
- Dichondra micrantha Urb. not indigenous, naturalised
Evolvulus
- Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. indigenous
- Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. var. linifolius (L.) Baker, accepted as Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. present
- Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. indigenous
Falkia
- Falkia oblonga Bernh. ex C.Krauss, indigenous
- Falkia repens Thunb. endemic
Hewittia
- Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, indigenous
- Hewittia sublobata (L.f.) Kuntze, accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present
Ipomoea
- Ipomoea adenioides Schinz, indigenous
- Ipomoea adenioides Schinz var. adenioides, indigenous
- Ipomoea alba L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Ipomoea albivenia (Lindl.) Sweet, indigenous
- Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. indigenous
- Ipomoea arachnosperma Welw. accepted as Ipomoea dichroa Choisy, present
- Ipomoea atherstonei Baker, accepted as Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, present
- Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. endemic
- Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. var. sinuatodentata Hallier f. accepted as Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f. present
- Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse, endemic
- Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz, indigenous
- Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz var. pinnatipartita Verdc. accepted as Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz, present
- Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet, indigenous
- Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet var. cairica, indigenous
- Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F.Austin, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Ipomoea chloroneura Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea congesta R.Br. accepted as Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. present
- Ipomoea consimilis Schulze-Menz, indigenous
- Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. indigenous
- Ipomoea coscinosperma Hochst. ex Choisy, indigenous
- Ipomoea crassipes Hook. indigenous
- Ipomoea crassipes Hook. var. crassipes, indigenous
- Ipomoea crispa (Thunb.) Hallier f. endemic
- Ipomoea dichroa Choisy, indigenous
- Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br. indigenous
- Ipomoea ficifolia Lindl. indigenous
- Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy, accepted as Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F.Austin, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ipomoea gracilisepala Rendle, indigenous
- Ipomoea hackeliana (Schinz) Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea hederifolia L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
- Ipomoea hochstetteri House, indigenous
- Ipomoea holubii Baker, indigenous
- Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. indigenous
- Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. var. involucrata, indigenous
- Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f. var. lapathifolia, indigenous
- Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz, indigenous
- Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz var. eenii (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz, present
- Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. indigenous
- Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth, not indigenous, naturalised
- Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, indigenous
- Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. indigenous
- Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. fragilis (Choisy) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. obscura, present
- Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. var. obscura, indigenous
- Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f. var. oenotherae, indigenous
- Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) Raf. ex Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea ommanneyi Rendle, indigenous
- Ipomoea papilio Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea pellita Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. indigenous
- Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr. indigenous
- Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. indigenous
- Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. var. pes-tigridis, indigenous
- Ipomoea pileata Roxb. indigenous
- Ipomoea plebeia R.Br. indigenous
- Ipomoea plebeia R.Br. subsp. africana A.Meeuse, indigenous
- Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
- Ipomoea quinquefolia Hochst. ex Hallier f. var. purpurea Hallier f. accepted as Ipomoea hochstetteri House
- Ipomoea robertsiana Rendle, endemic
- Ipomoea shirambensis Baker, indigenous
- Ipomoea simplex Thunb. indigenous
- Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy, indigenous
- Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy subsp. blepharosepala (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Verdc. ex A.Meeuse, indigenous
- Ipomoea stenosiphon Hallier f. indigenous
- Ipomoea suffruticosa Burch. indigenous
- Ipomoea tenuipes Verdc. indigenous
- Ipomoea transvaalensis A.Meeuse, indigenous
- Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy, indigenous
- Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy var. wightii, indigenous
- Ipomoea woodii N.E.Br. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present
Jacquemontia
Genus Jacquemontia:[4]
- Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb. indigenous
Merremia
- Merremia kentrocaulos (C.B.Clarke) Rendle, indigenous
- Merremia malvaefolia Rendle, endemic
- Merremia palmata Hallier f. indigenous
- Merremia pinnata (Hochst. ex Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
- Merremia pterygocaulos (Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
- Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Ooststr. var. angustifolia, accepted as Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Lejoly & Lisowski, present
- Merremia verecunda Rendle, indigenous
Paralepistemon
Genus Paralepistemon:[4]
- Paralepistemon shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski, indigenous
Poranopsis
Genus Poranopsis:[4]
- Poranopsis paniculata (Roxb.) Roberty, not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised
Seddera
- Seddera capensis (E.Mey. ex Choisy) Hallier f. indigenous
- Seddera suffruticosa (Schinz) Hallier f. indigenous
Stictocardia
Genus Stictocardia:[4]
- Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. indigenous
- Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. var. woodii (N.E.Br.) Verdc. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present
- Stictocardia woodii (N.E.Br.) Hallier f. accepted as Stictocardia laxiflora (Baker) Hallier f. present
Turbina
- Turbina holubii (Baker) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea holubii Baker, present
- Turbina oblongata (E.Mey. ex Choisy) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy, present
- Turbina oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) Raf. ex Hallier f. present
- Turbina robertsiana (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea robertsiana Rendle, present
- Turbina shirensis (Oliv.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Paralepistemon shirensis (Oliv.) Lejoly & Lisowski, present
- Turbina stenosiphon (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea stenosiphon Hallier f. present
- Turbina suffruticosa (Burch.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Ipomoea suffruticosa Burch. present
Xenostegia
Genus Xenostegia:[4]
- Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples, indigenous
- Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Lejoly & Lisowski, indigenous