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Plants of southern
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Pretoria
2003
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CONTENTS
ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
BRYOPHYTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HEPATOPHYTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PTERIDOPHYTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
GYMNOSPERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
DICOTYLEDONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
MONOCOTYLEDONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953
INDEX TO FAMILIES AND GENERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217
ABSTRACT
GERMISHUIZEN, G. & MEYER, N.L. (eds) 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
Southern Africa has the richest temperate flora in the world and encompasses a rich floristic diversity of approximately 24 000
taxa (species and infraspecific taxa) of 368 families, including more than 10% of the world’s vascular plant flora on less than
2.5% of the earth’s land surface area. Accurate coverage of this remarkable flora has been made possible at the species level
through PRECIS (National Herbarium, Pretoria (PRE) Computerised Information System), maintained by the National
Botanical Institute. PRECIS includes all indigenous and naturalised plants recorded from the same area as the Flora of south-
ern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho). This book is largely based on PRECIS and includes
data on life cycle, life form, height of plant and altitude together with updated information on literature references, synonyms
and regional distribution. Families are grouped into seven more or less natural assemblages: Bryophyta, Hepatophyta,
Anthocerotophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons.
INTRODUCTION
Background
Southern Africa has the richest temperate flora in the world and encompasses a rich floristic diversity of approximately
24 000 taxa (species and infraspecific taxa) of 368 families, including more than 10% of the world’s vascular plant flora
on less than 2.5% of the earth’s land surface area. Accurate coverage of this remarkable flora has been made possible at
the species level through PRECIS (National Herbarium, Pretoria (PRE) Computerised Information System), maintained
by the National Botanical Institute. PRECIS includes all indigenous and naturalised plants recorded from the same area
as the Flora of southern Africa (FSA): the subcontinent south of the Kunene, Okavango, Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.
The first list of southern African plants published from PRECIS was the List of species of southern African plants
(Gibbs Russell et al. 1984), which comprised a basic list of names in current use. It was followed by a second edi-
tion which appeared in two parts and included synonyms and references to recent literature. Part 1 (Gibbs Russell et
al. 1985) covered the bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms and monocotyledons. Part 2 (Gibbs Russell et al.
1987) covered the dicotyledons. Updates were listed in Bothalia from 1988 to 1991. The third edition in the series,
Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution edited by T.H. Arnold & B.C. de Wet, appeared in 1993, with
regional distribution data as an additional feature.
The current publication, the fourth edition in the series, has been expanded to include data on life cycle, life form,
height of plant and altitude together with the updated information on literature references, synonyms and regional
distribution. These data are based largely on the herbarium collections of the National Botanical Institute and are
therefore inevitably incomplete. They nevertheless provide a useful checklist of the plants of southern Africa.
iv
91–951); and Monocotyledons (pp. 953–1216). The classification of the gymnosperms, dicotyledons and mono-
cotyledons mainly follows Leistner (2000).
A genus name is abbreviated to its initial letter only in that part of the list dealing with that particular genus. Genus
names that are used only as synonyms in the FSA region are given in italics even if they are considered to be current
names outside our area. The seven-digit numbers that follow main genus entries in this work are those used in the
PRECIS database of the National Botanical Institute. They do not necessarily reflect phylogenetic relationships
between taxa, but are retained as a useful tool for herbarium workers.
A synonym of a species or subspecific name appears twice: in the complete alphabetical listing of names under
the genus, and again indented and in smaller type below the accepted name of which it is considered to be a syn-
onym. In the latter case it is followed by one or more literature reference numbers in brackets.
Naturalised taxa are marked with an asterisk before the name.
Author citations
Author citations are according to Brummitt & Powell (1992).
Literature
Most literature entries given in Arnold & De Wet (1993) have been retained. New and other relevant literature
have been added. Most titles are given in full. Entries are chronologically arranged.
Floras are cited by the following abbreviations:
CFA Conspectus florae angolensis FTA Flora of tropical Africa
FC Flora capensis FTEA Flora of tropical East Africa
FSA Flora of southern Africa FWTA Flora of West tropical Africa
FSWA Prodromus einer Flora von Südwestafrika FZ Flora zambesiaca
Examples of species information
Life cycle: Annual, biennial or perennial.
Life form: Bryophyte, climber, dwarf shrub, epiphyte, geophyte, graminoid, herb, hydrophyte, lithophyte, parasite,
scrambler, shrub, succulent, suffrutex or tree.
Height of plant: Ht x–xx mm/m, up to xx mm/m or ± xx mm/m.
Altitude where plants occur, if known: Alt xx–xxxx m, up to xxxx m or ± xxxx m.
Distribution: Countries and RSA provinces abbreviated and given in the following order (see Map): N, B, LIM, NW,
G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC. Where current distribution records are unknown because of old herbarium
collections with incomplete information, abbreviations of old province are given, for example Cape Province
(‘CP’) and Transvaal (‘TV’ or ‘Tvl’), or South Africa (‘SA’) and Republic of South Africa (‘RSA’).
Index
The Index guides the reader to the main entries of genera and families.
Authorship
Most compilers of this work are staff of one of the three herbaria of the National Botanical Institute, namely the
Compton Herbarium, National Herbarium and Natal Herbarium. The following persons from outside the Institute con-
tributed: Dr Peter Bruyns of the Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town; Mr Ingo Breuer, Germany; Prof.
Christopher Cook formerly of the Botanical Garden
and Institute for Systematic Botany, University of
Zürich; Mr Tony Dold, of the Selmar Schonland
Herbarium, Rhodes University; Mr Neil J. Griffin of
the International Ocean Institute of Southern Africa,
B University of the Western Cape; Dr Leanne Dreyer of
N
the Botany Department, University of Stellenbosch; Dr
LIM Peter Goldblatt of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St
Louis; Dr Cornelia Klak of the Bolus Herbarium,
University of Cape Town; Eric B. Knox of the Depart-
G M
NW S
FS KZN
NC L MAP.—Countries and current RSA provinces referred to in
this work: Namibia (N), Botswana (B), Limpopo
Province (LIM), North-West Province (NW), Gauteng
EC Province (G), Mpumalanga Province (M), Swaziland
(S), Free State Province (FS), KwaZulu-Natal Pro-
WC vince (KZN), Lesotho (L), Northern Cape Province
(NC), Western Cape Province (WC), Eastern Cape
Province (EC).
v
ment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA; Ms Anna Moteetee of the Botany Department, Rand Afrikaans
University; Dr Ashley Nicholas of the Botany Department, University of Durban-Westville; Dr Peter Phillipson, Paris; Mr
Marcus Quint, Germany; Dr Pat Tilney of the Botany Department, Rand Afrikaans University; Prof. Ben-Erik van Wyk of
the Botany Department, Rand Afrikaans University; Prof. Johan Venter of the Department of Botany and Genetics,
University of the Free State; and Dr Graham Williamson, Bergvliet, Cape Town.
Editors’ acknowledgements
We sincerely thank the Executive of the National Botanical Institute, specifically Prof. Brian Huntley and Prof. Gideon
Smith, for the opportunity to edit this work. We thank Hannelie Snyman and Carole de Wet of IT Management, Pretoria,
for help with downloading the PRECIS information and for easy access to and upkeep of PRECIS. The Publications
Section of the NBI played a crucial role in the production of the work and saw it through the press: Emsie du Plessis is
thanked for preparing all the text for typesetting; she also saw to it that compilers received their contributions for proof-
reading and carefully transferred their corrections onto copies for the typesetter; she painstakingly compiled the index.
Sarie Brink typeset the entire book. Sandra Turck designed the striking cover; we had only one request—it had to be a
‘Black Book’, in the tradition of its predecessor! Louisa Liebenberg gave us support throughout and handled the budget
for production of the book. We are indebted to Dr Otto Leistner for his initial input as editor during the early stages of the
project and for his invaluable advice to our team. Marinda Koekemoer, Curator of the National Herbarium, is thanked for
co-ordinating initial information and progress sessions for compilers at the Herbarium. Support given by the staff of the
Mary Gunn and Harry Molteno Libraries is much appreciated. We thank all collaborators, especially those from outside
the Institute listed above. We are also most grateful to various other non-NBI colleagues who supplied information or
assisted our compilers in some way. A special word of thanks to Herbarium assistants and other Herbarium staff who
helped in various ways to collate much of the information. Lyn Fish and Jacques van Rooy are thanked for acting as couri-
ers between one of us (N.L.M.) and the National Herbarium.
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BRYOPHYTA
2 S TRELITZIA 14 (2003)
AMBLYSTEGIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ANDREAEACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ANOMODONTACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ARCHIDIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
BARTRAMIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ANACOLIA Schimp. 9754900 (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 33, 34.
(1) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 410–412.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical aristaria Müll.Hal.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 34, 35.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–10 mm. Alt 50–1700 m.
breutelii (Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.) Magill var. breutelii M, KZN, WC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt up to 2900
capensis (R.Br.) Wijk & Margad.
m. FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–8 mm. Alt 50–1225 m.
breutelii (Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.) Magill var. squarrifo- KZN, WC, EC
lia (Sim) Magill
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt ± 900–2400 compacta Hornsch. var. compacta
m. KZN, L, WC Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–15 mm. Alt 30–1200 m.
NC, WC, EC
BARTRAMIA Hedw. 9755000 compacta Hornsch. var. macowaniana (Müll.Hal.)
(1) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 412–418. Magill
BRACHYTHECIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
pseudopopuleum (Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.) Schimp. (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length? Alt? WC Survey of South Africa No. 62: 43.
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 111.
pseudovelutinum (Hampe ex Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
mac-owanianum (Paris) M.Fleisch.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length? Alt? WC
Perennial. Bryophyte, hydrophyte. Length up to 200 mm.
salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp. Alt? M
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 25–50 mm. Alt 60–1600 m.
LIM, S, KZN, WC, EC
subrutabulum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
PSEUDOSCLEROPODIUM 9775850
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 25–75 mm. Alt 900–2400
(Limpr.) M.Fleisch
(1) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 441.
m. LIM, FS, KZN, L, EC (3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 111.
HOMALOTHECIUM Schimp. 9775500 purum (Hedw.) M.Fleisch.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 150 mm. Alt ± 550 m.
afrostriatum (Müll.Hal.) Ochyra = Palamocladium leske-
WC
oides
KINDBERGIA Ochyra 9775550 RHYNCHOSTEGIELLA (Schimp.) 9775900
(1) Ochyra. 1982. Lindbergia 8: 53, 54. Limpr.
(2) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 435–438.
(1) Sim. 1926. The bryophyta of South Africa: 375–377.
praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra (2) Magill & Schelpe. 1979. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt ± 300 m. South Africa No. 43: 19.
WC (3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 43.
(4) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 441.
OXYRRHYNCHIUM (Schimp.) 9775600 holstii (Broth.) Broth.
Warnst. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt? EC
(1) Sim. 1926. The bryophyta of South Africa: 371–373.
(2) Magill & Schelpe. 1979. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of litorea (De Not.) Limpr.
South Africa No. 43: 19. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 50–210 m.
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical WC, EC
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 43.
sublaevipes Broth. & Bryhn
confervoidum Sim Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 50 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt ± 610 m. Alt ± 600 m. KZN
KZN, WC zeyheri (Spreng. ex Müll.Hal.) Broth.
subasperum Sim Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 50 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length 50–100 mm. Alt up to 1800 m. G, M, KZN, WC, EC
Alt 900–1300 m. LIM, G, M, KZN, WC, EC
BRUCHIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
BRUCHIA Schwägr. 9738700 (3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 20, 21.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 106–110.
(2) Rushing. 1986. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 60: (4) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology:
35–83. 100.
brevipes Harv. ex Hook. (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 3 mm. Alt 50–700 m. WC Survey of South Africa No. 62: 23.
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology:
eckloniana Müll.Hal. 100.
Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt? WC divaricatus Bruch
foveolata Magill = B. queenslandica Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 3–4 mm. Alt up to 800 m. LIM,
queenslandica I.G.Stone KZN, EC
B. foveolata Magill (2) intermedius Welw. & Duby
Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt ± 1500 m. N Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–2 mm. Alt 600–2125 m. N,
LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, WC
CLADOPHASCUM Dixon 9739000 longicollis Michx.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 110, 111. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–7 mm. Alt ± 750–1500 m.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical LIM, NW, G, FS, KZN, WC
Survey of South Africa No. 22.
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: mayottensis Besch.
100. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–3 mm. Alt up to 1500 m. FS,
gymnomitrioides (Dixon) Dixon KZN
Aongstroemia gymnomitrioides Dixon (1) paradoxus Hornsch.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 10 mm. Alt ± 1000–1800 Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–2 mm. Alt ± 1375–2900 m.
m. N, LIM, G, M, FS, L, NC, WC, EC M, FS, KZN, WC, EC
pillansii Dixon
TREMATODON Michx. 9740300 Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt up to 1225 m.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 111–117. WC
BRYACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ANOMOBRYUM Schimp. 9750000 Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 2–5 mm. Alt ± 750–
(1) Kis. 1985. Mosses of South-east Africa: 137. 1075 m. M, KZN
(2) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 357–360. nepalense Hook.
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 30.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 5–10 mm. Alt ± 1225–
(4) O’Shea. 1995. Tropical Bryology 10: 98. 1950 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
drakensbergense Van Rooy pulchrum Hook.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 20 mm. Alt 2100–3050 m. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 5–35 mm. Alt 200–
FS, KZN, L 2450 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
filiforme (Dicks.) Husn., illegitimate name = A. julaceum systylium (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
B. angolense (Welw. & Duby) A.Jaeger (1)
julaceum (Schrad. ex P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.) Schimp. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 2–10 mm. Alt 950–
A. filiforme (Dicks.) Husn., illegitimate name (1, 4)
2125 m. N, LIM, M, KZN
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 37 mm. Alt 750–2750 m.
LIM, G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC BRYUM Hedw. 9750200
(1) Ochi. 1972. Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori
BRACHYMENIUM Schwägr. 9750100 University 23: 41–106.
(1) Ochi. 1985. Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori (2) Ochi. 1980. Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori
University 34: 43–48. University 29: 107–154.
(2) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 341–348. (3) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 361–388.
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical (4) Ochyra. 1989. Journal of Bryology 15: 551–553.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 30, 31. (5) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
(4) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 431, 432. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 31, 32.
(6) O’Shea. 1995. Tropical Bryology 10: 104–107.
acuminatum Harv. (7) Van Rooy. 1997. Journal of Bryology 19: 830–832.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–10 mm. Alt 30–3000 m. N, (8) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 432–434.
B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
alpinum Huds. ex With.
angolense (Welw. & Duby) A.Jaeger = B. systylium Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–55 mm. Alt 20–3350 m.
chilense Ochi & Mahu LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 10 mm. Alt ± 410–630 m. andicola Hook.
WC Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 3–30 mm. Alt 50–
dicranoides (Hornsch.) A.Jaeger 1900 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–7 mm. Alt up to 300 m. WC apiculatum Schwägr.
leptophyllum (Bruch & Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.) Bruch Perennial. Bryophyte, hydrophyte. Ht 5–35 mm. Alt 100–
& Schimp. ex A.Jaeger 1750 m. N, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
BRYOBARTRAMIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
CALYMPERACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
CATAGONIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
CATAGONIUM Müll.Hal. ex Broth. 9777800 nitens (Brid.) Cardot subsp. maritimum (Hook.) S.H.Lin
C. mucronatum (A.Jaeger) Broth. (1, 2)
(1) Lin. 1984. Journal of the Taiwan Museum 37: 1–54.
(2) Van Rooy in Arnold & De Wet 1993. Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length 50–150 mm.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 39. Alt up to 2200 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte Biology: 114.
nitens (Brid.) Cardot subsp. nitens
mucronatum (A.Jaeger) Broth. = C. nitens subsp. mari- Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length 50–120 mm.
timum Alt? S
CRYPHAEACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
CRYPHAEA D.Mohr in F.Weber 9762000 Alt ± 400–1700 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, NC, WC, EC
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical rutenbergii Müll.Hal.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 38. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 60 mm.
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 550–552.
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 115.
Alt ± 1200–1400 m. LIM
(4) Rao. 2001. Bryobrothera 7: 46–53.
dentata Mitt. = C. jamesonii SCHOENOBRYUM Dozy & Molk. 9762050
exigua (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger = C. jamesonii (1) Arts. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 441, 442.
(2) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 115.
jamesonii Taylor
C. dentata Mitt. (4) welwitschii (Duby) Manuel
C. exigua (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger (4) Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 50 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 60 mm. Alt ± 120 m. WC
DALTONIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
DICRANACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
DITRICHACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ENCALYPTACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ENTODONTACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
EPHEMERACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
ERPODIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
AULACOPILUM Wilson 9756100 coronatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Mitt. subsp. trans-
(1) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 456–458. vaaliense (Broth. & Wager) Magill
trichophyllum Ångstr. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length 10–20 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 10 mm. Alt ± 1000–1500 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, KZN
Alt ± 300–1600 m. LIM, NW, G, M, KZN, EC
distichum Wager & Dixon
ERPODIUM (Brid.) Brid. 9756200 Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 10 mm.
(1) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 451–456.
Alt? M
beccarii Müll.Hal. grossirete Müll.Hal.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 20 mm. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 10 mm.
Alt ± 150–1500 m. N, B, LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN Alt ± 1000 m. N
EUSTICHIACEAE
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FABRONIACEAE
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(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical (3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 41. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 44.
(4) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 112.
lepturus (Taylor) Schelpe
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length 25–50 mm. fabroniacea Müll.Hal. var. abyssinica Dixon = L. perser-
Alt 15–914 m. N, NC, WC rata
FISSIDENTACEAE
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FONTINALACEAE
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FUNARIACEAE
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GIGASPERMACEAE
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GRIMMIACEAE
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HEDWIGIACEAE
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BRAUNIA Bruch & Schimp. 9761200 HEDWIGIDIUM Bruch & Schimp. 9761400
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical (1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 37. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 37.
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA. Bryophyta 1,3: 545–548. (2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA. Bryophyta 1,3: 548, 549.
secunda (Hook.) Bruch & Schimp. integrifolium (P.Beauv.) Dixon
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length 20–70 mm. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt 400–
Alt 450–2450 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC 3150 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
HYPNACEAE
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HYPOPTERYGIACEAE
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LEPTODONTACEAE
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LESKEACEAE
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LEUCOBRYACEAE
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LEUCODONTACEAE
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MEESIACEAE
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METEORIACEAE
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serrulata (P.Beauv.) M.Fleisch. (2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 560–564.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length 20–100 mm. (3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 112.
Alt 1050–1970 m. M
bicolor Reinw. & Hornsch. var. viridulus (Mitt.) Zanten
TRACHYPUS Reinw. & Hornsch. 9763800
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 50 mm.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 38. Alt 300–1640 m. M, KZN
MNIACEAE
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MYRINIACEAE
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NECKERACEAE
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minuta (Mitt.) Broth. (2) Enroth & Hodgetts. 1996. Journal of Bryology 19: 135–141.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 8–12 mm. Alt 1075–1375 (3) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 459–461.
(4) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology:
m. KZN 117.
ORTHODONTIACEAE
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ORTHODONTIUM Schwägr. 9750700 (3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology:
104.
(1) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 336, 337. lineare Schwägr.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–5 mm. Alt 100–500 m. KZN,
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 32. WC
ORTHOTRICHACEAE
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CARDOTIELLA Vitt 9758000 (2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 511–519.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical confusum Mitt. = Macrocoma tenuis subsp. tenuis
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 36. lebomboense Van Rooy
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 524–526.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 80 mm.
secunda (Müll.Hal.) Vitt Alt 5–340 m. KZN, EC
Macromitrium secundum Müll.Hal. (2)
levatum Mitt.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 70 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 140 mm.
Alt 20–750 m. KZN, WC, EC
Alt 600–1970 m. LIM, M, KZN, EC
MACROCOMA (Hornsch. ex 9758100 macropelma Müll.Hal.
Müll.Hal.) Grout Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 60 mm.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Alt up to 500 m. WC
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 36. richardii Schwägr.
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 506–511. Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length? Alt 30–500 m.
lycopodioides (Schwägr.) Vitt KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 90 mm. secundum Müll.Hal. = Cardotiella secunda
Alt 50–2200 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
serpens (Bruch ex Hook. & Grev.) Brid.
pulchella (Hornsch.) Vitt Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 100 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt 100–800 m. KZN, WC, EC
Alt ± 450–600 m. WC
tenuis (Hook. & Grev.) Vitt subsp. tenuis ORTHOTRICHUM Hedw. 9758300
Macromitrium confusum Mitt. (2) (1) Lewinsky. 1978. Botanisk Tidsskrift 72: 61–85.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 150 mm. (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Alt 10–3000 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC Survey of South Africa No. 62: 36.
(3) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 490–502.
MACROMITRIUM Brid. 9758200 armatum Lewinsky & Van Rooy
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 10–15 mm. Alt ± 1580
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 36. m. EC
PILOTRICHACEAE
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PLAGIOTHECIACEAE
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POLYTRICHACEAE
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POTTIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–8 mm. Alt up to 1700 m. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 25.
LIM, G, M, S, KZN, L, WC, EC (5) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 295–300.
lepto-tortella Müll.Hal. = Trichostomum tenuirostre
afrorubellus Broth. & Wager = Bryoerythrophyllum
microcalycina Magill campylocarpum
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 8–20 mm. Alt 1500–3240 m.
australasii (Hook. & Grev.) R.H.Zander
FS, KZN, L Trichostomopsis australasiae (Hook. & Grev.) H.Rob. (1, 5)
parvula (Hook. & Grev.) Spreng. = Tortula atrovirens Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 10 mm. Alt 100–2025
rehmannii Müll.Hal. = B. indica m. N, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC
torquatifolia Geh. = Pseudocrossidium porphyre- capensis Spreng. = Tortula atrovirens
oneurum ceratodonteus (Müll.Hal.) Dixon
torquescens Schimp. ex Müll.Hal. = Pseudocrossidium Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–50 mm. Alt 300–3000 m.
crinitum N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC,
EC
unguiculata Hedw.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 150–1800 m. WC jackvancei R.H.Zander
Husnotiella plicata Magill (5)
BRYOERYTHROPHYLLUM 9742600 Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 3–4 mm. Alt ± 2400 m. L
P.C.Chen tophaceopsis R.H.Zander
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 246–249. Gyroweisia amplexicaulis Sim (2, 5)
(2) Zander. 1986. The Bryologist 89: 13–16. Husnotiella latifolia (Dixon) R.H.Zander & Magill (5)
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 3–4 mm. Alt ± 1500 m. N,
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 28. FS, KZN, NC
(4) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 292, 293. trivialis (Müll.Hal.) J.Guerra
Trichostomopsis trivialis (Müll.Hal.) H.Rob. (3, 5)
campylocarpum (Müll.Hal.) H.A.Crum Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 10 mm. Alt ± 1300 m.
Didymodon afrorubellus Broth. & Wager (4)
FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–15 mm. Alt 20–3200 m.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC xanthocarpus (Müll.Hal.) Magill
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–20 mm. Alt 5–2150 m.
recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P.C.Chen G, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 20 mm. Alt 1850–3240
m. KZN, L, EC GYMNOSTOMUM Nees & 9743100
Hornsch.
CHENIA R.H.Zander 9742650 (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 183–186.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 204. (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
(2) Zander. 1989. Phytologia 65: 424–436. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 25.
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical (3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26. 32: 301, 302.
(4) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 293. aeruginosum Sm.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 3 mm. Alt 1500–2450
leptophylla (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander
Phascum leptophyllum Müll.Hal. (1, 4) m. M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–5 mm. Alt bewsii Sim
40–1450 m. B, LIM, G, M, KZN, L, WC, EC Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–20 mm. Alt 1500–3240 m.
M, FS, KZN, L, EC
CROSSIDIUM Jur. 9742700 lingulatum Rehmann ex Sim
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 195–197. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 20–30 mm. Alt ± 1400 m.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 24, 25.
LIM
(3) Cano et al. 1993. Plant Systematics and Evolution 188: 219–221.
GYROWEISIA Schimp. 9743200
apiculatum Magill = Microcrossidium apiculatum
spiralifolium Magill amplexicaulis Sim = Didymodon tophaceopsis
Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 2 mm. Alt ± 1000 m. N, NC HENNEDIELLA Paris 9743250
DESMATODON Brid. = TORTULA 9742800 (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 210–212.
(2) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
bogosicus Müll.Hal. = Tortula bogosica 32: 303.
plicata Magill = Didymodon jackvancei (2) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 313.
HYMENOSTYLIUM Brid. 9743500 davallianum (Sm.) R.H.Zander var. conicum (Schleich.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 182, 183. ex Schwägr.) R.H.Zander
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Pottia macowaniana Müll.Hal. (2)
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 25, 26. Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 306, 307.
± 150–1000 m. NC, WC, EC
recurvirostre (Hedw.) Dixon rufochaete (Magill) R.H.Zander
Acaulon rufochaete Magill (2)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–20 mm. Alt 500–3350 m. Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt ± 150 m. NC, WC
M, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
subplanomarginatum (Dixon) R.H.Zander
HYOPHILA Brid. 9743600 Pottia subplanomarginata Dixon (2)
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 228–230.
Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–2 mm. Alt ±
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical 1000–1500 m. N, L, WC, EC
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26.
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences MICROCROSSIDIUM J.Guerra 9743750
32: 307–309. & Cano
baginsensis Müll.Hal. (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 195–197.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 6 mm. Alt 300–1554 (2) Cano et al. 1993. Plant Systematics and Evolution 188: 233.
m. N, LIM, NW, M, KZN apiculatum (Magill) J.Guerra & Cano
Crossidium apiculatum Magill (2)
involuta (Hook.) A.Jaeger
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–15 mm. Alt 600–2200 m. Annual. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt ± 150 m. WC
LIM, NW, M, S, KZN, L MOLENDOA Lindb. 9743760
HYPODONTIUM Müll.Hal. 9740900 (1) Sollman. 1998. Tropical Bryology 14: 21–24.
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 170–172. sendtneriana (Bruch & Schimp.) Limpr.
(2) Reese & Zander. 1988. The Bryologist 91: 18–20. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt ± 2600 m. L
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 309. OXYSTEGUS (Limpr.) Hilp. 9743800
dregei (Hornsch.) Müll.Hal. = TRICHOSTOMUM
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 10–30 mm.
cylindricus (Bruch ex Brid.) Hilp. = Trichostomum
Alt ± 150–1350 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS,
tenuirostre
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
tenuirostris (Hook. & Taylor) A.J.E.Sm. = Trichostomum
pomiforme (Hook.) Müll.Hal.
tenuirostre
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 20–50 mm.
Alt ± 1700 m. LIM, M, KZN, WC, EC PHASCONICA Müll.Hal. 9743900
LEPTODONTIUM (Müll.Hal.) 9743700 = WEISSIA
Hampe ex Lindb. tisserantii P.de la Varde = Trichostomum unguicula-
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 228–230. tum
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26. PHASCUM Hedw. 9744000
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 202–204.
32: 309–312.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
(4) Sollman. 1993. Tropical Bryology 8: 175–179.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26.
(5) Sollman. 1998. Tropical Bryology 14: 21–24.
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
(6) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 133–155.
32: 315–317.
brachyphyllum Broth. & Thér. leptophyllum Müll.Hal. = Chenia leptophylla
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 20–80 mm. Alt 1400–3100 m.
M, S, KZN, L, WC peraristatum Müll.Hal.
Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt
flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe ± 600–1150 m. NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 3100–3300 m. L
longicaule Mitt. PLAUBELIA Brid. 9744050
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–80 mm. Alt 1000–2000 m. (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 225.
LIM, M, S, KZN (2) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 317.
proliferum Herzog
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 2600–3050 m. L involuta (Magill) R.H.Zander
Weisiopsis involuta Magill (2)
viticulosoides (P.Beauv.) Wijk & Margad. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 3.5 mm. Alt ± 1000 m.
Zygodon simii Dixon (1)
N, B
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 20–80 m. Alt
1200–1970 m. LIM, M, KZN POTTIA Ehrh. ex Fürnr. 9744100
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 204–209.
MICROBRYUM Schimp. 9743730 (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 177–268. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26.
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences STREPTOCALYPTA Müll.Hal. 9744450
32: 317–320.
(l) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 225.
macowaniana Müll.Hal. = Microbryum davallianum (2) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural
var. conicum Sciences 32: 323.
namaquensis Magill pulchriretis (Dixon) R.H.Zander
Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–2 mm. Alt 540– Weisiopsis pulchriretis Dixon (2)
850 m. NC Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt ± 2000 m. KZN
splachnoides (Hornsch.) Broth. = Tortula splachnoides STREPTOPOGON (Taylor) 9744460
subplanomarginata Dixon = Microbryum subplano- Wilson ex Mitt.
marginatum (1) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 133–155.
erythrodontus (Taylor) Wilson var. rutenbergii (Müll.Hal.)
PSEUDOCROSSIDIUM 9744200 E.S.Salmon
R.S.Williams Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht? Alt 1500–2000 m.
(1) Zander. 1979. Phytologia 44: 177–214. KZN, L
(2) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 177–268.
(3) Frey & Kürschner. 1988. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 9: 95–102.
(4) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences SYNTRICHIA Brid. 9744500
32: 320, 321. (1) Kramer. 1980. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 21: 1–165.
(2) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 212–221.
crinitum (Schultz) R.H.Zander (3) Magill et al. 1983. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70:
Barbula crinita Schultz (4)
200–202.
Barbula torquescens Schimp. ex Müll.Hal. (2, 4)
(4) Kramer. 1988. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 65:
Tortula pilifera Hook. (2, 4)
81–144.
Tortula pilifera Hook. var. longifolia Sim (2, 4)
(5) Ochyra. 1992. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 37:
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 35 mm. Alt 5–2850 m. 211–214.
N, LIM, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC (6) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 323–326.
hornschuchianum (Schultz) R.H.Zander (7) Anderson. 1997. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 82:
Barbula hornschuchiana Schultz (1, 4)
15–18.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–6 mm. Alt ± 150–600 m.
NC, WC ammonsiana (H.A.Crum & L.E.Anderson) Ochyra
Tortula ammonsiana H.A.Crum & L.E.Anderson (5, 6)
porphyreoneurum (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 10–15 mm.
Barbula torquatifolia Geh. (2, 4)
Tortula porphyreoneura (Müll.Hal.) C.C.Towns. (4)
Alt 100–2850 m. N, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC,
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–10 mm. Alt ± 300–1500 WC, EC
m. N, B, LIM, G, M, NC, WC antarctica (Hampe) R.H. Zander
Tortula antarctica (Hampe) Wilson (6)
replicatum (Taylor) R.H.Zander Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 10–2140 m. G, L, WC
Barbula acutata Müll.Hal. (3)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 8–15 mm. Alt 850–2250 m. austro-africana (W.A.Kramer) R.H.Zander
N, B, LIM, M, FS, KZN, L, NC Tortula austro-africana W.A.Kramer (6)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 20 mm. Alt ± 2400 m.
PSEUDOSYMBLEPHARIS Broth. 9744250 L, EC
(1) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 153. chisosa (Magill, Delgad. & L.R.Stark) R.H.Zander
Tortula chisosa Magill, Delgad. & L.R.Stark (6)
angustata (Mitt.) Hilp. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 6 mm. Alt ± 950–1150
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 1500–2300 m. KZN, L m. N, LIM, M, L, NC, WC
PTERYGONEURUM Jur. 9744300 fragilis (Taylor) Ochyra
Tortula brachyaichme (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 197, 198. Tortula brevimucronata (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Tortula brevitubulosa Broth. (2, 6)
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26. Tortula erubescens (Müll.Hal.) Broth., illegitimate name (2, 6)
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Tortula exesa (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
32: 321. Tortula fragilis Taylor (5)
macleanum Warnst. Tortula hildebrandtii (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
Tortula irregularis Sim (2, 6)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 5 mm. Alt ± 1100 m. Tortula macowaniana (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
NC, WC, EC Tortula oranica (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6)
Tortula schmidii (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (1, 6)
SEMIBARBULA Herzog ex Hilp. 9744400 Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 10–15 mm. Alt
orientalis (F.Weber) Wijk & Margad. = Barbula indica 25–2900 m. N, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC,
WC, EC
SPLACHNOBRYUM Müll.Hal. 9744425 leucostega (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander var. leucostega
(1) Arts. 1996. Journal of Bryology 19: 65–77. Tortula afroruralis (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (4, 6)
(2) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: Tortula leucostega (Müll.Hal.) Broth. var. leucostega (6)
102. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 250–2600 m. M, FS, L,
obtusum (Brid.) Müll.Hal. NC, WC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 15 mm. Alt ± 950–1100 leucostega (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander var. trachyneura
m. B (Dixon) R.H.Zander
Tortula leucostega (Müll.Hal.) Broth. var. trachyneura (Dixon) humilis (Hedw.) Jenn.
W.A.Kramer (6) Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht up to 20 mm.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 50–1700 m. M, FS, NC, Alt up to 3000 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, L,
WC, EC WC, EC
magilliana L.E.Anderson xanthocarpa (Schimp ex Müll.Hal.) Broth.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–7 mm. Alt ± 600 m. NC Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 1–5 mm. Alt up
norvegica F.Weber var. norvegica to 3260 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L,
Tortula norvegica (F.Weber) Lindb. var. norvegica (6) WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt 2550–2900 m. FS, KZN,
L
TORTULA Hedw. 9744900
pagorum (Milde) J.J.Amann
Tortula pagorum (Milde) De Not. (6) (1) Kramer. 1980. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 21: 1–165.
(2) Corley et al. 1981. Journal of Bryology 11: 619, 620.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt 10– (3) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 212–221.
2450 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, L, NC, WC, (4) Magill et al. 1983. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70:
EC 200–202.
(5) Kramer. 1988. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 65:
papillosa (Wilson) Jur. 81–144.
Tortula papillosa Wilson (6) (6) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Tortula reticularia (Müll.Hal.) Broth. (2, 6) Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26, 27.
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht 2–8 mm. Alt (7) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
300–2100 m. N, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC 32: 328–339.
princeps (De Not.) Mitt. afroruralis (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia leucostega
Tortula muelleri Hook.f. & Wilson, illegitimate name (2, 6) var. leucostega
Tortula princeps De Not. (6)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt ± 1650–2900 ammonsiana H.A.Crum & L.E.Anderson = Syntrichia
m. KZN, NC, WC, EC ammonsiana
rubella (Hook. & Wilson) R.H.Zander antarctica (Hampe) Wilson = Syntrichia antarctica
Tortula rubella Hook. & Wilson (6) atrovirens (Sm.) Lindb.
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht? Alt ± 15 m. Barbula circinalis Müll.Hal. (2, 3)
WC Barbula parvula (Hook. & Grev.) Spreng. (2, 3)
Desmatodon convolutus (Brid.) Grout (2, 7)
ruralis (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr Didymodon capensis Spreng. (3, 7)
Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (6) T. recurvata Hook. (3, 7)
Tortula trachyneura Dixon (2, 6) T. subtorquatifolia Dixon (3, 7)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–15 mm. Alt ± 150–3100 m. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–5 mm. Alt up to 2450 m.
M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC N, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
austro-africana W.A.Kramer = Syntrichia austro-africana
TETRAPTERUM Hampe ex 9744600 bogosica (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander
A.Jaeger Desmatodon bogosicus Müll.Hal. (7)
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 250, 251. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht? Alt ± 1500 m. G
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26. brachyaichme (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences brevimucronata (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
32: 326.
brevitubulosa Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
tetragonum (Hook.) A.L.Andrews chisosa Magill, Delgad. & L.R.Stark = Syntrichia chisosa
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt ± 150–1250 m.
WC deserta (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Hennediella longipedun-
culata
TIMMIELLA (De Not.) Limpr. 9744700 erubescens (Müll.Hal.) Broth., illegitimate name = Syn-
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 253, 254.
trichia fragilis
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical exesa (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 28. fragilis Taylor = Syntrichia fragilis
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 326. hildebrandtii (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
pelindaba Magill irregularis Sim = Syntrichia fragilis
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 5 mm. Alt ± 1500–1650 leucostega (Müll.Hal.) Broth. var. leucostega = Syntrichia
m. NW, M, FS, L, EC leucostega var. leucostega
leucostega (Müll.Hal.) Broth. var. trachyneura (Dixon)
TORTELLA (Lindb.) Limpr. 9744800 W.A.Kramer = Syntrichia leucostega var. trachy-
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 255–259. neura
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical macowaniana (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 26.
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences muelleri Hook.f. & Wilson, illegitimate name = Syntrichia
32: 326–328. princeps
fragilis (Hook. & Wilson) Limpr. muralis Hedw.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 30–40 mm. Alt 2350–3270 m. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 4–12 mm. Alt up to 1000 m.
KZN, L, EC N, KZN, NC, WC, EC
norvegica (F.Weber) Lindb. = Syntrichia norvegica Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 5–10 mm. Alt
var. norvegica 300–2900 m. M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
oranica (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis unguiculatum (Mitt.) R.H.Zander
Phasconica tisserantii P.de la Varde (3)
pagorum (Milde) De Not. = Syntrichia pagorum
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht up to 1 mm. Alt ± 150–1800 m.
papillosa Wilson = Syntrichia papillosa WC, EC
pilifera Hook. = Pseudocrossidium crinitum
pilifera Hook. var. longifolia Sim = Pseudocrossidium TRIQUETRELLA Müll.Hal. 9745200
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 253, 254.
crinitum (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
porphyreoneura (Müll.Hal.) C.C.Towns. = Pseudocrossi- Survey of South Africa No. 62: 27.
dium porphyreoneurum (3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 343, 344.
princeps De Not. = Syntrichia princeps
tristicha (Müll.Hal.) Müll.Hal.
recurvata Hook. = T. atrovirens Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 25 mm. Alt 40–
rehmannii (Müll.Hal.) Sim = Barbula indica 1850 m. M, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
reticularia (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia papillosa
WEISIOPSIS Broth. 9745300
rubella Hook. & Wilson = Syntrichia rubella (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 224–227.
ruralis (Hedw.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. = Syntrichia (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
ruralis Survey of South Africa No. 62: 27.
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
schmidii (Müll.Hal.) Broth. = Syntrichia fragilis 32: 344.
splachnoides (Hornsch.) R.H.Zander involuta Magill = Plaubelia involuta
Pottia splachnoides (Hornsch.) Broth. (7)
Annual, occ. perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 1–2 mm. Alt ± plicata (Mitt.) Broth.
1200 m. NC, WC Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 3–4 mm. Alt ± 900–1350 m.
LIM, M
subtorquatifolia Dixon = T. atrovirens
pulchriretis Dixon = Streptocalypta pulchriretis
trachyneura Dixon = Syntrichia ruralis
WEISSIA Hedw. 9745400
TRICHOSTOMOPSIS Cardot 9745000 (1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 262–268.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
australasiae (Hook. & Grev.) H.Rob. = Didymodon Survey of South Africa No. 62: 27, 28.
australasii (3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
32: 344–347.
trivialis (Müll.Hal.) H.Rob. = Didymodon trivialis
controversa Hedw.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt up to 2150 m.
TRICHOSTOMUM Bruch 9745100 LIM, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
(1) Magill. 1981. FSA Bryophyta 1,1: 260–262.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical cucullata Müll.Hal.
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 27. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt ± 300 m. WC
(3) Zander. 1993. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences dieterlenii Thér.
32: 339–343.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt 1350–2400 m.
brachydontium Bruch FS, L, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 4–26 mm. Alt up to 2860 m. humicola Müll.Hal.
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–5 mm. Alt ± 1200–1600 m.
EC L, EC
tenuirostre (Hook. & Taylor) Lindb.
Barbula lepto-tortella Müll.Hal. (1, 3) latiuscula Müll.Hal.
Oxystegus cylindricus (Bruch ex Brid.) Hilp. (3) Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt 1200–2200 m.
Oxystegus tenuirostris (Hook. & Taylor) A.J.E.Sm. (3) N, LIM, NW, G, M, KZN, L, NC, EC
PRIONODONTACEAE
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PTERIGYNANDRACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
PTEROBRYACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
PTYCHOMITRIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
PTYCHOMITRIOPSIS Dixon 9757300 (3) Guo & Cao. 2000. Journal of Bryology 22: 63–65.
(4) Cao et al. 2001 [2002]. The Bryologist 104: 522–526.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 35. crassinervium (Müll.Hal.) Schimp. ex Paris
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 462–465. Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–15 mm. Alt ± 175–600 m.
africana Dixon NC, WC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 3–5 mm. Alt ± 1000 m. LIM,
crispatum (Hedw.) A.Jaeger
KZN
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–20 mm. Alt up to 2150
aloinoides Magill m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC,
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 2–4 mm. Alt ± 900–1500 m. EC
N, FS, NC
cucullatifolium (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
P. obtusatum (Müll.Hal.) Paris (2)
PTYCHOMITRIUM Fürnr. 9757400 Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 5–20 mm. Alt 500–2860 m.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 35.
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 465–475. depressum (Müll.Hal.) Paris = P. sellowianum
RACOPILACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
RHACHITHECIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
RHACHITHECIUM Broth. ex 9756700 (2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 459–461.
Le Jolis perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Ht up to 4 mm. Alt ±
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 35. 1200–1600 m. LIM, M
RHIZOGONIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
LEPTOTHECA Schwägr. 9753180 (2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 33.
(1) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 405, 406.
(2) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 33. spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt.
(3) Buck & Goffinet. 2000. In Shaw & Goffinet, Bryophyte biology: 105. Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 10–50 mm.
gaudichaudii Schwägr. Alt 50–1560 m. LIM, M, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt 75–1675 m WC
vallis-gratiae (Hampe ex Müll.Hal.) Manuel
PYRRHOBRYUM Mitt. 9753200 Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Ht 6–30 mm. Alt
(1) Magill. 1987. FSA Bryophyta 1,2: 401–404. 50–950 m. WC
RIGODIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
SELIGERIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
SEMATOPHYLLACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
SPHAGNACEAE
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SPLACHNACEAE
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STEREOPHYLLACEAE
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ENTODONTOPSIS Broth. 9770775 (2) Buck & Ireland. 1985. Nova Hedwigia 41: 96–100.
(3) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
(1) Buck & Ireland. 1985. Nova Hedwigia 41: 100–108. Survey of South Africa No. 62: 44.
(2) Ireland & Buck. 1994. Flora neotropica 65: 10–27. (4) Ireland & Buck. 1994. Flora neotropica 65: 3–10.
nitens (Mitt.) W.R.Buck
Stereophyllum zuluense Broth. & Bryhn (1, 2) natalense Sim = S. radiculosum
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 40 mm.
Alt ± 600–1500 m. KZN radiculosum (Hook.) Mitt.
S. natalense Sim (2, 4)
S. odontocalyx (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger (2, 4)
JURATZKAEA Lorentz 9770780 Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 30 mm.
(1) Buck. 1977. Revue Bryologique et Lichenologique 43: 319–322. Alt 300–1600 m. LIM, NW, M, S, KZN, EC
(2) Catcheside & Stone. 1980. Journal of Bryology 11: 99–104.
(3) Buck & Ireland. 1985. Nova Hedwigia 41: 111. odontocalyx (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger = S. radiculosum
incisa (W.R.Buck) Catches. & I.G.Stone
woodii (Sim) Magill
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length? Alt? WC
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length 50–75 mm.
Alt? KZN
STEREOPHYLLUM Mitt. 9770800
(1) Sim. 1926. The bryophyta of South Africa: 408–410. zuluense Broth. & Bryhn = Entodontopsis nitens
THUIDIACEAE
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WARDIACEAE
Compiled by J. van Rooy
WARDIA Harv. & Hook. ex Hook. 9760700 hygrometrica Harv. & Hook.
(1) Van Rooy. 1993. In Arnold & De Wet, Memoirs of the Botanical
Survey of South Africa No. 62: 37. Perennial. Bryophyte, hydrophyte. Length 15–80 mm.
(2) Magill & Van Rooy. 1998. FSA Bryophyta 1,3: 538–540. Alt 30–1200 m. WC
ACROBOLBACEAE
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ADELANTHACEAE
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ANEURACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
ANTHELIACEAE
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ANTHELIA Dumort. 9730400 (2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 20.
(1) Schuster. 1974. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North
America 3: 622. africana Steph. = ?Cephaloziella sp. (1, 2)
ARNELLIACEAE
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AYTONIACEAE
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BALANTIOPSIDACEAE
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CALYPOGEIACEAE
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CEPHALOZIACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
ALOBIELLA (Spruce) Schiffn. 9728500 connivens (Dicks.) Lindb. subsp. fissa (Steph.) Vána
C. crassicaulis Steph. (2, 3)
heteromorpha (Lehm.) Steph. = Allobiellopsis hetero- Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 15 mm. Alt 480–
morpha 2000 m. NW, WC
pillansii (Sim) S.W.Arnell = Allobiellopsis pillansii crassicaulis Steph. = C. connivens subsp. fissa
ALOBIELLOPSIS R.M.Schust. 9782000 denudata (Mart.) Spruce var. africana Pearson = Odonto-
schisma africanum
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 347–349.
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 16. kiaeri (Austin) Pearson = Cephaloziella kiaeri
(3) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 141.
lycopodioides Sim = Cephaloziella lycopodioides
heteromorpha (Lehm.) R.M.Schust. natalensis Sim = Cephaloziella natalensis
Alobiella heteromorpha (Lehm.) Steph. (1, 2)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 340– robusta Steph. = Cephalozia bicuspidata
1230 m. KZN, L, WC tenuissima (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Trevis. = Cephaloziella
pillansii (Sim) R.M.Schust. tenuissima
Alobiella pillansii (Sim) S.W.Arnell (1, 2) vaginans (Steph.) Steph. = Cephaloziella vaginans
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 20–30 mm. Alt 420–510
m. WC vallis-gratiae Gottsche ex Steph. = Cephalozia bicuspidata
CEPHALOZIELLACEAE
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CLEVEACEAE
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EXORMOTHECACEAE
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FOSSOMBRONIACEAE
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Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 30 mm. Alt 300– Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 10
2450 m. LIM, G, M, KZN, L, WC mm. Alt 600–1950 m. M, S, KZN, L, WC
congoana Steph. = L. martiana
HETEROSCYPHUS Schiffn. 9732400 cuspidata (Nees) Limpr. = L. bidentata var. bidentata
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 300–302. difformis Nees
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 99, 100. L. macleana Steph. (2)
L. molleri Steph. (2)
dubius (Gottsche) Schiffn.
Chiloscyphus dubius Gottsche (2) Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 150–
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length 50–60 mm. 2100 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, L, WC, EC
Alt 600–845 m. KZN, WC diversifolia Gottsche = Leptoscyphus diversifolius
dusenii Steph. = L. lucida
LEPTOSCYPHUS Mitt. 9726600 esterhuysenii S.W.Arnell = L. bewsii
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 262–269. fasciculata (Nees) S.W.Arnell & Grolle = Clasmatoco-
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 134, 135. lea fasciculata
(3) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 143.
fragrans (Moris & De Not.) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees
bewsii Sim = Lophocolea bewsii L. frappieri Steph. (1, 2)
diversifolius (Gottsche) Grolle Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 10–20 mm. Alt 400–700
Lophocolea diversifolia Gottsche (2) m. WC
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 4 mm.
Alt 200–280 m. WC frappieri Steph. = L. fragrans
expansus (Lehm.) Grolle lucida (Spreng. ex Lehm.) Mont.
L. dusenii Steph. (2)
Chiloscyphus expansus (Lehm.) Nees (2)
L. iversenii (Pearson) Sim (2) Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 5 mm. Alt 280–
Plagiochila knysnana S.W.Arnell (2) 1200 m. KZN, WC
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 30 mm. macleana Steph. = L. difformis
Alt 280–620 m. L, WC martiana Nees
iversenii (Pearson) Sim = L. expansus L. congoana Steph. (2)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt 300–
900 m. S, KZN, WC, EC
LOPHOCOLEA (Dumort.) 9728000
Dumort. molleri Steph. = L. difformis
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 279–300. muricata (Lehm.) Nees
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 137–142. Chiloscyphus muricatus (Lehm.) J.J.Engel & R.M.Schust. (2)
(3) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 143. L. spiniflora Steph. (2)
Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 15 mm.
bewsii (Sim) Grolle
Leptoscyphus bewsii Sim (1, 2) Alt 280–1200 m. KZN, WC, EC
L. esterhuysenii S.W.Arnell (1, 2) rehmannii Steph. = L. concreta
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 200–750 semiteres (Lehm.) Mitt.
m. WC Chiloscyphus semiteres (Lehm.) Lindenb. (2)
bidentata (L.) Dumort. var. bidentata Perennial. Bryophyte, rarely epiphyte. Length up to 20
L. cuspidata (Nees) Limpr. (2) mm. Alt 200–2100 m. M, KZN, WC
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 40 mm. Alt 180– spiniflora Steph. = L. muricata
1400 m. KZN, WC, EC
subintegra (Hook.f. & Taylor) Grolle = Clasmatocolea
concreta Mont.
L. rehmannii Steph. (2) vermicularis
L. subrotunda Mitt. (2) subrotunda Mitt. = L. concreta
GYMNOMITRIACEAE
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HAPLOMITRIACEAE
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HERBERTACEAE
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JUBULACEAE
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JUNGERMANNIACEAE
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ANASTROPHYLLUM (Spruce) 9723500 (2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 103, 104.
Steph. colorata (Lehm.) Schiffn.
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 363–365. J. oenops (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Steph. (2)
(2) Vána. 1975. Miscellanea Bryologica Lichenologica 7: 25–27. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 100 mm. Alt 400–
(3) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 16, 17. 1200 m. KZN, WC
(4) Engel & Braggins. 1998. Journal of Bryology 20: 371–388.
(5) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 141. grandiflora (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Steph. = Crypto-
chila grandiflora
auritum (Lehm.) Steph.
A. gambaragarae Gola (1, 2, 3, 4) oenops (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Steph. = J. colorata
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 900– purpurascens Steph.
3000 m. KZN, L, WC J. rehmannii Steph. (2)
gambaragarae Gola = A. auritum Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 60 mm. Alt ± 480
m. WC
minutum (Schreb.) R.M.Schust.
Sphenolobus minutus (Schreb.) Berggr. (2, 3) rehmannii Steph. = J. purpurascens
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 10–30 mm. Alt 730–
3000 m. KZN, WC JUNGERMANNIA L. 9723900
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 316–319.
CHANDONANTHUS Mitt. 9723600 (2) Vána. 1974. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica, Praha 9:
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 354, 355. 277–312.
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 42, 43. (3) Vána. 1975. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica, Praha 10:
357–382.
hirtellus (F.Weber) Mitt. (4) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50:
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 80 104–110.
mm. Alt 1580–2490 m. M (5) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 142.
(6) Wigginton. 2002. Tropical Bryology Research Reports 3: 33–37.
CRYPTOCHILA R.M.Schust. 9782200
austroafricana S.W.Arnell = J. mildbraedii
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 322, 323.
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 65. borgenii Gottsche ex Pearson
Solenostoma borgenii (Gottsche ex Pearson) Steph. (2, 3)
grandiflora (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Grolle Solenostoma stoloniferum (Steph.) S.W.Arnell (1)
Jamesoniella grandiflora (Lindenb. & Gottsche) Steph. (1, 2)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 15 mm. Alt 280–
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 40–80 mm. Alt 1700–
2100 m. KZN, WC
3000 m. KZN, WC
mildbraedii Steph.
GYMNOCOLEOPSIS (R.M.Schust.) 9782300 J. austroafricana S.W.Arnell (3)
R.M.Schust. Solenostoma austroafricanum (S.W.Arnell) S.W.Arnell (1)
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 358–360. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 14 mm. Alt 1200–
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 96. 2100 m. KZN, WC
capensis (S.W.Arnell) R.M.Schust. muricata Lehm. = Lophocolea muricata
Lophozia capensis S.W.Arnell (1, 2)
pocsii Vána
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 2 mm. Alt 300–350 Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 7–30 mm. Alt ± 2500 m.
m. WC KZN
JAMESONIELLA (Spruce) 9723800 pumila With.
Carrington Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 15–25 mm. Alt 2300–
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 319–324. 2900 m. KZN, L
LEJEUNEACEAE
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LEPICOLEACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
LEPIDOZIACEAE
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ACROMASTIGUM A.Evans 9731400 (2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 111, 112.
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 383, 384. capillaris (Sw.) Grolle subsp. capillaris var. capillaris
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 14. Lepidozia capillaris (Sw.) Lindenb. (2)
Microlepidozia tabularis (Steph.) S.W.Arnell (1)
exile (Lindenb.) A.Evans
Bazzania pellucida Sim (1, 2) Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 40 mm. Alt 300–
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 60 mm. Alt 450– 1250 m. WC
1390 m. WC, EC irregularis (Steph.) Grolle
Lepidozia irregularis Steph. (1, 2)
ARACHNIOPSIS Spruce 9731500 Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt ± 1250
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 385–387. m. WC
(2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 24, 25.
(3) Wigginton. 2002. Tropical Bryology Research Reports 3: 73.
LEPIDOZIA Dumort. 9731900
coactilis Spruce = A. diacantha (1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 378–383.
diacantha (Mont.) M.Howe (2) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 127–131.
A. coactilis Spruce (1, 2) (3) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 133–155.
Telaranea sejuncta (Ångstr.) S.W.Arnell (3) (4) Wigginton. 2002. Tropical Bryology Research Reports 3: 43, 44.
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 20 bicuspidata C.Massal. = Paracromastigum tristani-
mm. Alt 300–1200 m. LIM, KZN, WC, EC anum
BAZZANIA Gray 9731600 capillaris (Sw.) Lindenb. = Kurzia capillaris subsp.
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 387–392.
capillaris var. capillaris
(2) Jones. 1975. Journal of Bryology 8: 299–316. cupressina (Sw.) Lindenb. subsp. cupressina
(3) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 30–32. L. truncatella Nees (1)
borbonica (Steph.) Steph. = B. praerupta Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 50 mm. Alt 260–
convexa (Lindenb.) Trevis. = B. nitida 3090 m. LIM, L, WC, EC
decrescens (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Trevis. cupressina (Sw.) Lindenb. subsp. natalensis (Steph.)
B. fusca Steph. (3) Pócs
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 1350– L. natalensis Steph. (1)
1580 m. M, S Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 25 mm. Alt 180–
900 m. WC, EC
fusca Steph. = B. decrescens
hyalina Steph. = L. pearsonii
nitida (F.Weber) Grolle
B. convexa (Lindenb.) Trevis. (3) irregularis Steph. = Kurzia irregularis
Perennial. Bryophyte, occ. epiphyte. Length up to 30 natalensis Steph. = L. cupressina subsp. natalensis
mm. Alt 500–1350 m. M, KZN, WC, EC
nematodes (Gottsche ex Austin) Spruce = Telaranea
pellucida Sim = Acromastigum exile nematodes
praerupta (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Trevis. pearsonii Spruce
B. borbonica (Steph.) Steph. (3) L. hyalina Steph. (2)
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 30–60 mm. Alt ± 1850 m. M Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 60 mm. Alt ± 2100
m. KZN
HYALOLEPIDOZIA S.W.Arnell 9731700
ex Grolle spinosa S.W.Arnell = Psiloclada clandestina
stuhlmannii Steph. subsp. stuhlmannii
bicuspidata (C.Massal.) S.W.Arnell ex Grolle = Perennial. Bryophyte, epiphyte. Length up to 30 mm.
Paracromastigum tristanianum Alt 1800–2600 m. LIM, KZN
KURZIA G.Martens 9731800 succulenta Sim = Paracromastigum succulentum
(1) Arnell. 1963. Hepaticae of South Africa: 374–378. truncatella Nees = L. cupressina subsp. cupressina
LUNULARIACEAE
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MARCHANTIACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
METZGERIACEAE
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MONOCARPACEAE
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OXYMITRACEAE
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PALLAVICINIACEAE
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PLAGIOCHILACEAE
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PORELLACEAE
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RADULACEAE
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RICCIACEAE
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fluitans L., not endemic to FSA region (2) pseudolimbata S.W.Arnell = R. angolensis
furfuracea Perold pulveracea Perold
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 8 mm. Alt 600–1585 Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 6 mm. Alt 1000–
m. NC, WC 1600 m. FS, NC, EC
garsidei Sim purpurascens Lehm.
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 15 mm. Alt 150–790 Annual. Bryophyte. Length 9–17 mm. Alt 10–1070 m.
m. WC NC, WC
hantamensis Perold rautanenii Steph. = R. cavernosa
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 10 mm. Alt ± 900 m. rhodesiae S.W.Arnell = R. congoana
NC
rosea O.H.Volk & Perold
hirsuta O.H.Volk & Perold Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 12 mm. Alt 900–
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 10 mm. Alt ± 1200 1600 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS
m. NC
rubricollis Garside & A.V.Duthie ex Perold
limbata Bisch. Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 12 mm. Alt ± 280 m.
R. capensis Steph. (2)
WC
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 15 mm. Alt 150–
1400 m. NC, WC runssorensis Steph.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 12 mm. Alt 590–
macrocarpa Levier
R. campbelliana M.Howe (2) 1730 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 8 mm. Alt 1340– sarcosa O.H.Volk & Perold = R. albovestita
1740 m. NW, G, M, FS, L schelpei O.H.Volk & Perold
mammifera O.H.Volk & Perold Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 12 mm. Alt 560–
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 5–10 mm. Alt 1400– 1340 m. NC, WC
1690 m. LIM, M sibayenii Perold
microciliata O.H.Volk & Perold Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 17 mm. Alt ± 270 m. M
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 1–4 mm. Alt 610–1400 simii Perold
m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 12 mm. Alt 50–
moenkemeyeri Steph. 2430 m. NW, G, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
R. abnormis (Steph.) Steph. (2) sorocarpa Bisch.
R. undulata S.W.Arnell (2)
Annual. Bryophyte. Length 3–6 mm. Alt 40–3000 m.
Annual. Bryophyte. Length 9–12 mm. Alt 1050–1250
M, KZN, L, NC, WC
m. LIM, G
montaguensis S.W.Arnell = R. bullosa spongosa S.W.Arnell = R. curtisii
montana Perold stricta (Lindenb.) Perold
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 8 mm. Alt 2200– Perennial. Bryophyte, frequent hydrophyte. Length
3200 m. KZN, L, EC 15–20 mm. Alt 5–2100 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G,
M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
namaquensis Perold
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 8 mm. Alt 805–1670 tomentosa O.H.Volk & Perold
m. NC Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 18 mm. Alt 670–
1120 m. NC
natalensis Sim
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 5–12 mm. Alt 950–1840 trachyglossum Perold
m. LIM, M, FS, KZN Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 5 mm. Alt 2500–
3000 m. L
nigrella DC.
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 5 mm. Alt 40– trichocarpa M.Howe = R. crinita
1725 m. N, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, undulata S.W.Arnell = R. moenkemeyeri
EC villosa Steph.
nigrosquamata E.W.Jones = R. congoana Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 8 mm. Alt 200–1340
m. NC, WC, EC
okahandjana S.W.Arnell
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 5–10 mm. Alt 520–1860 vitrea Perold
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 9 mm. Alt 1160–
1345 m. NC
parvoareolata O.H.Volk & Perold
Annual. Bryophyte. Length up to 10 mm. Alt 130–210 volkii S.W.Arnell
m. WC Annual? Bryophyte. Length up to 9 mm. Alt 1100–
1720 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC
perssonii S.A.Khan
Annual. Bryophyte. Length 2–4 mm. Alt 1090–1550 m. N RICCIOCARPOS Corda 9714300
plana Taylor = R. crystallina (1) Perold. 1999. FSA Hepatophyta 1,1: 112–115.
pottsiana Sim natans (L.) Corda
Perennial. Bryophyte. Length 1.5–3 mm. Alt 1500– Annual. Bryophyte, generally hydrophyte. Length 8–
1760 m. FS, NC, EC 14 mm. Alt 35–930 m. N, B, KZN, EC
RIELLACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
SCAPANIACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
SCAPANIA (Dumort.) Dumort. 9726120 Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 30 mm. Alt ± 3000 m. L
(1) Wigginton & Grolle. 1996. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 50: 218. cuspiduligera (Nees) Müll.Frib.
(2) Hodgetts et al. 1999. Journal of Bryology 21: 145. Perennial. Bryophyte. Length up to 20 mm. Alt 2700–
calcicola (S.W.Arnell & J.Perss.) Ingham 3250 m. KZN, L
SCHISTOCHILACEAE
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SPHAEROCARPACEAE
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TARGIONIACEAE
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ANTHOCEROTACEAE
Compiled by S.M. Perold
ANEMIACEAE
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ASPLENIACEAE
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AZOLLACEAE
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BLECHNACEAE
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CYATHEACEAE
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ALSOPHILA R.Br. 0151200 (9) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 85–88.
capensis (L.f.) J.Sm. = Cyathea capensis capensis (L.f.) Sm.
dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon = Cyathea dregei Alsophila capensis (L.f.) J.Sm. (2)
Hemitelia capensis (L.f.) Kaulf. (3)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.3–6.09 m. Alt 60–1500 m. LIM,
CYATHEA Sm. 0151300 M, S, KZN, WC, EC
(1) Schelpe.1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 70–75. dregei Kunze
(2) Tryon. 1970. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 20: 3–53. Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon (2)
(3) Holttum. 1981. Kew Bulletin 36: 463–482. Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.27–7.01 m. Alt 60–1700 m. LIM,
(4) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 198– NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
203.
(5) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 69–71.
(6) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 84–88. HEMITELIA R.Br. 0151400
(7) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 18.
(8) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 39. capensis (L.f.) Kaulf. = Cyathea capensis
DAVALLIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
BLOTIELLA R.M.Tryon 0153300 (5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 19, 20.
(6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 40.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 81–84.
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 204–206.
Report No. 13: 92.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 81, 82.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 100–103. incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 19. Perennial. Herb, hydrophyte, geophyte. Ht 1–1.5 m
(6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 40. Alt 40–1675 m. M, KZN, WC
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 91, 92.
glabra (Bory) R.M.Tryon
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 30–1600 HYPOLEPIS Bernh. 0153200
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 92.
m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC (2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 211,
natalensis (Hook.) R.M.Tryon 212.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 50–1700 (3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 87, 88.
m. KZN, WC, EC (4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 106–108.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 20.
(6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 40.
(7) Roux. 2001. Bothalia 31: 195.
HISTIOPTERIS (J.Agardh) J.Sm. 0153400 (8) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 84–86. No. 13: 90, 91.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 206,
207. sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 82, 83. Perennial. Herb, hydrophyte, geophyte. Ht 0.8–1.82
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 103. m. Alt 5–1800 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
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lobatum (Huds.) Bastard var. luctuosum (Kunze) H.Christ adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Ching
= P. luctuosum Polystichum adiantiforme (G.Forst.) J.Sm. (2)
lobatum (Huds.) Bastard var. ruwensoriense Pirotta = P. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte, epiphyte. Ht 0.3–
wilsonii 1.2 m. Alt 15–1830 m. NP, M, KZN, WC, EC
EQUISETACEAE
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EQUISETUM L. 0111100 (7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network
Report No. 13: 17, 18.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 32–34.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 158, capense Burm.f. = Elegia capensis
159. ramosissimum Desf.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 29.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 37, 38. Perennial. Herb, hydrophyte. Ht 0.5–1.52 m. Alt 10–
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 20. 2105 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L,
(6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 41. NC, WC, EC
GLEICHENIACEAE
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DICRANOPTERIS Bernh. 0118800 (2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa:
182–184.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 50–52.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 47, 48.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 184, 185.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 52–54.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 48, 49.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 21.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 54, 55.
(6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 41.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 21.
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
Report No. 13: 37–39.
No. 13: 39, 40.
linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. polypodioides (L.) Sm.
Perennial. Herb, scrambler. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 380–2000 Perennial. Herb, scrambler. Ht 0.3–9.14 m. Alt 90–
m. LIM, M, S, KZN 1500 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC,
EC
umbraculifera (Kunze) T.Moore
GLEICHENIA Sm. 0118700 Perennial. Herb, scrambler. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 605–2179
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 48–50. m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
GRAMMITIDACEAE
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HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
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ISOETACEAE
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ISOETES L. 0114100 (7) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 42.
(8) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network
(1) Launert. 1969. FSWA 1: 1.
Report No. 13: 28–30.
(2) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 30–32.
(3) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa:
151–157.
aequinoctialis Welw. ex A.Braun
I. erongoensis Wanntorp (4)
(4) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 23–28.
(5) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 30–37. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, hydrophyte. Ht 40–350
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 22. mm. Alt 1225–1350 m. N, NC
LINDSAEACEAE
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LINDSAEA Dryand. ex Sm. 0153900 (5) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 95.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 139–141.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 294–
296. ensifolia Sw.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 151. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, hydrophyte. Ht 200–350
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 182, 183. mm. Alt 20–50 m. KZN
LOMARIOPSIDACEAE
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ACROSTICHUM L. 0141500 (2) Roux. 1982. Journal of South African Botany 48: 481–526.
(3) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 412–
viscosum Sw. var. rupestre (Sim) Sim in part = Elapho- 426.
glossum conforme (4) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 230–239.
(5) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 280–293.
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 22, 23.
(7) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 42, 43.
BOLBITIS Schott 0198500 (8) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 218. No. 13: 147–152.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 427–
429. acrostichoides (Hook. & Grev.) Schelpe
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 239, 240. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 294–296. 100–300 mm. Alt 185–2179 m. LIM, M, S, FS,
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 22. KZN, L, WC, EC
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 146, 147. angustatum (Schrad.) Hieron.
heudelotii (Bory ex Fée) Alston Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 200–500 mm. Alt 125–
Perennial. Herb, hydrophyte, lithophyte. Ht 300–400 mm. 700 m. KZN, WC, EC
Alt 900–1600 m. LIM aubertii (Desv.) T.Moore
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht
200–300 mm. Alt 1000–1560 m. LIM, M, KZN
ELAPHOGLOSSUM Schott 0198600 conforme (Sw.) J.Sm.
ex J.Sm. Acrostichum viscosum Sw. var. rupestre Sim in part (2)
(1) Schelpe.1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 209–216. E. petiolatum (Sw.) Urb. var. rupestre (Sim) Sim (2)
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 200–300 mm. Alt 607– macropodium (Fée) T.Moore
915 m. WC Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–
drakensbergense Schelpe 400 mm. Alt 100–1400 m. LIM, M, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–200 mm. petiolatum (Sw.) Urb. var. rupestre (Sim) Sim = E. con-
Alt 1700–2125 m. FS, KZN forme
hybridum (Bory) Brack. spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–350 mm. Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 920–
Alt 915–2179 m. LIM, M, KZN, EC 1500 m. M, FS, KZN
LYCOPODIACEAE
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LYGODIACEAE
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LYGODIUM Sw. 0127500 (3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 55, 56.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 60–62.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 57–59. (5) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 179–181. No. 13: 50.
MARATTIACEAE
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MARSILEACEAE
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NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
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OLEANDRACEAE
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OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
reticulatum L. subsp. reticulatum Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 85–165 mm. Alt 50–
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 100–200 mm. Alt 50– 1950 m. LIM, NW, M, FS, KZN, EC
1700 m. N, LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC vulgatum L. subsp. kilimandscharicum (Hieron.)
J.E.Burrows
rubellum Welw. ex A.Braun O. vulgatum L. var. kilimandscharicum Hieron. (6)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 15–70 mm. Alt 1000– Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 85–165 mm. Alt 1500–
1200 m. M 1900 m. M, KZN
vulgatum L. subsp. africanum Pocock ex J.E.Burrows vulgatum L. var. kilimandscharicum Hieron. = O. vul-
var. africanum gatum subsp. kilimandscharicum
OSMUNDACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
PARKERIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
POLYPODIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 156. PLEOPELTIS Humb. & Bonpl. 0164900
(4)
(5)
Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 187, 188.
Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 26.
ex Willd.
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 151–153.
No. 13: 105, 106. (2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 307–310.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 159–161.
abyssinica (Baker) M.G.Price (4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 195–198.
L. lanceolata (Sw.) C.Presl, of author (6) (5) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 45.
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 60–150 mm. (6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
Alt 75–1940 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC No. 13: 103–105.
lanceolata (Sw.) C.Presl, of author = L. abyssinica. excavata (Bory ex Willd.) Sledge = Lepisorus excavatus
macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf.
MICROGRAMMA C.Presl 0164600 Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 60–200 mm.
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 155, 156. Alt 50–1900 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 311, 312. macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf. forma sinuata (Sim)
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 162. Schelpe = × Pleopodium simianum
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 198, 199.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 26. schraderi (Mett.) Tardieu = Lepisorus schraderi
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 103. × PLEOPODIUM Schelpe 0167000
lycopodioides (L.) Copel., of author = M. mauritiana & N.C.Anthony
mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu (1) Anthony & Schelpe. 1985. Bothalia 15: 555–559.
M. lycopodioides (L.) Copel., of author (6) (2) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 159.
(3) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 194, 195.
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 60–160 mm. (4) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 45.
Alt 10–650 m. M, S, KZN (5) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 105.
MICROSORUM Link 0161600 simianum Schelpe & N.C.Anthony
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 156–158. Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf. forma sinuata (Sim)
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 312–316. Schelpe (1)
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 162–167. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 100–150 mm.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 199–202. Alt 50–1800 m. LIM, M, KZN, WC, EC
(5) Bosman. 1991. Leiden Botanical Series 14: 1–161.
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 26, 27.
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report POLYPODIUM L. 0163700
No. 13: 100–102. (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 158, 159.
(2) Pichi Sermolli. 1973. Webbia 28: 445–477.
ensiforme (Thunb.) Schelpe = Polypodium ensiforme (3) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 317– 319.
pappei (Mett. ex Kuhn) Ching (4) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 156–158.
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–760 mm. (5) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 193, 194.
Alt 500–1100 m. KZN (6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 27.
(7) Roux. 1999. Bothalia 29: 103–107.
punctatum (L.) Copel. (8) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 45.
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 500–900 mm. (9) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
Alt 5–185 m. KZN, EC No. 13: 102, 103.
*scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale *aureum L.
Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. (5) Phlebodium aureum (L.) J.Sm. (8)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–300 mm. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 0.6–1
Alt 200–300 m. WC m. Alt 50–400 m. KZN
scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel. caffrorum L. = Mohria caffrorum
Phymatodes scolopendria (Burm.f.) Ching (1) ensiforme Thunb. (5)
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm. (5) Microsorum ensiforme (Thunb.) Schelpe (1)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–400 mm. Phymatodes ensiformis (Thunb.) Schelpe (3)
Alt 20–1000 m. M, KZN, EC Phymatosorus ensiformis (Thunb.) Pic.Serm. (2)
polypodioides (L.) Hitchc. subsp. ecklonii (Kunze) Schelpe
PHLEBODIUM (R.Br.) J.Sm. 0164300 Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 25–200 mm.
*aureum (L.) J.Sm. = Polypodium aureum Alt 200–1700 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
vulgare L.
PHYMATODES C.Presl 0164000 Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–200 mm.
Alt 915–2428 m. M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
ensiformis (Thunb.) Schelpe = Polypodium ensiforme
scolopendria (Burm.f.) Ching = Microsorum scolopen- PYRROSIA Mirb. 0155200
dria (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 146–149.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 302–
PHYMATOSORUS Pic.Serm. 0162500 306.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 153–155.
ensiformis (Thunb.) Pic.Serm. = Polypodium ensiforme (4) Hovenkamp. 1986. Leiden Botanical Series 9: 1–130.
scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. = Microsorum scandens (5) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 189–192.
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 27.
scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm. = Microsorum scolo- (7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
pendria No. 13: 97, 98.
PSILOTACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
PSILOTUM Sw. 0110100 (5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 27.
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyte: 15. No. 13: 116, 117.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 130,
131. nudum (L.) P.Beauv.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 1–3. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–300 mm.
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 10. Alt 20–1500 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
PTERIDACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
(6) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 127–155. Alt 100–1200 m. LIM, M, KZN, EC
(7) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 8–10.
(8) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 46, 47. inaequalis (Kunze) Mett. var. inaequalis
(9) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report Notholaena inaequalis Kunze (1)
No. 13: 59–67. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–160 mm.
bergiana Schltdl. Alt 100–1400 m. N, B, LIM, M, KZN
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 150–450 mm. Alt 5– induta Kunze
1525 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–270 mm.
botswanae Schelpe & N.C.Anthony Alt 100–1500 m. NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 90–200 mm. involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony var. involuta
Alt 1200–1400 m. B, LIM Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. involuta (Sw.) Schelpe (3)
capensis (Thunb.) Sw. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–300 mm.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–260 mm. Alt 330–1830 m. M, G, WC, EC
Alt 100–1578 m. N, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony var. obscura
concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon = (N.C.Anthony) N.C.Anthony
C. viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. obscura N.C.Anthony (5)
Doryopteris concolor
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–300 mm.
contracta (Kunze) Mett. ex Kuhn Alt 365–1900 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS,
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–300 mm. KZN, L, EC
Alt 100–1525 m. M, NC, WC, EC
kunzei Mett.
deltoidea Kunze Pellaea hastata (L.f.) Link var. minor (Kunze) Schelpe (5)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 60–100 mm. Alt 120– Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 25–100 mm.
1340 m. N, LIM, NC, WC Alt 600–1000 m. N, NC
depauperata Baker marlothii (Hieron.) Schelpe
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–260 mm. Notholaena marlothii Hieron. (4)
Alt 1100–1465 m. NC, WC Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 180–260 mm.
dinteri Brause Alt 1700–2000 m. N, LIM, NW
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–180 mm. multifida (Sw.) Sw.
Alt 500–1850 m. N C. multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe (9)
dolomiticola (Schelpe) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 100–300 mm.
Pellaea dolomiticola Schelpe (2) Alt 50–2000 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN,
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 80–120 mm. Alt 700– L, NC, WC, EC
1695 m. LIM, NW, G, NC multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony &
eckloniana (Kunze) Mett. Schelpe = C. multifida
Notholaena eckloniana Kunze (2) namaquensis (Baker) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–300 mm. Pellaea namaquensis Baker (3)
Alt 100–1900 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–110 mm.
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC Alt 273–789 m. N, NC, WC
fusca Blume = Mohria caffrorum nielsii Jacobsen
hastata (L.f.) Kunze Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 75–140 mm. Alt 700–
Pellaea hastata (L.f.) Link var. hastata (4) 1100 m. N, LIM
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–250 mm. parviloba (Sw.) Sw.
Alt 30–1700 m. N, NC, WC Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–350 mm.
hirta Sw. Alt 120–2338 m. N, LIM, FS, L, WC, EC
C. hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen (9)
C. hirta Sw. var. hyaloglandulosa (W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen)
pentagona Schelpe & N.C.Anthony
J.E.Burrows (9) Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 100–200 mm. Alt 800–
C. hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen (9) 1900 m. N, LIM, G
C. hirta Sw. var. nemerosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen (9)
C. hyaloglandulosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen (9)
quadripinnata (Forssk.) Kuhn
Pellaea quadripinnata (Forssk.) Prantl (4)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–350 mm. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–350 mm.
Alt 15–1900 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, Alt 200–2100 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L,
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC WC, EC
hirta Sw. var. brevipilosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen =
C. hirta rawsonii (Pappe) Mett. ex Kuhn
Notholaena rawsonii Pappe (4)
hirta Sw. var. hyaloglandulosa (W.Jacobsen & N.Jacob- Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 150–250 mm. Alt 400–
sen) J.E.Burrows = C. hirta 1700 m. N, NC
hirta Sw. var. inferacampestris W.Jacobsen & N.Jacob-
robusta (Kunze) R.M.Tryon
sen = C. hirta Pellaea robusta (Kuntze) Hook. (4)
hirta Sw. var. nemerosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen = C. Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 20–160 mm. Alt 50–
hirta 1200 m. N, NC, WC
hyaloglandulosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen = C. hirta viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. glauca (Sim) Schelpe &
inaequalis (Kunze) Mett. var. buchananii (Baker) Schelpe N.C.Anthony
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 80–150 mm. Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. glauca (Sim) Sim (3)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–350 mm. hastata (L.f.) Link var. hastata = Cheilanthes hastata
Alt 15–1950 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, hastata (L.f.) Link var. minor (Kunze) Schelpe = Chei-
WC, EC lanthes kunzei
viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. macrophylla (Kunze) Schelpe leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) Baker
& N.C.Anthony P. calomelanus (Sw.) Link var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) J.E.Bur-
Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. macrophylla (Kunze) Sim (2) rows (6)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 200–350 mm. Alt 120– Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–250 mm.
1829 m. M, S, KZN, WC, EC Alt 215–1000 m. WC, EC
viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. obscura N.C.Anthony = C. namaquensis Baker = Cheilanthes namaquensis
involuta var. obscura pectiniformis Baker
viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis P. goudotii Kunze ex C.Chr. (3)
Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. viridis (2) Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–250 mm.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 200–350 mm. Alt 400–1300 m. N, LIM, G, M, S, KZN
Alt 10–1980 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, pteroides (L.) Prantl
WC, EC Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–400 mm.
Alt 15–1765 m. NC, WC
DORYOPTERIS J.Sm. 0137000 quadripinnata (Forssk.) Prantl = Cheilanthes quadrip-
(1) Launert. 1969. FSWA 7: 3.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The fern and fern allies of southern Africa: 244–246. innata
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 121. robusta (Kuntze) Hook. = Cheilanthes robusta
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 155–158. rufa A.F.Tryon
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 10.
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report Perennial. Herb, lithophyte, geophyte. Ht 90–230 mm.
No. 13: 72, 73. Alt 800–1200 m. WC
concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. glauca (Sim) Sim = Chei-
Cheilanthes concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) R.Tryon & A.F.Tryon (2) lanthes viridis var. glauca
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 200–300 mm. Alt 100– viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. involuta (Sw.) Schelpe =
200 m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN, WC, EC Cheilanthes involuta var. involuta
pilosa (Poir.) Kuhn var. gemmifera J.E.Burrows & viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. macrophylla (Kunze) Sim =
S.E.Strauss Cheilanthes viridis var. macrophylla
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 60–120 mm. Alt 800– viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. viridis = Cheilanthes viridis
1350 m. LIM var. viridis
NOTHOLAENA R.Br. 0136700
eckloniana Kunze = Cheilanthes eckloniana PITYROGRAMMA Link 0131900
inaequalis Kunze = Cheilanthes inaequalis var. inae- (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 105–108.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 221–223.
qualis (3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 97–99.
marlothii Hieron. = Cheilanthes marlothii (4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 115, 116.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 10, 11.
rawsonii Pappe = Cheilanthes rawsonii (6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 56, 57.
PELLAEA Link 0136800
(1) Launert. 1969. FSWA 7: 5, 6. argentea (Willd.) Domin
(2) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 128–136. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–280 mm.
(3) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 268–290. Alt 900–1600 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN
(4) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 140–148. *calomelanos (L.) Link var. aureoflava (Hook.) Weath.
(5) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 167–177.
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 10. ex Bailey
(7) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 47, 48. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–350 mm.
(8) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report Alt 10–1750 m. M, S, KZN, EC
No. 13: 68–72.
boivinii Hook.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–190 mm. PTERIS L. 0140600
Alt 900–1850 m. LIM, G, M (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 115–121.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 234–244.
calomelanos (Sw.) Link var. calomelanos (3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 105–110.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–250 mm. (4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 158–166.
Alt 100–2100 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, (5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 11.
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC (6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 48.
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
calomelanus (Sw.) Link var. leucomelas (Mett. ex Kuhn) No. 13: 77–81.
J.E.Burrows = P. leucomelas buchananii Baker ex Sim
dolomiticola Schelpe = Cheilanthes dolomiticola Perennial. Herb, geophyte, hydrophyte. Ht 0.58–2.5 m.
dura (Willd.) Hook. Alt 50–1280 m. LIM, M, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–240 mm. catoptera Kunze var. catoptera
Alt 900–1800 m. N, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.4–1.75 m. Alt 50–
goudotii Kunze ex C.Chr. = P. pectiniformis 2200 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
SALVINIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
SCHIZAEACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
SELAGINELLACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
TECTARIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
THELYPTERIDACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
VITTARIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
VITTARIA Sm. 0144300 (6) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 50.
(7) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 94–96.
No. 13: 82–84.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 213–
216.
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 89, 90. isoetifolia Bory
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 108–112. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte. Ht 50–900 mm. Alt 200–
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 31. 1200 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
WOODSIACEAE
Compiled by J.P. Roux
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report zanzibaricum (Baker) C.Chr.
No. 13: 136, 137. Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 1000–1200 m.
scandicinum (Willd.) C.Presl LIM, M
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 300–600 mm. Alt 400–
1500 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN HYPODEMATIUM Kunze 0195400
schimperi Moug. ex Fée (1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 230.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 451, 452.
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 250–700 mm. Alt 500– (3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 263.
1600 m. M, KZN, EC (4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 320–322.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 12.
CYSTOPTERIS Bernh. 0195100 (6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
(1) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 402, No. 13: 139, 140.
403. crenatum (Forssk.) Kuhn var. crenatum
(2) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 229, 230.
(3) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 279, 280.
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 70–200 mm. Alt 1000–
(4) Roux. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 16. 1200 m. M
(5) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
No. 13: 139. LUNATHYRIUM Koidz. 0194900
fragilis (L.) Bernh. japonicum (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata = Deparia japonica
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 100–180 mm. Alt 1000–
2500 m. LIM, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
WOODSIA R.Br. 0195500
*DEPARIA Hook. & Grev. 0194700 (1) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 430–
432.
(1) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report (2) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 240, 241.
No. 13: 138, 139. (3) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 297, 298.
japonica (Thunb.) M.Kato (4) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 13.
Lunathyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata (1) (5) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 250–400 mm. No. 13: 140.
Alt 50–1100 m. M, S, KZN angolensis Schelpe
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 200–360 mm. Alt 1400–
DIPLAZIUM Sw. 0194300 1600 m. LIM, M, KZN
(1) Schelpe. 1970. FZ Pteridophyta: 204, 205. montevidensis (Spreng.) Hieron.
(2) Jacobsen. 1983. The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa: 408– 410. W. montevidensis (Spreng.) Hieron. var. burgessiana (Gerrard ex
(3) Schelpe & Anthony. 1986. FSA Pteridophyta: 227. Hook. & Baker) Schelpe (5)
(4) Burrows. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies: 276–278.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 16. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, lithophyte. Ht 150–300 mm.
(6) Roux. 2001. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report Alt 1500–2000 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
No. 13: 137, 138. montevidensis (Spreng.) Hieron. var. burgessiana
*esculentum (Retz.) Sw. (Gerrard ex Hook. & Baker) Schelpe = W. mont-
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 300–500 m. KZN sevidensis
CUPRESSACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
*P I N A C E A E
Compiled by H.F. Glen
PODOCARPACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
PODOCARPUS L’Hér. ex Pers. 0013000 Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.1–52.7 m. Alt 0–1900 m. LIM, M,
(1) Leistner. 1966. FSA 1: 34–41. S, KZN, WC, EC
(2) Nelson. 1984. European garden flora 1: 75, 76. gracilior in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Pilg., misapplied
(3) Leistner. 1988. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50: t. 1965, 1966.
(4) Leistner. 1991. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2021.
name = P. falcatus
henkelii Stapf ex Dallim. & Jacks.
elongatus (Aiton) L’Hér. ex Pers. Perennial. Tree. Ht 3.6–24.4 m. Alt 100–1600 m. KZN,
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–12.2 m. Alt 75–975 m. EC
WC
latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.
falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–40 m. Alt 10–2200 m. LIM, M, S,
P. gracilior in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Pilg., misapplied name (1) FS, KZN, WC, EC
STANGERIACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
WELWITSCHIACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
ZAMIACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen & P.J.H. Hurter
ENCEPHALARTOS Lehm. 0005000 (13) Lavranos & Goode. 1989. Durban Museum Novitates 14: 153–156.
(14) Robbertse et al. 1989. South African Journal of Botany 55: 122–
(1) Prain. 1916. Kew Bulletin 1916: 181, 182. 126.
(2) Gilliland. 1939. Proceedings and Transactions of the Rhodesia Scien- (15) Vorster. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 239–243.
tific Association 37: 133, 134. (16) Hurter. 1995. Phytologia 78: 409–416.
(3) Verdoorn. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: tt. 1001, 1002. (17) Hilton-Taylor. 1996. Bothalia 26: 177–182.
(4) Verdoorn. 1949. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: tt. 1053, 1054, (18) Hilton-Taylor. 1996. Strelitzia 4: 47, 48.
1078, 1079. (19) Hurter & Glen. 1996. South African Journal of Botany 62: 226–229.
(5) Dyer. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1100. (20) Vorster. 1996. South African Journal of Botany 62: 57–64.
(6) Dyer. 1956. Journal of South African Botany 22: 1–4. (21) Vorster. 1996. South African Journal of Botany 62: 67–79.
(7) Dyer & Verdoorn. 1966. FSA 1: 3–34. (22) Hurter & Glen. 2001. Bothalia 31: 197–199.
(8) Dyer & Verdoorn. 1969. Kirkia 7: 147–156. (23) Glen & Hurter. In press. Taxon.
(9) Dyer. 1971. Bothalia 10: 369–371; 379–383. (24) Hurter & Glen. In press. Taxon.
(10) Dyer. 1972. Bothalia 10: 539–546.
(11) Lavranos & Goode. 1988. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National
de Belgique 58: 219–224. aemulans Vorster
(12) Robbertse et al. 1988. South African Journal of Botany 54: 363– Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–4 m. Alt 600–1100 m.
366. KZN
ACANTHACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman
Perennial. Suffrutex, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt ?–2250 m. N glutinosum (Engl.) C.B.Clarke = P. variabile var. variabile
kotschyana in sense of K.Balkwill, not of Nees = P. decorticans halimoides (Nees) S.Moore
Barleria halimoides Nees (5)
krebsii C.Presl = P. cernua
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 700–?
namibiensis K.Balkwill subsp. brandbergensis K.Balkwill m. N
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? N
incanum (Engl.) Mildbr. = P. variabile var. variabile
namibiensis K.Balkwill subsp. namibiensis
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? N lanatum (Engl.) C.B.Clarke
Pseudobarleria lanata Engl. (5)
natalensis T.Anderson = P. cernua Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 1200–1350 m. N
oblonga Nees = P. cernua latifolium (Schinz) C.B.Clarke = P. engleranum
paniculata (Forssk.) Brummitt linifolium T.Anderson
Dianthera bicalyculata Retz. (2) P. parvifolium C.B.Clarke ex Schinz var. angustifolia Schinz (5)
Dianthera paniculata Forssk. (2) Pseudobarleria linifolia (T.Anderson) Lindau (5)
P. bicalyculata (Retz.) Nees (2) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 800–1000 m. N
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 850–915 m. N, B
lucens Oberm.
transvaalensis (C.B.Clarke) K.Balkwill Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.75–1 m. Alt ?–795 m. N, NC
Dicliptera transvaalensis C.B.Clarke (2)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt ?–1000 m. B, LIM luteo-album A.Meeuse
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.7–1.5 m. Alt 700–1200 m. N
PETALIDIUM Nees 7934000 oblongifolium C.B.Clarke (2)
(1) Obermeyer. 1936. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 18: 151–162. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 765–1370 m.
(2) Niemeyer. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: t. 669. LIM, M
(3) Obermeyer. 1959. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1317.
(4) Obermeyer. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1355. ohopohense P.G.Mey.
(5) Meyer 1968. FSWA 130: 50–62. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt? N
(6) Meyer. 1973. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München
11: 108–112. ovatum (Schinz) C.B.Clarke = P. engleranum
angustitubum P.G.Mey. parvifolium C.B.Clarke ex Schinz
P. wilmaniae Oberm. (5)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt ?–400 m. N
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 600–1370 m.
aromaticum Oberm. var. aromaticum N, B, NC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 275–550 m.
parvifolium C.B.Clarke ex Schinz var. angustifolia
LIM
Schinz = P. linifolium
aromaticum Oberm. var. canescens Oberm.
physaloides S.Moore
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 260–550
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 700–1005 m. N
m. LIM
pilosi-bracteolatum Merxm. & Hainz
bracteatum Oberm. (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 900–1165 m. N
ramulosum Schinz
canescens (Engl.) C.B.Clarke
P. eenii S.Moore (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt? N
Pseudobarleria canescens Engl. (5) rautanenii Schinz
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? N Pseudobarleria glandulifera Lindau (1)
cirrhiferum S.Moore Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.35–1.2 m. Alt ?–1495 m. N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 900–1980 m. N rossmannianum P.G.Mey.
coccineum S.Moore (4) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 200–1235 m. N
P. rubescens Oberm. (5) rubescens Oberm. = P. coccineum
Pseudobarleria coccinea (S.Moore) Lindau (5)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 780–1980 m. N setosum C.B.Clarke ex Schinz
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 460–1220 m.
crispum A.Meeuse ex P.G.Mey. N, NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 725–900 m. N
spiniferum C.B.Clarke
cymbiforme Schinz Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1.3 m. Alt? N
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt? N
subcrispum P.G.Mey.
damarense S.Moore = P. variabile var. variabile Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? N
eenii S.Moore = P. canescens variabile (Engl.) C.B.Clarke var. spectabile Mildbr.
engleranum (Schinz) C.B.Clarke Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt? N
P. eurychlamys Mildbr. (5)
P. latifolium (Schinz) C.B.Clarke (5) variabile (Engl.) C.B.Clarke var. variabile
P. ovatum (Schinz) C.B.Clarke (5) P. damarense S.Moore (5)
Pseudobarleria engleriana Schinz (5) P. glutinosum (Engl.) C.B.Clarke (5)
P. incanum (Engl.) Mildbr. (5)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 410–1150 m. N, B Pseudobarleria variabilis Engl. (5)
eurychlamys Mildbr. = P. engleranum Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 320–1200 m. N
giessii P.G.Mey. welwitschii S.Moore
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–0.8 m. Alt? N Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 700–1200 m. N
ACHARIACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
AIZOACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 5–1200 m. N, LIM, S, secundum L.f = Galenia secunda
FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC sericeum Fenzl ex Sond. = A rigidum
canariense L. var. denudatum Sond. = A. canariense sessiliflorum Moench = Aizoanthemum hispanicum
contaminatum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia secunda spathulatum Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. canariense
dinteri Schinz = Aizoanthemum dinteri
stellatum Lam. = A. paniculatum
elongatum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia secunda
squamulosum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia squamulosa
fistulosum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. = Acrosanthes anceps
fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part = A. schellenbergii teretifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. = Acrosanthes teretifolia
fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part = Galenia affinis theurkauffii Maire = Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum
fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part = Galenia fruticosa tomentosum Lam. = A. paniculatum
galenioides Fenzl ex Sond. = Aizoanthemum galenioides virgatum Welw. ex Oliv.
giessii Friedrich Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.35–0.9 m. Alt
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt? N 320–1800 m. N, B
glabrum Luehm. ex Ewart = Gunniopsis glabra zeyheri Sond.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.09 m. Alt? NC, WC
glinoides L.f.
A. hirsutum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 10–1465 m. GALENIA L. 2399000
WC, EC (1) Adamson. 1956. Journal of South African Botany 22: 87–127.
(2) Friedrich. 1966. FSWA 27: 47−55.
herniarium Rchb. ex Steud. = Galenia herniariaefolia (3) Smith et al. 1966. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa
heterophylla Fenzl ex Sond. = Galenia pubescens var. No. 35: 558.
(4) Bittrich. 1990. Bothalia 20: 217–219.
pubescens (5) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoaceae,
hirsutum Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. glinoides F–Z: 28–34.
hispanicum L. = Aizoanthemum hispanicum aizoides Fenzl ex Sond. = G. secunda
hispanicum L. var. genuinum Maire = Aizoanthemum acutifolia Adamson
hispanicum Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.18 m. Alt? FS, WC
hispanicum L. var. minus Maire = Aizoanthemum his- affinis Sond.
panicum Aizoon fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part (5)
karooicum Compton Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 170–1372 m.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt? WC LIM, NC, WC
microphyllum Bartl. = Galenia herniariaefolia africana L.
G. africana L. var. halimifolia Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
paniculatum L. G. africana L. var. pentandra Hiern (5)
A. rarum N.E.Br. (5) G. africana L. var. secundata Adamson (5)
A. stellatum Lam. (1) G. linearis Thunb. (5)
A. tomentosum Lam. (1) G. namaensis of author, not of Schinz, misapplied name (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 25–700 m. WC G. tenuifolia Salisb. (5)
papulosum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia papulosa Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt? N, FS, NC, WC, EC
perfoliatum L.f. = Tetragonia decumbens africana L. var. halimifolia Fenzl ex Sond. = G. africana
procumbens Crantz = A. canariense africana L. var. pentandra Hiern = G. africana
propinquum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia secunda africana L. var. secundata Adamson = G. africana
pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. = Galenia pubescens var. pubescens collina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp.
rarum N.E.Br. = A. paniculatum G. humifusa Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
rigidum L.f Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 130–1021 m.
A. rigidum L.f. var. angustifolium Sond. (5) B, NC, WC
A. rigidum L.f. var. villosum Adamson (5) collina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. var. meziana (K.Müll.)
A. sericeum Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
Adamson = G. meziana
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.6 m. Alt 5–765 m. WC, EC
rigidum L.f. var. angustifolium Sond. = A. rigidum collina of author, not of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp., misapplied
name = G. meziana
rigidum L.f. var. villosum Adamson = A. rigidum
contaminata Eckl. & Zeyh. = G. secunda
sarmentosum L.f.
A. sarmentosum L.f. var. hirsutum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5) crystallina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fenzl var. crystallina
A. sarmentosum L.f. var. strigosum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.7 m. Alt 2–915 m.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt 5–765 m. NC, WC N, NC, WC
sarmentosum L.f. var. hirsutum Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. sar- crystallina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fenzl var. maritima Adamson
mentosum G. namaquensis G.Schellenb. & Schltr. (5)
sarmentosum L.f. var. strigosum Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. sar- Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt? WC
mentosum cymosa Adamson
schellenbergii Adamson Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.5 m. Alt? NC, WC
A. fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.45 m. Alt 580–1900 m. dinteri G.Schellenb. = G. meziana
N, B, NC dregeana Fenzl ex Sond.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt? N, NC papulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. var. tristyla Kuntze = G.
ecklonis Walp. papulosa
G. glauca Sond. (3) portulacacea Fenzl
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt up to 85 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt? NW, FS, NC
elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. = G. secunda procumbens L.f.
exigua Adamson Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt up to 1585 m. B,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? FS, NC NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
prostrata G.Schellenb.
fallax Pax = G. fruticosa
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt up to 1890 m.
filiformis (Thunb.) N.E.Br. NW, FS, NC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 60–800 m. pruinosa Sond.
NC, WC G. leucoclada G.Schellenb. & Schltr. (5)
fruticosa (L.f.) Sond. G. leucodermis Dinter (5)
Aizoon fruticosum G.Schellenb. in part (5) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.55 m. Alt 120–740 m.
G. fallax Pax (5) N, NC
G. fruticosa (L.f.) Sond. var. prostrata Adamson (5)
G. salsoloides Fenzl ex Sond. (5) pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. cerosa Adamson
G. sericea Fenzl ex Sond. (5) = G. pubescens var. pubescens
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 85–1524 m. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. fourcadei Adamson
N, NC, WC, EC = G. pubescens var. pubescens
fruticosa (L.f.) Sond. var. prostrata Adamson = G. fruticosa pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. lignosa Adamson = G.
glandulifera Bittrich pubescens var. pubescens
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt? NC, WC pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. pallens Adamson = G.
pallens
glauca Sond. = G. ecklonis
pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. pubescens
hemisphaerica Adamson Aizoon heterophylla Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt? N, NC Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
herniariaefolia (C.Presl) Fenzl G. heterophylla Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
G. spathulata Fenzl. ex Sond. (5)
Aizoon herniarium Rchb. ex Steud. (5)
G. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. cerosa Adamson (5)
Aizoon microphyllum Bartl. (5)
G. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. fourcadei Adamson (5)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.75 m. Alt 5–185 m. G. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. lignosa Adamson (5)
WC, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.03–1.5 m. Alt 15–1830 m.
heterophylla Fenzl ex Sond. = G. pubescens var. pubescens NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
hispidissima Fenzl rigida Adamson
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt? NC, WC
humifusa Fenzl ex Sond. = G. collina salsoloides Fenzl ex Sond. = G. fruticosa
leucoclada G.Schellenb. & Schltr. = G. pruinosa sarcophylla Fenzl
leucodermis Dinter = G. pruinosa Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 40–1435
m. N, FS, NC, WC, EC
linearis Thunb. = G. africana secunda (L.f.) Sond.
meziana K.Müll. Aizoon contaminatum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
G. collina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. var. meziana (K.Müll.) Adamson (2) Aizoon elongatum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
G. collina of author, not of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp., misapplied name (2) Aizoon propinquum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
G. dinteri G.Schellenb. (5) Aizoon secundum L.f. (5)
G. steingroeveri Engl. (5) G. aizoides Fenzl ex Sond. (5)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.01−0.02 m. Alt up to 270 m. G. contaminata Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
G. elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
N, NC, WC, EC G. secunda (L.f) Sond. var. strigulosa Sond. (5)
namaensis Schinz Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 10–1310 m. N,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt? N, FS, NC B, NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
namaensis of author, not of Schinz, misapplied name = G. secunda (L.f) Sond. var. strigulosa Sond. = G. secunda
africana sericea Fenzl. ex Sond. = G. fruticosa
namaquensis G.Schellenb. & Schltr. = G. crystallina var. spathulata Fenzl. ex Sond. = G. pubescens var. pubescens
crystallina squamulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fenzl
Aizoon squamulosum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
pallens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp.
G. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce var. pallens Adamson (5) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt up to 400 m. NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt up to 137 m. EC steingroeveri Engl. = G. meziana
papulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. subcarnosa Adamson
Aizoon papulosum Eckl. & Zeyh. (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.14 m. Alt? NC, EC
G. papulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. var. microphylla Adamson (2) tenuifolia Salisb. = G. africana
G. papulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. var. tristyla Kuntze (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt 30–1435 m. N, NC, PLINTHUS Fenzl 2398000
WC, EC (1) Verdoorn. 1941. Bothalia 4: 177–179.
(2) Adamson. 1961. Journal of South African Botany 27: 147–151.
papulosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. var. microphylla Adamson (3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants.
= G. papulosa Aizoaceae, F–Z: 221, 222.
AMARANTHACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
recurva Burch. = Hermbstaedtia odorata var. odorata orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) Schinz
Pupalia orthacantha Hochst. ex Asch. (4)
scabra (Schinz) Schinz = Hermbstaedtia scabra
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 795–1310 m. N, B, LIM
schaeferi Schinz = Hermbstaedtia schaeferi
spathulata Schinz = C. natalensis
schinzii (C.B.Clarke) Suess. = Hermbstaedtia linearis
spathulifolia Lopr. = C. natalensis
spathulifolia Engl. = Hermbstaedtia spathulifolia
strigosa Suess.
trigyna L. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.5 m. Alt? N
C. digyna Suess. (2)
C. trigyna L. var. longistyla Suess. incl. subvar. convexa Suess. and uncinulata (Schrad.) Schinz
filamentosa Suess. (2) C. globulifera Moq. (2)
C. triloba E.Mey. ex Meisn. (2) Desmochaeta uncinulata Hiern (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 0–1000 m. N, B, LIM, Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 80–2200 m.
M, S, KZN, EC LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
trigyna L. var. longistyla Suess. incl. subvar. convexa Suess. DESMOCHAETA DC. 2314010
and filamentosa Suess. = C. trigyna
atropurpurea DC. = Pupalia lappacea var. lappacea
triloba E.Mey. ex Meisn. = C. trigyna
uncinulata Hiern = Cyathula uncinulata
CENTEMA Hook.f. 2311000
(1) Cooke & Wright. 1912. FC 5,1: 418, 419.
EUXOLUS Raf. 2299000
(2) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 70−72. muricatus Moq. = Amaranthus muricatus
cruciata Schinz = Kyphocarpa cruciata viridus (L.) Moq. var. polygonoides Moq. = Amaranthus
subfusca (Moq.) T.Cooke lividus L. subsp. polygonoides
Pupalia subfusca Moq. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 25–185 m. LIM, S, KZN *GOMPHRENA L. 2338000
(1) Burtt Davy. 1926. A manual of the flowering plants and ferns of
CENTROSTACHYS Wall. 2328030 the Transvaal with Swaziland, South Africa 1: 185.
(2) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 15, 16.
(1) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 109, 110.
(3) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 130−133.
aquatica (R.Br.) Wall. ex Moq.
Achyranthes aquatica R.Br. (1) celosioides Mart.
G. celosioides Mart. forma villosa Suess. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt? B G. decumbens Jacq. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.35 m. Alt 5–1830 m. N, B,
CYATHULA Blume 2312000 LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
(1) Cooke & Wright. 1912. FC 5,1: 419−422
(2) Engler & Prantl. 1934. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 16c: 46, 47. celosioides Mart. forma villosa Suess. = G. celosioides
(3) Suessenguth. 1951. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung decumbens Jacq. = G. celosioides
München 1: 147.
(4) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 13−15. globosa L.
(5) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 79−87. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt up to 90 m. G, M
albida Lopr. = C. cylindrica var. cylindrica sessilis L. = Alternanthera sessilis
angustifolia Moq. = Kyphocarpa angustifolia
crispa Schinz = C. lanceolata *GUILLEMINEA Kunth 2330010
(1) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 122−124.
cylindrica Moq. var. cylindrica (2) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
Achyranthes cylindrica Bojer (2) tropicale 1: 102.
C. albida Lopr. (5)
Pupalia alopecurus Fenzl ex Drège (1) densa (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Moq.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 225–2210 m. N, LIM, Brayulinea densa (Willd.) Small (1)
Illecebrum densum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. (1)
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 95–1800 m. N, B, LIM,
deserti (N.E.Br.) Suess. = C. lanceolata
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
globulifera Moq. = C. uncinulata
hereroensis Schinz = C. lanceolata HERMBSTAEDTIA Rchb. 2293000
lanceolata Schinz (1) Meeuse. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1236.
C. crispa Schinz (5) (2) Meeuse. 1961. Kirkia 2: 162−171.
C. deserti (N.E.Br.) Suess. (4) (3) Townsend. 1982. Kew Bulletin 37,1: 82−90.
C. hereroensis Schinz (5) (4) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 39−45.
C. lanceolata Schinz var. scabrida Schinz (4) angolensis C.B.Clarke
Pandiaka lanceolata (Schinz) C.B.Clarke (4)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.75 m. Alt? N
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 275–1385 m. N, B,
LIM, FS argenteiformis Schinz
Celosia argenteiformis (Schinz) Schinz (3)
lanceolata Schinz var. scabrida Schinz = C. lanceolata Celosia longistyla (C.B.Clarke) Suess. (3)
natalensis Sond. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.22–0.6 m. Alt 200–2000 m. N
C. spathulata Schinz (2)
C. spathulifolia Lopr. (2) caffra (Meisn.) Moq.
Pupalia natalensis Sond. (1) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.35–0.65 m. Alt 0–300 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.4 m. Alt up to 1100 m. LIM, capitata Schinz
KZN Annual. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.14 m. Alt? LIM
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 450–1850 m. N, B angustifolia (Moq.) Hook.f. = Kyphocarpa angustifolia
avolans Fenzl
NOTHOSAERVA Wight 2318000 Kyphocarpa zeyheri in sense of Lopr., misapplied name (1)
(1) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 97−99. S. zeyheri Engl. (1)
brachiata (L.) Wight Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.7 m. Alt 400–1220 m.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.45 m. Alt up to 520 m. KZN N, NW, NC, WC, EC
bainesii Hook.f. = Leucosphaera bainesii
PANDIAKA (Moq.) Hook.f. 2328010 capitata Moq. = Calicorema capitata
(1) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 20.
(2) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 115−122. chrysurus Meisn. = Kyphocarpa trichinoides
carsonii (Baker) C.B.Clarke var. carsonii denudata Hook.f. = Marcelliopsis denudata
Achyranthes carsonii Baker (1) hereroensis Suess. & Beyerle = Kyphocarpa angustifolia
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt? N
heterochiton Lopr.
heterochiton (Lopr.) C.B.Clarke = Sericocoma heterochiton Pandiaka heterochiton (Lopr.) C.B.Clarke (2)
lanceolata (Schinz) C.B.Clarke = Cyathula lanceolata Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt up to 2380 m.
N, NC
PSILOTRICHUM Blume 2324000 namaensis Suess. = S. pungens
(1) Baker & Clarke. 1909. FTA 6: 58.
(2) Verdcourt. 1964. Kew Bulletin 17: 492. pungens Fenzl
(3) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 101−105. S. namaensis Suess. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 140–1035 m.
africanum Oliv. = P. scleranthum N, NC
scleranthum Thwaites quadrangula Engl. = Nelsia quadrangula
P. africanum Oliv. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 15–490 m. remotiflora Hook.f. = Sericorema remotiflora
LIM, M, KZN squarrosa Schinz = Calicorema squarrosa
trichinoides Fenzl = Kyphocarpa trichinoides
PUPALIA Juss. 2314000 welwitschii Hook.f. = Marcelliopsis welwitschii
(1) Cooke & Wright. 1912. FC 5,1: 422−424.
(2) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 20, 21.
zeyheri Engl. = S. avolans
(3) Townsend. 1979. Kew Bulletin 34,1: 131−142.
(4) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 88−93. SERICOCOMOPSIS Schinz 2306000
alopecurus Fenzl ex Drège = Cyathula cylindrica var. bainesii (Hook.f.) Schinz = Leucosphaera bainesii
cylindrica quadrangula (Engl.) Lopr. = Nelsia quadrangula
atropurpurea (Lam.) Moq. = P. lappacea var. lappacea
SERICOREMA (Hook.f.) Lopr. 2307000
lappacea (L.) A.Juss. var. lappacea (1) Cooke & Wright. 1912. FC 5,1: 412.
Achyranthes atropurpurea Lam. (4)
(2) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 22, 23.
Achyranthes lappacea L. (4)
(3) Townsend. 1988. FZ 9,1: 67−70.
Desmochaeta atropurpurea DC. (4)
P. atropurpurea (Lam.) Moq. (4) remotiflora (Hook.f.) Lopr.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 2–1705 m. N, B, LIM, Pupalia remotiflora Moq. (1)
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC Sericocoma remotiflora Hook.f. (1)
Trichinium remotiflorum Hook. (1)
micrantha Hauman Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 135–1430 m. N, B, LIM,
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt? B NW, G, M, FS, NC
natalensis Sond. = Cyathula natalensis sericea (Schinz) Lopr.
orthacantha Hochst. ex Asch. = Cyathula orthacantha Marcellia sericea (Schinz) C.B.Clarke (2)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 795–1370 m. N, B, LIM,
remotiflora Moq. = Sericorema remotiflora
NW, M, NC
subfusca Moq. = Centema subfusca
TRICHINIUM Moq. 2321000
SERICOCOMA Fenzl 2305000 chrysurus Meisn. ex Moq. = Kyphocarpa trichinoides
(1) Cooke & Wright. 1912. FC 5,1: 416−418.
(2) Podlech. 1966. FSWA 33: 21, 22. remotiflorum Hook. = Sericorema remotiflora
ANACARDIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer & E. Retief
dispar (C.Presl) R.Fern. & A.Fern. Rhus longifolia (Bernh.) Sond. (1)
Heeria dispar (C.Presl) Kuntze (3) Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–18 m. Alt 12–1980 m. LIM,
Heeria rangeana Engl. (3) M, S, KZN, EC
O. rangeana (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. (3)
Rhus dispar C.Presl (3) namaquensis Sprague = Ozoroa namaquensis
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 165–1065 m. N,
NC, WC RHUS L. 4594000
(1) Codd. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1549.
engleri R.Fern. & A.Fern. (2) Moffett. 1993. FSA 19: 1–129.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–9 m. Alt 30–1740 m. LIM, (3) Moffett & Ward-Hilhorst. 1994. Flowering Plants of Africa 53: 36–41,
M, S, KZN t. 2088.
(4) Moffett. 1999. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 130: 37–42.
hereroensis (Schinz) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Heeria hereroensis Schinz (1) acocksii Moffett
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt ± 1100 m. N Perennial. Scandent shrub or climber. Ht 1–? m. Alt?
insignis Delile subsp. latifolia (Engl.) R.Fern. var. lati- KZN, EC
folia africana in sense of many authors, not of Mill., misapplied
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–6 m. Alt 400–1200 m. N name = R. scytophylla var. scytophylla
insignis Delile subsp. reticulata (Baker f.) J.B.Gillett africana Mill. = R. lucida forma lucida
Heeria insignis (Delile) Kuntze var. reticulata Baker f. (4)
Heeria reticulata (Baker f.) Engl. (4)
africana Mill. var. macrophylla Sond. = R. scytophylla var.
O. reticulata (Baker f.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. (4) scytophylla
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–8 m. Alt 245–1525 m. N, B albomarginata Sond.
longipes (Engl. & Gilg) R.Fern. & A.Fern. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 300–460 m. EC
Heeria longipes Engl. & Gilg (3) amerina Meikle = R. leptodictya
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 379–1220 m. N, B
angustifolia L.
mucronata (Bernh.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. Perennial. Tree, shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1.5(–4) m. Alt
Heeria mucronata Bernh. (1)
30–950 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.2–5 m. Alt 60–460 m. EC
batophylla Codd
namaensis (Schinz & Dinter) R.Fern. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 650–975 m. LIM
Heeria namaensis Schinz & Dinter (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–3.5 m. Alt 120–1450 m. N, NC baurii Schönland = R. pyroides var. pyroides
namaquensis (Sprague) Von Teichman & A.E.van Wyk bolusii Sond. ex Engl.
Protorhus namaquensis Sprague (7) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–2(–5) m. Alt 1000–1830 m. FS,
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt ± 680 m. N, NC L, EC
obovata (Oliv.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. var. elliptica R.Fern. burchellii Sond. ex Engl.
& A.Fern. (interm. hybrid with O. engleri) R. undulata Jacq. var. burchellii (Sond.) Schönland (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–9 m. Alt 15–1000 m. R. undulata Jacq. var. tricrenata (Engl.) R.Fern. (2)
LIM? M? Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.25–5 m. Alt 60–2000 m. N,
obovata (Oliv.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. var. obovata FS, L, NC, WC
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–9 m. Alt 15–80 m. KZN burkeana Sond. = R. magalismontana subsp. magalis-
okavangensis R.Fern. & A.Fern. montana
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt ± 1140 m. N carnosula Schönland
R. carnosula Schönland var. parvifolia Schönland (2)
paniculosa (Sond.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. var. paniculosa
Rhus paniculosa Sond. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, shrub. Ht 0.25–1.5 m. Alt 30–
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–10 m. Alt 15–2400 m. N, B, 1100 m. KZN, EC
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN carnosula Schönland var. parvifolia Schönland = R. car-
paniculosa (Sond.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. var. salicina nosula
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–10 m. Alt 15–2400 m. N, B, chirindensis Baker f.
LIM, NW, G, M R. chirindensis Baker f. forma legatii (Schönland) R.Fern. & A.Fern. (2)
R. legatii Schönland (2)
rangeana (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. = O. dispar
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–23 m. Alt 5–1980 m. LIM,
reticulata (Baker f.) R.Fern. & A.Fern. = O. insignis subsp. M, S, KZN, WC, EC
reticulata
chirindensis Baker f. forma legatii (Schönland) R.Fern.
schinzii (Engl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Heeria schinzii Engl. (3) & A.Fern. = R. chirindensis
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 1060–1140 m. ciliata in sense of Schönland in part, not of Licht. ex
N Schult., misapplied name = R. tridactyla
sphaerocarpa R.Fern. & A.Fern. ciliata Licht. ex Schult.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–7 m. Alt 152–1300 m. LIM, R. ciliata Licht. ex Schult. forma fastigiata Schönland (2)
R. ciliata Licht. ex Schult. forma lepidota Burtt Davy (2)
G, M, S, KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 273–1650 m. N, B,
PROTORHUS Engl. 4576000 NW, FS, NC
(1) Engler. 1881. Botanische Jahrbücher 1: 420–422. ciliata Licht. ex Schult. forma fastigiata Schönland = R. ciliata
longifolia (Bernh.) Engl. ciliata Licht. ex Schult. forma lepidota Burtt Davy = R. ciliata
cinerea R.Fern. & A.Fern. = R. magalismontana subsp. magalis- dispar C.Presl = Ozoroa dispar
montana dissecta Thunb.
coddii R.Fern. & A.Fern. = R. magalismontana subsp. coddii R. dissecta Thunb. var. obovata Schönland (2)
R. dissecta Thunb. var. pinnatifida Schönland (2)
commiphoroides Engl. & Gilg = R. tenuinervis var. tenuinervis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 30–1065
concolor C.Presl = Ozoroa concolor m. NC, WC
coriacea Engl. = R. magalismontana subsp. magalismontana dissecta Thunb. var. obovata Schönland = R. dissecta
crenata Thunb. dissecta Thunb. var. pinnatifida Schönland = R. dissecta
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt 5–460 m. KZN,
divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh.
WC, EC R. dentata Thunb. var. fulvescens (Engl.) Burtt Davy (2)
crispa (Harv. ex Engl.) Schönland = R. gueinzii Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 1000–2500 m. G,
culminum R.Fern. & A.Fern. = R. tumulicola var. tumulicola FS, KZN, L, EC
cuneifolia L.f. dracomontana Moffett
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.68 m. Alt 155–1200 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub or shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8(–1.5) m. Alt
NC, WC 1700–2100 m. M, FS, KZN
dentata Thunb. dregeana Sond.
R. dentata Thunb. var. dentata forma sparsepilosa R.Fern. (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 550–2175 m. FS, L, EC
R. dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland (2)
R. dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland forma dura Schönland = R. tumulicola var. tumulicola
parvifolia (2) dyeri R.Fern. & A.Fern. = R. rigida var. dentata
R. dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland forma vil-
losissima R.Fern. (2) eburnea Schönland = R. transvaalensis
R. dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma glabra (Schönland) R.Fern. (2) eckloniana Sond. = R. rigida var. rigida
R. dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma pilosissima (Engl.) R.Fern. (2)
R. dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma puberula (2)
engleri Britten
R. sonderi Engl. var. glaberrima Engl. (2) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.8–2.5 m. Alt 915–1370 m.
R. sonderi Engl. var. pilosissima Engl. (2) LIM, M
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 15–2500 m. ernestii Schönland = R. tumulicola var. meeuseana forma
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC meeuseana
dentata Thunb. var. dentata forma sparsepilosa R.Fern. = R. erosa Thunb.
dentata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 90–2000 m. FS, L, NC
dentata Thunb. var. fulvescens (Engl.) Burtt Davy = R. divaricata erosus Radlk., illegitimate name = Allophylus natalensis
dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland = R. fastigata Eckl. & Zeyh.
dentata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 300–1525 m. KZN, WC, EC
dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland forma flexuosa Diels = R. pyroides var. gracilis
parvifolia = R. dentata fraseri Schönland = R. pyroides Burch. var. integrifolia
dentata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Harv. ex Sond.) Schönland galpinii Schinz = R. grandidens
forma villosissima R.Fern. = R. dentata
gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma glabra (Schönland) R. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. basutorum Schönland (2)
R.Fern. = R. dentata R. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. latifolia Schönland (2)
R. montana Diels var. basutorum (Schönland) R.Fern. (2)
dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma pilosissima (Engl.) R. montana Diels var. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) R.Fern. (2)
R.Fern. = R. dentata R. montana Diels var. latifolia (Schönland) R.Fern. (2)
dentata Thunb. var. puberula Sond. forma puberula = R. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–2.5 m. Alt 450–1460 m. M, S, FS,
dentata KZN, L, EC
dentata Thunb. var. truncata Burtt Davy = R. rogersii gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. basutorum Schönland
dinteri Engl. = R. pyroides var. dinteri = R. gerrardii
discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. latifolia Schönland = R.
R. discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma grandifolia (Engl.) Schönland (2) gerrardii
R. discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma latifolia Schönland (2)
R. discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma villosissima (Engl.) Schönland (2) gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. montana (Diels) Schönland =
R. discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. var. villosissima (Engl.) Burtt Davy forma R. montana
intermedia Burtt Davy (2) glauca Thunb.
R. grandifolia Engl. (2)
R. villosissima Engl. (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt 5–1828 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 100–2250 m. glaucovirens Engl. = R. zeyheri
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC gracillima Engl. var. glaberrima Schönland
discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma grandifolia (Engl.) Schönland Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 1600–1920 m.
= R. discolor LIM, G, M
discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma latifolia Schönland = R. gracillima Engl. var. gracillima
discolor Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 1550–1650 m. G
discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. forma villosissima (Engl.) Schönland = grandidens Harv. ex Engl.
R. discolor R. galpinii Schinz (2)
discolor E.Mey. ex Sond. var. villosissima (Engl.) Burtt Davy Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–2 m. Alt 457–1219 m. LIM, M,
forma intermedia Burtt Davy = R. discolor S, KZN, EC
montana Diels var. basutorum (Schönland) R.Fern. = R. pyroides Burch. var. integrifolia (Engl.) Moffett
gerrardii R. fraseri Schönland (2)
R. intermedia Schönland (2)
montana Diels var. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) R.Fern. = R. R. microcarpa Schönland (2)
gerrardii Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–7 m. Alt 50–2200 m. LIM,
montana Diels var. latifolia (Schönland) R.Fern. = R. gerrardii G, M, S, KZN, EC
mucronata Thunb. = R. laevigata var. laevigata forma pyroides Burch. var. puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland =
laevigata R. pyroides var. pyroides
mucronata Thunb. var. atomaria (Jacq.) Schönland = R. pyroides Burch. var. pyroides
laevigata var. laevigata forma laevigata R. baurii Schönland (2)
R. puberula Eckl. & Zeyh. (2)
mucronata Thunb. var. laevigata (L.) Schönland = R. R. pyroides Burch. var. puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland (2)
laevigata var. laevigata forma laevigata R. vulgaris Meikle (2)
mucronata Thunb. var. latifolia Schönland = R. laevigata Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 6–2100 m. N, B,
var. villosa LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
mucronata Thunb. var. villosa (L.f.) Schönland = R. laevigata pyroides Burch. var. transvaalensis Schönland = R. pyroides
var. villosa var. gracilis
natalensis Bernh. quartiniana A.Rich.
R. quartiniana A.Rich. var. acutifoliolata (Engl.) Meikle (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 5–450 m. KZN, EC R. quartiniana A.Rich. var. zambesiensis R.Fern. & A.Fern. (2)
nebulosa Schönland forma nebulosa Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.2–7 m. Alt 250–1035 m. N, B
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt 1–480 m. KZN, EC
quartiniana A.Rich. var. acutifoliolata (Engl.) Meikle = R.
nebulosa Schönland forma pubescens Moffett quartiniana
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 1–200 m. EC
quartiniana A.Rich. var. zambesiensis R.Fern. & A.Fern. =
oblanceolata Schinz = R. magalismontana subsp. magalis- R. quartiniana
montana
refracta Eckl. & Zeyh.
pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.76–8 m. Alt 40–1973 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 10–2600 m. B, NW,
G, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC rehmanniana Engl. var. glabrata (Sond.) Moffett
R. macowanii Schönland (2)
paniculosa Sond. = Ozoroa paniculosa var. paniculosa Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 30–1800 m. LIM, M, S,
pendulina Jacq. KZN, WC, EC
R. viminalis of many authors, not of Aiton or Vahl, misapplied name (2)
rehmanniana Engl. var. rehmanniana
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 4–10 m. Alt 360–915 m. N, FS, NC R. macowanii Schönland forma rehmanniana (Engl.) Schönland (2)
pentheri Zahlbr. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 30–2100 m. LIM, M,
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 91–2045 m. LIM, S, KZN, EC
M, S, KZN, EC rhodesiensis R.Fern. & A.Fern. forma glabra R.Fern. &
polyneura Engl. & Gilg var. hylophila Engl. & Gilg = R. kirkii A.Fern. = R. magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata
polyneura Engl. & Gilg var. polyneura = R. kirkii rhodesiensis R.Fern. & A.Fern. forma rhodesiensis = R.
pondoensis Schönland magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 20–1300 m. LIM, rhombocarpa R.Fern. & A.Fern. = R. leptodictya
M, KZN
rigida in sense of many authors, not of Mill., misapplied name
populifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. = R. rimosa
R. steingroeveri Engl. (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.2–2.5 m. Alt 166–1500 m. N, NC rigida Mill. var. dentata (Engl.) Moffett
R. dyeri R.Fern. & A.Fern. (2)
problematodes Merxm. & Roessler R. rupicola J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt ± 1000 m. N Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 151–2030 m.
pterota C.Presl LIM, M, KZN, EC
R. longispina in part, in sense of most authors, not of Eckl. & Zeyh.,
misapplied name (2) rigida Mill. var. margaretae Burtt Davy ex Moffett
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 10–250 m. WC, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1.8 m. Alt 1000–1830 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
puberula Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. pyroides var. pyroides
rigida Mill. var. rigida
pygmaea Moffett R. eckloniana Sond. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt ± 1950 m. M Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 120–1830 m. NW, G,
pyroides Burch. var. dinteri (Engl.) Moffett M, FS, EC
R. dinteri Engl. (2) rimosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 1400–1700 m. N R. rigida in sense of many authors, not of Mill., misapplied name (2)
pyroides Burch. var. gracilis (Engl.) Burtt Davy Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 750–850 m. NC, WC
R. flexuosa Diels (2) rogersii Schönland
R. pyroides Burch. var. transvaalensis Schönland (2) R. dentata Thunb. var. truncata Burtt Davy (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 425–2200 m. LIM, Perennial. Dwarf shrub or shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 550–1675
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC m. M
ANNONACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
lucida Benth. subsp. virens (N.E.Br.) Verdc. antunesii Engl. & Diels = X. odoratissima
U. gazensis Baker f. (2)
U. virens N.E.Br. (2) odoratissima Welw. ex Oliv.
X. antunesii Engl. & Diels (1)
Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt 0–100
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 100–600 m. N,
m. LIM, S, KZN
B
virens N.E.Br. = U. lucida subsp. virens
parviflora (A.Rich.) Benth.
XYLOPIA L. 2717000 Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–30 m. Alt 100–914 m. LIM
(1) Robson. 1960. FZ 1: 133–141. tomentosa Exell
(2) Verdcourt. 1971. FTEA Annonaceae: 72–83. Perennial. Dwarf shrub or shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt? N
APIACEAE
Compiled by B.-E. van Wyk & P.M. Tilney
longifolia E.Mey. subsp. lancifolia Weim. = A. longifolia majus L. var. glaucifolium (L.) Godr.
var. longifolia Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.7 m. Alt 120–3050 m. LIM,
longifolia E.Mey. var. angusta Dummer NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
A. longifolia E.Mey. subsp. angusta (Dummer) Weim. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m, when in flower up to ANGINON Raf. 5994010
(1) Burtt. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 45,1: 90, 91.
0.8 m. Alt up to 2800 m. G, M, S, FS, KZN (2) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 172–177.
longifolia E.Mey. var. longifolia (3) Allison & Van Wyk. 1997. Nordic Journal of Botany 17: 561–577.
A. gracilis Dummer var. major Weim. (5) difforme (L.) B.L.Burtt
A. longifolia E.Mey. subsp. lancifolia Weim. (5) Bupleurum difforme L. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to Rhyticarpus difformis (L.) Briq. (1)
1.8 m. Alt up to 2010 m. G, M, S, FS, KZN Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 200–1500 m. NC, WC, EC
longifolia E.Mey. var. wyliei (Dummer) Weim. = A. wyliei fruticosum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
macowani Dummer Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 200–1000 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m, when in flower up to intermedium I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
1 m. Alt up to 1770 m. EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 500–1500 m. NC
multisecta B.L.Burtt jaarsveldii B.L.Burtt
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m, when in flower up to Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt ± 1200 m. NC
0.6 m. Alt ± 2100 m. EC paniculatum (Thunb.) B.L.Burtt
natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2.5–4 m. Alt ± 300 m. NC, WC
A. baurii Kuntze (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to pumilum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
0.6 m. Alt up to 2650 m. FS, KZN, L, EC Perennial. Shrublet. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 20–300 m. WC
pilifera Weim. rugosum (Thunb.) Raf.
A. uitenhagense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt (3)
A. ciliaris F.Delaroche (4)
Rhyticarpus rugosus (Thunb.) Sond. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m, when in flower up to Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 200–600 m. EC
0.3 m. Alt up to 2745 m. KZN, L
streyi (Merxm.) I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
pusilla Weim. Sonderina streyi Merxm. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt ± 1250 m. N
0.7 m. Alt up to 3355 m. KZN, L, EC
swellendamense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt
reticulata Weim. Rhyticarpus ecklonis Sond. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m, when in flower up to Rhyticarpus swellendamensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Briq. (1)
0.4 m. Alt 1600–2300 m. LIM, M Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 300–900 m. WC
serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cathcartensis (Kuntze) Weim. tenuior I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2? m, when in flower up to Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt ± 1200 m. WC
0.5? m. Alt 765–1830 m. EC ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk
serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. serrata Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 4 m. Alt ± 300 m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2? m, when in flower up to uitenhagense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt = A. rugosum
0.5? m. Alt up to 3000 m. L, EC verticillatum (Sond.) B.L.Burtt
setifera N.E.Br. Polemannia verticillata Sond. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m, when in flower up to 0.4 Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 500–1500 m. N, NC, WC
m. Alt up to 2240 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L
ANNESORHIZA Cham. & Schltdl. 6078000
stellata Weim. (1) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 177–182.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m, when in flower up to (2) Tilney & Van Wyk. 2001. Nordic Journal of Botany 21: 615–649.
0.5 m. Alt ± 800 m. KZN altiscapa Schltr.
tenella Schltr. & H.Wolff = A. capensis var. tenella Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m, when in flower up to
thodei Dummer 1.5 m. Alt 120–915 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to burttii B.-E.van Wyk
1.5 m. Alt up to 3355 m. KZN, L, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m, when in flower up to
tysonii Dummer = A. woodii 1.3 m. Alt up to 1600 m. WC
woodii Oliv. capensis Cham. & Schltdl. = A. nuda
A. tysonii Dummer (4)
elata Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. grandiflora
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to
fibrosa B.-E.van Wyk
1.2 m. Alt up to 2400 m. KZN, L
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m, when in flower up to
wyliei Dummer 0.7 m. Alt ± 800 m. WC
A. longifolia E.Mey. var. wyliei (Dummer) Weim. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m, when in flower up to filicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh.
0.6 m. Alt up to 1700 m. KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.1 m, when in flower up to 1 m.
Alt ± 700 m. WC
*AMMI L. 6016000 flagellifolia Burtt Davy
(1) Wolff. 1927. Pflanzenreich 90: 119, 120. Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m, when in flower up to 0.7
(2) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 171. m. Alt 625–2100 m. M, KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 10–1615 m. NC, WC typicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt
P. cynorhiza Sond. (17)
ferulaceum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. stadense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) P. olifantianum (Koso-Pol.) M.Hiroe (18)
Sond. Perennial. Herb. Ht 1.5–1.8 m. Alt 0–100 m. EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 300–600 m. EC
upingtoniae (Schinz) Drude
galbaniopse H.Wolff Lefebvrea upingtoniae Schinz (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt up to 610 m. WC P. venosum Burtt Davy (17)
galbanum (L.) Drude Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 925–1220 m. LIM, M,
Bubon galbanum L. (4) S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt ± 100 m. WC venosum Burtt Davy = P. upingtoniae
hypoleucum (Meisn.) Drude = P. tenuifolium wilmsianum H.Wolff
gummiferum (L.) Wijnands Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 400–1100 m. KZN, EC
Glia gummifera (L.) Sond. (17) zeyheri Sond. = P. olifantianum
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 350–1220 m. WC
hypoleucum (Meisn.) Drude = P. tenuifolium PHLYCTIDOCARPA Cannon & 5970010
khamiesbergense B.L.Burtt
W.L.Theob.
(1) Schreiber. 1967. FSWA 103: 7, 8.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt ± 1800 m. NC (2) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 240.
laevigatum (Aiton) H.Wolff = P. capense var. lanceolatum flava Cannon & W.L.Theob.
lateriflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. = Annesorhiza lateriflora Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt ± 1500 m. N
magalismontanum Sond.
P. schlechterianum H.Wolff (17) PIMPINELLA L. 6033000
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 800–2000 m. G, M, (1) Wolff. 1927. Das Pflanzenreich 90: 219–315.
(2) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 240–242.
S, FS, KZN
millefolium Sond. caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt up to 100 m. WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 10–3275 m. S, KZN,
L, EC
montanum (Sond.) Drude = P. tenuifolium
hydrophila H.Wolff
multiradiatum Drude Perennial. Herb, hydrophyte. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt ± 1200 m. M
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 365–1130 m. WC
krookii H.Wolff
natalense (Sond.) Engl. Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 1000–1600 m. KZN
Seseli natalense Sond. (8)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 80–670 m. KZN reenensis Rech.f. = P. stadensis
olifantianum (Koso-Pol.) M.Hiroe = P. typicum schlechteri H.Wolff
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 300–2000 m. EC
pearsonii Adamson
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.7 m. Alt ± 1700 m. NC, WC stadensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
P. reenensis Rech.f. (2)
platycarpum E.Mey. ex Sond. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 300–2800 m. KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 300–1200 m. KZN, EC transvaalensis H.Wolff
pungens E.Mey. ex Sond. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 975–2200 m. LIM,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt ± 200 m. WC G, M, S, FS, KZN
schlechterianum H.Wolff = P. magalismontanum
sieberianum Sond. = P. strictum PITURANTHOS Viv. 6013010
sonderi (M.Hiroe) B.L.Burtt = P. tenuifolium aphyllus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Schinz
= Deverra denudata subsp. aphylla
striatum (Thunb.) Sond.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt up to 400 m. WC burchellii (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Schinz = Deverra
burchellii
strictum (Spreng.) B.L.Burtt
P. sieberianum Sond. (17)
POLEMANNIA Eckl. & Zeyh. 6045000
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 160–1220 m. WC (1) Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 550, 551.
sulcatum Sond. (2) Engler. 1921. Die Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3,2: 791, 816.
(3) Wolff. 1922. Botanische Jahrbücher 57: 228–230.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 1.5–1.8 m. Alt 10–900 m. NC, WC (4) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
tenuifolium Thunb. 43,2: 225–228.
Bubon hypoleucum Meisn. (4) (5) Burtt. 1991. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 48,2: 242, 243.
Bubon montanum Sond. (16) grossulariifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
P. hypoleucum (Meisn.) Drude (18)
P. montanum (Sond.) Drude (16) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt up to 2010 m. EC
P. sonderi (M.Hiroe) B.L.Burtt (18) marlothii H.Wolff ex Engl. = Polemanniopsis marlothii
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 600–1400 m. WC, EC montana Schltr. & H.Wolff
thodei Arnold Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht up to 4 m. Alt up to 2715 m. FS,
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 1700–2600 m. M, KZN, KZN, L, EC
L, NC, EC simplicior Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
triternatum Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt up to 2900 m. FS,
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt ± 1000 m. WC KZN, L, EC
APOCYNACEAE
Compiled by J.E. Victor, A. Nicholas, P.V. Bruyns, H.J.T. Venter & H.F. Glen
filiformis L.f., not of (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook f., invalid laniflora Delile, not of Forssk., illegitimate name =
name = Schizoglossum linifolium var. linifolium Kanahia laniflora
flagellaris Bolus ex Schltr. = Gomphocarpus filiformis laniflora Forssk. = Kanahia laniflora
flanaganii Schltr. = A. hastata lilacina Weim. = Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus
flava N.E.Br. = Aspidonepsis flava linearis (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus linearis
flexuosa (E.Mey.) Schltr. lineolata (Decne.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus lineolatus
Gomphocarpus flexuosus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Gomphocarpus fragrans Schltr. (2) mackenii (Harv.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus mackenii
Lagarinthus flexuosus E.Mey. (2) macra Schltr. = Pachycarpus suaveolens
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 210–420 mm. Alt 10– macrochila Schltr. = Pachycarpus macrochilus
1500(–1800) m. KZN, EC
macropus (Schltr.) Schltr.
fornicata N.E.Br. = Stathmostelma fornicatum subsp. Gomphocarpus macropus Schltr. (2)
fornicatum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–400 mm. Alt 900–
fruticosa L. = Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruti- 2000 m. M, FS, KZN, EC
cosus margaritacea Hoffmanns. = A. curassavica
galpinii (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus galpinii meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr.
geminata Roxb., naked name = Marsdenia sylvestris A. meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. var. brevicoronata N.E.Br. (12)
A. meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. var. meliodora (12)
geminiflora (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus concolor Gomphocarpus meliodorus Schltr. (2)
gerrardii (Harv.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus campanulatus Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 150–
var. sutherlandii 2150 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. gibba meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. var. brevicoronata N.E.Br. =
A. oxytropis (Turcz.) Schltr. (2) A. meliodora
Gomphocarpus gibbus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Gomphocarpus oxytropis Turcz. (2)
meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. var. meliodora = A. meliodora
Lagarinthus gibbus E.Mey. (2) meyeriana (Schltr.) Schltr.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 14–300(–450) mm. Alt Gomphocarpus meyerianus Schltr. (2)
20–2500 m, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, Lagarinthus revolutus E.Mey. var. minor E.Mey. (2)
EC Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 100–260 mm. Alt 800–
1500 m. NW, G, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. media N.E.Br.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 120–310 mm. Alt (450–) microphylla Roth = Pentatropis capensis
1200–1400 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L microphylla Roxb., naked name = Pentatropis capensis
glaberrima (Oliv.) Schltr. = Kanahia laniflora monticola N.E.Br.
glaucophylla (Schltr.) Schltr. = Gomphocarpus glauco- Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 50–130 mm. Alt ± 2000
phyllus m. EC
gomphocarpoides (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium mucronata Thunb. = Woodia mucronata
gomphocarpoides var. gomphocarpoides multicaulis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
gordon-grayae Nicholas A. depressa (Schltr.) Schltr. (12)
Gomphocarpus depressus Schltr. (12)
Perennial. Geophytic, paludophytic herb. Ht 240–750 Gomphocarpus multicaulis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
mm. Alt 30–900 m. KZN Lagarinthus multicaulis E.Mey. (2)
grandiflora L.f. = Pachycarpus grandiflorus subsp. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 80–150 mm. Alt 1200–
grandiflorus 2200 m. G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
grandiflora L.f. var. chrysantha Schltr. = Pachycarpus multiflora (Decne.) N.E.Br.
grandiflorus subsp. grandiflorus Gomphocarpus multiflorus Decne. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? Distr.?
harveyana (Schltr.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium prunelloides
hastata (E.Mey.) Schltr. nana I.Verd.
A. flanaganii Schltr. (2) Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht ± 110 mm. Alt ± 1360
Gomphocarpus asclepiaceus Schltr. (2) m. LIM
Gomphocarpus geminatus Schltr. (2) navicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Gomphocarpus hastatus E.Mey. (2) Gomphocarpus navicularis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 220–380 mm. Alt 400– Lagarinthus navicularis E.Mey. (2)
600 m. EC Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 105–290 mm. Alt 20–
humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr. 900 m. EC
Gomphocarpus humilis (E.Mey.) Decne. (2) navicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. compressidens N.E.Br.
Pachycarpus humilis E.Mey. (2)
Xysmalobium humile (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2) = A. compressidens
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 50–250 mm. Alt 1800– nivea L. var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze = A. curassavica
2900 m. FS, KZN, L, EC nuda Schumach. & Thonn. = Sarcostemma viminale
insignis (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus transvaalensis subsp. viminale
lanata (E.Mey.) Druce = Gomphocarpus tomentosus nutans (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. = Gomphocarpus tomento-
subsp. tomentosus sus subsp. tomentosus
ochroleuca (Schltr.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium gerrardii sinuosa Burm.f. = A. crispa var. crispa
orbicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium orbiculare stellifera Schltr.
A. simplex (Schltr.) Schltr. (2)
oreophila Nicholas Gomphocarpus revolutus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 70–230 mm. Alt 1700– Gomphocarpus simplex Schltr. (2)
3000 m. KZN, L, EC Lagarinthus revolutus E.Mey. (2)
oxytropis (Turcz.) Schltr. = A. gibba var. gibba Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 120–290 mm. Alt 1000–
2100 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
pachyglossa (Schltr.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium parviflo-
rum stockenstromensis (Scott-Elliot) Schltr. = Xysmalobium
stockenstromense
pachystephana Schltr. = Schizoglossum linifolium var.
linifolium suaveolens Schltr. = Pachycarpus suaveolens
patens N.E.Br. sulphurea in sense of Schltr. = Xysmalobium gerrardii
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 200–840 mm. Alt 150– sulphurea in sense of S.Moore = Xysmalobium asperum
360 m. EC tenuis (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Schizoglossum linifolium var.
peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. linifolium
A. truncata Harv., not of D.Dietr. (2) transvaalensis (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus trans-
Gomphocarpus peltigerus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Lagarinthus peltigerus E.Mey. (2) vaalensis
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 310–820 mm. Alt 30– truncata Harv., not of D.Dietr. = A. peltigera
100 m. EC tysoniana Schltr. = Xysmalobium tysonianum
physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Gomphocarpus physo- ulophylla Schltr.
carpus Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht ± 820 mm. Alt ± 330 m.
praemorsa Schltr. M
Gomphocarpus truncatus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (2)
Gomphocarpus truncatus (E.Mey.) Harv. (2)
undulata L. (1753) = Xysmalobium undulatum
Lagarinthus truncatus E.Mey. (2) undulata L. (1769), not of L. (1753) = A. crispa var.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 240–560(–780) mm. crispa
Alt 60–450 m. KZN, EC valida (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus asperifolius
procera Aiton = Calotropis procera velutina (Schltr.) Schltr.
pubescens L. = Gomphocarpus cancellatus Gomphocarpus velutinus Schltr. (2)
randii S.Moore Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 75–114 mm. Alt 900–
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 100–120 mm. Alt? N 1200 m. M
vexillare (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus vexillaris
rara N.E.Br.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 90–200 mm. Alt ± 360 m. vicaria N.E.Br.
EC Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 200–300 mm. Alt 1300–
2000 m. M, KZN, EC
rectinervis (Schltr.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium confusum
villosa Mill. = Gomphocarpus tomentosus var. tomen-
reenensis N.E.Br. = Aspidonepsis reenensis
tosus
reflectens (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus reflectens
viridiflora (E.Mey.) Goyder, illegitimate name = A. dre-
rigidus (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus rigidus geana var. dregeana
rivalis S.Moore = Kanahia laniflora woodii (Schltr.) Schltr.
rivularis (Schltr.) Schltr. = Gomphocarpus rivularis Gomphocarpus woodii Schltr. (2)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 380–800 mm. Alt 600–
rostrata N.E.Br. = Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp.
1400 m. KZN
rostratus
xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, not of S.Moore
rotundifolia Mill. = Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 170–200 mm. Alt 1800–
sabulosa Schltr. = A. crispa var. crispa 2500 m. KZN, L
salicifolia Salisb. = Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp.
fruticosus ASPIDOGLOSSUM E.Mey. 6778010
(1) Brown. 1907–1909. FC 4,1: 315–1036.
scabra (Harv.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus scaber (2) Kupicha. 1984. Kew Bulletin 38: 633–666.
scabridifolia Schltr. = Xysmalobium acerateoides (3) Hilliard. 1989. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
45: 179–182.
schinziana (Schltr.) Schltr. = Pachycarpus schinzianus
schlechteri (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. araneiferum (Schltr.) Kupicha
Schizoglossum araneiferum Schltr. (2)
Gomphocarpus schlechteri K.Schum. (2)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 300–600 mm. Alt 300–
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 535–550 mm. Alt ± 800
1800 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L
m. S, KZN
biflorum E.Mey.
schweinfurthii N.E.Br. = Pachycarpus lineolatus Schizoglossum biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. (2)
semiamplectens (K.Schum.) Hiern = Gomphocarpus semi- Schizoglossum biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. concinnum (Schltr.)
amplectens N.E.Br. (2)
Schizoglossum biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. integrum N.E.Br. (2)
simplex (Schltr.) Schltr. = A. stellifera Schizoglossum conrathii Schltr. (2)
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 30–150 mm. Alt 1000–1600 aurea C.A.Lückh. = Quaqua aurea
m. N, NW, G, FS ausana Dinter & A.Berger = Quaqua incarnata subsp.
swazicum R.A.Dyer hottentotorum
Perennial. Geophyte, creeping. Length 50–250 mm. bredae R.A.Dyer var. bredae = Orbea miscella
Alt 1300–1600 m. M, S
bredae R.A.Dyer var. thomallae R.A.Dyer = Orbea
tabularium R.A.Dyer miscella
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht ± 200 mm. Alt ± 100 m. EC
carnosa Stent = Orbea carnosa subsp. carnosa
tenellum R.A.Dyer
caudata N.E.Br. subsp. rhodesiaca L.C.Leach = Orbea
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 20–50 mm. Alt 300–600 m.
caudata subsp. rhodesiaca
KZN
caudata N.E.Br. var. milleri Nel = Orbea caudata
tenue R.A.Dyer
subsp. rhodesiaca
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 60–100 mm. Alt 20–100 m.
KZN chlorantha Schltr. (insufficiently known, probably a hybrid)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC
thunbergii N.E.Br.
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 200–1400 cincta C.A.Lückh. = Quaqua cincta
m. KZN, WC dependens N.E.Br. = Quaqua parviflora subsp. depen-
tuberosum (Meerb.) R.Br. ex Sims dens
B. caudatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. (4)
ericeta Nel = Quaqua parviflora subsp. gracilis
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 50–150 mm. Alt 20–300 m.
EC fosteri Pillans = Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii
vahrmeijeri R.A.Dyer framesii Pillans = Quaqua framesii
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 60–100 mm. Alt 20–100 m. gerstneri Letty = Orbea gerstneri subsp. gerstneri
KZN gerstneri Letty subsp. elongata R.A.Dyer = Orbea ger-
villosum (Schltr.) N.E.Br. stneri subsp. elongata
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 500–1500 m. gracilis C.A.Lückh. = Quaqua parviflora subsp. gra-
LIM, M, S, KZN cilis
virgatum Dieter. = Sisyranthus virgatus grandidens I.Verd. = Orbea maculata subsp. maculata
CALLICHILIA Stapf 6607000 hottentotorum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = Quaqua incarnata
(1) Codd. 1963. FSA 26: 272. subsp. hottentotorum
(2) Beentje. 1978. Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br. = Quaqua incarnata subsp. in-
78-7: 1–32. carnata
(3) Beentje. 1985. FZ 7,2: 449, 450.
(4) Von Breitenbach et al. 2001. Pocket list of southern African incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br. var. alba (G.Don) N.E.Br. =
indigenous trees: 191. Quaqua incarnata subsp. incarnata
(5) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 954. intermedia (N.E.Br.) Schltr. (insufficiently known)
Stapelia intermedia N.E.Br. (1)
orientalis S.Moore Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC
Ephippiocarpa orientalis (S.Moore) Markgr. (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.2–3 m. Alt 10–120 m. inversa N.E.Br. = Quaqua inversa
KZN kalaharica Nel in A.C.White & B.Sloane = Orbea kno-
belii
*CALOTROPIS R.Br. 6792000 keithii R.A.Dyer = Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii
(1) Rahman & Wilcock. 1991. Nordic Journal of Botany 11: 301–308.
knobelii (E.Phillips) E.Phillips = Orbea knobelii
procera (Aiton) R.Br.
Asclepias procera Aiton (1) langii A.C.White & B.Sloane = Orbea knobelii
Perennial. Shrub or small tree. Ht 1−4 m. Alt? NW lateritia N.E.Br. = Orbea lutea subsp. lutea
CANAHIA Steud. 6780010 leendertziae N.E.Br. = Orbea melanantha
linearis N.E.Br. = Quaqua linearis
laniflora Steud. = Kanahia laniflora
longicuspis N.E.Br. = Orbea lugardii
CARALLUMA R.Br. 6884000 longipes N.E.Br. = Pectinaria longipes subsp. longipes
(1) Bruyns. 1999. Botanische Jahrbücher 121: 311–402. longipes N.E.Br. var. villetii C.A.Lückh. = Pectinaria
acutiloba N.E.Br. = Quaqua acutiloba longipes subsp. villetii
albocastanea (Marloth) L.C.Leach = Orbea albocas- lugardii N.E.Br. = Orbea lugardii
tanea lutea N.E.Br. = Orbea lutea subsp. lutea
aperta (Masson) N.E.Br. = Tromotriche aperta lutea N.E.Br. subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach = Orbea
arenicola N.E.Br. = Quaqua arenicola subsp. arenicola lutea subsp. vaga
armata N.E.Br. = Quaqua armata subsp. armata lutea N.E.Br. var. lateritia (N.E.Br.) Nel = Orbea lutea
atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = Piaranthus atrosan- subsp. lutea
guineus maculata N.E.Br. = Orbea maculata subsp. maculata
hastata N.E.Br. = C. linearis subsp. woodii obscura N.E.Br. = C. pachystelma subsp. pachystelma
haygarthii Schltr. occidentalis R.A.Dyer
C. distincta N.E.Br. subsp. haygarthii (Schltr.) H.Huber (3) Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 20–200 mm. Alt 5–
C. tristis Hutch. (1) 1200 m. N, NC, WC
Perennial. Succulent, climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 150–800
m. LIM, M, KZN, EC occulta R.A.Dyer
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 20–300 mm. Alt 200–
infundibuliformis E.Mey. = C. filiformis 700 m. WC
insignis R.A.Dyer pachystelma Schltr. subsp. pachystelma
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 1000–1100 C. boerhaaviifolia Schinz, not of Deflers (2)
m. NW C. obscura N.E.Br. (2)
C. undulata N.E.Br. (2)
kwebensis N.E.Br. = C. purpurascens subsp. purpura- Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 100–
scens 1600 m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, KZN, NC
linearis E.Mey. subsp. linearis paricyma N.E.Br.
C. caffrorum Schltr. (1) Perennial. Climber with tuber. Ht 1–3 m. Alt ± 1000
C. caffrorum Schltr. var. dubia N.E.Br. (1)
m. N
Perennial. Succulent, climber. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 20–
1000 m. S, KZN, EC patersoniae N.E.Br. = C. zeyheri
patriciae Rauh & Buchloh = C. mafekingensis
linearis E.Mey. subsp. tenuis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
C. tenuis N.E.Br. (6) picta (Schltr.) H.Huber = Riocreuxia picta
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 10– plicata E.A.Bruce = C. nilotica var. nilotica
500 m. EC pubescens E.Mey., not of Wall. = C. meyeri
linearis E.Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H.Huber pumila N.E.Br. = Brachystelma gymnopodum
C. barbertonensis N.E.Br. (1)
C. hastata N.E.Br. (1)
purpurascens K.Schum. subsp. purpurascens
C. kwebensis N.E.Br. (1)
C. schoenlandii N.E.Br. (1)
C. woodii Schltr. (1) Perennial. Climber with tuber. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 900–
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 50– 1200 m. N, B
1600 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC pygmaea Schinz = Brachystelma gymnopodum
lugardiae N.E.Br. racemosa N.E.Br. subsp. setifera (Schltr.) H.Huber = C.
C. apiculata Schltr. (1) carnosa
C. cyrtoidea Werderm. (1)
C. distincta N.E.Br. subsp. lugardae (N.E.Br.) H.Huber (2) radicans Schltr. subsp. radicans
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 900– Perennial. Succulent creeper. Length 1–3 m. Alt 100–
1300 m. N, B 500 m. EC
radicans Schltr. subsp. smithii (M.R.Hend.) R.A.Dyer
mafekingensis (N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer C. radicans Schltr. var. smithii (M.R.Hend.) H.Huber (2)
Brachystelma mafekingense N.E.Br. (2) C. smithii M.R.Hend. (1)
C. patriciae Rauh & Buchloh (2)
Perennial. Succulent creeper. Length 1–3 m. Alt 100–
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 1000–1600
300 m. EC
m. N, B, NW, G
radicans Schltr. var. smithii (M.R.Hend.) H.Huber = C.
meyeri Decne.
C. pubescens E.Mey., not of Wall. (1) radicans subsp. smithii
Perennial. Climber with tuber. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 300– rendallii N.E.Br.
1300 m. M, KZN, EC Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt ?–1300
monteiroae Hook.f. = C. sandersonii m. LIM, G, S, KZN
mozambicensis Schltr. = C. nilotica var. nilotica rudatisii Schltr.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt? KZN
multiflora Baker subsp. multiflora
C. multiflora Baker var. latifolia N.E.Br. (1) sandersonii Decne. ex Hook.f.
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 900– C. monteiroae Hook.f. (1)
1500 m. NW, M, G, FS, NC Perennial. Succulent climber, creeper. Length 1–3 m.
Alt 5–1000 m. KZN, EC
multiflora Baker subsp. tentaculata (N.E.Br.) H.Huber
C. tentaculata N.E.Br. (1) scabriflora N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 800– Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 300–1400 m. G,
1600 m. N, B, LIM KZN
multiflora Baker var. latifolia N.E.Br. = C. multiflora schoenlandii N.E.Br. = C. linearis subsp. woodii
subsp. multiflora serpentina E.A.Bruce = C. stapeliiformis subsp. ser-
nilotica Kotschy var. nilotica pentina
C. boussingaultiflora Dinter (1) setifera Schltr. = C. carnosa
C. constricta N.E.Br. (1)
C. grandis E.A.Bruce (1) smithii M.R.Hend. = C. radicans subsp. smithii
C. mozambicensis Schltr. (1)
C. plicata E.A.Bruce (1) sororia Harv. ex Hook.f. = C. bowkeri subsp. sororia
Perennial. Succulent climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 50–1500 stapeliiformis Haw. subsp. serpentina (E.A.Bruce)
m. N, B, LIM, M, KZN R.A.Dyer
Stapelia elegans Masson (2) reclinata (Masson) Haw. = D. caespitosa var. caespi-
Stapelia radiata Jacq. (2) tosa
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 150–300 m.
WC replicata (Jacq.) Sweet = D. caespitosa var. caespitosa
elegans (Masson) Haw. var. namaquana N.E.Br. = D. transvaalensis Schltr. = D. polita
pubescens transvaalensis Schltr. var. parviflora L.Bolus = D. polita
elegans (Masson) Haw. var. seminuda N.E.Br. = D. ele- vestita Meve
gans Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 30 mm. Alt 50–250 m. WC
emiliana A.C.White = D. caespitosa var. caespitosa ECHIDNOPSIS Hook.f. 6877000
gracilis Meve
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 1300–1600 m. columnaris (Nel) R.A.Dyer & D.S.Hardy = Notechid-
EC nopsis columnaris
hirtella (Jacq.) Sweet = D. caespitosa var. caespitosa serpentina (Nel) A.C.White & B.Sloane = Notechid-
nopsis tessellata
immaculata (C.A.Lückh.) Bayer ex L.C.Leach
D. maculata N.E.Br. var. immaculata C.A.Lückh. (2)
ECTADIOPSIS Benth. 6743000
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 50 mm. Alt 50–150 m.
WC acutifolia (Sond.) Benth. = Cryptolepis oblongifolia
jacquiniana (Schult.) Sweet = D. elegans cryptolepioides Schltr. = Cryptolepis cryptolepioides
maculata N.E.Br. oblongifolia (Meisn.) Benth. = Cryptolepis oblongifolia
D. minuta Nel (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 30 mm. Alt 700–2100 m. ECTADIUM E.Mey. 6735000
N, FS, NC, WC, EC (1) Brown. 1907. FC 4: 531, 532.
(2) Venter et al. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 113–124.
maculata N.E.Br. var. immaculata C.A.Lückh. = D. im-
maculata latifolium (Schinz) N.E.Br.
E. virgatum E.Mey. var. latifolium Schinz (1)
mastodes (Jacq.) Sweet = D. caespitosa var. compacta Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 0–100 m. N
minuta Nel = D. maculata oblongifolium Meisn. = Cryptolepis oblongifolia
modesta N.E.Br. rotundifolium (H.Huber) Venter & Kotze
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–40 mm. Alt 150–1700 m. E. virgatum E.Mey. var. rotundifolium H.Huber (2)
EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 0–50 m. N
parviflora N.E.Br. virgatum E.Mey.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–25 mm. Alt 300–600 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 70–200 m. N, NC
WC
virgatum E.Mey. var. latifolium Schinz = E. latifolium
pillansii N.E.Br. virgatum E.Mey. var. rotundifolium H.Huber = E.
D. pillansii N.E.Br. var. albanica N.E.Br. (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 30 mm. Alt 150–750 m. EC rotundifolium
pillansii N.E.Br. var. albanica N.E.Br. = D. pillansii EMPLECTANTHUS N.E.Br. 6899010
polita N.E.Br. (1) Brown. 1907. FC 4: 315–418.
D. dentata N.E.Br. (2) cordatus N.E.Br.
D. polita N.E.Br. var. parviflora (L.Bolus) A.C.White & B.Sloane, Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? KZN
illegitimate combination (2)
D. polita N.E.Br. var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.C.White & gerrardii N.E.Br.
B.Sloane (2) Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? KZN
D. transvaalensis Schltr. (2)
D. transvaalensis Schltr. var. parviflora L.Bolus (2) EPHIPPIOCARPA Markgr. 6607010
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–100 mm. Alt 1000–1600
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC orientalis (S.Moore) Markgr. = Callichilia orientalis
polita N.E.Br. var. parviflora (L.Bolus) A.C.White & EUSTEGIA R.Br. 6785000
B.Sloane, illegitimate combination = D. polita (1) Brown. 1909. FC 4: 315–418.
(2) Bruyns. 1999. Botanische Jahrbücher 121: 19–44.
polita N.E.Br. var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.C.White & (3) Nicholas. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Ascle-
B.Sloane = D. polita piadinae (Asclepiadaceae) in southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Uni-
procumbens R.A.Dyer = Huernia procumbens versity of Durban-Westville, Durban.
peltigerus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. = Asclepias peltigera viridiflorus (E.Mey.) Decne. = Asclepias dregeana var.
physocarpus E.Mey. dregeana
Asclepias brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Schltr. (5) woodii Schltr. = Asclepias woodii
Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr. (3)
G. brasiliensis E.Fourn. (5)
G. fruticosus (L.) Aiton f. forma brasiliensis (E.Fourn.) Briq. (5)
GONIOMA E.Mey. 6581000
(1) Codd. 1963. FSA 26: 262, 263.
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 30–700
(–900) m. LIM, NW, M, S, KZN, WC, EC kamassi E.Mey.
prunelloides (Turcz.) Schltr. = Xysmalobium prunel- Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.3–9 m. Alt 0–1350 m. LIM,
loides S, KZN, WC, EC
rectinervis Schltr. = Xysmalobium confusum GYMNEMA R.Br. 6891000
reflectens (E.Mey.) Decne. = Pachycarpus reflectens melananthum (N.E.Br.) K.Schum. ex Schltr. = Sphaero-
revolutus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. = Asclepias stellifera codon melananthus
rigidus (E.Mey.) Decne. = Pachycarpus rigidus parvifolium Oliv. = Secamone parvifolia
rigidus (E.Mey.) Decne. var. tridens (E.Mey.) Decne. = sylvestre (Retz.) Schult. = Marsdenia sylvestris
Pachycarpus rigidus
rivularis Schltr. HOLARRHENA R.Br. 6582000
Asclepias rivularis (Schltr.) Schltr. (5) (1) Codd. 1963. FSA 26: 263, 264.
Perennial. Rheophytic herb or shrub. Ht ± 1.2 m. Alt (2) Ross. 1978. The Flowering Plants of Africa 44: t. 1758.
(3) De Kruif. 1985. FZ 7,2: 456–458.
750–1500 m. NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
rostratus (N.E.Br.) Bullock = G. fruticosus subsp. ros- pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G.Don
tratus Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–10 m. Alt 350–900 m.
LIM
scaber Harv. = Pachycarpus scaber
schinzianus Schltr. = Pachycarpus schinzianus HOODIA Sweet ex Decne. 6878000
schizoglossoides Schltr. = Asclepias aurea (1) Bruyns. 1993. Botanische Jahrbücher 115: 145–270.
brevirostris N.E.Br. var. longula (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & ingeae Lavranos = H. clavigera
B.Sloane = H. brevirostris subsp. intermedia insigniflora C.A.Maass
brevirostris N.E.Br. var. pallida (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & H. confusa E.Phillips (1)
B.Sloane = H. brevirostris subsp. intermedia Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–70 mm. Alt 1300–1850
m. LIM, M
brevirostris N.E.Br. var. parvipuncta A.C.White &
B.Sloane = H. brevirostris subsp. intermedia kennedyana Lavranos
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt 1100–1500
brevirostris N.E.Br. var. scabra (N.E.Br.) A.C.White &
m. EC
B.Sloane = H. brevirostris subsp. intermedia
kirkii N.E.Br.
campanulata (Masson) Haw. H. bicampanulata I.Verd. (1)
H. campanulata (Masson) Haw. var. denticoronata N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–70 mm. Alt 300–1200 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 60 mm. Alt? WC
LIM, M, KZN
campanulata (Masson) Haw. var. denticoronata N.E.Br.
levyi Oberm.
= H. campanulata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–100 mm. Alt 800–1100
clavigera (Jacq.) Haw. m. N, B
H. clavigera (Jacq.) Haw. var. maritima N.E.Br. (1)
H. decemdentata N.E.Br. (1) loeseneriana Schltr.
H. ingeae Lavranos (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 1400–1700
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 50–60 mm. Alt? WC m. G, M, FS
clavigera (Jacq.) Haw. var. maritima N.E.Br. = H. clavi- longii Pillans
gera Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–80 mm. Alt 200–400 m.
confusa E.Phillips = H. insigniflora EC
decemdentata N.E.Br. = H. clavigera longii Pillans subsp. echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach)
Bruyns = H. echidnopsioides
distincta N.E.Br. = H. ×distincta
longituba N.E.Br. subsp. longituba
×distincta N.E.Br.
H. distincta N.E.Br. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 900–1500
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC m. B, NW, FS
echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach namaquensis Pillans
H. pillansii N.E.Br. subsp. echidnopsioides L.C.Leach (1) H. herrei A.C.White & B.Sloane (1)
H. longii Pillans subsp. echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) Bruyns (1) H. owamboensis R.A.Dyer (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–120 mm. Alt 300–900 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 20–1100 m.
EC N, NC
guttata (Masson) Haw. subsp. calitzdorpensis L.C.Leach namaquensis Pillans subsp. hallii (E.Lamb & B.M.Lamb)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–120 mm. Alt? WC Bruyns = H. hallii
guttata (Masson) Haw. subsp. guttata nouhuysii I.Verd.
H. ocellata (Jacq.) Schult. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 1500–1600
Stapelia guttata Masson m. LIM
Stapelia ocellata Jacq. (1)
ocellata (Jacq.) Schult. = H. guttata subsp. guttata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–120 mm. Alt 400–1000
m. NC, WC, EC oculata Hook.f.
H. rogersii R.A.Dyer (1)
hallii E.Lamb & B.M.Lamb Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? N
H. namaquensis Pillans subsp. hallii (E.Lamb & B.M.Lamb)
Bruyns (1) owamboensis R.A.Dyer = H. namaquensis
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–40 mm. Alt 1300–1700 pendula E.A.Bruce
m. N Perennial. Pendulous succulent. Length 0.15–0.5(–1.5)
herrei A.C.White & B.Sloane = H. namaquensis m. Alt 400–800 m. EC
humilis (Masson) Haw. piersii N.E.Br.
H. simplex N.E.Br. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? EC
Stapelia humilis Masson (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–50 mm. Alt 1200–1600 pillansii N.E.Br.
m. NC, WC, EC Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC, EC
hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. var. appendiculata (A.Berger) pillansii N.E.Br. subsp. echidnopsioides L.C.Leach = H.
A.C.White & B.Sloane = H. hystrix var. hystrix echidnopsioides
hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. var. hystrix plowesii L.C.Leach
H. appendiculata Berger (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–40 mm. Alt 1400–1950 m.
H. hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. var. appendiculata (A.Berger) A.C.White N
& B.Sloane (1)
Stapelia hystrix Hook.f. (1) praestans N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 100–1100 Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC
m. LIM, M, S, KZN primulina N.E.Br. var. primulina = H. thuretii var.
hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. var. parvula L.C.Leach primulina
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 200–600 m. primulina N.E.Br. var. rugosa N.E.Br. = H. thuretii var.
KZN, EC primulina
arcuata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. arcuata Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 900–1600
Pectinaria arcuata N.E.Br. (1) m. LIM, M
Perennial. Creeping succulent. Ht 5–20 mm. Alt 400–
gerstneri (Letty) Bruyns subsp. gerstneri
750 m. EC Caralluma gerstneri Letty (2)
arcuata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. mirkinii (Pillans) Orbeopsis gerstneri (Letty) L.C.Leach subsp. gerstneri (2)
Bruyns Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–70 mm. Alt 250–700 m.
O. arcuata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns var. mirkinii (Pillans) Bruyns (1) S, KZN
Pectinaria mirkinii Pillans (1)
hardyi (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns
Perennial. Creeping succulent. Ht 5–20 mm. Alt 400– Orbeanthus hardyi (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach (2)
750 m. EC Stultitia hardyi R.A.Dyer (2)
arcuata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns var. mirkinii (Pillans) Bruyns Perennial. Creeping succulent. Length 30–300 mm.
= O. arcuata subsp. mirkinii Alt 900–1500 m. LIM, M
willowmorensis Bruyns huillensis (Hiern) Bruyns subsp. flava Bruyns
Perennial. Creeping succulent. Ht 5–20 mm. Alt 1000– Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–120 mm. Alt ± 1200 m. N
1300 m. EC huillensis (Hiern) Bruyns subsp. huillensis
Caralluma tsumebensis Oberm. (2)
ORBEA Haw. 6885050 Orbeopsis tsumebensis (Oberm.) L.C.Leach (2)
(1) Leach. 1978. Excelsa Taxonomic Series 1: 1–74. Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.04–0.5 m. Alt 900–1300 m.
(2) Bruyns. 2002. Systematic Botany Monographs: 63: 1–190. N, B
albocastanea (Marloth) Bruyns irrorata (Masson) L.C.Leach = O. verrucosa
Caralluma albocastanea (Marloth) L.C.Leach (2) knobelii (E.Phillips) Bruyns
Orbeopsis albocastanea (Marloth) L.C.Leach (2) Caralluma knobelii (E.Phillips) E.Phillips (2)
Stapelia albocastanea Marloth (2) Caralluma langii A.C.White & B.Sloane (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–80 mm. Alt 1200–1700 Caralluma kalaharica Nel in A.C.White & B.Sloane (2)
m. N Orbeopsis knobelii (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach (2)
Stapelia knobelii E.Phillips (2)
carnosa (Stent) Bruyns subsp. carnosa
Caralluma carnosa Stent (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 900–1100
Pachycymbium carnosum (Stent) L.C.Leach (2) m. B, NW, NC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–150 mm. Alt 1000–1400 longidens (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
m. LIM, NW Stapelia longidens N.E.Br. (2)
carnosa (Stent) Bruyns subsp. keithii (R.A.Dyer) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 50–120 mm. Alt 10–100 m.
Bruyns KZN
Caralluma fosteri Pillans (2) lugardii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Caralluma keithii R.A.Dyer (2) Angolluma lugardii (N.E.Br.) Plowes (2)
Caralluma schweickerdtii Oberm. (2) Caralluma longicuspis N.E.Br. (2)
Pachycymbium keithii (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach (2) Caralluma lugardii N.E.Br. (2)
Pachycymbium lancasteri Lavranos (2) Pachycymbium lugardii (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–150 mm. Alt 300–1200 Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.04–0.15 m. Alt 600–1700
m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN m. N, B, LIM, NW, NC
caudata (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. rhodesiaca (L.C.Leach) lutea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. lutea
Bruyns Caralluma lateritia N.E.Br. (2)
Caralluma caudata N.E.Br. subsp. rhodesiaca L.C.Leach (2) Caralluma lutea N.E.Br. (2)
Caralluma caudata N.E.Br. var. milleri Nel (2) Caralluma lutea N.E.Br. var. lateritia (N.E.Br.) Nel (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–150 mm. Alt 800–1200 Caralluma vansonii Bremek. & Oberm. (2)
Orbeopsis lutea (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. lutea (2)
m. N, B
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 500–1500
ciliata (Thunb.) L.C.Leach m. B, LIM, NW, G, FS
Diplocyatha ciliata (Thunb.) N.E.Br. (2)
Stapelia ciliata Thunb. (2) lutea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–120 mm. Alt 600–1200 Caralluma lutea N.E.Br. subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach (2)
Caralluma nebrownii A.Berger (2)
m. NC, WC Caralluma nebrownii A.Berger var. discolor Nel (2)
conjuncta (A.C.White & B.Sloane) Bruyns Caralluma nebrownii A.Berger var. pseudonebrownii (Dinter)
Orbeanthus conjunctus (A.C.White & B.Sloane) L.C.Leach (2) A.C.White & B.Sloane (2)
Stultitia conjuncta A.C.White & B.Sloane (2) Caralluma pseudonebrownii Dinter (2)
Perennial. Creeping succulent. Length 50–200 mm. Caralluma vaga (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane (2)
Orbeopsis lutea (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.)
Alt 900–1600 m. LIM L.C.Leach (2)
cooperi (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach Stapelia vaga N.E.Br. (2)
Stapelia cooperi N.E.Br. (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 800–1700
Stapeliopsis cooperi (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips, illegitimate name (2) m. N, NC
Stultitia cooperi (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–60 mm. Alt 900–1500 m. macloughlinii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach
O. speciosa L.C. Leach (2)
NW, FS, NC Stapelia macloughlinii I.Verd. (2)
gerstneri (Letty) Bruyns subsp. elongata (R.A.Dyer) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–100 mm. Alt 500–700 m.
Bruyns KZN, EC
Caralluma gerstneri Letty subsp. elongata R.A.Dyer (2)
Orbeopsis gerstneri (Letty) L.C.Leach subsp. elongata (R.A.Dyer) maculata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. kaokoensis
L.C.Leach (2) Bruyns
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–100 mm. Alt 1200–1800 Stapelia tapscottii I.Verd. (2)
m. N Stultitia tapscottii (I.Verd.) E.Phillips (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 50–120 mm. Alt 1000–1500
maculata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. maculata m. B, LIM, NW, G, M
Caralluma grandidens I.Verd. (2)
Caralluma maculata N.E.Br. (2) ubomboensis (I.Verd.) Bruyns
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–100 mm. Alt 300–1200 Angolluma ubomboensis (I.Verd.) Plowes (2)
m. B, LIM, M, KZN Caralluma ubomboensis I.Verd. (2)
Pachycymbium ubomboense (I.Verd.) M.G.Gilbert (2)
maculata (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. rangeana (Dinter Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 15–80 mm. Alt 300–
& A.Berger) Bruyns 1400 m. LIM, S, KZN
Caralluma maculata N.E.Br. var. brevidens H.Huber (2)
Caralluma rangeana Dinter & A.Berger (2) valida (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. valida
O. rangeana (Dinter & A.Berger) L.C.Leach (2) Caralluma valida N.E.Br. (2)
Piaranthus streyianus Nel (2) Orbeopsis valida (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–80 mm. Alt 350–2400 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–200 mm. Alt 900–1200
N m. N, B
melanantha (Schltr) Bruyns valida (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. occidentalis Bruyns
Caralluma leendertziae N.E.Br. (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–150 mm. Alt 1000–1500
Caralluma melanantha (Schltr) N.E.Br. (2) m. N, B
Caralluma rubiginosa Werderm. (2)
Orbeopsis melanantha (Schltr.) L.C.Leach (2) variegata (L.) Haw.
Stapelia furcata N.E.Br. (2) Stapelia lepida Jacq. (2)
Stapelia melanantha Schltr. (2) Stapelia variegata L. (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 1000–1700 Perennial. Succulent. Ht 25–100 mm. Alt 5–1000 m.
m. LIM, G, M WC, EC
miscella (N.E.Br.) Meve verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach
Angolluma miscella (N.E.Br.) Plowes (2) O. irrorata (Masson) L.C.Leach (2)
Caralluma bredae R.A.Dyer var. bredae (2) O. verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach var. fucosa (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach (2)
Caralluma bredae R.A.Dyer var. thomallae R.A.Dyer (2) O. verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach var. verrucosa (2)
Pachycymbium miscellum (N.E.Br.) M.G.Gilbert (2) Stapelia fucosa N.E.Br. (2)
Stapelia miscella N.E.Br. (2) Stapelia irrorata Masson (2)
Stultitia miscella (N.E.Br.) C.A.Lückh. (2) Stapelia pulchra Schult. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 10–70 mm. Alt 500– Stapelia verrucosa Masson (2)
1500 m. NC, WC, EC Perennial. Succulent. Ht 25–100 mm. Alt 20–1700 m.
WC, EC
namaquensis (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Stapelia namaquensis N.E.Br. (2) verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach var. fucosa (N.E.Br.)
Stapelia tridentata (N.E.Br.) Rüst (2) L.C.Leach = O. verrucosa
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 200–1500 verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach var. verrucosa = O. ver-
m. NC rucosa
namaquensis (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach × Stapelia hirsuta L. woodii (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Stapelia barklyi N.E.Br. (2) Stapelia woodii N.E.Br. (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? NC Stapelia woodii N.E.Br. var. westii R.A.Dyer (2)
paradoxa (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach Perennial. Succulent. Ht 40–60 mm. Alt 800–1200 m.
Stultitia paradoxa I.Verd. (2) KZN
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–60 mm. Alt 20–300 m. M,
S, KZN ORBEANTHUS L.C.Leach 6885060
pulchella (Masson) L.C.Leach conjunctus (A.C.White & B.Sloane) L.C.Leach =
Stapelia pulchella Masson (2) Orbea conjuncta
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 25–100 mm. Alt 20–400 m.
EC hardyi (R.A.Dyer) L.C.Leach = Orbea hardyi
rangeana (Dinter & A.Berger) L.C.Leach = O. macula- ORBEOPSIS L.C.Leach 6885070
ta subsp. rangeana
albocastanea (Marloth) L.C.Leach = Orbea albocas-
rogersii (L.Bolus) Bruyns tanea
Angolluma rogersii (L.Bolus) Plowes (2)
Caralluma rogersii (L.Bolus) E.A.Bruce & R.A.Dyer (2) gerstneri (Letty) L.C.Leach subsp. elongata (R.A.Dyer)
Pachycymbium rogersii (L.Bolus) M.G.Gilbert (2) L.C.Leach = Orbea gerstneri subsp. elongata
Stapelia rogersii L.Bolus (2)
gerstneri (Letty) L.C.Leach subsp. gerstneri = Orbea
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–100 mm. Alt 500–1200 gerstneri subsp. gerstneri
m. B, LIM, M, KZN
knobelii (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach = Orbea knobelii
schweinfurthii (A.Berger) Bruyns
Angolluma schweinfurthii (A.Berger) Plowes (2) lutea (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. lutea = Orbea lutea
Caralluma schweinfurthii A.Berger (2) subsp. lutea
Pachycymbium schweinfurthii (A.Berger) M.G.Gilbert (2) lutea (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. vaga (N.E.Br.)
Perennial. Creeping succulent. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 900– L.C.Leach = Orbea lutea subsp. vaga
1100 m. N, B melanantha (Schltr.) L.C.Leach = Orbea melanantha
speciosa L.C.Leach = O. macloughlinii tsumebensis (Oberm.) L.C.Leach = Orbea huillensis
tapscottii (I.Verd.) L.C.Leach subsp. huillensis
arcuata N.E.Br. = Ophionella arcuata subsp. arcuata insipidum in sense of Bullock, misapplied name = P.
articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. articulata abyssinicum subsp. angolense
Stapelia articulata Aiton (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 1000–1600 PENTATROPIS R.Br. 6853000
(1) Bullock. 1955. Kew Bulletin 10: 265–292.
m. NC (2) Bruyns. 1997. South African Journal of Botany 63: 241.
articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. asperiflora (N.E.Br.)
capensis (L.f.) Bullock (insufficiently known)
Bruyns Asclepias microphylla Roth (2)
P. asperiflora N.E.Br. (1)
Asclepias microphylla Roxb., naked name (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 800–1400 m. Cynanchum acuminatum Thunb. (2)
NC, WC Cynanchum capense L.f. (2)
Cynoctonum capense (L.f.) E.Mey. (2)
articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. borealis Bruyns P. microphylla (Roth) Wall. (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 600–1300 m. Vincetoxicum capense (L.f.) Kuntze (2)
NC microphylla (Roth) Wall. = P. capensis
articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. namaquensis (N.E.Br.)
Bruyns PENTOPETIA Decne. 6744000
P. articulata (Aiton) Haw. var. namaquensis N.E.Br. (1) natalensis Schltr. = Ischnolepis natalensis
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–40 mm. Alt 900–1200 m.
NC PERGULARIA L. 6917000
articulata (Aiton) Haw. var. namaquensis N.E.Br. = P. (1) Dyer. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1119.
(2) Huber. 1967. FSWA 114: 48, 49.
articulata subsp. namaquensis
asperiflora N.E.Br. = P. articulata subsp. asperiflora daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. var. daemia
Asclepias daemia Forssk. (1)
breviloba R.A.Dyer = Stapeliopsis breviloba Daemia extensa R.Br. (2)
exasperata Bruyns = Stapeliopsis exasperata P. daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. var. macrantha Chiov. (1)
P. extensa N.E.Br. (2)
longipes (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. longipes Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–6 m. Alt up to 1200 m. N, B
Caralluma longipes N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 15–100 mm. Alt 1000–1450 daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. var. leiocarpa (K.Schum.)
m. NC, WC H.Huber
P. garipensis (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. (1)
longipes (N.E.Br.) Bruyns subsp. villetii (C.A.Lückh.) Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–6 m. Alt ?–1200 m. N, NC
Bruyns
Caralluma longipes N.E.Br. var. villetii C.A.Lückh. (1) daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. var. macrantha Chiov. = P.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 15–100 mm. Alt 800–950 m. daemia var. daemia
NC extensa N.E.Br. = P. daemia var. daemia
maughanii (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns garipensis (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. = P. daemia var. leiocarpa
Caralluma maughani R.A.Dyer (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 15–100 mm. Alt 600–1000 PERIGLOSSUM Decne. 6783010
m. NC (1) Brown. 1909. FC 4: 315–418.
(2) Dyer. 1942. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 22: t. 844.
mirkinii Pillans = Ophionella arcuata subsp. mirkinii (3) Nicholas. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe
pillansii N.E.Br. = Stapeliopsis pillansii Asclepiadinae (Asclepiadaceae) in southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis.
University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
saxatilis N.E.Br. = Stapeliopsis saxatilis
angustifolium Decne.
stayneri M.B.Bayer = Stapeliopsis stayneri Cordylogyne argillicola Dinter (3)
tulipiflora C.A.Lückh. = Stapeliopsis saxatilis Cordylogyne globosa in sense of Meisn. (1)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt 30–
PENTARRHINUM E.Mey. 6810000 2000 m. NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
(1) Phillips. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 423.
(2) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 114: 47, 48. kassnerianum Schltr. = P. mackenii
(3) Liede & Nicholas. 1992. Kew Bulletin 47: 475–490. mackenii Harv.
(4) Nicholas. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Ascle- Cordylogyne kassnerianum (Schltr.) Eyles (3)
piadinae (Asclepiadaceae) in southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Uni- Cordylogyne mossambicense (Schltr.) Eyles (3)
versity of Durban-Westville, Durban. P. kassnerianum Schltr. (3)
P. mossambicense Schltr. (3)
abyssinicum Decne. subsp. abyssinicum
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt 380–1000 m. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 0.15–0.75 m. Alt 3–
N, M, S 1500 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L,
EC
abyssinicum Decne. subsp. angolense (N.E.Br.) Liede
& Nicholas macrum (E.Mey.) Decne. = Sisyranthus macer
P. abyssinicum Decne. var. angolense N.E.Br. (3) mossambicense Schltr. = P. mackenii
P. insipidum in sense of Bullock, misapplied name (3)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt ± 1000 m. N PETOPENTIA Bullock 6730020
abyssinicum Decne. var. angolense N.E.Br. = P. abys- natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock = Ischnolepis natalensis
sinicum subsp. angolense
insipidum E.Mey. PIARANTHUS R.Br. 6881000
(1) Bayer. 1976. Bulletin of the African Succulent Plant Society 11:
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt (5–)600–1700 38–41.
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, (2) Meve. 1994. Bradleya 12: 57–102.
EC (3) Bruyns. 1999. Systematic Botany 24: 379–397.
confusa Plowes = Q. parviflora subsp. confusa Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 50–200 mm. Alt 950–
dependens (N.E.Br.) Plowes = Q. parviflora subsp. 1200 m. NC, WC
dependens pallens Bruyns
framesii (Pillans) Bruyns Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 600–900 m.
Caralluma framesii Pillans (1) NC
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 50–200 mm. Alt 75– parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. bayeriana Bruyns =
150 m. WC Q. bayeriana
gracilis (C.A.Lückh.) Plowes = Q. parviflora subsp. parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. confusa (Plowes)
gracilis Bruyns
hottentotorum N.E.Br. = Q. incarnata subsp. hottento- Q. confusa Plowes (1)
torum Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 150–650 m.
incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. aurea (C.A.Lückh.) Bruyns NC, WC
= Q. aurea parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. dependens (N.E.Br.)
incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. hottentotorum (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Caralluma dependens N.E.Br. (1)
Bruyns Caralluma reflexa C.A.Lückh. (1)
Caralluma ausana Dinter & A.Berger (1)
Q. dependens (N.E.Br.) Plowes (1)
Caralluma hottentotorum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (1)
Q. hottentotorum N.E.Br. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 100–600 m.
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 50–300 mm. Alt 100– WC
1100 m. N, NC parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. gracilis (C.A.Lückh.)
incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. incarnata Bruyns
Boucerosia incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br. (1) Caralluma ericeta Nel (1)
Caralluma incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br. (1) Caralluma gracilis C.A.Lückh. (1)
Caralluma incarnata (L.f.) N.E.Br. var. alba (G.Don) N.E.Br. (1) Q. gracilis (C.A.Lückh.) Plowes (1)
Q. radiata Plowes (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 400–1000 m.
Stapelia incarnata L.f. (1) NC, WC
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 50–300 mm. Alt 5–300 parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. parviflora
m. WC Caralluma parviflora (Masson) N.E.Br. (1)
incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. incarnata var. tentacula- Caralluma virescens C.A.Lückh. (1)
Stapelia parviflora Masson (1)
ta Bruyns = Q. incarnata subsp. tentaculata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 100–400 m.
incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. tentaculata (Bruyns) NC, WC
Bruyns
Q. incarnata (L.f.) Bruyns subsp. incarnata var. tentaculata Bruyns (1) parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. pulchra Bruyns = Q.
Q. tentaculata (Bruyns) Plowes (1) pulchra
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 50–300 mm. Alt 100– parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. swanepoelii
600 m. NC, WC (Lavranos) Bruyns
Caralluma swanepoelii Lavranos (1)
inversa (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Q. swanepoelii (Lavranos) Plowes (1)
Caralluma inversa N.E.Br. (1)
Caralluma villetii C.A.Lückh. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 400–1000 m.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 50–250 mm. Alt 150– NC
350 m. NC, WC pilifera (Bruyns) Plowes = Q. arenicola subsp. pilifera
inversa (N.E.Br.) Bruyns var. cincta (C.A.Lückh.) pillansii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Bruyns = Q. cincta Caralluma pillansii N.E.Br. (1)
linearis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 350–
Caralluma linearis N.E.Br. (1) 1100 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Succulent, shrublet. Ht 50–200 mm. Alt 900– pruinosa (Masson) Bruyns
1200 m. WC Caralluma pruinosa (Masson) N.E.Br (1)
Caralluma pruinosa (Masson) N.E.Br. var. nigra C.A.Lückh. (1)
mammillaris (L.) Bruyns Stapelia pruinosa Masson (1)
Boucerosia mammillaris (L.) N.E.Br. (1)
Tromotriche pruinosa (Masson) Haw. (1)
Caralluma mammillaris (L.) N.E.Br. (1)
Caralluma winkleriana (Dinter) A.C.White & B.Sloane (1) Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 250–
Sarcophagophilus winklerianus Dinter (1) 1000 m. N, NC
Stapelia mammillaris L. (1)
Stapelia pulla Aiton (1) pulchra (Bruyns) Plowes
Q. parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. pulchra Bruyns
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 150–
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 50–200 mm. Alt 75–150 m.
1100 m. N, NC, WC
WC
maritima (Bruyns) Plowes = Q. armata subsp. maritima
radiata Plowes = Q. incarnata subsp. incarnata
marlothii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Caralluma marlothii N.E.Br. (1) ramosa (Masson) Bruyns
Caralluma ramosa (Masson) N.E.Br. (1)
Caralluma marlothii N.E.Br. var. viridis E.Lamb. (1)
Stapelia ramosa Masson (1)
Caralluma simulans N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 50–200 mm. Alt 600–1400 Perennial. Succulent. Ht 60–300 mm. Alt 400–1000
m. NC, WC m. WC
multiflora (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns swanepoelii (Lavranos) Plowes = Q. parviflora subsp.
Caralluma multiflora R.A.Dyer (1) swanepoelii
flanaganii Schltr. (3) Hilliard. 1989. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Ceropegia flanaganii (Schltr.) H.Huber var. flanaganii (1) 45: 182, 183.
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 10–600 m. EC aciculare N.E.Br. = Stenostelma capense
flanaganii Schltr. subsp. alexandrina (H.Huber) R.A.Dyer addoense N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum gracile
= R. alexandrina
aemulum Schltr. = S. cordifolium
flanaganii Schltr. subsp. segregata R.A.Dyer = R. bur-
chellii alpestre Schumann (non-FSA)
flanaganii Schltr. subsp. woodii (N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer = altissimum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum interruptum
R. woodii amatolicum Hilliard
picta Schltr. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 250–600 mm. Alt? EC
Ceropegia picta (Schltr.) H.Huber (1)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt? M, S, KZN, L anomalum N.E.Br. = Miraglossum anomalum
torulosa Decne. araneiferum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum araneiferum
R. torulosa Decne. var. longidens N.E.Br. (1) aschersonianum Schltr. var. aschersonianum
R. torulosa Decne. var. obsoleta N.E.Br. (1) Lagarinthus tenellus Turcz. (1)
R. torulosa Decne. var. tomentosa N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 75–300 mm. Alt 183–
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 500–? m. M, FS, 1980 m. WC, EC
KZN, L, EC
torulosa Decne. var. longidens N.E.Br. = R. torulosa aschersonianum Schltr. var. longipes N.E.Br.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 230–250 mm. Alt? EC
torulosa Decne. var. obsoleta N.E.Br. = R. torulosa
torulosa Decne. var. tomentosa N.E.Br. = R. torulosa aschersonianum Schltr. var. pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
S. pygmaeum Schltr. (1)
woodii N.E.Br. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 50–75(–150) mm. Alt
Ceropegia flanaganii (Schltr.) H.Huber var. fallax H.Huber (1)
R. flanaganii Schltr. subsp. woodii (N.E.Br.) R.A.Dyer (1) ?–765 m. EC
Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? KZN aschersonianum Schltr. var. radiatum N.E.Br.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 75–300 mm. Alt? WC
SARCOPHAGOPHILUS Dinter 6884110 atropurpureum E.Mey. subsp. atropurpureum
winklerianus Dinter = Quaqua mammillaris Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 600–1300 mm. Alt 1200–
2040 m. G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
SARCOSTEMMA R.Br. 6849000
(1) Liede & Meve. 1993. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
atropurpureum E.Mey. subsp. tridentatum (Schltr.)
112: 1–15. Kupicha
(2) Meve & Liede. 1996. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society S. tridentatum Schltr. (2)
120: 21–38. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 160–550 mm. Alt 450–
aphyllum (L.) R.Br., superfluous name = S. viminale 1524 m. EC
subsp. viminale atropurpureum E.Mey. subsp. virens (E.Mey.) Kupicha
daltonii Decne. = S. viminale subsp. thunbergii S. euphorbioides E.Mey. (2)
S. oblongum Schltr. (2)
pearsonii N.E.Br. S. virens E.Mey. (2)
Perennial. Succulent, shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 800– Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–700 mm. Alt 30–
1950 m. N, NC 915 m. KZN, EC
thunbergii Don = S. viminale subsp. thunbergii
atropurpureum E.Mey. var. lineatum Schltr. = S. cordi-
viminale (L.) R.Br. subsp. orangeanum Liede & Meve folium
Perennial. Succulent, shrub to sprawling. Ht 0.2–0.5
m. Length up to 1.5 m. Alt 600–1800 m. FS, NC atrorubens Schltr. = S. bidens subsp. atrorubens
viminale (L.) R.Br. subsp. suberosum Meve & Liede auriculatum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum glanduliferum
Perennial. Succulent, climber. Ht 0.5–10 m. Alt 600– barbatum Schltr., illegitimate name = Aspidoglossum
1000 m. LIM glabrescens
viminale (L.) R.Br. subsp. thunbergii (Don) Liede & barberae Schltr. = Aspidoglossum interruptum
Meve
S. daltonii Decne. (2) baumii Schltr. ex N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum masaicum
S. thunbergii Don (2) biauriculatum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum delagoense
Perennial. Succulent, shrub to sprawling. Ht 0.2–1 m.
bidens E.Mey. subsp. atrorubens (Schltr.) Kupicha
Length up to 2.5 m. Alt 100–1200 m. N, NC, Lagarinthus atrorubens (Schltr.) Bullock (2)
WC, EC S. atrorubens Schltr. (2)
viminale (L.) R.Br. subsp. viminale Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 210–650(–700) mm.
Asclepias aphylla Thunb. (2) Alt 1350–2220 m. G, KZN, WC?, EC
Cynanchum aphyllum (Thunb.) Schltr. (2)
S. aphyllum (L.) R.Br., superfluous name (2) bidens E.Mey. subsp. bidens
S. truncatum Schltr. (2)
Perennial. Succulent, climber. Ht 0.2–5 m. Alt 50–
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 90–220 mm. Alt 1300–
1500 m. N, B, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
2600 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
SCHIZOGLOSSUM E.Mey. 6778000 bidens E.Mey. subsp. galpinii (Schltr.) Kupicha
Lagarinthus galpinii (Schltr.) Bullock (2)
(1) Brown. 1907. FC 4: 588–662.
S. galpinii Schltr. (2)
(1b) Druce. 1917. The Botanical Exchange Club for the British Isles,
Suppl. 2: 645. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 300–660(–700) mm. Alt
(2) Kupicha. 1984. Kew Bulletin 38: 600–625, 669. 700–1700 m. M, S, L?
bidens E.Mey. subsp. gracile Kupicha dissimile N.E.Br. var. dissimile = Aspidoglossum dis-
Lagarinthus diversus (N.E.Br.) Bullock (2) simile
S. diversum N.E.Br. (2)
S. umbellatum Schltr. (2) dissimile N.E.Br. var. pubiflorum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglos-
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 300–800 mm. Alt 45– sum dissimile
365 m. EC divaricatum N.E.Br. = S. cordifolium
bidens E.Mey. subsp. hirtum Kupicha diversum N.E.Br. = S. bidens subsp. gracile
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht ± 300 mm. Alt 1050– dregei N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum gracile
1500 m. KZN, EC
elingue N.E.Br. subsp. elingue
bidens E.Mey. subsp. pachyglossum (Schltr.) Kupicha Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 100–280(–650) mm. Alt
S. pachyglossum Schltr. var. abbreviatum N.E.Br. (2)
S. pachyglossum Schltr. var. pachyglossum (2) 1950–2700 m. KZN
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 200–2500 mm. Alt 300– elingue N.E.Br. subsp. purpureum Kupicha
2500 m. M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 100–300 mm. Alt 2300–
bidens E.Mey. subsp. productum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha 2700 m. KZN, L, EC
S. pachyglossum Schltr. var. productum N.E.Br. (2) euphorbioides E.Mey. = S. atropurpureum subsp. virens
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht (190–)300–520 mm. Alt
eustegioides (E.Mey.) Druce
1230–1981 m. LIM, M, KZN? Asclepias eustegioides (E.Mey.) Schltr. (1b)
biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Aspidoglossum biflorum Gomphocarpus eustegioides (E.Mey.) Decne. (1b)
Lagarinthus eustegioides E.Mey. (1b)
biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. concinnum (Schltr.) N.E.Br. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 25−380 mm. Alt ?–
= Aspidoglossum biflorum 1525 m. G, FS, NC, EC
biflorum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. integrum N.E.Br. = Aspi- excisum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum biflorum
doglossum biflorum
exile (Decne.) Schltr. = Aspidoglossum gracile
bilamellatum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum lamellatum
fasciculare (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Aspidoglossum fascicu-
bilamellatum Schltr. var. cordylogynoides Schltr. = Aspi- lare
doglossum lamellatum
filifolium Schltr. = Aspidoglossum gracile
bolusii Schltr. = Aspidoglossum gracile
filipes Schltr. = Aspidoglossum gracile
bowkerae N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum gracile
flanaganii Schltr. = Aspidoglossum flanaganii
buchananii N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum gracile
flavum Schltr.
burchellii N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum gracile S. flavum Schltr. var. lineare N.E.Br. (2)
capense (Schltr.) H.Huber = Stenostelma capense Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 700–300 mm. Alt (60–)
capitatum Schltr. = Asclepias dissona 915–2250 m. KZN, EC
carinatum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum carinatum flavum Schltr. var. lineare N.E.Br. = S. flavum
ciliatum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum fasciculare galpinii Schltr. = S. bidens subsp. galpinii
commixtum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum glanduliferum garcianum Schltr.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–250 mm. Alt 70–
conrathii Schltr. = Aspidoglossum biflorum
450 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
consimile N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum heterophyllum
gerrardii (Harv.) Benth. & Hook.f. = Pachycarpus
contracurvum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum ovalifolium campanulatus var. sutherlandii
cordifolium E.Mey. glabrescens Schltr. = Aspidoglossum glabrescens
S. aemulum Schltr. (2)
S. atropurpureum E.Mey. var. lineatum Schltr. (2) glabrescens Schltr. var. longirostre (Schltr.) N.E.Br. =
S. cordifolium E.Mey. var. centralis N.E.Br. (2) Aspidoglossum glabrescens
S. divaricatum N.E.Br. (2)
S. hirsutum Turcz. (2) glanduliferum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum glanduliferum
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–600 mm. Alt 5– grandiflorum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum grandiflorum
1830 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC guthriei Schltr. = Aspidoglossum gracile
cordifolium E.Mey. var. centralis N.E.Br. = S. cordi- hamatum E.Mey.
folium S. hamatum E.Mey. var. elegans N.E.Br. (2)
S. hamatum E.Mey. var. pallidum N.E.Br. (2)
corniculatum (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer = Stenostelma cor-
niculatum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 250–600 mm. Alt 365–
2200 m. KZN, EC
crassipes S.Moore
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 35–380 mm. Alt ± 1000 hamatum E.Mey. var. elegans N.E.Br. = S. hamatum
m. FS, KZN, EC hamatum E.Mey. var. pallidum N.E.Br. = S. hamatum
davyi N.E.Br. = Miraglossum davyi harveyi N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum heterophyllum
decipiens N.E.Br. = S. stenoglossum subsp. flavum heterophyllum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. heterophyllum = Aspi-
decipiens N.E.Br. var. flavum N.E.Br. = S. stenoglos- doglossum heterophyllum
sum subsp. flavum heterophyllum (E.Mey.) Schltr. var. majus N.E.Br. = Aspi-
delagoense Schltr. = Aspidoglossum delagoense doglossum heterophyllum
tridentatum Schltr. = S. atropurpureum subsp. triden- Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 350–540 mm. Alt ± 900
tatum m. KZN
truncatum Schltr. = S. bidens subsp. bidens barbatus (Turcz.) N.E.Br.
Lagarinthus barbatus Turcz. (1)
tubulosum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum biflorum S. imberbis E.Mey. var. barbatus (Turcz.) Schltr. (1)
umbellatum Schltr. = S. bidens subsp. gracile Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 300–500 mm. Alt 1200–
1600 m. KZN, EC
umbelluliferum Schltr. = Xysmalobium involucratum
compactus N.E.Br.
uncinatum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum uncinatum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–360 mm. Alt ± 30
unicum N.E.Br. = Aspidoglossum glabrescens m. KZN, EC
venustum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum biflorum expansum Schltr. = S. trichostomus
venustum Schltr. var. concinnum Schltr. = Aspido- fanniniae N.E.Br.
glossum biflorum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 400–600 mm. Alt ± 230
m. KZN
verticillare Schltr. = Miraglossum verticillare
franksiae N.E.Br.
villosum Schltr. = Aspidoglossum heterophyllum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 250–750 mm. Alt 30–
virens E.Mey. = S. atropurpureum subsp. virens 850 m. KZN
virgatum (E.Mey.) Schltr. = Aspidoglossum virgatum huttoniae (S.Moore) S.Moore
Schizoglossum huttoniae S.Moore (1)
wallacei Schltr. = S. nitidum Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 300–410 mm. Alt 400–
woodii Schltr. = Aspidoglossum woodii 1750 m. M, S, KZN
imberbis E.Mey. var. barbatus (Turcz.) Schltr. = S. bar-
SCHIZOSTEPHANUS Hochst. 6836000 batus
alatus Hochst. ex K.Schum. = Cynanchum validum imberbis Harv.
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 180–960 mm. Alt 30–
SECAMONE R.Br. 6860000 1830 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
(1) Goyder. 1992. Kew Bulletin 47: 437–474.
macer (E.Mey.) Schltr.
alpini Schult. Gomphocarpus macer (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (1)
Periploca secamone L. (1) Lagarinthus macer E.Mey. (1)
S. thunbergii E.Mey. (1) Periglossum macrum (E.Mey.) Decne. (1)
S. thunbergii E.Mey. var. retusa E.Mey. (1) Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 180–600 mm. Alt? EC
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 5–2400 m. LIM,
NW, M, S, KZN, WC, EC randii S.Moore
S. randii S.Moore var. abbreviatus S.Moore (1)
delagoensis Schltr. Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 450–760 mm. Alt 825–
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 10–100 m. KZN 2000 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L
emetica (Retz.) R.Br. ex Schult. var. glabra K.Schum. = randii S.Moore var. abbreviatus S.Moore = S. randii
S. parvifolia rotatus Schltr. = S. trichostomus
filiformis (L.f.) J.H.Ross saundersiae N.E.Br.
Astephanus frutescens E.Mey. (1)
Celastrus filiformis L.f. (1) Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 450–760 mm. Alt 15–
S. frutescens (E.Mey.) Decne. (1) 1700 m. KZN
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 10–1500 m. LIM, schizoglossoides N.E.Br. = Brachystelma schizoglos-
NW, M, S, EC, KZN soides
frutescens (E.Mey.) Decne. = S. filiformis trichostomus K.Schum.
gerrardii Harv. ex Benth. S. expansum Schltr. (1)
S. rotatus Schltr. (1)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 5–1800 m. LIM, M, S. virgatus E.Mey. var. trichostomus (K.Schum.) Harv. (1)
S, KZN, EC Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 350–800 mm. Alt 750–
parvifolia (Oliv.) Bullock 1700 m. KZN, EC
Gymnema parvifolium Oliv. (1)
S. emetica (Retz.) R.Br. ex Schult. var. glabra K.Schum. (1) virgatus E.Mey.
Brachystelma virgatum Dieter. (1)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 0–1500 m. B, LIM,
NW, S, KZN Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 450–760 mm. Alt 30–
1500 m. S, KZN, EC
punctulata Decne.
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt ± 1200 m. N virgatus E.Mey. var. trichostomus (K.Schum.) Harv. =
S. trichostomus
thunbergii E.Mey. = S. alpini
thunbergii E.Mey. var. retusa E.Mey. = S. alpini
SPHAEROCODON Benth. 6896000
SISYRANTHUS E.Mey. 6861000 (1) Brown. 1903. FTA 4: 412.
(1) Brown. 1908. FC 4,1: 786–794.
(2) Brown. 1909. Kew Bulletin 1909: 419, 420.
melananthus N.E.Br.
Gymnema melananthum (N.E.Br.) K.Schum. ex Schltr. (1)
anceps Schltr. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt ± 1200 m. N
schinzii A.Berger & Schltr. var. bergeriana (Dinter) STAPELIOPSIS Pillans 6885020
L.C.Leach (1) Bruyns. 1981. Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain 43:
S. bergeriana Dinter (1) 61–83.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt ± 1300 m.
breviloba (R.A.Dyer) Bruyns
N Pectinaria breviloba R.A.Dyer (1)
schinzii A.Berger & Schltr. var. schinzii Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 10–50 mm. Alt 150–
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 800–2000 300 m. WC
m. N cooperi (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips, illegitimate name = Orbea
scitula L.C.Leach cooperi
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 400–600 m. exasperata (Bruyns) Bruyns
WC Pectinaria exasperata Bruyns (1)
senilis N.E.Br. = S. grandiflora Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 10–50 mm. Alt 800–
similis N.E.Br. 1200 m. NC, WC
S. juttae Dinter (1) neronis Pillans
S. noachabibensis C.A.Lückh. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 200–1200
S. portae-taurinae Dinter & A.Berger (1)
m. N, NC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 200–1600
m. N, NC pillansii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
Pectinaria pillansii N.E.Br. (1)
spectabilis Haw. = S. grandiflora Perennial. Dwarf creeping succulent. Ht 20–30 mm.
stultitioides C.A.Lückh. = S. arenosa Alt 500–950 m. WC, EC
surrecta N.E.Br. saxatilis (N.E.Br.) Bruyns
S. surrecta N.E.Br. var. primosii C.A.Lückh. (1) Pectinaria saxatilis N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 500–1000 Pectinaria tulipiflora C.A.Lückh. (1)
m. WC Perennial. Dwarf creeping succulent. Ht 10–30 mm.
Alt 200–1000 m. NC, WC, EC
surrecta N.E.Br. var. primosii C.A.Lückh. = S. surrecta
stayneri (M.B.Bayer) Bruyns
tapscottii I.Verd. = Orbea tapscottii Pectinaria stayneri M.B.Bayer (1)
thudichumii Pillans = Tromotriche thudichumii Perennial. Dwarf creeping succulent. Ht 10–20 mm.
thuretii (F.Cels) Croucher = Huernia thuretii var. thuretii Alt 10–100 m. WC
tridentata (N.E.Br.) Rüst = Orbea namaquensis urniflora Lavranos
Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt 800–
tsomoensis N.E.Br.
1700 m. N, NC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt? EC
umbonata Pillans = Tridentea pachyrrhiza STATHMOSTELMA K.Schum. 6793000
unguipetala N.E.Br. = S. hirsuta (1) Goyder. 1998. Kew Bulletin 53: 577–616.
unicornis C.A.Lückh. (2) Nicholas. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe
Asclepiadinae (Asclepiadaceae) in southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 300–600 m. University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
S, KZN
crassinerve (N.E.Br.) Bullock = Asclepias crassinervis
vaga N.E.Br. = Orbea lutea subsp. vaga
fornicatum (N.E.Br.) Bullock subsp. fornicatum
variegata L. = Orbea variegata Asclepias fornicata N.E.Br. (1)
verrucosa Masson = Orbea verrucosa Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 700–
vetula Masson 1100(–2500) m. B
S. nudiflora Pillans (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 300–1000 STENOSTELMA Schltr. 6789000
m. WC (1) Kupicha. 1984. Kew Bulletin 38: 668.
(2) Bruyns. 1995. Bothalia 25: 155–172.
villetiae C.A.Lückh. (3) Nicholas. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 800–1100 Asclepiadinae (Asclepiadaceae) in southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis.
m. NC University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
villosa N.E.Br. = S. hirsuta capense Schltr.
Gomphocarpus stenoglossus Schltr. (3)
virescens N.E.Br. = Tridentea virescens Krebsia stenoglossus (Schltr.) Schltr. (3)
wilmaniae C.A.Lückh. = S. leendertziae Schizoglossum aciculare N.E.Br. (3)
Schizoglossum capense (Schltr.) H.Huber (3)
woodii N.E.Br. = Orbea woodii
Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 150–250 mm. Alt 900–
woodii N.E.Br. var. westii R.A.Dyer = Orbea woodii 1500 m. N, B, NW, G, M, FS, NC, EC
youngii N.E.Br. = S. gigantea corniculatum (E.Mey.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus corniculatus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (3)
STAPELIANTHUS Choux 6885040 Krebsia corniculata (E.Mey.) Schltr. (3)
Lagarinthus corniculatus E.Mey. (3)
baylissii L.C.Leach = Tromotriche baylissii Schizoglossum corniculatum (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer (3)
choananthus (Lavranos & H.Hall) R.A.Dyer = Perennial. Geophytic herb. Ht 100–200 mm. Alt 400–
Tromotriche choanantha 1700 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
felinum D.T.Cole in part = Larryleachia felina jucunda (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. dinter (A.Berger)
flavum N.E.Br. = Hoodia flava L.C.Leach = T. jucunda
grande N.E.Br. = Hoodia pilifera subsp. pillansii longii (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche longii
keetmanshoopense Dinter = Larryleachia marlothii longipes (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche longi-
pes
kubusense Nel = Larryleachia perlata
marientalensis (Nel) L.C.Leach subsp. albipilosa (Giess)
marlothii N.E.Br. = Larryleachia marlothii L.C.Leach
meloforme Marloth = Larryleachia meloformis Stapelia albipilosa Giess (1)
officinale N.E.Br. = Hoodia officinalis subsp. officinalis Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–200 mm. Alt 800–1600
m. N
pedicellatum Schinz = Hoodia pedicellata
marientalensis (Nel) L.C.Leach subsp. marientalensis
perlatum Dinter = Larryleachia perlata Stapelia auobensis Nel (1)
pictum N.E.Br. = Larryleachia picta Stapelia marientalensis Nel (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–200 mm. Alt 900–1400
piliferum (L.f.) N.E.Br. = Hoodia pilifera subsp. pilifera
m. N, B, NC
pillansii N.E.Br. = Hoodia pilifera subsp. pillansii
pachyrrhiza (Dinter) L.C.Leach
pillansii N.E.Br. var. major N.E.Br. = Hoodia pilifera Stapelia pachyrrhiza Dinter (1)
subsp. pillansii Stapelia umbonata Pillans (1)
pubiflorum Dinter = Hoodia officinalis subsp. officinalis Perennial. Succulent. Ht 10–30 mm. Alt 5–50 m. N,
NC
rusticum N.E.Br. = Hoodia officinalis subsp. officinalis
parvipuncta (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. parvipuncta
simile N.E.Br. = Larryleachia similis Stapelia parvipuncta N.E.Br. (2)
sinus-luederitzii Dinter = Larryleachia dinteri Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 800–1200
sociarum A.C.White & B.Sloane = Larryleachia socia- m. NC, WC
rum parvipuncta (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach subsp. truncata
triebneri Nel = Hoodia triebneri (C.A.Lückh.) Bruyns
Stapelia parvipuncta N.E.Br. var. truncata C.A.Lückh. (2)
truncatum Pillans = Larryleachia perlata T. parvipuncta (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. truncata (C.A.Lückh.)
L.C.Leach (2)
TRIDENTEA Haw. 6885090 T. pusilla Frandsen (2)
(1) Leach. 1980. Excelsa Taxonomic Series 2: 1–68. Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 300–700 m.
(2) Bruyns. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 180–208. WC
aperta (Masson) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche aperta parvipuncta (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. truncata
baylissii (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach var. baylissii = Tromo- (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach = T. parvipuncta subsp.
triche baylissii truncata
baylissii (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach var. ciliata L.C.Leach peculiaris (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach
Stapelia peculiaris C.A.Lückh. (1)
= Tromotriche baylissii
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 50–600 m.
choanantha (Lavranos & A.V.Hall) L.C.Leach = Tromo- WC, NC
triche choanantha
pedunculata (Masson) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche pe-
dwequensis (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach dunculata
Stapelia dwequensis C.A.Lückh. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 1000–1300 pusilla Frandsen = T. parvipuncta subsp. truncata
m. NC ruschiana (Dinter) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche ruschiana
gemmiflora (Masson) Haw. umdausensis (Nel) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche umdaus-
Stapelia gemmiflora Masson (1) ensis
Stapelia gemmiflora Masson var. densa (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (1) virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Stapelia gemmiflora Masson var. hircosa (Jacq.) N.E.Br. (1) Stapelia aurea Dinter (1)
Stapelia hircosa Jacq. (1) Stapelia virescens N.E.Br. (1)
Stapelia hircosa Jacq. var. densa N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–150 mm. Alt 900–1200
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–150 mm. Alt 150–1200
m. N, NC, WC, EC
m. NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
herrei (Nel) L.C.Leach = Tromotriche herrei TROMOTRICHE Haw. 6885100
jucunda (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach (1) Bruyns. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 180–208.
Stapelia ausana Dinter & A.Berger ex Dinter (2) aperta (Masson) Bruyns
Stapelia cincta Marloth (2) Caralluma aperta (Masson) N.E.Br. (1)
Stapelia dinteri A.Berger (2) Caruncularia aperta (Masson) Sweet (1)
Stapelia jucunda N.E.Br. (2) Stapelia aperta Masson (1)
Stapelia jucunda N.E.Br. var. deficiens N.E.Br. (2) Tridentea aperta (Masson) L.C.Leach (1)
T. jucunda (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. cincta (Marloth) L.C.Leach (2)
T. jucunda (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. dinteri (A.Berger) L.C.Leach (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht 20–200 mm. Alt 100–600 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 30–120 mm. Alt 900–1700 N, NC
m. N, FS, NC baylissii (L.C.Leach) Bruyns
Stapelianthus baylissii L.C.Leach (1)
jucunda (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach var. cincta (Marloth) Tridentea baylissii (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach var. baylissii (1)
L.C.Leach = T. jucunda Tridentea baylissii (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach var. ciliata L.C.Leach (1)
Perennial. Trailing succulent. Length 0.15–3 m. Alt Perennial. Herb to shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 1000–
250–900 m. EC 1600 m. LIM
choanantha (Lavranos & H.Hall) Bruyns cordata (Thunb.) Druce
Stapelia choanantha (Lavranos & H.Hall) R.A.Dyer (1) T. syringifolia E.Mey. (2)
Stapelianthus choananthus (Lavranos & H.Hall) R.A.Dyer (1) Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? EC, WC
Tridentea choanantha (Lavranos & H.Hall) L.C.Leach (1)
Perennial. Trailing succulent. Length 0.15–3 m. Alt flanaganii Schltr.
400–600 m. WC Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt? LIM, M, KZN, EC
engleriana (Schltr.) L.C.Leach = Stapelia engleriana fleckii (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Herb to shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 1200–
herrei (Nel) Bruyns 2350 m. N
Stapelia herrei Nel (1)
Stapelia neliana A.C.White & B.Sloane (1) lycioides (E.Mey.) Decne.
Tridentea herrei (Nel) L.C.Leach (1) Diascia integrifolia Spreng. ex Eckl. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 500–700 m. Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 300–700 m. LIM,
NC M, S, KZN, EC
longii (C.A.Lückh.) Bruyns simiana Schltr.
Stapelia longii C.A.Lückh. (1) Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? EC
Tridentea longii (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach (1)
Perennial. Trailing succulent. Length 0.15–1 m. Alt syringifolia E.Mey. = T. cordata
500–800 m. EC umbellata Schltr.
longipes (C.A.Lückh.) Bruyns Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt? EC
Stapelia longipes C.A.Lückh. var. longipes (1)
Stapelia longipes C.A.Lückh. var. namaquensis C.A.Lückh. (1) *VINCA L. 6598000
Tridentea longipes (C.A.Lückh.) L.C.Leach (1) (1) Pichon. 1951. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 100–700 m. sér. 2, 23: 439–444.
N, NC (2) Stearn. 2000. European garden flora 6: 38–40.
AQUIFOLIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
ARALIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
ASTERACEAE
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman, W.G. Welman, E. Retief, M. Koekemoer & N. Netnou
Note: grey shading contains some names not validly published and associated information.
Adenanthemum osmitoides (Harv.) B.Nord. (2) kraussii Sch.Bip. = Felicia aethiopica subsp. aethiopica
Chrysanthemum osmitoides Harv. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.7 m. Alt up to 1830 m. M, linifolia (L.) G.Don ex Loud. = Euryops linifolius
S, KZN microphylla Cass. = Felicia aethiopica subsp. aethiopica
natalensis Sch.Bip. = Felicia rosulata
ADENANTHEMUM B.Nord. 9341060
rotundifolia (Thunb.) Nees = Felicia amelloides
osmitoides (Harv.) B.Nord. = Adenanthellum osmi- scabrida DC. = Felicia scabrida
toides
serrata (Thunb.) Nees = Felicia serrata
ADENOGLOSSA B.Nord. 9341010 stricta DC. = Felicia amoena subsp. stricta
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman strigosa (A.Spreng.) Nees = Felicia ovata
(1) Nordenstam. 1976. Botaniska Notiser 129: 137–140. tenera DC. = Felicia tenera
decurrens (Hutch.) B.Nord. tricolor Nees = Felicia elongata
Chrysanthemum decurrens Hutch. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.2 m. Alt 90–1372 m. NC zeyheri Nees = Felicia linifolia
Leysera tridactyla E.Mey ex DC. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 900–1400
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.15 m. Alt 1150–1920 m. FS, m. N, NW, G, M, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
NC, EC
ANACYCLUS L. 9331000
AMPHIDOXA DC. 8972000
australis Spreng. = Cotula australis
adscendens O.Hoffm. ex Zahlbr. = Gnaphalium gri-
quense ANAGLYPHA DC. 9049000
engleriana O.Hoffm. = Gnaphalium englerianum
filaginea Ficalho & Hiern = Gnaphalium filagopsis acicularis Benth. = Oxylaena acicularis
filaginea Ficalho & Hiern var. transiens Merxm. = Gna- aspera DC. = Gibbaria scabra
phalium filagopsis latifolia S.Moore = Anisopappus latifolius
glandulosa Klatt = Denekia capensis
gnaphalodes DC. = Gnaphalium gnaphalodes ANAPHALIS DC. 8983000
lasiocephala O.Hoffm. = Artemisiopsis villosa oligandra DC. = Pseudognaphalium oligandrum
villosa O.Hoffm. = Artemisiopsis villosa
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.35–0.76 m. Alt 5–600 m. Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 2000–2115 m. M
WC pinnatifidus (Klatt) O.Hoffm. ex Hutch.
lundgrenii B.Nord. A. triloba (Klatt) O.Hoffm. ex Merxm. (3)
Athanasia triloba Klatt (2)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 305–915 m. Eenia damarensis Hiern & S.Moore (2)
WC Matricaria pinnatifida Klatt (2)
nycthemerum Less. Senecio aschersonianus Muschl. ex Dinter (3)
Senecio oreophilus Muschl. ex Dinter (3)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 600–1100 m.
WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.45–1.2 m. Alt 915–1826 m. N
recurvum (Lam.) DC. = A. arborescens pseudopinnatifidus S.Ortíz & Paiva
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 1 m. Alt ± 1500 m. N
septentrionalis Vatke = Helichrysopsis septentrionale
virgatum DC. smutsii Hutch.
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 150–900 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.75–1.5 m. Alt 915–1705 m. M,
WC S, KZN
triloba (Klatt) O.Hoffm. ex Merxm. = A. pinnatifidus
ANDERBERGIA B.Nord. 8998010
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman ANISORAMPHUS DC. 9605020
(1) Hilliard & Burtt. 1982. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden hypochaerideus DC. = Crepis hypochaeridea
Edinburgh 40: 270, 271.
(2) Hilliard. 1993. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 50: 181, 182. ANISOTHRIX O.Hoffm. 9072000
(3) Nordenstam. 1996. Annalen des Natürhistorischen Museums in
Wien 98B Suppl.: 403–418. Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
elsiae B.Nord. (1) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of the South African Philosophical
Society 16: 385, 386.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 900–915 m. (2) Anderberg. 1988. Botanische Jahrbücher 109: 366–371.
WC
integra (Compton) Anderb.
epaleata (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) B.Nord. Iphiona integra Compton (2)
Petalacte epaleata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 1000–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 1220– 1500 m. WC
1525 m. WC
kuntzei O.Hoffm.
fallax B.Nord. Iphiona dentata (Bolus) Bolus (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 1000–1067 Pegolettia dentata Bolus (2)
m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 500–1000
rooibergensis B.Nord. m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt 1220–1403 m.
WC *ANTHEMIS L. 9330000
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
ustulata B.Nord.
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 343, 344.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 1000–1220
m. WC afra L. = Osmitopsis afra
vlokii (Hilliard) B.Nord. arvensis L.
Petalacte vlokii Hilliard (3) Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 1000–1500 m. KZN
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 1000–1281 cotula L.
m. WC Annual. Herb. Ht 0.22–0.6 m. Alt 30–2100 m. NW, G,
M, KZN, NC?, WC, EC
ANISOCHAETA DC. 9068000
fruticosa L. = Relhania fruticosa
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 278, 279. ANTIPHIONA Merxm. 9065010
mikanioides DC.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
Perennial. Shrub, climber. Ht? Alt up to 600 m. KZN
(1) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 24.
ANISOPAPPUS Hook. & Arn. 9096000 (2) Anderberg. 1991. Plant Systematics and Evolution 176: 107.
Compiled by E. Retief
fragrans (Merxm.) Merxm.
Iphiona fragrans Merxm. (1, 2)
(1) Oliver & Hiern. 1877. FTA 3: 369. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt up to 1850 m. N
(2) Wild. 1964. Kirkia 4: 45–73.
(3) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 23. pinnatisecta (S.Moore) Merxm.
(4) Burtt. 1979. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 37: Homochaete dinteriana Muschl. ex Dinter (1)
294, 295. Iphiona pinnatisecta S.Moore (1, 2)
(5) Ortíz & Paiva. 1995. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 117: Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt up to 1525 m. N
39–46.
(6) Eldenäs & Anderberg. 1996. Plant Systematics and Evolution 199:
167–192. ANTITHRIXIA DC. 9056000
junodii Hutch. Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 760–1900 m. LIM (1) Bremer. 1978. Botaniska Notiser 131: 452, 453.
latifolius (S.Moore) B.L.Burtt flavicoma DC.
Anaglypha latifolia S.Moore (4) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.38–0.6 m. Alt 640–670 m. NC
ANTUNESIA O.Hoffm. 9374000 (15) Norlindh. 1965. Botaniska Notiser 118: 403–411.
(16) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 25–27.
angolensis (O.Hoffm.) O.Hoffm. = Distephanus ango- (17) Norlindh. 1967. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift Band 61, Heft 1: 24–28.
lensis (18) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 536–539.
(19) Friedrich. 1980. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
München 16, Beiheft: 11–17.
APHELEXIS D.Don 9006030 (20) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl.
vol. 13: 155, 156.
fasciculata (Andrews) D.Don = Edmondia fasciculata
filiformis D.Don = Edmondia sesamoides acaulis L.
A. scapigera Thunb. (7)
humilis (Andrews) D.Don = Edmondia pinifolia A. speciosa Jacq. (7)
sesamoides (L.) D.Don = Edmondia sesamoides Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 30–1200 m. NC,
WC, EC
ARCTOTHECA J.C.Wendl. 9432020 acaulis Jacq. = A. adpressa
Compiled by E. Retief acuminata Lewin
(1) Britten. 1916. Journal of Botany, London 54: 61. Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 600–1800 m.
(2) Lewin. 1922. Feddes Repertorium, Beiheft 11: 1–95. WC
(3) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 541–543.
(4) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 235–237. adpressa DC.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 291. A. acaulis Jacq. (7)
(6) Beyers. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning in Strelitzia 9: 303. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.12 m. Alt 1000–2000 m.
(7) Beyers. 2002. Bothalia 32: 185–187. NC
calendula (L.) Levyns aenea Jacq.
A. calendulaceum (L.) Lewin (3)
Arctotis calendula L. (3)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.12–0.35 m. Alt 1400–1450
Cryptostemma calendulaceum (L.) R.Br. (3) m. WC, EC
Annual. Herb, variable in habit. Alt 20–1300 m. KZN, angustifolia L.
L, NC, WC, EC A. decumbens Jacq. (7)
calendulaceum (L.) Lewin = A. calendula Perennial. Herb. Length 0.15–0.75 m. Alt 15–1600 m.
WC
forbesiana (DC.) Lewin
Cryptostemma forbesianum (DC.) Harv. (2) anthemoides L. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthe-
Gazania forbesiana DC. (2) moides
Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 100–324 m. WC arborescens Willd. = A. aspera var. aspera
grandiflora Schrad. = A. prostrata
arctotoides (L.f.) O.Hoffm.
marginata Beyers Osteospermum arctotoides L.f. (16, 18)
Perennial. Herb. Length? Alt ± 760 m. NC Venidium arctotoides (L.f.) Less. (16, 18)
Venidium decurrens Less. (18)
nivea (L.f.) Lewin = A. populifolia Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 0–3355 m. N, NW,
populifolia (P.J.Bergius) Norl. G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
A. nivea (L.f.) Lewin (3)
Arctotis populifolia P.J.Bergius (3) argentea Thunb.
Arctotis verbascifolia Harv. (2) Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 600–1220 m.
Perennial. Herb, prostrate, decumbent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt WC, EC
117–170 m. KZN, NC, WC, EC aspera L. var. angustifolia (Jacq.) Less. = A. aspera var.
prostrata (Salisb.) Britten aspera
A. grandiflora Schrad. (2)
A. repens J.C.Wendl. (1)
aspera L. var. aspera
A. arborescens Willd. (7)
Arctotis prostrata Salisb. (1)
A. aspera L. var. angustifolia (Jacq.) Less. (7)
Perennial. Herb, prostrate, sprawling. Ht 0.01–0.15 m. A. aureola Edwards (7)
Alt 100–200 m. WC, EC A. maculata Jacq. (7)
repens J.C.Wendl. = A. prostrata Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt 12–1000 m.
WC
ARCTOTIS L. 9432000 aspera L. var. scabra P.J.Bergius
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman A. glandulosa Thunb. (7)
(1) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 448–464. Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 100–765 m.
(2) Dummer. 1914. Journal of Botany 52: 152, 153. WC
(3) Beauverd. 1915. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève sér.
2, 7: 46–49.
aurea (DC.) Beauverd = A. fastuosa
(4) Spencer le Moore. 1917. Journal of Botany 55: 126, 127. aureola Edwards = A. aspera var. aspera
(5) Phillips. 1921. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 1: t. 3.
(6) Lewin. 1922. Feddes Repertorium 18: 300. auriculata Jacq.
(7) Lewin. 1922. Feddes Repertorium Beihefte 11: 54–75. A. melanocycla Willd. ex Harv. (7)
(8) Phillips. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: t. 117. A. namaquana Schltr. ex Lewin (7)
(9) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: t. 198. Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 10–1000 m. N,
(10) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 241. NC
(11) Phillips. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 13: t. 501.
(12) Hutchinson. 1946. A botanist in southern Africa: 158. bellidiastrum (S.Moore) Lewin
(13) Henderson. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1353. Venidium bellidiastrum S.Moore (7)
(14) Norlindh. 1964. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 58, Heft 1: 193–203. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? M
asper J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans = A. bakerianus dregei (DC.) Harv. var. dentata (DC.) Harv. = Felicia
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. brevifolia
A. asper J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (9) echinatus (Thunb.) Less. = Felicia echinata
A. bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. albiflorus Lippert (9)
A. bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. angustifolius Lippert (9) echinatus (Thunb.) Less. var. paralia (DC.) Harv. =
A. bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. intermedius Lippert (9) Felicia echinata
A. bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. ovalis Lippert (9)
A. bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. septentrionalis Lippert (9) ecklonis Less. = Felicia aethiopica subsp. ecklonis
A. grauii Lippert (9) elongatus Thunb. = Felicia elongata
A. hispidus (Thunb.) Baker (6, 9)
Calendula hispida Thunb. (6, 9) elongatus Thunb. var. barbiger (DC.) Harv. = Felicia
Diplopappus asper Less. (6, 9) hispida
Diplopappus natalensis Sch.Bip. (9)
Felicia asper Burtt Davy (9)
elongatus Thunb. var. candollei Harv. = Felicia nama-
quana
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.75 m. Alt 10–2285 m. G, M,
S, FS, KZN, L, EC elongatus Thunb. var. crassifolius Harv. = Felicia ovata
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. albiflorus elongatus Thunb. var. pappei Harv. = Felicia minima
Lippert = A. bakerianus elongatus Thunb. var. spathulaefolius Harv. = Felicia
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. angustifolius amoena subsp. amoena
Lippert = A. bakerianus elongatus Thunb. var. thunbergii Harv. = Felicia elongata
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. intermedius elongatus Thunb. var. thunbergii Harv. in part = Felicia
Lippert = A. bakerianus hispida
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. ovalis Lippert erigeroides (DC.) Harv. = Felicia erigeroides
= A. bakerianus erigeroides (DC.) Harv. var. schultesii Harv. = Felicia
bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm. subsp. septentrionalis erigeroides
Lippert = A. bakerianus erigeroides (DC.) Harv. var. trinervius (Turcz.) Harv. =
barbatus (DC.) Harv. = Felicia ovata Felicia erigeroides
bergerianus (Spreng.) Harv. = Felicia bergeriana erucifolius (Thell.) Lippert
bodkinii Compton = Felicia filifolia subsp. bodkinii A. pinnatifidus (Hook.) Kuntze (9)
Felicia erucifolia Thell. (7, 9)
bowiei Harv. Felicia pinnatifida J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (7, 9)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 300–600 m. WC Perennial. Herb. Length 0.04–0.2 m. Alt 945–3355 m.
brevipedunculatus Hutch. = Felicia fruticosa subsp. FS, KZN, L, EC
brevipedunculata ficoideus (DC.) Harv. = Poecilolepis ficoidea
buchubergensis Dinter = Felicia hirsuta filifolius Vent. = Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia
burkei Harv. = Felicia burkei
fruticosus L. = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruticosa
caffrorum Less. = Microglossa caffrorum
fruticulosus Willd. = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruticosa
candollei Harv. = Felicia cymbalarioides
grauii Lippert = A. bakerianus
capensis Less. var. rotundifolius (Thunb.) Harv. = Felicia
amelloides grossedentatus Dinter = Felicia brevifolia
charieis Less. = Felicia ovata harveyanus Kuntze
A. harveyanus Kuntze subsp. corymbosus Lippert (9)
comptonii Lippert A. harveyanus Kuntze subsp. gracilis Lippert (9)
A. peglerae Bolus var. longipes Thell. (7) A. harveyanus Kuntze subsp. robustus Lippert (9)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.25 m. Alt 914–1980 m. A. harveyanus Kuntze subsp. xylophyllus (Klatt) Lippert (9)
LIM, M, S A. serrulatus Harv. var. xylophyllus Klatt (9)
A. xylophyllus Klatt (9)
confertifolius Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Diplopappus serrulatus Harv. (7, 9)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 2100–2250 m. Felicia serrulata (Harv.) Burtt Davy (9)
KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 60–2075 m. LIM,
confusus Harv. = Felicia hirsuta NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
crenatus (Thunb.) Less. = Mairia crenata harveyanus Kuntze subsp. corymbosus Lippert = A. har-
veyanus
crinitus L. = Athrixia crinita
harveyanus Kuntze subsp. gracilis Lippert = A. harvey-
crinitus Thunb., not of L. = Athrixia capensis
anus
cymbalariae Aiton = Felicia cymbalariae subsp. cym-
harveyanus Kuntze subsp. robustus Lippert = A. harvey-
balariae
anus
cymbalariae Aiton var. ionops Harv. = Felicia cym-
harveyanus Kuntze subsp. xylophyllus (Klatt) Lippert =
balariae subsp. ionops
A. harveyanus
demissus Harv. = Felicia diffusa subsp. diffusa
heterophyllus Thunb. = Athrixia heterophylla subsp.
dentatus Thunb. = Felicia australis heterophylla
discoideus Sond. = Chrysocoma ciliata hirsutus (Vent.) Harv. = Felicia cymbalariae subsp. cym-
dregei (DC.) Harv. = Felicia dregei balariae
villosus Thunb. in part = Felicia muricata subsp. muri- coronopifolia Harv. = Inulanthera coronopifolia
cata crenata (L.) L.
westae Fourc. = Felicia westae A. ebracteata E.Mey. ex DC. (10)
A. oligocephala (DC.) Harv. (10)
woodii Klatt = Felicia quinquenervia A. oligocephala (DC.) Harv. var. hirsuta (DC.) Harv. (10)
worcesterensis Kuntze = Polyarrhena imbricata Eclopes centauroides (L.) DC. (10)
Relhania centauroides (L.) Harv. (10)
xylophyllus Klatt = A. harveyanus Santolina crenata L. (10)
zeyheri Less. = Felicia zeyheri subsp. zeyheri Staehelina centauroides L. (10)
zuluensis Lippert Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–2 m. Alt 61–1000 m. WC
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 300– crithmifolia (L.) L. subsp. crithmifolia
305 m. KZN Santolina crithmifolia L. (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.75–2 m. Alt 5–1100 m. WC
ASTEROPTERUS L. 9052020 crithmifolia (L.) L. subsp. palmatifida (DC.) Källersjö
dinteri Rothm. = Leysera gnaphalodes A. hameri E.Phillips (10)
A. palmatifida DC. (10)
gnaphalodes (L.) Rothm. = Leysera gnaphalodes Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 914–1220 m. WC
gracilis Rothm. = Leysera gnaphalodes
cuneifolia Lam.
incanus (Thunb.) Rothm. = Leysera gnaphalodes A. obtusa Compton (10)
tenellus (DC.) Rothm. = Leysera tenella Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt up to 2000 m.
WC
ATHANASIA L. 9326000 cuneiformis DC. = A. trifurcata
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
dentata (L.) L.
(1) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 187–199. A. aspera Thunb. (10)
(2) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of the South African Philosophical A. dentata L. var. pachyphylla (Sch.Bip.) Harv. (10)
Society 16: 387. A. dentata L. var. subintegrifolia Harv. (10)
(3) Druce. 1917. Report of the Botanical Exchange Club of the A. laevigata (L.) L. (10)
British Isles 1916: 607. A. recurvifolia Salisb. (10)
(4) Hutchinson. 1917. Annals of the South African Museum 9: 387, Morysia aspera (Thunb.) Less. (10)
388. Morysia dentata (L.) DC. (10)
(5) Phillips. 1917. Annals of the South African Museum 9: 345. Morysia dentata (L.) DC. var. kraussii Sch.Bip. (10)
(6) Compton. 1944. Journal of South African Botany 10: 6–8. Morysia diversifolia Cass. (10)
(7) Killick. 1976. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1699. Morysia pachyphylla Sch.Bip. (10)
(8) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 340. Santolina dentata L. (10)
(9) Källersjö. 1986. Nordic Journal of Botany 5: 530–533. Santolina laevigata L. (10)
(10) Källersjö. 1991. Opera Botanica 106: 5–75.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 15–1450 m. WC,
acerosa (DC.) Harv. = Phymaspermum acerosum EC
adenantha (Harv.) Källersjö dentata L. var. pachyphylla (Sch.Bip.) Harv. = A. den-
A. oligocephala (DC.) Harv. var. adenantha Harv. (10) tata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt up to 500 m. WC
dentata L. var. subintegrifolia Harv. = A. dentata
alba Källersjö
dimorpha DC. = A. quinquedentata subsp. quinque-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt? WC
dentata
aspera Thunb. = A. dentata
dimorpha DC. var. minor Harv. = A. quinquedentata
bremeri Källersjö subsp. quinquedentata
Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt
dimorpha DC. var. obovata Harv. = A. quinquedentata
1000–1500 m. WC
subsp. quinquedentata
calophylla Källersjö dregeana (DC.) Harv. = Inulanthera dregeana
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt up to 1220 m. WC
ebracteata E.Mey. ex DC. = A. crenata
calva Hutch. = Inulanthera calva
ebracteata E.Mey. ex DC. var. araneosa DC. = A. flex-
canescens Thunb. = A. pubescens uosa
capitata (L.) L.
A. capitata (L.) L. var. glabrata Harv. (10) elsiae Källersjö
A. lanuginosa Cav. (10) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 1500–
A. punctata P.J.Bergius (10) 2000 m. WC
Holophyllum capitatum (L.) Less. (10)
Holophyllum capitatum (L.) Less. var. glabratum DC. (10) eriopoda DC. = A. pachycephala subsp. eriopoda
Holophyllum lanuginosum (Cav.) DC. (10) eriopoda DC. var. depauperata DC. = A. pachycephala
Holophyllum scabrum DC. (10) subsp. pachycephala
Pristocarpha capitata E.Mey. ex DC. (10)
Santolina capitata L. (10) fasciculata (Less.) D.Dietr. = A. vestita
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.2 m. Alt 0–500 m. WC filiformis L.f.
A. cinerea L.f. (10)
capitata (L.) L. var. glabrata Harv. = A. capitata A. filiformis L.f. var. cinerea (L.f.) Harv. (10)
cinerea L.f. = A. filiformis Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 0–1500 m. WC, EC
cochlearifolia Källersjö filiformis L.f. var. cinerea (L.f.) Harv. = A. filiformis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt up to 100 m. WC flexuosa E.Mey. ex DC. = A. microcephala
oppositifolia Range = B. spinosissima subsp. spinosis- rhapontica (DC.) Hutch. & Burtt Davy subsp. platyp-
sima tera (Harv.) Roessler
B. platyptera (Harv.) O.Hoffm. (1)
palmata Dinter, not of Willd., concept invalid = B. ferox Stobaea platyptera Harv. (1)
var. ferox Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–1.2 m. Alt 730–1830 m. S,
palmata (Thunb.) Willd. = Heterorhachis aculeata KZN, EC
pannosa Hilliard rhapontica (DC.) Hutch. & Burtt Davy subsp. rhapontica
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 1525–2164 m. KZN, Stobaea rhapontica DC. (1)
EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.45–1.2 m. Alt 5–2420 m. G, M,
patula (Thunb.) Willd. = Cullumia patula subsp. patula S, FS, KZN, L, EC
pauciflora Roessler rigida (Thunb.) Bolus & Wolley-Dod ex Adamson &
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt ± 1260 m. LIM, M T.M.Salter
Stobaea rigida Thunb. (1)
pectinata (Thunb.) Willd. = Cullumia pectinata Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 1–1675 m. FS,
petiolata (DC.) Schönland = B. decurrens KZN, WC
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. = Heterorhachis aculeata robusta Bohnen ex Roessler
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. minor Harv. = B. cardopati- Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 5–1936 m. LIM, M, S,
folia KZN, EC
pinnatifida (Thunb.) Thell. subsp. ingrata (Bolus) Roessler rosulata Roessler
B. grandiflora Willd. var. alternifolia E.Phillips (1)
B. ingrata Bolus (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 1600–2000 m. NW, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt 2000–2800 m.
G, M, FS FS, KZN, L
pinnatifida (Thunb.) Thell. subsp. pinnatifida schenckii O.Hoffm. = B. spinosissima subsp. spinosis-
Stobaea epitrachys DC. (1) sima
Stobaea pinnatifida Thunb. (1) schinzii O.Hoffm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 100–1600 m. NW, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 70–1340 m. N
FS, NC, WC, EC
scolymoides DC. = B. herbacea
pinnatifida (Thunb.) Thell. subsp. stobaeoides (Harv.)
seminivea Harv. & Sond.
Roessler Crocodilodes harveyanum Kuntze (1)
B. stobaeoides Harv. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 1600–2210 m. NW,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 915–1705 m. NW,
G, M
FS, L, WC
setifera DC.
platyptera (Harv.) O.Hoffm. = B. rhapontica subsp. Crocodilodes setiferum (DC.) Kuntze (1)
platyptera Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt 460–2135 m. LIM,
polyacantha (DC.) Schönland = B. decurrens G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
polyacantha S.Moore = B. discolor setosa (L.) Willd. = Cullumia setosa var. setosa
pungens (Thunb.) Willd. = B. carlinoides sonchifolia (Harv.) MacOwan = B. erysithales
purpurea (DC.) Mast. speciosa (DC.) O.Hoffm. subsp. lanceolata Roessler
Stobaea purpurea DC. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 795–1980 m. G, M,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 1900–2743 m. FS,
S, FS, KZN
KZN, L, NC, EC
radula (Harv.) De Wild. speciosa (DC.) O.Hoffm. subsp. ovata Roessler
B. adlami Hook.f. (1) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 450–2179 m. KZN,
Stobaea radula Harv. (1) EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.9 m. Alt 370–1830 m. B, speciosa (DC.) O.Hoffm. subsp. speciosa
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, EC Stobaea speciosa DC. (1)
radyeri Roessler Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 15–2200 m. FS,
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt ± 2051 m. LIM KZN, L, EC
rehmannii Thell. = B. zeyheri subsp. rehmannii var. sphaerocephala (DC.) Roessler
rehmannii Stobaea sphaerocephala DC. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1.2 m. Alt 5–1900 m. KZN,
rehmannii Thell. var. rogersiana Thell. = B. zeyheri
EC
subsp. rehmannii var. rogersiana
rhapontica (DC.) Hutch. & Burtt Davy subsp. aristosa spinosa (L.f.) Druce
B. obovata (Thunb.) Willd. (1)
(DC.) Roessler var. aristosa Gorteria spinosa L.f. (1)
Stobaea aristosa DC. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 370–1945 m. NC,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 450–2600 m. FS, WC
KZN, L, EC
spinosissima (Thunb.) Willd. subsp. namaensis Roessler
rhapontica (DC.) Hutch. & Burtt Davy subsp. aristosa
var. argentifolia Roessler
(DC.) Roessler var. exalata Roessler
B. evansii Schltr. (1) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.7 m. Alt 550–680 m. NC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 550–2400 m. FS, spinosissima (Thunb.) Willd. subsp. namaensis Roessler
KZN, L, EC var. namaensis
B. oppositifolia (DC.) Hutch. (1) langii Bremek. & Oberm. = Hirpicium gorterioides
Stobaea oppositifolia DC. (1) subsp. gorterioides
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 275–1025 m. N,
NC linearifolia (Bolus) Burtt Davy = Hirpicium lineari-
folium
spinosissima (Thunb.) Willd. subsp. spinosissima
B. horrida Muschl. (5) pechuelii (Kuntze) O.Hoffm. = Hirpicium gazanioides
B. oppositifolia Range (5) rehmannii Thell. = Hirpicium bechuanense
B. schenckii O.Hoffm. (5)
Rohria spinosissima Thunb. (5) schinzii O.Hoffm. = Hirpicium gorterioides subsp.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 600–2000 m. N, NC, schinzii
WC
BIDENS L. 9237000
spinulosa N.E.Br. = B. discolor
Compiled by N. Netnou
squarrosa (L.) Willd. = Cullumia squarrosa
(1) Sherff. 1923. Botanical Gazette 76: 146.
stobaeoides Harv. = B. pinnatifida subsp. stobaeoides (2) Wild. 1967. Kirkia 6,1: 13–34.
(3) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 102.
subteretifolia Thell. = B. zeyheri subsp. zeyheri (4) Mesfin. 1993. Kew Bulletin 48,3: 437–506.
subulata Harv. var. subulata (5) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs
Crocodilodes subulatum (Harv.) Kuntze (1) d’Afrique tropicale 4: 254–261.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 915–1882 m. M, *bipinnata L.
KZN Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–1.5 m. Alt 4–2125 m. B, LIM,
subulata Harv. var. wilmsiana Roessler NW, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 1200–1600 m. M, *biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
KZN Coreopsis biternata Lour. (2)
subulata J.M.Wood, not of Harv., concept invalid = B. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 945–1300 m. N, B,
insignis LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
sulcata (Thunb.) Willd. = Cullumia sulcata var. sulcata formosa (Bonato) Sch.Bip. = Cosmos bipinnatus
tysonii Hutch. insecta (S.Moore) Sherff = B. kirkii
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 1300–2073 m. WC kirkii (Oliv. & Hiern) Sherff
B. insecta (S.Moore) Sherff (4)
umbellata DC. B. schlechteri Sherff (2)
Crocodilodes umbellatum (DC.) Kuntze (1)
Coreopsis kirkii Oliv. & Hiern (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 45–855 m. KZN, Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt up to 1525 m. LIM, M
EC
leucantha (L.) Willd. = B. pilosa
viscosa (DC.) Hutch.
Stobaea viscosa DC. (1) *pilosa L.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 2 m. Alt 807–1077 m. WC B. leucantha (L.) Willd. (2)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 5–1770 m. N, B,
zeyheri (Sond. & Harv.) Oliv. & Hiern subsp. rehman- LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
nii (Thell.) Roessler var. rehmannii
B. rehmannii Thell. (1) prolixa S.Moore = B. schimperi
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt 305–1525 m. schimperi Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
LIM, M, S, KZN B. prolixa S.Moore (2)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 305–940 m. N, B,
zeyheri (Sond. & Harv.) Oliv. & Hiern subsp. rehmannii
LIM, KZN
(Thell.) Roessler var. rogersiana (Thell.) Roessler
B. rehmannii Thell. var. rogersiana Thell. (1) schlechteri Sherff = B. kirkii
Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–1.3 m. Alt 885–1220 m. M, S sulphurea (Cav.) Sch.Bip. = Cosmos sulphureus
zeyheri (Sond. & Harv.) Oliv. & Hiern subsp. zeyheri
B. subteretifolia Thell. (1) BLAINVILLEA Cass. 9190000
Stobaea zeyheri Sond. & Harv. (1) Compiled by N. Netnou
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 535–2042 m. LIM, (1) Wild. 1967. Kirkia 6,1: 38, 39.
NW, G, M, S, KZN
gayana Cass.
Wedelia gossweileri S.Moore (1)
BERKHEYOPSIS O.Hoffm. 9436000 Annual. Herb. Ht 0.4−2 m. Alt ± 1050 m. B, LIM
angolensis O.Hoffm. = Hirpicium gorterioides subsp.
gorterioides BLAXIUM Cass. 9425020
bechuanensis S.Moore = Hirpicium bechuanense decumbens Cass. = Dimorphotheca fruticosa
brevisquama Mattf. = Hirpicium bechuanense
BLUMEA DC. 8939000
echinus (Less.) O.Hoffm. = Hirpicium echinus
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Thell. = Hirpicium gorte- (1) Wild. 1969. Kirkia 7: 125–132.
rioides subsp. gorterioides (2) Anderberg. 1991. Plant Systematics and Evolution 176: 105, 106.
gossweileri S.Moore = Hirpicium gorterioides subsp. (3) Mesfin. 1999. Compositae Newsletter 33: 29.
gorterioides alata of authors, not of (D.Don) DC. = Laggera crispata
kuntzei O.Hoffm. = Hirpicium echinus aurita (L.f.) DC. = Pseudoconyza viscosa
cafra (DC.) O.Hoffm. = Doellia cafra Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1.8–7 m. Alt 1–1200 m.
crispata (Vahl) Merxm. = Laggera crispata KZN, EC
decurrens (Vahl) Merxm. = Laggera decurrens elliptica (Thunb.) DC. var. salicina (DC.) Harv. = B.
dregeanoides Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. elliptica
B. lacera in sense of Oliv. & Hiern (1) glabra (L.f.) Druce
B. mollis (D.Don) Merrill (3) B. dentata (Thunb.) Harv. (1)
Erigeron molle D.Don (1) B. grandifolia DC. (1, 5, 7)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 10–900 m. N, LIM, Tarchonanthus dentatus Thunb. (1, 5, 7)
NW, G, M, S, KZN Tarchonanthus glaber L.f. (1, 5, 7)
gariepina DC. = Laggera decurrens Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 3–13 m. Alt 60–900 m.
KZN, EC
lacera in sense of Oliv. & Hiern = B. dregeanoides
mollis (D.Don) Merrill = B. dregeanoides grandifolia DC. = B. glabra
natalensis Sch.Bip. = Doellia cafra huillensis O.Hoffm.
B. hutchinsii Hutch. (3, 4, 5, 7)
pterodonta DC. = Laggera crispata Tarchonanthus camphoratus in sense of Hiern (3, 4, 5, 7)
suessenguthii Merxm. = Nicolasia heterophylla subsp. Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 5–15 m. Alt 25–1525 m.
heterophylla B, LIM, S, KZN
viscosa (Mill.) V.M.Badillo = Pseudoconyza viscosa hutchinsii Hutch. = B. huillensis
ilicifolia (Lam.) E.Phillips & Schweick.
BOJERIA DC. 9061020 Baccharis ilicifolia Lam. (1, 5, 7)
B. racemosa (Thunb.) DC. (1)
lanceolata (Harv.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks. = Pegolettia Tarchonanthus racemosus Thunb. (5, 7)
lanceolata Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1.5–4 m. Alt 20–1350 m.
nutans Bolus = Printzia nutans LIM, S, KZN, EC
BOTHRIOCLINE Oliv. ex Benth. 8746000 natalensis Sch.Bip. = B. discolor
Compiled by N. Netnou neriifolia (L.) R.Br.
Baccharis neriifolia L. (1, 5, 7)
(1) Brown. 1894. Kew Bulletin 1894: 388, 389. Conyza neriifolia (L.) L’Hér. ex Steud. (1, 7)
(2) Wild. 1977. Kirkia 10,2: 370, 371. Oligocarpha neriifolia (L.) Cass. (1, 5, 7)
(3) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 164, 165. Tarchonanthus dentatus Eckl. & Zeyh. ex DC. (1)
(4) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs Tarchonanthus lanceolatus Thunb. (1, 5, 7)
d’Afrique tropicale 4: 263−265.
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–8 m. Alt 5–600 m. WC
laxa N.E.Br.
Erlangea laxa (N.E.Br.) S.Moore (2) racemosa (Thunb.) DC. = B. ilicifolia
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt up to 1220 m. LIM, rhodesiana S.Moore = B. rotundata
M, S rotundata S.Moore
B. rhodesiana S.Moore (3, 4, 5)
BRACHYLAENA R.Br. 8936000 Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 3–15 m. Alt 500–1830 m.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS
(1) Phillips & Schweickerdt. 1937. Bothalia 3: 205–221. transvaalensis E.Phillips & Schweick.
(2) Dyer. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: t. 1005. B. discolor DC. subsp. transvaalensis (E.Phillips & Schweick.)
(3) Paiva. 1972. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 46: 368–384. Paiva (4, 6)
(4) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 5–8. Perennial. Tree. Ht up to 30.48 m. Alt 720–1900 m.
(5) Cilliers. 1993. Bothalia 23: 175–184.
(6) Herman. 1998. Bothalia 28: 42–45. LIM, M, S, KZN
(7) Beentje. 2000. Kew Bulletin 55: 1–41. uniflora Harv.
dentata DC. = B. elliptica Perennial. Tree. Ht 4.27–30 m. Alt 30–1035 m. KZN,
dentata DC. var. salicina DC. = B. elliptica EC
dentata (Thunb.) Harv. = B. glabra BRACHYMERIS DC. 9370010
discolor DC.
B. discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. discolor (6) athanasioides (S.Moore) Hutch. = Phymaspermum
B. discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. mossambicensis Paiva (4, 6) athanasioides
B. natalensis Sch.Bip. (1, 3, 4)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1.8–20 m. Alt 4–60 m. bolusii Hutch. = Phymaspermum bolusii
LIM, S, KZN, EC erubescens Hutch. = Phymaspermum erubescens
discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. discolor = B. discolor montana Hutch. = Phymaspermum montanum
discolor DC. subsp. discolor var. mossambicensis Paiva peglerae Hutch. = Phymaspermum peglerae
= B. discolor
scoparia DC. = Phymaspermum scoparium
discolor DC. subsp. transvaalensis (E.Phillips &
Schweick.) Paiva = B. transvaalensis BRACHYRHYNCHOS Less. 9411060
elliptica (Thunb.) DC.
B. dentata DC. (1, 5, 7) junceus DC. = Senecio junceus
B. dentata DC. var. salicina DC. (1, 7) eupatorioides Less. = Senecio othonniflorus
B. elliptica (Thunb.) DC. var. salicina (DC.) Harv. (7)
Tarchonanthus ellipticus Thunb. (1, 5, 7) tuberosus DC. = Senecio tuberosus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 760–1830 m. LIM, Alciope lanata (Thunb.) DC. (1)
G, M, S, KZN Arnica lanata Thunb. (1)
Conyza tomentosa Burm.f. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt up to 610
CALLISIA L. 9052030 m. WC
gnaphalodes L. = Leysera gnaphalodes
*CARDUUS L. 9461000
CALOMERIA Vent. 9019000 Compiled by E. Retief
(1) Franco & Rocha Afonso. 1976. Flora europaea 4: 220–232.
infausta (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Heine = Helichry- (2) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 576, 577.
sum infaustum
lanceolatum L. = Cirsium vulgare
CALOSTEPHANE Benth. 9069000 macrocephalus Desf.
Annual. Herb. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 121–650 m. EC
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
marianus L. = Silybum marianum
(1) Hoffmann. 1889. Botanische Jahrbücher 10: 276.
(2) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 37, 38. pycnocephalus of author, not of L. = C. tenuiflorus
(3) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 279, 280.
tenuiflorus Curtis
divaricata Benth. C. pycnocephalus of author, not of L. (2)
C. divaricata Benth. var. schinzii (O.Hoffm.) Thell. (2, 3) Annual. Herb. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt 460–915 m. M, KZN,
C. foliosa Klatt (2, 3) WC, EC
C. schinzii O.Hoffm. (2, 3)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–1 m. Alt 70–1435 m. N, B, vulgaris Savi = Cirsium vulgare
LIM, M, S, KZN
CARLINA L. 9449000
divaricata Benth. var. schinzii (O.Hoffm.) Thell. = C.
divaricata aculeata Burm.f. = Heterorhachis aculeata
foliosa Klatt = C. divaricata CARPHOPAPPUS Sch.Bip. 9065020
marlothiana O.Hoffm.
Annual. Herb or suffrutex. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 90–1000 baccaridifolius (Less.) Sch.Bip. = Pegolettia baccaridi-
m. N folia
schinzii O.Hoffm. = C. divaricata *CARTHAMUS L. 9477000
CALOTESTA P.O.Karis 9043010 Compiled by E. Retief
(1) Hanelt. 1976. Flora europaea 4: 302, 303.
Compiled by M. Koekemoer
(1) Karis. 1990. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 102: lanatus L.
23–36. Kentrophyllum lanatum (L.) DC. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 330–783 m. WC, EC
alba P.O.Karis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 1800–2000 m. CASSINIA R.Br. 8994020
WC
alba O.Hoffm. = Helichrysum platypterum
*CAMPULOCLINIUM DC. 8816040 phylicifolia (DC.) J.M.Wood = Tenrhynea phylicifolia
Compiled by E. Retief
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 54.
CASTALIS Cass. 9425010
(2) King & Robinson. 1987. Monographs in systematic botany from nudicaulis (L.) Norl. var. graminifolia (L.) Norl. =
the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 126–128.
(3) Henderson. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: 43.
Dimorphotheca nudicaulis var. graminifolia
macrocephalum (Less.) DC. nudicaulis (L.) Norl. var. nudicaulis = Dimorphotheca
Eupatorium macrocephalum Less. (2) nudicaulis var. nudicaulis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–1.3 m. Alt 280–1500 m. LIM, spectabilis (Schltr.) Norl. = Dimorphotheca spectabilis
G, KZN tragus (Aiton) Norl. var. pinnatifida Norl. =
Dimorphotheca tragus
CAPELIO B.Nord. 9391010 tragus (Aiton) Norl. var. tragus = Dimorphotheca tragus
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
ventenati Cass. = Dimorphotheca tragus
(1) Nordenstam. 2002. Compositae Newsletter 38: 71–75.
(2) Nordenstam. 2003. Compositae Newsletter 39: 48–51.
CELMISIA Cass. 9391020
caledonica B.Nord.
Perennial. Subshrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 0–750 m. WC rotundifolia Cass. = Capelio tabularis
tabularis (Thunb.) B.Nord. CENIA Comm. 9351010
Alciope tabularis (Thunb.) DC. (1)
Arnica tabularis Thunb. (1) albovillosa S.Moore = Cotula microglossa
Celmisia rotundifolia Cass. (2)
Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.38–0.45 m. Alt discoidea Less. = Cotula nudicaulis
90–1035 m. WC duckittiae L.Bolus = Cotula duckittiae
tomentosa (Burm.f.) B.Nord. expansa Compton = Cotula duckittiae
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 50–500 m. M, WC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt 12–200 m. KZN
EC oblongifolia DC.
C. ciliata E.Mey. (1)
CHRYSOCOMA L. 8930000 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 455–1500
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman m. WC
(1) Bayer. 1981. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung obtusata (Thunb.) Ehr.Bayer
München 17: 259–392. Aster obtusatus Thunb. (1)
(2) Wijnands. 1985. Taxon 34: 311. C. polygalifolia S.Moore (1)
acicularis Ehr.Bayer Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 370–2000 m. N,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 1200– B, NW, FS, KZN, NC, WC
1250 m. WC patula P.J.Bergius = C. coma-aurea
aurea Salisb. = C. coma-aurea peduncularis DC. = C. microphylla
candelabrum Ehr.Bayer pinnatifida DC. = C. tridentata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 1200–
polygalifolia S.Moore = C. obtusata
1250 m. WC
pterocaula DC. = Heteromma decurrens
cernua L.
C. coma-aurea L. var. cernua (L.) DC. (1) puberula Merxm.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt 60–1200 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 244–785 m.
m. NC, WC N, NC
ciliata L. puberula Schltr. ex Hutch., naked name = C. schlech-
Aster discoideus Sond. (1) teri
C. microcephala DC. (1)
C. tenuifolia P.J.Bergius (2) rigidula (DC.) Ehr.Bayer
Aster hyssopifolius P.J.Bergius var. canescens Harv. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 5–3124 m. N, NW, Aster hyssopifolius P.J.Bergius var. rigidulus (DC.) Harv. (1)
G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC Felicia rigidula DC. (1)
ciliata E.Mey. = C. oblongifolia Felicia rigidula DC. var. subcanescens DC. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 15–600
ciliata of author, not of L.; Dinter, concept invalid = m. EC
Nolletia tenuifolia
scabra Thunb. = Polyarrhena reflexa subsp. reflexa
coma-aurea L.
C. aurea Salisb. (1) schlechteri Ehr.Bayer
C. coma-aurea L. var. patula (P.J.Bergius) DC. (1) C. puberula Schltr. ex Hutch., naked name (1)
C. patula P.J.Bergius (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 609–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 5–1400 m. 1200 m. NC
WC sparsifolia Hutch.
coma-aurea L. var. cernua (L.) DC. = C. cernua Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 300–1500
coma-aurea L. var. patula (P.J.Bergius) DC. = C. coma- m. NC, WC
aurea strigosa Ehr.Bayer
decurrens DC. = Heteromma decurrens Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 15–155
m. WC
decurrens DC. var. pterocaula (DC.) Harv. =
Heteromma decurrens subumbellata Thell. = C. longifolia
dinteri Muschl. = Nolletia arenosa tenuifolia P.J.Bergius = C. ciliata
esterhuyseniae Ehr.Bayer tomentosa L.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 30–60 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 200–900
WC m. NC
flava Ehr.Bayer tridentata DC.
C. pinnatifida DC. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.4 m. Alt 100–200
m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 130–1200
m. WC
incana Burm. = Pteronia incana
undulata Thunb. = Nidorella undulata
longifolia DC.
C. longifolia DC. var. patula DC. (1) valida Ehr.Bayer
C. subumbellata Thell. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt 300–1500
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 120–1550 m. NC, m. NC, WC
WC
*CICHORIUM L. 9553000
longifolia DC. var. patula DC. = C. longifolia
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
microcephala DC. = C. ciliata (1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 597, 598.
microphylla Thunb. (2) Wagenitz & Bedarff. 1989. In The Davis & Hedge Festschrift: 11–21.
C. peduncularis DC. (1) (3) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 194–196.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.3 m. Alt 100–1200 intybus L. subsp. intybus
m. N, NC, WC Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 150–1512 m. NW,
mozambicensis Ehr.Bayer G, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
anomala Sond. var. microcephala Harv. = D. anomala pretoriensis C.A.Sm. = Macledium pretoriense
subsp. gerrardii prostrata Schweick.
anomala Sond. var. sonderi Harv. = D. anomala subsp. Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.3 m. Alt ±
anomala 1733 m. LIM
arenaria Bremek. radiata Less. = D. picta
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.3 m. Alt ± ramosissima Klatt = Pteronia acuminata
1600 m. B, LIM relhanioides Less. = Macledium relhanioides
arenicola Muschl. ex Dinter = D. schinzii schinzii O.Hoffm.
D. arenicola Muschl. ex Dinter (6)
argyrophylla Oliv. = Macledium zeyheri subsp. argy- D. lanata Muschl. ex Dinter (6)
rophyllum Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.3 m. Alt
burmanii (Cass.) Less., illegitimate name = Macledium 550–1900 m. N, B, LIM, NW, FS, NC
spinosum seitziana Dinter = Pteronia eenii
capensis Less. sessiliflora Harv. subsp. sessiliflora var. membranacea
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.6 m. Alt (S.Moore) S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña = Macledium
155–1385 m. N, B, S, NC, WC sessiliflorum subsp. sessiliflorum var. mem-
cuneneensis Wild branaceum
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.4 m. Alt? N speciosa DC. = Macledium speciosum
diacanthoides Less. = Macledium spinosum spinosa (L.) Druce = Macledium spinosum
dinteri S.Moore swazilandica S.Ortíz, Rodr.Oubiña & Pulgar
D. flexuoides Muschl. ex Dinter (6) Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.63 m. Alt ± 1685 m. M, S
D. flexuosa Dinter & Muschl. (6)
thyrsiflora (Klatt) Thell. & Schinz = Macledium zey-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt up to 2200
heri subsp. zeyheri
m. N
tomentosa Cass.
flexuoides Muschl. ex Dinter = D. dinteri
Annual. Herb or shrublet. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 305–1525
flexuosa Dinter & Muschl. = D. dinteri m. N, B, LIM, M
fruticosa Compton zeyheri Sond. subsp. argyrophylla (Oliv.) G.V.Pope =
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt ± 762 m. WC Macledium zeyheri subsp. argyrophyllum
galpinii Wilson zeyheri Sond. subsp. zeyheri = Macledium zeyheri
Perennial. Shrub or bushy herb. Ht up to 0.9 m. Alt subsp. zeyheri
855–1465 m. N, LIM, M zeyheri Sond. var. thyrsiflora Klatt = Macledium zeyheri
gerrardii Harv. ex F.C.Wilson = D. anomala subsp. subsp. zeyheri
gerrardii
kirkii Harv. subsp. kirkii = Macledium kirkii subsp. DIDELTA L’Hér. 9439000
kirkii Compiled by E. Retief
kirkii Harv. var. microcephala S.Moore = Macledium (1) Roessler. 1959. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
zeyheri subsp. zeyheri München 3: 304–312.
(2) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 51–53.
lanata Muschl. ex Dinter = D. schinzii (3) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 317.
latifolia DC. = Macledium latifolium annua Less. = Cuspidia cernua subsp. annua
macrocephala DC. capensis Lam. = D. carnosa var. carnosa
Perennial. Herb, procumbent. Length up to 0.2 m. Alt carnosa (L.f.) Aiton var. carnosa
550–2745 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, FS, KZN, NC, D. capensis Lam. (1)
EC D. obtusifolia Cass. (1)
D. tetragoniaefolia L’Hér. (2)
marlothiana Muschl. ex Dinter = D. nachtigallii Distegia acida Klatt (2)
membranacea S.Moore = Macledium sessiliflorum Polymnia carnosa L.f. (1)
subsp. sessiliflorum var. membranaceum Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.55 m. Alt 2–1000 m.
montana Schweick. N, NC, WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± 1645 m. carnosa (L.f.) Aiton var. tomentosa (Less.) Roessler
LIM D. tomentosa Less. (1)
nachtigallii O.Hoffm. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 5–600 m.
D. marlothiana Muschl. ex Dinter (6) N, NC, WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± 1500 m. cernua (L.f.) Less. = Cuspidia cernua subsp. cernua
N obtusifolia Cass. = D. carnosa var. carnosa
obconica S.Ortíz & Pulgar spinosa (L.f.) Aiton
Perennial. Subshrub. Ht ± 1 m. Alt? N Polymnia spinosa L.f. (1)
picta (Thunb.) Druce Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 100–1250 m. N,
D. radiata Less. (1) NC, WC
Leysera picta Thunb. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 520–1020 tetragoniaefolia L’Hér. = D. carnosa var. carnosa
m. WC, EC tomentosa Less. = D. carnosa var. tomentosa
pluvialis (L.) Moench × D. sinuata DC. fruticosus (L.) Levyns = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruti-
D. calendulacea Harv. var. dubia E.Phillips (13) cosa
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.22 m. Alt 50–1153 m. N, NC, fruticulosus (Willd.) Less. = Felicia fruticosa subsp.
WC fruticosa
polyptera DC. laevigatus Sond. = Aster laevigatus
Osteospermum psammophilum Klatt (13, 16)
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Length 0.03–0.5 m. Alt natalensis Sch.Bip. = Aster bakerianus
470–1700 m. N, NC serrulatus Harv. = Aster harveyanus
pseudo-aurantiaca Schinz & Thell. = D. sinuata teretifolius Less. = Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia
scabra DC. = D. acutifolia DIPLOSTEMMA Steud. 9090020
sinuata DC.
Acanthotheca integrifolia DC. (13) alatum DC. = Geigeria alata
D. aurantiaca Hort., not of DC. (13)
D. calendulacea Harv. (13, 16) DIPLOSTEPHIUM DC. 8900020
D. dentata (DC.) Harv. (13)
D. integrifolia (DC.) Harv. (13) extenuatum Nees = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruticosa
D. pseudo-aurantiaca Schinz & Thell. (13, 16) filifolium (Vent.) Nees = Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 15–1525 m. N, NC, fruticulosum (Willd.) Nees = Felicia fruticosa subsp.
WC fruticosa
spectabilis Schltr. longipes Cass. = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruticosa
Castalis spectabilis (Schltr.) Norl. (18)
D. ecklonis Harv. in part (13, 18) teretifolium (Less.) Nees = Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 1200–2000 m.
LIM, NW, G, M
DISPARAGO Gaertn. 9039000
Compiled by M. Koekemoer
tragus (Aiton) B.Nord.
Calendula flaccida Vent. (13, 18) (1) Koekemoer. 1993. Bothalia 23: 197–206.
Calendula tragus Aiton (13, 18) (2) Koekemoer. 2002. Systematics of the Metalasia group in the
Calendula tragus Aiton var. flaccida (Vent.) Pers. (13, 18) Relhaniinae. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Rand Afrikaans
Castalis tragus (Aiton) Norl. var. pinnatifida Norl. (18) University.
Castalis tragus (Aiton) Norl. var. tragus (13, 18) anomala Schltr. ex Levyns
Castalis ventenati Cass. (13, 18)
D. aurantiaca DC. (13, 18)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt
D. flaccida (Vent.) Thell. (13, 18) 0–500 m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 1200–1900 m. NC, barbata Koekemoer = Monticapra barbata
WC ericoides of author, not of (P.J.Bergius) Gaertn. = Gon-
tragus DC. = D. acutifolia gyloglossa tortilis
venusta (Norl.) Norl. var. amoena (Norl.) Norl. ericoides (P.J.Bergius) Gaertn.
D. montana Norl. var. amoena Norl. (17) D. hoffmanniana Schltr. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Length up to 0.6 m. Alt 1500–2000 D. lasiocarpa Cass. (1)
m. WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt 0–600
m. WC
venusta (Norl.) Norl. var. venusta
D. montana Norl. var. venusta Norl. (17) gomphrenoides Sch.Bip. = Myrovernix gnaphaloides
Perennial. Herb. Length up to 1 m. Alt 600–1800 m. gongylodes Koekemoer = Monticapra gongylodes
WC hoffmanniana Schltr. = D. ericoides
walliana (Norl.) B.Nord. kolbei (Bolus) Hutch. = Laevicarpa kolbei
Osteospermum wallianum Norl. (18)
kraussii Sch.Bip.
Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.8 m. Alt 0–300
zeyheri Sond. m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 155–2835 m. NW, lasiocarpa Cass. = D. ericoides
FS, L, NC, EC
laxifolia DC.
DIPLOPAPPUS Cass. 8900010 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 0–600 m.
WC
asper Less. = Aster bakerianus pilosa Koekemoer = Monticapra pilosa
asper Less. var. pleiocephalus Harv. = Aster pleioce- rosea Hutch. = Laevicarpa kolbei
phalus
tortilis (DC.) Sch.Bip. = Gongyloglossa tortilis
elongatus DC. = Felicia filifolia subsp. schlechteri
extenuatus (Nees) DC. = Felicia fruticosa subsp. fruti- DISTEGIA Klatt 9439010
cosa
acida Klatt = Didelta carnosa var. carnosa
filifolius (Vent.) DC. = Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia
filifolius (Vent.) DC. var. elongatus (DC.) Harv. = DISTEPHANUS Cass. 8751020
Felicia filifolia subsp. schlechteri Compiled by N. Netnou
filifolius (Vent.) DC. var. teretifolius (Less.) DC. = (1) Robinson & Kahn. 1986. Proceedings of the Biological Society of
Felicia filifolia subsp. filifolia Washington 99,3: 493–501.
alata (Sond.) Steetz = Litogyne gariepina affinis DC. = E. racemosus var. affinis
gariepina (DC.) Steetz = Litogyne gariepina africanus L. var. africanus
E. corymbosus Moench (9)
E. frutescens R.Br. (9)
EREMOTHAMNUS O.Hoffm. 9373000 E. septifer Cass. (9)
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman E. septulifer DC. (9)
E. variifolius Salisb. (9)
(1) Hoffmann. 1889. Botanische Jahrbücher 10: 278, 279.
(2) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 58. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 0–100 m. WC
(3) Herman et al. 1997. List of southern African succulent plants: 39. africanus L. var. paniculatus (Cass.) M.A.N.Müller,
marlothianus O.Hoffm. P.P.J.Herman & H.H.Kolberg
Pteronia aizoides Muschl. (2) E. paniculatus Cass. (9)
Pteronia marlothiana (O.Hoffm.) Dinter (2) E. racemosus Gaertn. (9)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt E. sericeus Gaudich. ex DC. (9)
E. umbellulatus Cass. (9)
0–60 m. N E. umbellulatus Cass. var. argenteus DC. (9)
E. umbellulatus Cass. var. glabriusculus DC. (9)
*ERIGERON L. 8901000 Monochlaena racemosus Cass. (9)
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 100–3000 m. NC,
(1) Linnaeus. 1755. Centuria plantarum I: 80. WC, EC
(2) Desfontaines. 1799. Flora atlantica 2: 275. ambiguus (DC.) M.A.N.Müller
(3) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 67, 68. E. aspalathoides DC. var. ambiguus DC. (9)
aegyptiacus L. = Conyza aegyptiaca Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0–300 m. N, B,
alatum D.Don = Laggera crispata NC, WC, EC
bonariensis L. = Conyza bonariensis aromaticus C.A.Sm.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 900–1500 m.
canadensis L. = Conyza canadensis
WC, EC
capense Houtt. = Vernonia capensis
aspalathoides DC. = E. decussatus
crispus Pourr. = Conyza bonariensis
aspalathoides DC. var. ambiguus DC. = E. ambiguus
floribundus (Kunth) Sch.Bip. = Conyza albida
brevifolius (DC.) M.A.N.Müller
gouanii L. = Conyza gouanii E. punctulatus DC. var. brevifolius DC. (9)
graveolens L. = Dittrichia graveolens Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 900–2000 m.
incisum Thunb. = Conyza ulmifolia NC, WC
*karvinskianus DC. capitellatus DC.
Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 500– strictus DC. = E. tenuissimus subsp. tenuissimus
1500 m. WC, EC subcarnosus DC. subsp. foetidus B.Nord.
pleiodontus B.Nord. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 300–1200 m. B,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 600–900 NC
m. NC subcarnosus DC. subsp. minor B.Nord.
polytrichoides (Harv.) B.Nord. E. multifidus of author, not of (Thunb.) DC.; Hutch., concept invalid
Gamolepis polytrichoides Harv. (4) (4)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 600–700 Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 900–1200 m. NC
m. EC subcarnosus DC. subsp. subcarnosus
E. punctatus DC. (4)
pulcher Muschl. ex Dinter, naked name = E. subcarno- E. subcarnosus DC. var. indivisus DC. (4)
sus subsp. vulgaris Jacobaeastrum punctatum (DC.) Kuntze (4)
punctatus DC. = E. subcarnosus subsp. subcarnosus Jacobaeastrum subcarnosum (DC.) Kuntze (4)
Thodaya elongata Compton (4)
racemosus DC. = E. oligoglossus subsp. racemosus Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt
racemosus of author, not of DC., concept invalid = E. 200–1200 m. WC
annae subcarnosus DC. subsp. vulgaris B.Nord.
rehmannii Compton E. multifidus of author, not of (Thunb.) DC., concept invalid (4)
E. tenuissimus of author, not of (L.) DC. in part, concept invalid (4) E. multifidus (Thunb.) DC. var. multifidus in sense of Merxm., mis-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt 500–1500 m. applied name (4)
E. pulcher Muschl. ex Dinter, naked name (4)
WC, EC E. subcarnosus of author, not of DC., concept invalid (4)
rogersii Burtt Davy = E. pedunculatus Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt
rosulatus B.Nord. 600–2200 m. N, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 550–700 m. NC subcarnosus DC. var. indivisus DC. = E. subcarnosus
rupestris Schltr. var. dasycarpus B.Nord. subsp. subcarnosus
E. trifurcatus of author, not of (L.f.) Cass.; Hutch., concept invalid subcarnosus of author, not of DC., concept invalid = E.
(4) subcarnosus subsp. vulgaris
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 300–1550 subsessilis Sch.Bip. = E. lateriflorus
m. WC
sulcatus of author, not of (Thunb.) Harv., concept in-
rupestris Schltr. var. rupestris valid = E. empetrifolius
E. trifurcatus of author in part, not of (L.f.) Cass., concept invalid
(4) sulcatus (Thunb.) Harv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 360–1800 Jacobaeastrum sulcatum (Thunb.) Kuntze (4)
Othonna sulcata Thunb. (4)
m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 1500–1860 m.
schenkii O.Hoffm. = Othonna sedifolia NC
serra DC. sulcatus (Thunb.) Harv. var. densifolius Sond. ex Harv.
Jacobaeastrum serra (DC.) Kuntze (4) = E. empetrifolius
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 200–1000 m. WC
tagetoides (DC.) B.Nord.
serra of author, not of DC.; Hutch., concept invalid = E. Ruckeria tagetoides DC. (4)
brevilobus Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 300–900 m. NC,
setilobus N.E.Br. = E. transvaalensis subsp. setilobus WC
sparsiflorus S.Moore = Othonna sparsiflora tenuilobus (DC.) B.Nord.
Osteospermum tenuilobum DC. (4)
spathaceus DC. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 150–600
E. spathaceus DC. var. campanulatus Sch.Bip. (4)
E. spathaceus DC. var. dodecaglossa DC. (4) m. WC
Jacobaeastrum spathaceum (DC.) Kuntze (4) tenuissimus (L.) DC. subsp. tenuissimus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 20–1465 m. WC, E. carnosus Cass., illegitimate name (4)
E. khamiesbergensis Hutch. (4)
EC E. longifolius Cass. (4)
spathaceus DC. var. campanulatus Sch.Bip. = E. spa- E. strictus DC. (4)
thaceus Jacobaeastrum tenuissimum (L.) Kuntze (4)
Othonna linifolia Burm.f., illegitimate name (4)
spathaceus DC. var. dodecaglossa DC. = E. spathaceus Othonna tenuissima L. (4)
speciosissimus DC. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 90–1400 m. NC,
E. athanasiae (L.f.) Harv., illegitimate name (4) WC
E. megalanthus Gand. (4)
Jacobaeastrum athanasiae (L.f.) Kuntze (4) tenuissimus (L.) DC. subsp. trifurcatus (L.f.) B.Nord.
Othonna athanasiae L.f. (4) E. trifurcatus (L.f.) Cass. (4)
Jacobaeastrum trifurcatum (L.f.) Kuntze (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–2.5 m. Alt 150–853 m. NC, Othonna trifurcata L.f. (4)
WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 200–1065 m. WC
speciosissimus DC. × E. thunbergii B.Nord. tenuissimus of author, not of (L.) DC. in part, concept
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? WC invalid = E. brevipapposus
speciosus Hutch. = E. abrotanifolius tenuissimus of author, not of (L.) DC. in part, concept
striatus N.E.Br. = E. transvaalensis subsp. setilobus invalid = E. rehmannii
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 60–1100 m. NC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 15–2450 m. NW,
WC G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
dregei DC. var. dentata DC. = F. brevifolia filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. schaeferi (Dinter)
dregei DC. var. incisa O.Hoffm. = F. dregei Grau
Aster schaeferi Dinter (5)
dubia Cass. Fresenia leptophylla DC. (5)
Aster adfinis Less. (5)
F. adfinis (Less.) Nees (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 15–2000 m. N,
F. pusilla N.E.Br. (5) NC, WC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 30–1035 m. NC, filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. schlechteri (Comp-
WC ton) Grau
ebracteata Grau Aster schlechteri Compton (5)
Diplopappus elongatus DC. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 45–180 m. WC Diplopappus filifolius (Vent.) DC. var. elongatus (DC.) Harv. (5)
echinata (Thunb.) Nees Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 370–1100 m. WC,
Aster echinatus (Thunb.) Less. (5) EC
Aster echinatus (Thunb.) Less. var. paralia (DC.) Harv. (5)
F. paralia DC. (5) flanaganii Bolus
Pteronia echinata Thunb. (5) F. burchellii N.E.Br. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 0–155 m. WC, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 90–795 m. EC
elongata (Thunb.) O.Hoffm. fragilis Cass. = F. tenella subsp. tenella
Agathaea elongata (Thunb.) Nees (5) frutescens R.E.Fr. = F. muricata subsp. muricata
Agathaea tricolor Nees (5)
Aster elongatus Thunb. (5) fruticosa (L.) G.Nicholson subsp. brevipedunculata
Aster elongatus Thunb. var. thunbergii Harv. (5) (Hutch.) Grau
Aster tricolor (Nees) Harv. (5) Aster brevipedunculatus Hutch. (5)
F. elongata (Thunb.) Bolus & Wolley-Dod ex Adamson &
T.M.Salter (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.53–1.3 m. Alt 1000–1920 m.
LIM
Perennial. Herb or shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 10–150
m. WC fruticosa (L.) G.Nicholson subsp. fruticosa
Aster fruticosus L. (5)
elongata (Thunb.) Bolus & Wolley-Dod ex Adamson & Aster fruticulosus Willd. (5)
T.M.Salter = F. elongata Diplopappus extenuatus (Nees) DC. (5)
Diplopappus fruticosus (L.) Levyns (5)
erigeroides DC. Diplopappus fruticulosus (Willd.) Less. (5)
Aster erigeroides (DC.) Harv. (5) Diplostephium extenuatum Nees (5)
Aster erigeroides (DC.) Harv. var. schultesii Harv. (5) Diplostephium fruticulosum (Willd.) Nees (5)
Aster erigeroides (DC.) Harv. var. trinervius (Turcz.) Harv. (5) Diplostephium longipes Cass. (5)
F. natalensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (5)
F. trinervia Turcz. (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 46–300 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 6–1370 m. KZN, gariepina (DC.) L.Bolus = Nolletia gariepina
EC grossedentata (Dinter) Range = F. brevifolia
erucifolia Thell. = Aster erucifolius gunillae B.Nord.
esterhuyseniae Grau Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 2000–2560 m. N
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 900–1500 m. heterophylla (Cass.) Grau
WC Charieis caerulea Cass. (5)
Charieis heterophylla Cass. (5)
fascicularis DC. Charieis neesii Cass. (5)
Aster muricatus Thunb. var. fascicularis (DC.) E.Mey. ex Harv. (5) Kaulfussia amelloides Nees (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 35–2200 m. LIM, Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 5–1220 m. WC
NW, G, M, FS, NC, WC, EC hirsuta DC.
fascicularis DC. var. pubescens DC. = F. zeyheri subsp. Aster buchubergensis Dinter (5)
linifolia Aster confusus Harv. (5)
F. buchubergensis (Dinter) Merxm. (5)
ferulacea Compton Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.01–0.6 m. Alt 100–2000 m. N,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 500–2200 m. WC FS, NC, WC, EC
ficoidea DC. = Poecilolepis ficoidea hirta (Thunb.) Grau
filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. bodkinii (Compton) Aster hirtus Thunb. (5)
Grau Aster hyssopifolius P.J.Bergius var. hirtus (Thunb.) Harv. (5)
Aster bodkinii Compton (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt 60–1400 m.
F. teres Compton (5) NC, WC, EC
Fresenia fasciculata Bolus (5)
hispida (DC.) Grau
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 90–3800 m. NC, Agathaea hispida DC. (5)
WC, EC Agathaea hispida DC. var. barbigera DC. (5)
filifolia (Vent.) Burtt Davy subsp. filifolia Aster elongatus Thunb. var. barbiger (DC.) Harv. (5)
Aster filifolius Vent. (5) Aster elongatus Thunb. var. thunbergii Harv. in part (5)
Diplopappus filifolius (Vent.) DC. (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 600–1300 m. NC,
Diplopappus filifolius (Vent.) DC. var. teretifolius (Less.) DC. (5) WC
Diplopappus teretifolius Less. (5)
Diplostephium filifolium (Vent.) Nees (5) hyssopifolia of author, not of (P.J.Bergius) Nees, con-
Diplostephium teretifolium (Less.) Nees (5) cept invalid = F. clavipilosa subsp. clavipilosa
hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Nees subsp. glabra (DC.) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 300–950 m. EC
Grau microsperma DC.
Aster serrulatus Harv. var. glaber (DC.) Harv. (5) Aster microspermus (DC.) Harv. (5)
Aster simulans Harv. (5)
F. angustifolia (Jacq.) Nees var. glabra DC. (5) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.12–0.5 m. Alt 235–1200 m. N,
F. lasiopoda Hutch. (5) NC, WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 2–1600 m. NC, minima (Hutch.) Grau
WC Aster elongatus Thunb. var. pappei Harv. (5)
Aster minimus Hutch. (5)
hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Nees subsp. hyssopifolia
Aster angustifolius Jacq. (5) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 100–1500 m. WC
Aster hyssopifolius P.J.Bergius (5) monocephala Grau
Aster villosus Thunb. in part (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.09 m. Alt 3048–3352 m. L
F. angustifolia (Jacq.) Nees var. hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) DC. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 30–335 m. WC mossamedensis (Hiern) Mendonça
Aster luteus (N.E.Br.) Hutch. (5)
hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Nees subsp. polyphylla Detris hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Hiern var. straminea Hiern (5)
(Harv.) Grau Detris mossamedensis Hiern (5)
Aster serrulatus Harv. var. densus Harv. (5) F. hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Nees var. straminea (Hiern) Mendonça
Aster serrulatus Harv. var. polyphyllus Harv. (5) (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 30–1676 m. L, F. lutea N.E.Br. (5)
WC, EC Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 155–
2350 m. B, LIM, G, M, S, KZN
hyssopifolia (P.J.Bergius) Nees var. straminea (Hiern)
Mendonça = F. mossamedensis muricata (Thunb.) Nees subsp. cinerascens Grau
Detris dinteri S.Moore (5)
imbricata DC. = Polyarrhena imbricata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt 150–1300 m. N,
josephinae J.C.Manning & Goldblatt B, NW, NC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 0–300 m. WC
muricata (Thunb.) Nees subsp. muricata
joubertinae Grau subsp. glabrescens Grau Aster muricatus Thunb. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 600–900 m. EC Aster muricatus Thunb. var. chrysocomoides Sond. (5)
Aster villosus Thunb. in part (5)
joubertinae Grau subsp. joubertinae F. frutescens R.E.Fr. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 600–900 m. EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.02–0.7 m. Alt 10–2600 m. N, B,
karooica Compton = F. lasiocarpa LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
lasiocarpa DC. muricata (Thunb.) Nees subsp. strictifolia Grau
Aster lasiocarpus (DC.) Harv. (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.08–0.5 m. Alt 1000–1750 m.
F. karooica Compton (5)
LIM, NW, G, M
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt up to 1524 m.
WC namaquana (Harv.) Merxm.
Aster elongatus Thunb. var. candollei Harv. (5)
lasiocarpa (DC.) Compton, not of DC. = Zyrphelis lasio- Aster namaquanus Harv. (5)
carpa F. prageri Mattf. (5)
F. schenckii O.Hoffm. (5)
lasiopoda Hutch. = F. hyssopifolia subsp. glabra Susanna dinteri E.Phillips (5)
linearis N.E.Br. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 90–1370 m. N,
F. lingulata Klatt ex Schinz (5) NC, WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 1800–3355 m. nana Mattf. = F. smaragdina
KZN, L, EC
natalensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. = F. erigeroides
lingulata Klatt ex Schinz = F. linearis
natalensis (Sch.Bip.) Schltr. = F. rosulata
linifolia (Harv.) Grau
Agathaea zeyheri Nees (5) nigrescens Grau
Aster linifolius Harv. (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 300–350 m. WC
Aster venustus Fourc. (5) nordenstamii Grau
Cineraria linifolia Zeyh. ex DC. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt up to 170 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 425–1200 m.
WC, EC odorata Compton
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt up to 1500 m.
lutea N.E.Br. = F. mossamedensis
NC, WC
macrorrhiza (Thunb.) DC.
Aster macrorrhizus Thunb. (5) oleosa Grau
Fresenia nana Hutch. (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 1000–1500 m.
Fresenia scaposa DC. (5) WC
Fresenia stuposa Steud. (5)
ovata (Thunb.) Compton
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to Agathaea barbata DC. (5)
1370 m. NC Agathaea barbata DC. var. subalbescens DC. (5)
Agathaea strigosa (A.Spreng.) Nees (5)
maritima Bolus = Poecilolepis maritima Aster barbatus (DC.) Harv. (5)
merxmuelleri Grau Aster charieis Less. (5)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 195–1300 m. NC, Aster elongatus Thunb. var. crassifolius Harv. (5)
Aster strigosus (A.Spreng.) Harv. (5)
WC Detris barbata (DC.) Schltr. (5)
microcephala Grau Kaulfussia strigosa Spreng.f. (5)
(2) Merxmüller & Roessler. 1979. Mitteilungen der Botanischen ciliata (Raf.) S.F.Blake
Staatssammlung München 15: 371–374. Adventina ciliata Raf. (1)
(3) Källersjö. 1988. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 96: Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 50–1600 m. LIM,
316–320.
(4) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 326. NW, G, M, S, KZN
(5) Beyers. 2002. Bothalia 32: 185. parviflora Cav.
albida (DC.) Källersjö = F. dichotoma Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.5 m. Alt 10–2325 m. N, B,
albidiformis (Thell.) Källersjö LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
Matricaria albidiformis Thell. (3)
Pentzia membranacea Hutch. (3) *GAMOCHAETA Wedd. 8992060
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt ± 800 m. NC, WC Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
dichotoma (DC.) Källersjö (1) Hilliard. 1983. FSA 33,7,2: 27–29.
F. albida (DC.) Källersjö (5) (2) Kerguélen. 1987. Lejeunia 120: 104.
Matricaria albida (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. (5) (3) Anderberg. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 155–157.
Matricaria dichotoma (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. (3, 5) (4) Hilliard. 1994. Compositae in Natal Addendum: 3.
Matricaria hirsutifolia S.Moore (5) calviceps (Fernald) Cabrera
Pentzia albida (DC.) Hutch. (5) Gnaphalium calviceps Fernald (3)
Pentzia annua DC. (5)
Pentzia dichotoma DC. (3, 5) Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt up to 1000 m. KZN
Tanacetum albidum DC. (5) coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.35 m. Alt 25–1400 m. N, G. spicata (Lam.) Cabrera (2, 4)
NC, WC, EC Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd. (2, 4)
Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. (2, 4)
schinziana (Thell.) Källersjö Annual or biennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 50–2000
Matricaria schinziana Thell. (3)
Pentzia schinziana (Thell.) Merxm. & Eberle (3) m. G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? N pennsylvanica (Willd.) Cabrera
tenella (DC.) Källersjö Gnaphalium pennsylvanicum Willd. (3)
Matricaria tenella DC. (3) Gnaphalium peregrinum Fernald (1, 3)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.5 m. Alt 15–975 m. NC, WC Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt up to 1200 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
FRESENIA DC. 8859000 spicata (Lam.) Cabrera = G. coarctata
fasciculata Bolus = Felicia filifolia subsp. bodkinii spiciformis (Sch.Bip.) Cabrera
foliosa Klatt = Pegolettia retrofracta Annual. Herb, erect or decumbent. Ht/Length 0.05–
leptophylla DC. = Felicia filifolia subsp. schaeferi 0.12 m. Alt 1000–1500 m. S, EC
nana Hutch. = Felicia macrorrhiza subfalcata (Cabrera) Cabrera
Gnaphalium subfalcatum Cabrera (3)
pinnatilobata Klatt = Pegolettia pinnatilobata
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 0–2000 m. LIM, G,
scaposa DC. = Felicia macrorrhiza M, S, FS, KZN, EC
stuposa Steud. = Felicia macrorrhiza
GAMOLEPIS Less. 9421000
*GAILLARDIA Foug. 9306000 brachypoda DC. = Euryops brachypodus
Compiled by N. Netnou
brachypoda DC. var. integrifolia Harv. = Euryops
(1) Bailey & Bailey. 1977. Hortus third: 492.
(2) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 327, 328. brachypodus
aristata Pursh brachypoda DC. var. tridens Harv. = Euryops brachy-
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt up to 1345 m. NW podus
pulchella Foug. caudata Klatt ex Burtt Davy & R.Pott = Euryops trans-
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 5–1345 m. NW, FS, vaalensis subsp. setilobus
KZN, EC chrysanthemoides DC. = Euryops chrysanthemoides
debilis Harv. = Euryops laxus
GALEOMMA Rauschert 8987010 ericoides (L.f.) Less. = Euryops ericoides
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
ericoides (L.f.) Less. var. adpressifolius (DC.) Harv. =
(1) Hilliard. 1983. FSA 33,7,2: 13–15.
Euryops ericifolius
oculus-cati (L.f.) Rauschert
Eriosphaera oculus-cati (L.f.) Less. (1) euryopoides DC. = Euryops euryopoides
Gnaphalium oculus-cati L.f. (1) hebecarpa DC. = Euryops hebecarpus
Annual. Herb, prostrate. Length 0.01–0.02 m. Alt up intermedia Bolus = Euryops bolusii
to 1400 m. NC laxa Harv. = Euryops laxus
stenolepis (S.Moore) Hilliard leiocarpa (DC.) Harv. = Euryops leiocarpus
Eriosphaera stenolepis (S.Moore) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (1)
Gnaphalium stenolepis S.Moore (1) munita (L.f.) Less. = Euryops munitus
Annual. Herb, prostrate. Length 0.03–0.15 m. Alt pectinata Less. = Euryops pinnatipartitus
500–1500 m. N, B, NC pectinata Less. var. natalensis Sch.Bip. = Euryops
laxus
*GALINSOGA Ruíz & Pav. 9246000
Compiled by N. Netnou pinnatipartita (DC.) Harv. = Euryops pinnatipartitus
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 322, 323. polytrichoides Harv. = Euryops polytrichoides
leptophylla DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. arctotoides pottsii L.Bolus = G. linearis var. ovalis
leucolaena DC. = G. rigens var. leucolaena pygmaea Sond. = G. krebsiana subsp. serrulata
lichtensteinii Less. rigens (L.) Gaertn. var. leucolaena (DC.) Roessler
G. araneosa DC. (4) G. leucolaena DC. (4)
G. suffruticosa of authors, not of Muschl., concept invalid (4) G. uniflora (L.f.) Sims var. leucolaena (DC.) Harv. (4)
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 140– Perennial. Herb, mat-forming. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt ± 5
1365 m. N, NC, WC m. WC, EC
linearifolia Bolus = Hirpicium linearifolium rigens (L.) Gaertn. var. rigens
Gorteria rigens L. (4)
lineariloba DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. krebsiana
Perennial. Herb, mat-forming. Known only in cultiva-
linearis (Thunb.) Druce var. linearis tion.
G. kraussii Sch.Bip. (4)
G. longiscapa DC. (4) rigens (L.) Gaertn. var. uniflora (L.f.) Roessler
G. pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. multijuga (DC.) Harv. (4) G. uniflora (L.f.) Sims, excl. var. leucolaena (DC.) Harv. (4)
G. subulata R.Br. (4) Gorteria uniflora L.f. (4)
Gorteria linearis Thunb. (4) Perennial. Herb, trailing. Length up to 0.3 m. Alt 3–60
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 5–1300 m. KZN, L, m. S, KZN, WC, EC
WC, EC rigida (Burm.f.) Roessler
linearis (Thunb.) Druce var. ovalis (Harv.) Roessler Arctotis rigida Burm.f. (4)
G. longiscapa DC. var. ovalis Harv. (4) G. pavonia (Andrews) R.Br. var. hirtella (DC.) Harv. (4)
G. pottsii L.Bolus (4) Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.05 m. Alt 5–765 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 150–856 m. EC rogersii S.Moore = G. krebsiana subsp. arctotoides
longifolia Less. = G. krebsiana subsp. arctotoides schenckii O.Hoffm.
longiscapa DC. = G. linearis var. linearis G. aculeata Muschl. ex Dinter (4)
G. suffruticosa Muschl. (4)
longiscapa DC. var. ovalis Harv. = G. linearis var. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 70–700 m. N,
ovalis NC
maritima Levyns schinzii O.Hoffm. = G. krebsiana subsp. serrulata
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 1–200 m. NC, WC
serrata DC.
montana Spreng. = G. krebsiana subsp. serrulata G. pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. serrata (DC.) Harv. (4)
mucronata DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. krebsiana Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt 15–1370 m. NC,
munroi E.Phillips = G. krebsiana subsp. serrulata WC
nivea of author, not of Less., concept invalid = G. kreb- serrulata DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. serrulata
siana subsp. serrulata subulata R.Br. = G. linearis var. linearis
othonnites (Thunb.) Less. suffruticosa Muschl. = G. schenckii
G. intrusa E.Mey. ex DC. (4) suffruticosa of author, not of Muschl., concept invalid =
Gorteria othonnites Thunb. (4)
G. lichtensteinii
Perennial. Herb, mat-forming. Ht ± 0.05 m. Alt
1100–1340 m. NC, WC tenuifolia Less.
Gorteria tenuifolia Licht. ex Less. (4)
oxyloba DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. krebsiana Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 40–1000 m. N,
pavonia (Andrews) R.Br. var. hirtella (DC.) Harv. = G. NC, WC
rigida thermalis Dinter
pavonia (Andrews) R.Br. var. zeyheri Harv. = G. kreb- Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.08 m. Alt 1276–1400 m. N
siana subsp. arctotoides uniflora (L.f.) Sims, excl. var. leucolaena (DC.) Harv. =
pectinata (Thunb.) Spreng. G. rigens var. uniflora
G. pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. grandis (DC.) Harv. (4) uniflora (L.f.) Sims var. leucolaena (DC.) Harv. = G.
G. pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. speciosa (Willd.) Harv. (4) rigens var. leucolaena
Gorteria pectinata Thunb. (4)
Annual. Herb, mat-forming. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 15–940 varians DC. = G. krebsiana subsp. krebsiana
m. WC varians of Dinter, not of DC., concept invalid = G.
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. grandis (DC.) Harv. = G. jurineifolia subsp. scabra
pectinata venusta Taylor = G. jurineifolia subsp. scabra
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. leiopoda DC. = G. leiopoda violacea Muschl. ex Engl. & Drude = G. jurineifolia
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. multijuga (DC.) Harv. = G. subsp. scabra
linearis var. linearis
GEIGERIA Griess. 9090000
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. scabra (DC.) Harv. = G.
jurineifolia subsp. scabra Compiled by E. Retief
(1) Phillips. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 440.
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. serrata (DC.) Harv. = G. (2) Merxmüller. 1951. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssamm-
serrata lung München 1: 484–486.
pinnata (Thunb.) Less. var. speciosa (Willd.) Harv. = G. (3) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 74–81.
(4) Merxmüller. 1967. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssamm-
pectinata lung München 6: 239–316.
(5) Anderberg. 1991. Plant Systematics and Evolution 176: 75–123. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 245–1525 m. B,
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 309, 310. LIM, M
acaulis (Sch.Bip.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. & Hiern burkei Harv. subsp. valida Merxm.
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 425–1435 m. N, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 1300–2000 m. NW,
LIM G, M, KZN
africana Griess. = G. ornativa burkei Harv. var. diffusa Harv. = G. burkei subsp. dif-
africana Griess. subsp. filifolia (Mattf.) Merxm. = G. fusa
filifolia chenopodiifolia Mattf. = G. pilifera
africana Griess. subsp. ornativa (O.Hoffm.) Merxm. = dinteri Muschl. = G. plumosa
G. ornativa
eenii S.Moore = G. ornativa
africana Griess. subsp. otaviensis Merxm. = G.
otaviensis elongata Alston
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht 0.45–0.6 m. Alt 900–
alata (Hochst. & Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. & 2042 m. LIM, M
Hiern
Diplostemma alatum DC. (2) englerana Muschl.
G. macdougalii S.Moore (2) G. zeyheri Dinter (2)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt 320–1200 m. N Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to 1200 m. N
appendiculata O.Hoffm. & Muschl. = G. ornativa englerana Muschl. var. pubescens Dinter ex Merxm. =
G. otaviensis
arenicola Muschl. ex Dinter = G. obtusifolia
filifolia Mattf.
aspera Harv. var. aspera G. africana Griess. subsp. filifolia (Mattf.) Merxm. (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 425–1735 m. LIM, G. passerinoides Harv. in part (4)
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 155–
aspera Harv. var. rivularis (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) 1600 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC,
Merxm. WC, EC
G. rivularis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (2) foermeriana Muschl. = G. plumosa
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt ± 1495 m. FS, KZN,
EC foliosa O.Hoffm. & Muschl. = G. plumosa
brachycephala Muschl. intermedia S.Moore = G. burkei subsp. burkei var.
G. monocephala Hutch. (2) intermedia
G. pearsonii L.Bolus (2) luederitziana O.Hoffm. = G. ornativa
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 945–1160 m. N
macdougalii S.Moore = G. alata
brevifolia (DC.) Harv.
Polychaetia brevifolia DC. (2) monocephala Hutch. = G. brachycephala
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 103–1525 m. N, B, muschleriana Dinter ex Merxm. = G. pilifera
NW, FS, NC namaquensis Hutch. = G. vigintisquamea
burkei Harv. subsp. burkei var. burkei natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans = G. burkei subsp.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 440–1800 m. LIM, diffusa
NW, G, M, S
nianganensis Dinter ex Merxm.
burkei Harv. subsp. burkei var. elata Merxm. G. schoenfelderii Dinter ex Merxm. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 258–1760 m. LIM, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.15 m. Alt ± 1100 m. N
M, S nonikamensis Heering = G. ornativa
burkei Harv. subsp. burkei var. hirtella Merxm. obtusifolia L.Bolus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt ± 1370–1495 m. G. arenicola Muschl. ex Dinter (3)
LIM, M G. plumosa Muschl. subsp. obtusifolia (L.Bolus) Merxm. (3)
burkei Harv. subsp. burkei var. intermedia (S.Moore) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 370–2730 m. N,
Merxm. NW, FS, NC
G. intermedia S.Moore (2) odontoptera O.Hoffm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 1400–1830 m. NW, Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 1100–1500 m. N
G, M ornativa O.Hoffm.
burkei Harv. subsp. burkei var. zeyheri (Harv.) G. africana Griess. (3)
Merxm. G. africana Griess. subsp. ornativa (O.Hoffm.) Merxm. (3)
G. zeyheri Harv. (2) G. appendiculata O.Hoffm. & Muschl. (3)
G. eenii S.Moore (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.18–1 m. Alt 350–1525 m. B, G. luederitziana O.Hoffm. (2)
LIM, NW, G, M, FS G. nonikamensis Heering (3)
burkei Harv. subsp. diffusa (Harv.) Merxm. G. passerinoides Harv. in part (3)
G. burkei Harv. var. diffusa Harv. (2) Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 305–
G. natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans (2) 2000 m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, FS, L, NC, WC,
G. protensa Harv. (2) EC
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt
460–1555 m. G, M, FS, KZN otaviensis (Merxm.) Merxm.
G. africana Griess. subsp. otaviensis Merxm. (3)
burkei Harv. subsp. fruticulosa Merxm. G. englerana Muschl. var. pubescens Dinter ex Merxm. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.45 m. Alt 0−1891 m. LIM, athrixiifolium O.Hoffm. ex Kuntze = Helichrysum
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC athrixiifolium
plantaginea Harv. = G. viridifolia aureum Houtt. = Helichrysum aureum var. aureum
serrata (Thunb.) Druce austroafricanum Hilliard
Arnica serrata Thunb. (4) Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length 0.15–0.45 m. Alt 5–
G. ferruginea DC. var. linearis (Harv.) Dummer (4) 1578 m. M, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1−0.6 m. Alt up to 1250 m. WC
brevifolium Lam. = Metalasia brevifolia
sinuata (Thunb.) Spreng. = G. crocea
calviceps Fernald = Gamochaeta calviceps
speciosa S.Moore = G. viridifolia
candidissimum Lam. = Vellereophyton dealbatum
taraxaci (Vahl) Schltr. = Perdicium capense
capense Hilliard
tomentosa DC. Perennial. Herb, decumbent or prostrate. Length 0.1–
G. hirsuta Spreng. (4)
0.15 m. Alt 15–1740 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15−1 m. Alt up to 1500 m. WC,
EC capillaceum Thunb. = Troglophyton capillaceum
subsp. capillaceum
tuberosa Klatt = G. natalensis
capitatum Lam. = Metalasia capitata
viridifolia (DC.) Sch.Bip.
G. burchellii Dummer (4) carroënse Schrank = Vellereophyton dealbatum
G. glandulosa Dummer (4)
G. plantaginea Harv. (4)
cephalotes Thunb. = Metalasia cephalotes
G. speciosa S.Moore (4) coarctatum Willd. = Gamochaeta coarctata
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 350−1998 m. confine Harv.
LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC G. drakensbergense Markötter (1)
viridifolia (DC.) Sch.Bip. subsp. natalensis (Sch.Bip.) Annual. Herb, decumbent or erect. Ht/Length up to
H.V.Hansen = G. natalensis 0.2 m. Alt 460–2285 m. N, G, M, FS, KZN, L,
wrightii Harv. NC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 80−800 m. WC coronatum L. = Petalacte coronata
crispum L. = Helichrysum crispum
GEROPOGON L. 9579010
cylindriflorum L. = Helichrysum cylindriflorum
glaber L. = Tragopogon hybridus cymosum L. = Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymo-
sum
GIBBARIA Cass. 9427010
dasyanthum Willd. = Helichrysum dasyanthum
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
(1) Norlindh. 1943. Studies in the Calenduleae: 358–366. dealbatum Thunb. = Vellereophyton dealbatum
(2) Hilliard & Burtt. 1976. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden debile Thunb. = Lasiopogon debilis
Edinburgh 34: 255, 256.
declinatum L.f.
bicolor Cass. = G. scabra G. achilleoides Lam. (1)
ilicifolia (L.) Norl. G. pentheri Gand. (1)
Osteospermum ilicifolium L. (1) G. pygmaeum Thunb. (1)
Helichrysum declinatum (L.f.) Less. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 300–1115 m. WC Spiralepis declinata (L.f.) D.Don (1)
scabra (Thunb.) Norl. Perennial. Herb, prostrate or decumbent. Length 0.03–
Anaglypha aspera DC. (2) 0.1 m. Alt 15–1320 m. WC
G. bicolor Cass. (1, 2)
Osteospermum scabrum Thunb. (1, 2) decumbens Thunb. = Trichogyne decumbens
Xerothamnus ecklonianus DC. (1, 2)
deltoides Thunb. = Helichrysum acrophilum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 80–800 m. WC,
EC densum Lam. = Metalasia densa
dentatum L. = Pentzia dentata
GNAPHALIUM L. 8992000 distans Schrank = Metalasia distans
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
divergens Thunb. = Metalasia divergens subsp. diver-
(1) Hilliard. 1983. FSA 33,7,2: 17–27. gens
(2) Anderberg. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 167, 168.
dodii Levyns = Plecostachys polifolia
achilleoides Lam. = G. declinatum
drakensbergense Markötter = G. confine
acilepis DC. = G. vestitum
englerianum (O.Hoffm.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
alticolum Compton = Helichrysum basalticum Amphidoxa engleriana O.Hoffm. (1)
amplum Kuntze = Helichrysum platypterum Perennial. Herb, erect or decumbent. Ht/Length up to
appendiculatum L.f. = Helichrysum appendiculatum 0.1 m. Alt up to 1200 m. NC
araneosum S.Moore = Lasiopogon glomerulatus excisum Thunb. = Helichrysum excisum
arborescens L. = Anaxeton arborescens eximium L. = Syncarpha eximia
arboreum L. = Anaxeton arborescens fastigiatum Thunb. = Metalasia fastigiata
asperum Thunb. = Anaxeton asperum subsp. asperum filagopsis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Amphidoxa filaginea Ficalho & Hiern (1) pennsylvanicum Willd. = Gamochaeta pennsylvanica
Amphidoxa filaginea Ficalho & Hiern var. transiens Merxm. (1)
Perennial. Herb, erect or decumbent. Ht/Length up to pentheri Gand. = G. declinatum
0.25 m. Alt 945–1850 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, peregrinum Fernald = Gamochaeta pennsylvanica
FS, KZN, L, NC phlomoides Lam. = Syncarpha milleflora
floridum Poir. = Anaxeton arborescens
pilosellum L.f. = Helichrysum nudifolium var. pilosel-
foetidum L. = Helichrysum foetidum lum
fruticans L. = Helichrysum fruticans plantaginifoliatum Kuntze = Helichrysum nudifolium
glomerulatum Harv. = Lasiopogon glomerulatus var. nudifolium
gnaphalodes (DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt polifolium Thunb. = Plecostachys polifolia
Amphidoxa gnaphalodes DC. (1)
?G. micranthum Thunb. var. spretum DC. (1) *polycaulon Pers.
Perennial. Herb, prostrate or decumbent. Length 0.1– Annual. Herb, decumbent or erect. Length up to 0.25
0.3 m. Alt 20–600 m. EC m. Alt 11–1676 m. N, LIM, M, KZN
grandiflorum L. = Helichrysum grandiflorum prostratum Thunb. = Helichrysum micropoides
griquense Hilliard & B.L.Burtt pygmaeum Thunb. = G. declinatum
Amphidoxa adscendens O.Hoffm. ex Zahlbr. (1) recurvum Lam. = Anaxeton arborescens
Perennial. Herb, prostrate, decumbent or suberect.
Length 0.15–0.45 m. Alt up to 2438 m. KZN, L repens L. = Trichogyne repens
helianthemifolium L. = Helichrysum helianthemifolium repens L. var. vestitum (Thunb.) DC. = G. vestitum
hirsutum Thunb. = Anaxeton hirsutum retusum Lam. = Facelis retusa
hispidum L.f. = Elytropappus hispidus revolutum Thunb. = Helichrysum revolutum
indicum in sense of Dinter, not of L., misapplied name rosum P.J.Bergius = Helichrysum rosum var. rosum
= Helichrysum herniarioides rotundifolium Thunb. = Helichrysum rotundifolium
indicum L. = Helichrysum indicum rutilans L. = Helichrysum rutilans
limicola Hilliard septentrionale (Vatke) Hilliard = Helichrysopsis septen-
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.12 m. Alt up trionale
to 2650 m. L, EC serpyllifolium P.J.Bergius = Plecostachys serpyllifolia
luteo-album L. = Pseudognaphalium luteo-album sesamoides (L.) Kuntze = Edmondia sesamoides
maculatum Thunb. = Vellereophyton dealbatum simii (Bolus) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
micranthum Thunb. = Vellereophyton dealbatum Helichrysum simii Bolus (1)
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.03 m. Alt up
?micranthum Thunb. var. spretum DC. = G. gnapha- to 1000 m. NC
lodes
spicatum Lam. = Gamochaeta coarctata
milleflorum L.f. = Syncarpha milleflora
minutum B.Nord. = Lasiopogon minutus splendidum Thunb. = Helichrysum splendidum
mixtum Kuntze = Helichrysum mixtum var. mixtum squamosum (Jacq.) Sch.Bip. = Edmondia pinifolia
mucronatum P.J.Bergius = Syncarpha mucronata stellatum L. = Helichrysum stellatum
muricatum L. = Metalasia muricata stenocladon Schrank = Anaxeton asperum subsp. as-
muscoides Desf. = Lasiopogon muscoides perum
nelsonii Burtt Davy stenolepis S.Moore = Galeomma stenolepis
Perennial. Herb, erect or decumbent. Length 0.04–0.2 subcordatum Kuntze = Helichrysum hypoleucum
m. Alt up to 1500 m. NW, G subfalcatum Cabrera = Gamochaeta subfalcata
niveum L. = Helichrysum niveum teretifolium L. = Helichrysum teretifolium
nudifolium L. = Helichrysum nudifolium var. nudi- thapsus Kuntze = Helichrysum thapsus
folium
tinctum Thunb. = Helichrysum tinctum
oculus-cati L.f. = Galeomma oculus-cati
tricostatum Thunb. = Helichrysum tricostatum
odoratissimum L. = Helichrysum odoratissimum
trifidum Thunb. = Pseudognaphalium luteo-album
oligandrum (DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt = Pseudogna-
phalium oligandrum umbellatum L.f. = Lachnospermum umbellatum
orbiculare Thunb. = Plecostachys serpyllifolia undulatum L. = Pseudognaphalium undulatum
parvulum Harv. = Troglophyton parvulum vestitum Thunb.
G. acilepis DC. (1)
patulum L. = Helichrysum patulum G. repens L. var. vestitum (Thunb.) DC. (1)
pauciflorum DC. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, erect, suberect or trail-
Annual. Herb, erect or decumbent. Length 0.01–0.13 ing. Length 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 30–945 m. EC
m. Alt 50–1500 m. WC volkii B.Nord. = Lasiopogon volkii
cerastioides DC. var. aurosicum Merxm. & A.Schreib. cymosum (L.) D.Don subsp. calvum Hilliard
H. engelianum Dinter (2) H. infaustum J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans var. discolor Moeser (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.2 m. Alt 1550–2340 m. N Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.55 m. Alt
cerastioides DC. var. cerastioides 1200–3170 m. M, FS, KZN, L, EC
H. cerastioides DC. var. gracile Moeser (2) cymosum (L.) D.Don subsp. cymosum
H. obvallatum DC. (2) Gnaphalium cymosum L. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.3 m. Alt 915–1675 m. N, Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–1.8 m. Alt 5–2010 m.
B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC, EC KZN, WC, EC
cerastioides DC. var. gracile Moeser = H. cerastioides damarense O.Hoffm. = H. candolleanum
var. cerastioides danae S.Moore = H. acutatum
chionosphaerum DC. dasyanthum (Willd.) Sweet
H. pondoense Schltr. (2)
Gnaphalium dasyanthum Willd. (2)
H. randii S.Moore (2)
H. maritimum D.Don (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 300–2500 m. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 15–
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC 1310 m. NC, WC, EC
chlorochrysum DC. = Syncarpha chlorochrysum dasycephalum O.Hoffm.
chrysargyrum Moeser Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 1000–2500
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 1070–2260 m. m. FS, L, EC
LIM, M, S, KZN dasymallum Hilliard
citricephalum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt H. lanatum Harv., not of Schrank (2)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 1220–1465 m.
citrinum Less. = Syncarpha affinis LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
coactum M.D.Hend. = H. umbraculigerum davyi S.Moore = H. nudifolium var. nudifolium
cochleariforme DC. declinatum (L.f.) Less. = Gnaphalium declinatum
H. imbricatum (L.) Less. (2) decorum DC.
H. stellatum (L.) Less. var. globiferum Harv. (2) Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1.4 m. Alt 5–900 m. S, KZN,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 5–365 m. EC
WC
deserticola Hilliard
cochleariforme in sense of Harv., not of DC. = H. pul- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.02–0.06 m. Alt? N
chellum
difficile Hilliard
comosum Sch.Bip. = H. asperum var. comosum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.75–1.8 m. Alt 1520–2100 m.
concinnum N.E.Br. = H. pulchellum LIM, NW, G, M, S
confertifolium Klatt diffusum DC.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.5 m. Alt 170–2200 m. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 300–1575 m. KZN,
LIM, M, FS, KZN, EC WC
confertum N.E.Br. dinteri S.Moore var. obtusum S.Moore = H. obtusum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.07–0.2 m. Alt 1800– drakensbergense Killick
3355 m. KZN, L, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 1525–
cooperi Harv. 2805 m. KZN
Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 395–2900 m. M, FS, dregeanum Sond. & Harv.
KZN, L, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 300–2045
coriaceum (DC.) Harv. = H. rotundatum m. N, NW, G, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
coriaceum Harv. = H. nudifolium var. nudifolium dunense Hilliard
crassifolium of authors, not of (L.) D.Don = H. crispum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 5–15 m. NC, WC
crispum (L.) D.Don dykei Bolus = Syncarpha dykei
Gnaphalium crispum L. (2) ecklonis Sond.
H. crassifolium of authors, not of (L.) D.Don (2) H. calocephalum Schltr. (2)
H. rotundifolium in sense of Moeser, not of (Thunb.) Less. (2) H. lamprocephalum Bolus (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 5–915 m. WC H. scapiforme Moeser (2)
crispum (L.) D.Don var. citrinum Harv. = H. patulum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 5–2865 m. M, FS,
KZN, L, EC
crispum of authors, not of (L.) D.Don = H. patulum
edwardsii Wild
cylindricum D.Don = H. cylindriflorum Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 1420–1675 m. LIM, M
cylindriflorum (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt elegantissimum DC.
Gnaphalium cylindriflorum L. (2) Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 1370–2560 m. KZN,
H. cylindricum D.Don (2)
H. fastigiatum Harv. (2) L, EC
H. leipoldtii Bolus (2) engelianum Dinter = H. cerastioides var. aurosicum
H. rubellum (Thunb.) Less. (2) epapposum Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 30–1450 H. flavum Burtt Davy (2)
m. NC, WC H. inerme Moeser excl. var. brachycladum Moeser (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 915–2100 m. LIM, fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. angustifolium DC. = H.
NW, M, S, KZN, EC aureum var. aureum
epapposum Bolus var. robustum Bolus = H. griseolana- fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. heterotrichum DC. = H.
tum aureum var. aureum
ephelos Hilliard fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. monocephalum DC. = H.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 1675–2180 m. aureum var. monocephalum
KZN, EC fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. nanum DC. = H. aureum var.
ericifolium Less. = H. asperum var. asperum monocephalum
ericifolium Less. var. albidulum DC. = H. asperum var. fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. subnudatum DC. = H. tenax
albidulum var. tenax
ericifolium Less. var. appressifolium Moeser = H. aspe- fulvellum Harv. = H. rotundatum
rum var. appressifolium fulvum N.E.Br.
ericifolium Less. var. laxum (DC.) Harv. = H. asperum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 1400–2100 m. FS,
var. asperum KZN, EC
ericifolium Less. var. lineare in sense of Harv., not of H. galpinii N.E.Br.
lineare DC. = H. asperum var. comosum H. galpinii N.E.Br. var. tenuis Burtt Davy (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.01–0.03 m. Alt 915–
ericifolium Less. var. metalasioides (DC.) Harv. = H.
2320 m. LIM, M, S
niveum
ericoides (Lam.) Pers. = Dolichothrix ericoides galpinii N.E.Br. var. tenuis Burtt Davy = H. galpinii
eriophorum Conrath = H. acutatum galpinii Schltr. & Moeser = H. acutatum
ernestianum DC. = H. sessile gariepinum DC.
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 90–
erosum Harv. = H. rosum var. rosum
915 m. N, NC
erubescens Hilliard
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.1 m. Alt? N gazense S.Moore = H. lepidissimum
evansii Hilliard gemmiferum Bolus = Atrichantha gemmifera
H. alticolum Bolus var. montanum Bolus (3) gerberifolium A.Rich. = H. nudifolium var. nudifolium
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.1 m. Alt 2500–3355 m. FS,
KZN, L gerrardii Harv. = H. stenopterum
excisum (Thunb.) Less. glaciale Hilliard
Gnaphalium excisum Thunb. (2) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 2500–2910
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 305–1220 m. KZN, L, EC
m. WC, EC glomeratum Klatt
expansum (Thunb.) Less. = H. indicum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt 1065–2600 m. M,
fasciculatum (Andrews) Willd. = Edmondia fasciculata FS, KZN, L, EC
fastigiatum Harv. = H. cylindriflorum grandibracteatum M.D.Hend.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 1350–2600 m. FS,
felinum Less. KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 15–1900 m. KZN,
WC, EC grandiflorum (L.) D.Don
Gnaphalium grandiflorum L. (2)
filagineum DC. = H. micropoides Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt 300–460 m. WC
filiforme (D.Don) Less. = Edmondia sesamoides griseolanatum Hilliard
flanaganii Bolus H. epapposum Bolus var. robustum Bolus (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 1065–3475 m. H. inerme Moeser var. brachycladum Moeser (2)
KZN, L, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 1065–
2620 m. KZN, L, EC
flavum Burtt Davy = H. epapposum
griseum Sond.
fleckii S.Moore = H. pumilio subsp. fleckii H. agrostophilum Klatt in part (2)
fleckii S.Moore var. dinteri (S.Moore) Merxm. & Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.35–0.75 m. Alt 60–1500 m.
A.Schreib. = H. pumilio subsp. fleckii KZN, EC
floccosum Klatt = H. acutatum gymnocomum DC.
foetidum (L.) Moench var. foetidum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 5–3000 m. KZN,
Gnaphalium foetidum L. (2) L, EC
Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 5–1670 m. WC, EC hamulosum E.Mey. ex DC.
fourcadei Hilliard Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 810–850 365–1860 m. NC, WC, EC
m. WC, EC harveyanum Wild
fruticans (L.) D.Don H. subulifolium Harv. (2)
Gnaphalium fruticans L. (2) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt 1120–1720 m. B,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 365–750 m. WC LIM, NW, G, M
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 1200– sesamoides (L.) Willd. var. heterophyllum Harv. = Ed-
1525 m. WC mondia sesamoides
rotundifolium in sense of Moeser, not of (Thunb.) Less. sesamoides (L.) Willd. var. willdenowii Harv. = Ed-
= H. crispum mondia sesamoides
rotundifolium (Thunb.) Less. sessile DC.
Gnaphalium rotundifolium Thunb. (2) H. ernestianum DC. (2)
H. nummularium Moeser (2) H. laevigatum Markötter (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 580– Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.04–0.1 m. Alt 1370–
2000 m. WC 2855 m. FS, EC
rubellum (Thunb.) Less. = H. cylindriflorum sessile of authors, not of DC. = H. sessilioides
rubellum (Thunb.) Less. var. incarnatum (DC.) Harv. = sessilioides Hilliard
H. incarnatum H. aretioides Thell. (2)
H. sessile of authors, not of DC. (2)
ruderale Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 2000–
Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 15–1050 m. KZN 3200 m. KZN, L, EC
rudolfii Hilliard setigerum Bolus = H. albo-brunneum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.3 m. Alt 1500–1675 m.
LIM, M setigerum Bolus var. minor Bolus = H. albo-brunneum
rugulosum Less. setosum Harv.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 15–2225 m. LIM, Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–1.2 m. Alt 1220–2000
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN
rutilans (L.) D.Don silicicolum Compton = H. simulans
Gnaphalium rutilans L. (2) silvaticum Hilliard
H. manopappum O.Hoffm. (2) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 5–50 m. KZN
H. niveum of authors, not of (L.) Less. (2)
H. parviflorum (Lam.) DC. (2) simii Bolus = Gnaphalium simii
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.01–0.6 m. Alt 10– simillimum DC.
1600 m. FS, NC, WC, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 250–2315 m. KZN,
rutilans of authors, not of (L.) D.Don = H. moeseria- WC, EC
num simulans Harv. & Sond.
saxicola Hilliard H. silicicolum Compton (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.03–0.05 m. Alt 2000– Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 270–
2170 m. WC 1500 m. WC
scabrum (Thunb.) Less. solitarium Hilliard
H. scabrum (Thunb.) Less. var. microphyllum (DC.) Harv. (2) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.05 m. Alt 2950–3000 m.
H. scabrum (Thunb.) Less. var. scaberrimum Harv. (2) WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1.8 m. Alt 105–915 m. NC,
sordescens DC. = Syncarpha sordescens
WC
scabrum (Thunb.) Less. var. microphyllum (DC.) Harv. spathulatum Moeser = H. acrophilum
= H. scabrum spectabile Lodd. = Edmondia pinifolia
scabrum (Thunb.) Less. var. scaberrimum Harv. = H. sphaeroideum Moeser
scabrum Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 900–1600
scapiforme Moeser = H. ecklonis m. WC
schlechteri Bolus = H. acutatum spiciforme DC.
scitulum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.01–0.1 m. Alt
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 1800–2000 975–1525 m. N, B, NC
m. WC, EC spiciforme DC. subsp. amboense (Schinz) Merxm. = H.
scleranthoides S.Moore = Ifloga molluginoides amboense
scopulosum M.D.Hend. = H. aureum var. scopulosum spiciforme DC. var. amboense (Schinz) Moeser = H.
amboense
seineri Moeser = H. lineare
spinosum (L.) Willd. = Macledium spinosum
serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. = Plecostachys ser-
pyllifolia spiralepis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
H. involucratum Klatt (2)
serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. var. orbiculare (Thunb.) Leontonyx squarrosus DC. (2)
DC. = Plecostachys serpyllifolia Leontonyx tomentosus Cass. (2)
serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. var. polifolium (Thunb.) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 5–2865 m. LIM,
DC. = Plecostachys polifolia M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
sesamoides (L.) Willd. = Edmondia sesamoides splendidum (Thunb.) Less.
Gnaphalium splendidum Thunb. (2)
sesamoides (L.) Willd. var. fasciculatum (Andrews) Harv. H. strictum (Lam.) Druce (2)
= Edmondia fasciculata Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–1.55 m. Alt
sesamoides (L.) Willd. var. filiforme (D.Don) Harv. = 1045–2745 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC,
Edmondia sesamoides EC
splendidum (Thunb.) Less. var. basuticum E.Phillips = tenax M.D.Hend. var. tenax
H. witbergense H. fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. var. subnudatum DC. (2)
splendidum (Thunb.) Less. var. montanum (DC.) Harv. Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.9 m. Alt 1300–3355
= H. montanum m. KZN, L, EC
spodiophyllum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt tenuiculum DC.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 650–
1370–2095 m. M, S, KZN, EC 1500 m. WC, EC
squamosum (Jacq.) Thunb. = Edmondia pinifolia tenuiculum in sense of Hilliard, not of DC. = H. mela-
squamosum of authors, not of (Jacq.) Thunb. = H. her- nacme
baceum tenuifolium Killick
steetzii (Vatke) O.Hoffm. = H. kraussii Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2.1 m. Alt 1650–2745 m.
KZN
stellatum (L.) Less.
Gnaphalium stellatum L. (2) teretifolium (L.) D.Don
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt 30– Gnaphalium teretifolium L. (2)
H. teretifolium (L.) D.Don var. natalense Harv. (2)
915 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 5–
stellatum (L.) Less. var. globiferum Harv. = H. cochleari- 1645 m. KZN, WC, EC
forme
teretifolium (L.) D.Don var. natalense Harv. = H. tereti-
stenopterum DC. folium
Achyrocline stenoptera (DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (4)
H. gerrardii Harv. (2) thapsus (Kuntze) Moeser
H. hochstetteri (A.Rich.) Hook.f. (4) Gnaphalium thapsus Kuntze (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 5–1830 m. B, LIM, H. lanatomarginatum Markötter (2)
NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 760–1700 m. LIM,
M, S, KZN, EC
stoloniferum (L.f.) Willd.
H. retortum (L.) Willd. var. minus DC. (2) tinctum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Xeranthemum stoloniferum L.f. (2) Gnaphalium tinctum Thunb. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 1200–1920 Leontonyx bicolor DC. (2)
Leontonyx coloratus Cass. (2)
m. WC Leontonyx glomeratus (L.) DC. (2)
striatum (Thunb.) Thunb. = Syncarpha striata Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.1 m. Alt 250–
strictum (Lam.) Druce = H. splendidum 1675 m. NC, WC, EC
subfalcatum Hilliard tomentosulum (Klatt) Merxm. subsp. aromaticum
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 2100–3355 m. (Dinter) Merxm.
KZN, L H. aromaticum Dinter (2)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 915–
subglomeratum Less.
H. subglomeratum Less. var. lingulatum Harv. (2) 1005 m. N, NC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 5–3475 m. N, LIM, tomentosulum (Klatt) Merxm. subsp. tomentosulum
G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC H. benguellense Hiern var. latifolium S.Moore ex Moeser (2)
Stenocline tomentosula Klatt (2)
subglomeratum Less. var. imbricatum DC. = H. alba- Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 500–
nense 2135 m. N, B
subglomeratum Less. var. lingulatum Harv. = H. sub- tongense Hilliard
glomeratum Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 5–55 m. S, KZN
subluteum Burtt Davy
transmontanum Hilliard
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt 1500–2440 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 1200–1525 m.
LIM, M, S, KZN, L, EC
LIM, M, S
subulifolium Harv. = H. harveyanum
transvalense Staner = H. acutatum
summo-montanum I.Verd.
H. andersoniense Burtt Davy (2) tricostatum (Thunb.) Less.
Gnaphalium tricostatum Thunb. (2)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 2000–2450 m. M
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 240–455 m. NC, WC
sutherlandii Harv.
H. pulvinatum O.Hoffm. ex Kuntze (2) trilineatum DC.
H. sutherlandii Harv. var. semiglabrum N.E.Br. (2) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1.2 m. Alt
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.06–0.4 m. 1250–3355 m. KZN, L, EC
Alt 1310–3355 m. M, FS, KZN, L truncatum Burtt Davy
sutherlandii Harv. var. semiglabrum N.E.Br. = H. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt 1370–2150 m.
sutherlandii LIM, M, S
swynnertonii S.Moore tysonii Hilliard
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt 915– Annual. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.03 m. Alt 1800–2000 m.
2200 m. M, KZN, EC WC, EC
tenax M.D.Hend. var. pallidum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt umbellatum (Turcz.) Harv. = H. marifolium
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.8 m. Alt 1500–1700 umbraculigerum Less.
m. KZN, EC H. coactum M.D.Hend. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 5–2440 m. LIM, M, citrinum (Less.) Harv. & Sond., illegitimate name =
FS, KZN, L, EC Syncarpha affinis
undatum (J.F.Gmel.) Less. = H. nudifolium var. oxy- dregeanum DC. = Syncarpha dregeana
phyllum eximium (L.) DC. = Syncarpha eximia
undatum (J.F.Gmel.) Less. var. agrostophilum (Klatt) fasciculatum (Andrews) DC. = Edmondia fasciculata
Moeser = H. pallidum
ferrugineum (Lam.) DC. = Syncarpha ferruginea
undatum (J.F.Gmel.) Less. var. pallidum (DC.) Harv. =
filiforme (D.Don) DC. = Edmondia sesamoides
H. pallidum
flavum Compton = Syncarpha flava
uninervium Burtt Davy
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 1100– gnaphaloides (L.) DC. = Syncarpha gnaphaloides
2075 m. LIM, G, M humile (Andrews) DC. = Edmondia pinifolia
variegatum Thunb. = Syncarpha variegata humile (Andrews) DC. var. pinifolium (Lam.) DC. =
vellereum R.A.Dyer = Vellereophyton vellereum Edmondia pinifolia
vernum Hilliard loganianum Compton = Syncarpha loganiana
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 1675–2895 m. marlothii Schltr. = Syncarpha marlothii
KZN, L milleflorum (L.f.) Druce = Syncarpha milleflora
versicolor O.Hoffm. & Muschl. montanum B.Nord. = Syncarpha montana
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 5–50 m. WC, EC
phlomoides (Lam.) DC. = Syncarpha milleflora
vestitum (L.) Willd. = Syncarpha vestita
sesamoides (L.) DC. = Edmondia sesamoides
virgatum (P.J.Bergius) Willd. = Syncarpha staehelina
speciosissimum (L.) DC. var. angustifolium DC. = Syn-
viscidissimum Hutch. = H. pumilio subsp. fleckii carpha speciosissima subsp. angustifolia
viscidissimum Hutch. var. volkii Merxm. = H. pumilio speciosissimum (L.) DC. var. speciosissimum = Syn-
subsp. fleckii carpha speciosissima subsp. speciosissima
wilmsii Moeser variegatum (P.J.Bergius) DC. = Syncarpha variegata
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.9 m. Alt
1060–1980 m. LIM, M, S virgatum (P.J.Bergius) DC. in sense of most authors, not
Xeranthemum virgatum P.J.Bergius (1767) =
witbergense Bolus Syncarpha staehelina
H. splendidum (Thunb.) Less. var. basuticum E.Phillips (2)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.9 m. Alt zeyheri Sond. = Syncarpha zeyheri
2600–3475 m. L, EC
HERTIA Less. 9377000
woodii N.E.Br.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 600–915
m. KZN (1) Kuntze. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum 1: 344.
(2) Fourcade. 1940. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa
xerochrysum DC. No. 20: 27.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 670–1465 m. KZN, (3) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 99, 100.
EC (4) Herman et al. 1997. List of southern African succulent plants: 39.
(5) Herman. 1998. Bothalia 28: 192.
zeyheri Less.
H. zeyheri Less. var. burchellii (DC.) Harv. (2) alata (Thunb.) Kuntze
H. zeyheri Less. var. intermedium (DC.) Harv. (2) Doria alata Thunb. (1, 2)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 185– Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.3 m. Alt 320–
2479 m. N, B, LIM, NW, FS, L, NC, WC, EC 1372 m. WC, EC
zeyheri Less. var. burchellii (DC.) Harv. = H. zeyheri ciliata (Harv.) Kuntze
Doria ciliata Harv. (1, 3)
zeyheri Less. var. intermedium (DC.) Harv. = H. zeyheri Othonna dinteri Muschl. ex Dinter (3)
Othonna macrocephala Muschl. ex Dinter (3)
zwartbergense Bolus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.03 m. Alt 1200–2200 m. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 800–
WC, EC 1435 m. N, NW, FS, NC, EC
cluytiifolia (DC.) Kuntze
HELIPTERUM DC. 9000000 Doria cluytiifolia DC. (1)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt 465–
affine B.Nord. = Syncarpha affinis 1524 m. NC, EC
argyropsis DC. = Syncarpha argyropsis cneorifolia (DC.) Kuntze = Lopholaena cneorifolia
brachypterum Levyns = Syncarpha zeyheri kraussii (Sch.Bip.) Fourc.
canescens (L.) DC. var. canescens = Syncarpha canes- Doria kraussii Sch.Bip. (2)
cens subsp. canescens Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.25 m. Alt 60–1450 m. NC,
WC, EC
canescens (L.) DC. var. leucolepis DC. = Syncarpha
canescens subsp. leucolepis kuntzei O.Hoffm. ex Kuntze = Senecio lydenburgensis
canescens (L.) DC. var. tricolor DC. = Syncarpha natalensis O.Hoffm. ex Kuntze = Senecio affinis
canescens subsp. tricolor pallens (DC.) Kuntze
(2) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 545–547. dinteriana Muschl. ex Dinter = Antiphiona pinnatisecta
(3) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 246–252.
(4)
(5)
Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 322.
Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 336.
HOMOCHROMA DC. 8839000
ecklonis DC. = Zyrphelis ecklonis
alienatum (Thunb.) Druce
H. echinulatum Cass. (1)
Oedera alienata Thunb. (1) HOPLOPHYLLUM DC. 8749000
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 100–1372 m. Compiled by N. Netnou
N, NC, WC (1) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 53, 54.
(2) Karis. 1992. Taxon 41: 193–198.
armerioides (DC.) Roessler
Gazania armerioides DC. (1) ferox Sond.
H. armerioides (DC.) Roessler subsp. rudatisii Roessler (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt up to 400 m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.3 m. Alt 245–3475 m. M, spinosum DC.
FS, KZN, L, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5−1.7 m. Alt 60−450 m. WC
armerioides (DC.) Roessler subsp. rudatisii Roessler =
H. armerioides HUMEA Sm. 9019010
bechuanense (S.Moore) Roessler infausta (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) S.Moore = Heli-
Berkheyopsis bechuanensis S.Moore (1) chrysum infaustum
Berkheyopsis brevisquama Mattf. (1)
Berkheyopsis rehmannii Thell. (1) HYDROIDEA P.O.Karis 9043020
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 248–1400 Compiled by M. Koekemoer
m. B, LIM, NW, G, M (1) Karis. 1990. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 102: 23–36.
echinulatum Cass. = H. alienatum elsiae (Hilliard) P.O.Karis
echinus Less. Atrichantha elsiae Hilliard (1)
Berkheyopsis echinus (Less.) O.Hoffm. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 700–1200
Berkheyopsis kuntzei O.Hoffm. (1) m. WC
Gazania burchellii DC. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 400–1380 m. N, HYMENOLEPIS Cass. 9327000
FS, NC Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
gazanioides (Harv.) Roessler (1) Bremer & Källersjö. 1985. Nordic Journal of Botany 5: 517–520.
Berkheya gazanioides Harv. (1) (2) Källersjö. 1985. Nordic Journal of Botany 5: 534.
Berkheyopsis pechuelii (Kuntze) O.Hoffm. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 320–1450 m. N, B, cynopus K.Bremer & Källersjö
NC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 980–1460 m. WC
gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Roessler subsp. gorteri- dentata (DC.) Källersjö
Athanasia schizolepis Harv. (1, 2)
oides Oligodora dentata DC. (1, 2)
Berkheya gorterioides Oliv. & Hiern (1)
Berkheyopsis angolensis O.Hoffm. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.91–1.5 m. Alt 915–2075 m.
Berkheyopsis gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Thell. (1) WC
Berkheyopsis gossweileri S.Moore (1) dregeana DC. = Inulanthera dregeana
Berkheyopsis langii Bremek. & Oberm. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.45 m. Alt 940–1450 m. N, B gnidioides (S.Moore) Källersjö
Phaeocephalus gnidioides S.Moore (1, 2)
gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Roessler subsp. schinzii Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 575–1525 m. WC
(O.Hoffm.) Roessler
Berkheyopsis schinzii O.Hoffm. (1) incisa DC.
Athanasia incisa (DC.) Harv. (1, 2)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 1090–1500 m. N
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 425–3500 m. WC
integrifolium (Thunb.) Less.
Gazania integrifolia (Thunb.) Spreng. (1) indivisa (Harv.) Källersjö
Gorteria integrifolia Thunb. (1) Athanasia indivisa Harv. (1, 2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt 215–565 Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.3 m. Alt 305–850 m. EC
m. WC leptocephala Cass. = H. parviflora
linearifolium (Bolus) Roessler leucoclada DC. = Inulanthera leucoclada
Berkheyopsis linearifolia (Bolus) Burtt Davy (1)
Gazania linearifolia Bolus (1)
parviflora (L.) DC.
Athanasia parviflora L. (1, 2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 1500–2340 m. M, S H. leptocephala Cass. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 10–1000 m. NC,
HOLOPHYLLUM Less. 9326040 WC
capitatum (L.) Less. = Athanasia capitata
punctata DC. = Inulanthera dregeana
capitatum (L.) Less. var. glabratum DC. = Athanasia
capitata speciosa (Hutch.) Källersjö
Athanasia speciosa Hutch. (1, 2)
lanuginosum (Cav.) DC. = Athanasia capitata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt 762–1830 m.
scabrum DC. = Athanasia capitata WC
HOMOCHAETE Benth. 9053010 HYOSERIS L. 9563000
conferta Benth. = Macowania conferta tenella Thunb. = Hypochaeris glabra
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.75 m. Alt 1675–1800 m. dregeanum (Sch.Bip.) Kuntze = Euryops dregeanus
KZN empetrifolium (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops empetrifolius
dregeana (DC.) Källersjö lateriflorum (L.f.) Kuntze = Euryops lateriflorus
Athanasia dregeana (DC.) Harv. (3)
Athanasia punctata (DC.) Harv. (3) lineare (Harv.) Kuntze = Euryops linearis
Hymenolepis dregeana DC. (3)
Hymenolepis punctata DC. (1, 2, 3)
linifolium (L.) Kuntze = Euryops linifolius
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 90–2315 m. FS, longipes (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops longipes var. longi-
KZN, EC pes
leucoclada (DC.) Källersjö oligoglossum (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops oligoglossus
Athanasia leucoclada (DC.) Harv. (3) subsp. oligoglossus
Hymenolepis leucoclada DC. (3)
pectinatum (L.) Kuntze = Euryops pectinatus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt 5–1830 m. KZN,
EC punctatum (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops subcarnosus
subsp. subcarnosus
montana (J.M.Wood) Källersjö
Athanasia montana J.M.Wood (3) serra (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops serra
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 1500–2285 m. spathaceum (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops spathaceus
KZN subcarnosum (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops subcarnosus
thodei (Bolus) Källersjö subsp. subcarnosus
Athanasia thodei Bolus (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt 2350–3170 m. subsessile (Sch.Bip.) Kuntze = Euryops lateriflorus
KZN, L, EC sulcatum (Thunb.) Kuntze = Euryops sulcatus
tridens (Oliv.) Källersjö tenuissimum (L.) Kuntze = Euryops tenuissimus
Athanasia tridens Oliv. (3) trifidum (L.f.) Kuntze = Euryops trifidus
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 1525–2435 m.
KZN, EC trifurcatum (L.f.) Kuntze = Euryops tenuissimus
subsp. trifurcatus
IOCASTE E.Mey. 9336020 trilobum (Harv.) Kuntze = Euryops trilobus
acicularis E.Mey. ex Harv. = Phymaspermum acicu- virgineum (L.f.) Kuntze = Euryops virgineus
lare
JACQUEMONTIA Bél. 9421020
IPHIONA Cass. 9065000 ericifolia Bél. = Euryops ericifolius
acuminata (DC.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks. = Pegolettia JAUMEA Pers. 9262010
retrofracta
baccaridifolia (Less.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dinter = elata O.Hoffm. = Hypericophyllum elatum
Pegolettia baccaridifolia
KAULFUSSIA Nees 8881010
dentata (Bolus) Bolus = Anisothrix kuntzei
amelloides Nees = Felicia heterophylla
fragrans Merxm. = Antiphiona fragrans
ciliata Spreng. = Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia
integra Compton = Anisothrix integra
strigosa Spreng.f. = Felicia ovata
pinnatisecta S.Moore = Antiphiona pinnatisecta
retrofracta (Thunb.) Druce = Pegolettia retrofracta KENTROPHYLLUM Neck. 9477010
lanatum (L.) DC. = Carthamus lanatus
JACOBAEA Adans. 9411070
angustifolia Thunb. = Senecio angustifolius KLEINIA Mill. 9411050
mucronata Thunb. = Senecio mucronatus Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
(1) Candolle. 1838. Prodromus 6: 336, 337.
nivea Thunb. = Senecio niveus (2) Hooker. 1866. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 92: t. 5590.
persicifolia Thunb. = Senecio persicifolius (3) Hooker. 1892. Journal of Horticultural and Practical Gardening
ser. 3: 3.
vestita Thunb. = Senecio vestitus (4) Phillips. 1921. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 1: t. 28.
(5) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: t. 179.
JACOBAEASTRUM Kuntze 9417010 (6) Stapf. 1925. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 150: t. 9030.
(7) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: t. 332.
abrotanifolium (L.) Kuntze = Euryops abrotanifolius (8) Henderson. 1963. The Flowering Plants of Africa 36: t. 1414.
algoense (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops algoensis (9) Jeffrey. 1986. Kew Bulletin 41: 923–929, 935, 936.
(10) Halliday. 1988. Hooker’s Icones Plantarum 39: 1–135.
asparagoides (Licht. ex Less.) Kuntze = Euryops (11) Herman et al. 1997. List of southern African succulent plants: 39.
asparagoides (12) Herman & Condy. 2001. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: 92–95, t.
2177.
athanasiae (L.f.) Kuntze = Euryops speciosissimus (13) Smith et al. 2001. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: 96–102, t. 2178.
calvescens (DC.) Kuntze = Euryops calvescens acaulis (L.f.) DC. = Senecio acaulis
candollei (Harv.) Kuntze = Euryops candollei aizoides DC. = Senecio aizoides
diversifolium (Harv.) Kuntze = Euryops abrotanifolius archeri Compton = Senecio toxotis
oxyota DC. = M. capensis dentata (L.) DC. var. kraussii Sch.Bip. = Athanasia
sagittifera B.L.Rob. dentata
M. angustifolia (O.Hoffm.) R.E.Fr. (2) diversifolia Cass. = Athanasia dentata
Perennial. Climber. Ht? Alt 950–1000 m. N, B fasciculata Less. = Athanasia vestita
MIKANIOPSIS Milne-Redh. 9411100 juncea DC. = Athanasia juncea
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
lineariloba DC. = Athanasia pectinata
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 499, 500. longifolia (Lam.) Less. = Athanasia linifolia
(2) Jeffrey. 1986. Kew Bulletin 41: 878, 879. microcephala DC. = Athanasia microcephala
cissampelina (DC.) C.Jeffrey pachyphylla Sch.Bip. = Athanasia dentata
Cacalia cissampelina DC. (2) pauciflora DC. = Athanasia microcephala
Senecio cissampelinus (DC.) Sch.Bip. (2)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 5 m. Alt 1000–2500 spathulata DC. = Athanasia spathulata
m. LIM, M, KZN, EC velutina DC. = Athanasia tomentosa
dregei (DC.) Norl. var. dregei = Dimorphotheca dregei imbricatum Harv., not of L. = O. polygaloides var.
var. dregei polygaloides
dregei (DC.) Norl. var. reticulatum Norl. = Dimorpho- imbricatum L. subsp. imbricatum
theca dregei var. reticulata O. corymbosum DC., not of L. (4)
O. corymbosum DC. var. lasiocaulon DC. (4)
ecklonis (DC.) Norl. = Dimorphotheca ecklonis O. corymbosum DC. var. parvifolium Harv. (4)
elegans Bolus = O. rigidum var. elegans O. corymbosum DC. var. rotundifolium DC. in part (4)
O. dichotomum E.Mey. ex DC. (4)
elsieae Norl. O. glandulosum Spreng.f., not of DC. (4)
Perennial. Sprawling shrub or suffrutex. Length up to O. retirugum DC. (4)
0.5 m. Alt 250–750 m. WC Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 0–1000
ephedroides DC. = O. bidens m. WC, EC
falcatum E.Mey. ex DC. = Gymnostephium ciliare imbricatum L. subsp. nervatum (DC.) Norl. var. heli-
chrysoides (DC.) Norl.
fallax Spreng. ex DC. = Euryops munitus O. helichrysoides DC. (4)
filiforme Thunb. = O. triquetrum Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt? KZN,
foveolatum DC. = O. polygaloides var. polygaloides EC
fruticosum (L.) Norl. = Dimorphotheca fruticosa imbricatum L. subsp. nervatum (DC.) Norl. var. ner-
vatum
glaberrimum O.Hoffm. = O. imbricatum subsp. nerva- O. glaberrimum O.Hoffm. (4)
tum var. nervatum O. nervatum DC. (4)
glabratum (Thunb.) Less. = Tripteris oppositifolia Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 0–1500
m. KZN, WC, EC
glabrum N.E.Br.
Tripteris glabra C.A.Sm. (4) incanum Burm.f. = Chrysanthemoides incana
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–0.7 m. Alt 180–500 m. WC, jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl. = Dimorphotheca jucunda
EC junceum P.J.Bergius
glandulosum Spreng.f., not of DC. = O. imbricatum O. coriaceum DC. (4)
subsp. imbricatum O. marginatum Spreng.f. (4)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 300–1000 m. WC,
grandidentatum DC.
O. grandidentatum DC. var. hispidum Harv. (4) EC
O. grandidentatum DC. var. natalense Sch.Bip. (4) karrooicum (Bolus) Norl.
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 30–1600 m. S, Tripteris integrifolia Dinter (4, 7)
KZN, EC Tripteris karrooica Bolus (4, 7)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 600–1911 m. N,
grandidentatum DC. var. hispidum Harv. = O. grandi-
NC
dentatum
lanceolatum DC.
grandidentatum DC. var. natalense Sch.Bip. = O. gran-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 500–2000 m. KZN
didentatum
lancifolium Norl. = O. pterigoideum
grandiflorum DC.
Calendula muricata Thunb. (4) lanosum (DC.) Compton & E.Phillips = Chrysanthe-
Calendula rigida Aiton (4) moides incana
Tripteris arborescens Harv., not of Less. (4) lavandulaceum DC. = O. bidens
Tripteris petiolata DC. (4)
Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.5–0.9 m. Alt 60– laxum DC. = O. ciliatum
1400 m. NC, WC leiocarpum DC. = Euryops leiocarpus
hafstroemii Norl. leptolobum (Harv.) Norl.
Tripteris leptoloba Harv. (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Length up to 0.2 m. Alt 0–5 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 500–1650 m. NW,
hamiltoni S.Moore = O. muricatum subsp. muricatum FS, NC, WC, EC
helichrysoides DC. = O. imbricatum subsp. nervatum marginatum Spreng.f. = O. junceum
var. helichrysoides marlothianum Muschl. ex Dinter = Chrysanthemoides
herbaceum L.f. incana
O. zeyheri Spreng. ex DC. (1, 4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.8–1 m. Alt 0–1000 m. KZN, EC microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. subsp. microcarpum = Trip-
teris microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
heterophyllum DC. = Euryops brachypodus
microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. subsp. septentrionale (Norl.)
hirsutum Thunb. Norl. = Tripteris microcarpa subsp. septentri-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt? WC? onalis
hispidum Harv. var. hispidum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. var. septentrionale Norl. =
Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 200– Tripteris microcarpa subsp. septentrionalis
500 m. WC
microphyllum DC.
hispidum Harv. var. viride Norl. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 450–1524 m. B,
Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt? WC NW?, NC, WC, EC
hyoseroides (DC.) Norl. = Tripteris hyoseroides moniliferum L. = Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp.
ilicifolium L. = Gibbaria ilicifolia monilifera
spinigerum Norl. = Tripteris spinigera (16) Compton. 1953. Journal of South African Botany 19: 115–119,
137–144.
spinosum L. var. integrifolium P.J.Bergius = O. spino- (17) Nordenstam. 1961. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
sum L. var. spinosum München 4: 125, 126.
(18) Nordenstam. 1964. Journal of South African Botany 30: 27–29.
spinosum L. var. runcinatum P.J.Bergius (19) Merxmüller. 1965. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
O. pterospermum E.Mey. ex DC. (4)
München 5: 627–643.
O. spinescens Willd. (4)
(20) Nordenstam. 1966. Botaniska Notiser 119: 365–368.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 200–600 m. WC (21) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 129–135.
spinosum L. var. spinosum (22) Nordenstam. 1967. Botaniska Notiser 120: 297–304.
O. pterospermum E.Mey. ex DC. forma integrifolium O.Hoffm. (4) (23) Claassen. 1968. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1538.
O. spinosum L. var. integrifolium P.J.Bergius (4) (24) Nordenstam. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1572.
(25) Claassen. 1970. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1588.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 15–600 m. WC (26) Nordenstam. 1971. Annalen des Natürhistorischen Museums Wien
squarrosum Harv. = O. rigidum var. rigidum 75: 139–142.
(27) Nordenstam. 1971. Botaniska Notiser 124: 13–15.
striatum Burtt Davy (28) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 513, 514.
Dimorphotheca nervosa Hutch. (4) (29) Nordenstam. 1980. Botaniska Notiser 133: 555–557.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt 1000–2000 m. M (30) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl.
subauritum DC. = O. rigidum var. rigidum vol. 13: 185–187.
(31) Wijnands. 1985. Taxon 34: 311.
subcanescens DC. = Chrysanthemoides monilifera (32) Van Jaarsveld. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52:
subsp. subcanescens 569–571.
(33) Rowley. 1990. Cactus and Succulent Journal Los Angeles 62: 282.
subulatum DC. (34) Rowley. 1994. Succulent Compositae: 155–197.
Perennial. Shrub. Length 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 5–183 m. WC (35) Herman et al. 1997. List of southern African succulent plants: 39, 40.
(36) Hilton-Taylor. 1997. Bothalia 27: 203.
tanacetifolium MacOwan = Garuleum tanacetifolium (37) Lavranos. 2002. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 74,3: 142–
tenuilobum DC. = Euryops tenuilobus 145.
teretifolium Thunb. = Pteronia teretifolia abrotanifolia (Harv.) Druce
Doria abrotanifolia Harv. (8)
thodei Markötter
O. monticola Norl. (4) Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.45–1.5 m. Alt 800–
Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 1800– 1000 m. NC
2700 m. FS, KZN, L abrotanifolia L. = Euryops abrotanifolius
tomentosum (L.f.) Norl. = Tripteris tomentosa aeonioides Dinter = O. furcata
tridens DC. = O. spinescens alba Compton
Perennial. Geophyte, shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m.
trigonospermum DC. = O. rigidum var. rigidum Alt 100–1220 m. WC
tripteroideum DC. = O. spinescens albicaulis Dinter = Hertia pallens
triquetrum L.f. ambifaria S.Moore = Emilia ambifaria
O. filiforme Thunb. (4)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 275–728 m. amplexicaulis Thunb. = O. parviflora
WC amplexifolia DC.
O. perfoliata Jacq. (3)
triquetrum L.f. var. aciphyllum (DC.) Harv. = O. aci- Perennial. Geophyte, herb, climber, succulent. Length
phyllum 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 50–1150 m. N, NC, WC
wallianum Norl. = Dimorphotheca walliana arborescens L.
zeyheri Spreng. ex DC. = O. herbaceum Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 2–305
m. WC
OTHONNA L. 9420000 arbuscula (Thunb.) Sch.Bip.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman Cacalia arbuscula Thunb. (2)
Doria arbuscula (Thunb.) DC. (2)
(1) Jacquin. 1798. Plantarum rariorum horti caesarei schoenbrun-
nensis 3: 66, t. 376. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.35–3 m. Alt 610–
(2) Schultz. 1844. Flora, Jena 27: 769. 1500 m. NC
(3) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 320–345. armiana Van Jaarsv.
(4) Schlechter. 1898. Journal of Botany, London 36: 26.
(5) Schlechter. 1900. Botanische Jahrbücher 27: 214–216. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.03–0.9 m. Alt
(6) Marloth. 1910. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ± 900 m. NC
2: 38, 39. athanasiae L.f. = Euryops speciosissimus
(7) Hutchinson. 1914. The Gardeners’ Chronicle 56: 27.
(8) Druce. 1917. Report of the Botanical Exchange Club of the British auriculifolia Licht. ex Less.
Isles 1916: 638. O. cyanoglossa DC. (3)
(9) Hutchinson. 1917. Annals of the South African Museum 9: 409, O. lactucaefolia DC. (3)
411–414. O. picridioides DC. (3)
(10) Dinter. 1923. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 19: Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.75 m.
141–143. Alt 300–2000 m. FS, NC, WC, EC
(11) Compton. 1931. Transactions of the Royal Society of South
Africa 19: 321. avasimontana Dinter = Lopholaena cneorifolia
(12) Pillans. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: t. 676. barkerae Compton = O. osteospermoides
(13) Levyns. 1941. Journal of South African Botany 7: 139–143.
(14) Compton. 1942. Journal of South African Botany 8: 268–270.
bergeri Spreng. = O. coronopifolia
(15) Compton. 1949. Journal of South African Botany 15: 108–110. brachypoda DC. = O. heterophylla
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. retrorsa DC. var. spektakelensis (Compton) G.D.Rowley
Alt 0–1030 m. NC, WC O. spektakelensis Compton (33)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.25–0.35 m. Alt 1060–
petiolaris DC.
1160 m. NC
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.25–0.4 m. Alt 200–
700 m. WC rhopalophylla Dinter = Senecio aloides
picridioides DC. = O. auriculifolia rigens (L.) Levyns = O. parviflora
pillansii Hutch. = O. cacalioides rosea Harv.
pinnata L.f. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht? Alt? NC
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. rosea Klatt = Emilia ambifaria
Alt 30–1065 m. WC rotundifolia DC.
pinnatifida Thunb. = Cineraria othonnoides Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt ± 90 m. NC
pinnatilobata Sch.Bip. = O. retrofracta rufibarbis Harv.
pluridentata DC. Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.4 m.
O. grandidentata DC. (3) Alt 6–1630 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht? Alt? WC
scapigera Harv. = O. natalensis
polycephala Klatt = Emilia ambifaria
schaeferi Muschl. ex Dinter = O. lasiocarpa
primulina DC.
schlechteriana Dinter = Euryops asparagoides
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘CP’
sedifolia DC.
protecta Dinter Euryops schenkii O.Hoffm. (19, 21)
O. crassicaulis Compton (19, 21) O. papillosa Dinter (19, 21)
O. cylindrica of author, not of (Lam.) DC.; F.Bolus, Bolus &
Glover, concept invalid (21) Perennial. Dwarf shrub or suffrutex, succulent. Ht
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.1– 0.075–0.6 m. Alt 5–1175 m. N, NC, WC
0.3 m. Alt 560–1800 m. N, FS, NC, WC sonchifolia DC.
pteronioides Harv. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.12 m. Alt ± 460 m.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 300– WC
1005 m. NC, WC sparsiflora (S.Moore) B.Nord.
Euryops sparsiflorus S.Moore (17, 19)
purpurascens Harv. O. floribunda of author, not of Schltr.; Range, concept invalid (17,
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt? ‘CP’ (3) 19)
pusilla Dinter = Senecio sulcicalyx Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt?
pygmaea Compton N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.1– spektakelensis Compton = O. retrorsa var. spektake-
0.5 m. Alt 500–765 m. NC, WC lensis
quercifolia DC. spinescens DC.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ± 1000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? NC
m. WC stenophylla Levyns
quinquedentata Thunb. O. linifolia L.f. (13)
O. parviflora L. (22) Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.5 m.
O. subumbellata DC. (3) Alt 18–162 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.9–4 m. Alt 10–1320
subumbellata DC. = O. quinquedentata
m. WC, EC
sulcata Thunb. = Euryops sulcatus
quinqueradiata DC.
Perennial. Suffrutex, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt? WC surculosa Muschl. ex Dinter = O. lasiocarpa
ramulosa DC. tagetes L. = Steirodiscus tagetes
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 760–1400 tenuissima Haw. = O. cylindrica
m. WC tenuissima L. = Euryops tenuissimus subsp. tenuis-
rechingeri B.Nord. simus
Perennial. Herb, geophyte, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. tephrosioides Sond.
Alt ± 670 m. NC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt? WC
reticulata DC. tomentosa Salisb., illegitimate name = Euryops pecti-
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt? WC natus subsp. pectinatus
retrofracta Jacq. trifida L.f. = Euryops trifidus
Doria carnosa DC. (36)
O. pinnatilobata Sch.Bip. (36) trifurcata L.f. = Euryops tenuissimus subsp. trifurca-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub or herb, succulent. Ht 0.075– tus
0.4 m. Alt? N, NC, WC trinervia DC.
retrofracta F.Bolus, Bolus & Glover = O. lasiocarpa Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? ‘CP’ (3)
retrorsa DC. var. retrorsa triplinervia DC.
Perennial. Herb or dwarf shrub, geophyte, succulent. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–2.4 m. Alt 120–
Ht 0.05–0.35 m. Alt 640–1160 m. NC 800 m. EC
PEROTRICHE Cass. 9038000 (1) Kuntze. 1898. Revisio generum plantarum 3,11: 167.
(2) Thellung. 1923. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der
microphylla Sch.Bip. = Stoebe schultzii Universität Zürich 102: 446–448.
(3) Hilliard. 1973. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
PETALACTE D.Don 8995000 32: 330, 331.
(4) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 333–343.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman (5) Källersjö. 1985. Nordic Journal of Botany 5: 535–538.
(1) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 288. (6) Brusse. 1989. Bothalia 19: 29–31.
(2) Lundgren. 1974. Botaniska Notiser 127: 119–124. acerosum (DC.) Källersjö
canescens DC. = Langebergia canescens Athanasia acerosa (DC.) Harv. (5)
Athanasia natalensis Schltr. (4)
coronata (L.) D.Don Morysia acerosa DC. (5)
Gnaphalium coronatum L. (1, 2) Pentzia stenocephala Thell. (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.12–0.9 m. Alt 15–1400 m. NC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.22–2 m. Alt 90–2200 m. M, S,
WC FS, KZN, L, EC
epaleata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt = Anderbergia epaleata aciculare (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.
vlokii Hilliard = Anderbergia vlokii Jacks.
Iocaste acicularis E.Mey. ex Harv. (5)
PETALACTELLA N.E.Br. 8996000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.9 m. Alt 655–2100 m. N,
woodii N.E.Br. = Trichogyne decumbens NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
appressum Bolus
PEYROUSEA DC. 9365000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.2 m. Alt 732–1500 m. WC
argentea Compton = Schistostephium umbellatum argenteum Brusse
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.75–0.85 m. Alt up to 2072 Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 300–
m. LIM, S 1400 m. NW, G, FS, KZN, WC, EC
athanasioides (S.Moore) Källersjö hieracioides L.
Brachymeris athanasioides (S.Moore) Hutch. (5) Biennial or perennial. Herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 500–
Pentzia athanasioides S.Moore (5)
1000 m. KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 1520–1980 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, S, FS PILOSELLOIDES C.Jeffrey 9528010
bolusii (Hutch.) Källersjö cordata (Thunb.) C.Jeffrey = Gerbera cordata
Brachymeris bolusii Hutch. (5)
hirsuta (Forssk.) C.Jeffrey = Gerbera piloselloides
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 910–1850 m. LIM,
M, S, FS PLANEA P.O.Karis 9043030
equisetoides Thell. Compiled by M. Koekemoer
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? L (1) Karis. 1990. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 102: 23–36.
erubescens (Hutch.) Källersjö schlechteri (L.Bolus) P.O.Karis
Brachymeris erubescens Hutch. (5) Metalasia schlechteri L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub or herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 700–1000 m.
460–1065 m. EC WC
junceum Less.
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 600–800 m. WC PLATYCARPHA Less. 9441000
leptophyllum (DC.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.Jacks. Compiled by E. Retief
Adenachaena leptophylla DC. (5) (1) Harvey & Sonder. 1865. FC 3: 54.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.6 m. Alt 500–600 m. WC (2) Oliver & Hiern. 1877. FTA 3: 429–430.
(3) Moore. 1903. Journal of Botany, London 41: 136, 137.
montanum (Hutch.) Källersjö (4) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 330.
Brachymeris montana Hutch. (5) (5) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 352.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 1210–1950 m. carlinoides Oliv. & Hiern
LIM, NW, G, M Perennial. Herb, acaulescent. Spread up to 0.4 m. Alt
parvifolium (DC.) Benth. & Hook. ex B.D.Jacks. 700–1645 m. N, B, FS, NC
Adenachaena parvifolia DC. (5)
glomerata (Thunb.) Less.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt 155–1890 Cynara glomerata Thunb. (1)
m. FS, NC, WC, EC Stobaea glomerata (Thunb.) Spreng. (1)
peglerae (Hutch.) Källersjö Perennial. Herb, acaulescent. Spread up to 0.6 m. Alt
Brachymeris peglerae Hutch. (5) 5–460 m. KZN, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–0.75 m. Alt 500–1000 m. EC parvifolia S.Moore
pinnatifidum (Oliv.) Källersjö Perennial. Herb, acaulescent. Spread up to 0.08 m. Alt
Athanasia pinnatifida (Oliv.) Hilliard (5) 1200–1500 m. NW, M, FS
Pentzia pinnatifida Oliv. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 610–945 m. KZN PLECOSTACHYS Hilliard & 8992040
pubescens Kuntze B.L.Burtt
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 1200–1525 m. Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
NC, WC, EC (1) Hilliard. 1983. FSA 33,7,2: 49–51.
schroeteri Compton polifolia (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 1000–1740 m. Gnaphalium dodii Levyns (1)
NC, WC Gnaphalium polifolium Thunb. (1)
Helichrysum serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. var. polifolium
scoparium (DC.) Källersjö (Thunb.) DC. (1)
Brachymeris scoparia DC. (5) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.06 m. Alt 90–1525
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 1000–1640 m. m. S, KZN, WC, EC
NC, EC serpyllifolia (P.J.Bergius) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
villosum (Hilliard) Källersjö Gnaphalium orbiculare Thunb. (1)
Athanasia villosa Hilliard (5) Gnaphalium serpyllifolium P.J.Bergius (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 600–1370 m. Helichrysum orbiculare (Thunb.) Druce (1)
Helichrysum serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. (1)
KZN, EC Helichrysum serpyllifolium (P.J.Bergius) Pers. var. orbiculare
woodii (Thell.) Källersjö (Thunb.) DC. (1)
Athanasia woodii (Thell.) Hilliard (5) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1.21 m. Alt 5–1524
Pentzia tysonii Thell. (4)
Pentzia woodii Thell. (5)
m. KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 1140–2745 m. M, PLEIOTAXIS Steetz 9499000
KZN, L, EC
Compiled by N. Netnou
*PICRIS L. 9575000 (1) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 148.
(2) Wild. 1972. Kirkia 8: 200.
Compiled by P.P.J. Herman (3) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 16, 17.
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 604–606. antunesii O.Hoffm.
echioides L. Vernonia schoenfelderiana Dinter ex Merxm. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? NC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 1–5 m. WC
anisata Dinter ex Merxm. = P. glabrata divaricata (P.J.Bergius) Less.
Eupatorium divaricatum P.J.Bergius (1, 11)
aspalatha DC.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 5–1200 m. N, NC,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.76 m. Alt 914–1315 m.
WC
NC, WC
echinata Thunb. = Felicia echinata
aspera Thunb. = P. camphorata var. camphorata
eenii S.Moore
baccharoides Less. = P. teretifolia Dicoma seitziana Dinter (11)
beckeoides DC. P. feldtmanniana Dinter ex Merxm., naked name (11)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt up to 1130 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 1000–1525 m. N
bolusii E.Phillips elata B.Nord.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 790–1310 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt? NC
NC, EC elegans Sch.Bip. ex Walp. = P. tenuifolia
bromoides S.Moore = P. lucilioides elongata Thunb.
callosa DC. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 150–1370 m. WC,
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? EC? EC
calvescens Drège, naked name = P. gymnocline empetrifolia DC.
camphorata (L.) L. var. armata Harv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 500–1370 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.75–1.5 m. Alt 100–1600 m. NC, WC
WC engleriana Muschl. = Amphiglossa tomentosa
camphorata (L.) L. var. aspera (Thunb.) Harv. = P. erythrochaeta DC.
camphorata var. camphorata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 1000–1435 m. FS,
camphorata (L.) L. var. camphorata NC, EC
P. aspera Thunb. (3) fasciculata L.f.
P. camphorata (L.) L. var. aspera (Thunb.) Harv. (3) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.6 m. Alt 305–1150 m. NC,
P. laricina Houtt. ex DC. (3)
WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 100–3500 m.
NC, WC fastigiata Thunb.
P. decumbens Banks ex S.Moore (3)
camphorata (L.) L. var. laevigata Harv. P. paniculata Thunb. var. fastigiata (Thunb.) Harv. (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 670–1600 m. NC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 300–900 m. NC,
WC, EC WC
camphorata (L.) L. var. longifolia Harv. feddeana Muschl. = P. acuminata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–2 m. Alt 10–1160 m. WC feldtmanniana Dinter ex Merxm., naked name = P. eenii
camphorata (L.) L. var. stricta (Aiton) Harv. = P. stricta flexicaulis L.f.
var. stricta P. connata DC. (1, 3)
cancellata Dinter = P. pomonae Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 100–1500 m. WC
candollei Harv. = P. glauca flexicaulis DC. = P. paniculata
canescens DC. = P. cinerea foleyi Hutch. & E.Phillips
carnosa Muschl. = P. acuminata Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? WC
centauroides DC. geigerioides Muschl. ex Dinter = Athanasia minuta
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 300–610 m. WC subsp. minuta
chlorolepis Dinter = P. sordida glabrata DC. = P. glauca
chrysocomifolia Poir. = P. stricta var. stricta glabrata L.f.
P. anisata Dinter ex Merxm. (8, 11)
ciliata Thunb. P. sesuviifolia DC. (1, 3, 11)
P. turbinata DC. (3) P. succulenta of author, not of Thunb., concept invalid (11)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 150–1150 m. N, Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 5–1200
NC, WC m. N, NC, WC
cinerea L.f. glauca Thunb.
P. canescens DC. (1, 3)
P. candollei Harv. (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 600–1140 P. glabrata DC. (3)
m. NC, WC P. latisquama DC. (1, 3)
P. thymifolia Muschl. & Dinter (3, 11)
connata DC. = P. flexicaulis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 500–2500 m. N,
cylindracea DC. B, FS, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.25–0.75 m. Alt 1060–2100 m.
glaucescens DC.
N, B, NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 1000–1525 m. FS,
decumbens Banks ex S.Moore = P. fastigiata NC, EC
dinteri S.Moore = P. mucronata glomerata in sense of Range, not of L.f., misapplied
diosmifolia Brusse name = P. sordida
Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt flaccida Schltr. ex Hutch. & E.Phillips = Amphiglossa
790–1435 m. N, FS, NC, WC, EC tomentosa
spinulosa E.Phillips perotrichoides (DC.) Harv. = Amphiglossa perotri-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt ± 40 m. N choides
staehelinoides DC. spinescens DC. = Amphiglossa triflora
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 550–1370 m. tecta Brusse = Amphiglossa tecta
WC, EC
thuja Merxm. = Amphiglossa thuja
stricta Aiton var. longifolia E.Phillips
tomentosa DC. = Amphiglossa tomentosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 240–1525 m. WC,
EC trifurcata C.A.Sm. ex Merxm. = Amphiglossa thuja
stricta Aiton var. stricta PULICARIA Gaertn. 9078000
P. camphorata (L.) L. var. stricta (Aiton) Harv. (3)
P. chrysocomifolia Poir. (3) Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 450–2000 m. WC (1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 281, 282.
succulenta of author, not of Thunb., concept invalid = P. alata E.Phillips = Pentatrichia alata
glabrata capensis DC. = P. scabra
succulenta Thunb.
capensis DC. var. erigeroides (DC.) Harv. = P. scabra
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt
390–490 m. NC, WC confertifolia Klatt ex Merxm. = Pentatrichia avasmon-
tana
tenuifolia DC.
P. elegans Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (3) scabra (Thunb.) Druce
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? WC Erigeron scabrum Thunb. (1)
Inula capensis Spreng. (1)
teretifolia (Thunb.) Fourc. P. capensis DC. (1)
Osteospermum teretifolium Thunb. (7) P. capensis DC. var. erigeroides (DC.) Harv. (1)
P. acerosa DC. (3) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.52 m. Alt 5–2200 m. N, B,
P. baccharoides Less. (3, 7)
P. trigona E.Phillips (3) LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.2 m. Alt 45–800 m. WC,
EC PYRETHRUM Zinn 9341065
thymifolia Muschl. & Dinter = P. glauca cinerariifolium Trevir. = Tanacetum cinerariifolium
tricephala DC.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 1200–1600 m. FS, RELHANIA L’Hér. emended 9050000
NC, EC K.Bremer
Compiled by M. Koekemoer
trigona E.Phillips = P. teretifolia
(1) Bremer. 1976. Opera Botanica 40: 1–85.
turbinata DC. = P. ciliata
uncinata DC. acerosa (DC.) K.Bremer
Nestlera acerosa (DC.) Harv. (1)
P. verticillata DC. (1, 3)
Polychaetia acerosa DC. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–0.8 m. Alt 5–800 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 2000–3000 m.
undulata DC. KZN, L
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 500–1140 m. NC acicularis Desf. ex Cass. = R. pungens subsp. pungens
unguiculata S.Moore
affinis Sond. ex Harv. = Oedera viscosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.22–0.6 m. Alt 700–1525 m. N,
NC, WC apiculata (DC.) Harv. = R. calycina subsp. apiculata
uniflora Poir. = P. hirsuta biennis (Jacq.) K.Bremer = Nestlera biennis
utilis Hutch. calycina (L.f.) L’Hér. subsp. apiculata (DC.) K.Bremer
Eclopes apiculata DC. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? WC R. apiculata (DC.) Harv. (1)
verticillata DC. = P. uncinata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–1 m. Alt 800–1400 m. WC
villosa in sense of Dinter, not of L.f., misapplied name calycina (L.f.) L’Hér. subsp. calycina
= P. pomonae Osmites calycina L.f. (1)
villosa L.f. R. quinquenervis Thunb. (1)
R. rigida Hoffm. & Muschl. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–0.5 m. Alt? N, NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 5–1000 m. WC
viscosa DC. = P. adenocarpa
calycina (L.f.) L’Hér. subsp. lanceolata K.Bremer
viscosa Thunb. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 0–100 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 430–1524
m. N, NC, WC, EC centauroides (L.) Harv. = Athanasia crenata
xantholepis DC. = P. incana conferta Hutch. = Oedera conferta
corymbosa (Bolus) K.Bremer
PTEROTHRIX DC. 9042000 Nestlera corymbosa Bolus (1)
engleriana (Muschl.) Hutch. & E.Phillips = Amphi- Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 100–1500
glossa tomentosa m. WC
heptalobum (DC.) Oliv. & Hiern (20) Hutchinson & Burtt Davy. 1936. Kew Bulletin 1: 81, 82.
S. saxicola Hutch. (6, 7) (21) Dyer. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: tt. 662,
Tanacetum heptalobum DC. (2, 6) 663.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 5–2300 m. LIM, (22) Dyer. 1938. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 18: t. 696.
(23) Henderson. 1957. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1254.
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC (24) Compton. 1967. Journal of South African Botany 33: 300–304.
hippiifolium (DC.) Hutch. (25) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 104–107, 162–173.
Tanacetum hippiifolium DC. (2, 6) (26) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 387–502, 639, 640.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–1.4 m. Alt 120–1830 m. M, (27) Hilliard & Burtt. 1979. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh 37: 295.
KZN, EC (28) Nordenstam. 1980. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
radicale Killick & C.Claassen = Cotula radicalis München Beiheft 16: 29.
(29) Hilliard & Burtt. 1982. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
rotundifolium (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv. Edinburgh 40: 271–274.
Tanacetum rotundifolium DC. (2, 6) (30) Hilliard & Burtt. 1985. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.6 m. Alt 2–2000 m. M, S, Edinburgh 42: 233–238.
KZN, EC (31) Wijnands. 1985. Taxon 34: 311.
(32) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
saxicola Hutch. = S. heptalobum Edinburgh 43: 198, 199.
scandens Hutch. (33) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh 43: 352, 353.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 5 m. Alt? LIM (34) Jeffrey. 1986. Kew Bulletin 41: 873–943.
umbellatum (L.f.) Bremer & Humphries (35) Bruyns. 1992. South African Journal of Botany 58: 50–55.
Cotula umbellata L.f. (7) (36) Jeffrey. 1992. Kew Bulletin 47: 49–109.
Peyrousea argentea Compton (5) (37) Rowley. 1994. Succulent Compositae: 1–238.
Peyrousea calycina DC. (5) (38) Smith et al. 1999. Flowering Plants of Africa 56: t. 2159,
Peyrousea oxylepis DC. (5) 110–114, t. 2160, 116–120.
Peyrousea umbellata (L.f.) Fourc. (7) (39) Manning & Goldblatt. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 356–363.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.45–2 m. Alt 0–1500 m. WC, abbreviatus S.Moore
EC Perennial. Creeper, prostrate, succulent. Length 0.1–
villosum Hutch. = S. crataegifolium 0.3 m. Alt? NC, WC
abrotanoides E.Mey. = S. pinnatifidus
*SCHKUHRIA Roth 9291000
abruptus Thunb.
Compiled by N. Netnou S. heteroclinius DC. (1)
(1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 326, 327. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 5–1950 m. NC, WC
bonariensis Hook. & Arn. = S. pinnata acaulis (L.f.) Sch.Bip.
pinnata (Lam.) Cabrera Cacalia acaulis L.f. (37)
S. bonariensis Hook. & Arn. (1) Kleinia acaulis (L.f.) DC. (37)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 5–2125 m. N, B, Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 30–? m.
LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC N, NC, WC, EC
achilleifolius DC.
SCLEROCARPUS Jacq. 9169000 S. achilleifolius DC. var. glanduloso-scaber Thell. (26)
S. achilleifolius DC. var. glaucescens (DC.) Harv. (26)
Compiled by N. Netnou
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 220–3050 m.
(1) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 161, 162. NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
africanus Jacq. ex Murray achilleifolius DC. var. glanduloso-scaber Thell. = S.
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt up to 900 m. N, B achilleifolius
SENECIO L. 9411000 achilleifolius DC. var. glaucescens (DC.) Harv. = S.
achilleifolius
Compiled by W.G. Welman
(1) Harvey. 1865. FC 3: 346–408. acutifolius DC.
(2) MacOwan. 1869. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 10: 480– Perennial. Shrub, shrublet. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 450–
482. 1370 m. NC, EC
(3) Bentham. 1876. Hooker’s Icones Plantarum: t. 114.
(4) Bolus. 1887. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 22: 177. addoensis Compton
(5) Klatt. 1896. Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier 4: 469, 840–842. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt? EC
(6) Schlechter. 1900. Botanische Jahrbücher 27: 211. adenocalyx Dinter = S. radicans
(7) Brown. 1906. Kew Bulletin 1906: 22.
(8) Muschler. 1909. Botanische Jahrbücher 43: 59, 60. adnatus DC.
(9) Hutchinson. 1917. Annals of the South African Museum 9: 398, 399. S. pauciligulatus R.A.Dyer & C.A.Sm. (26)
(10) Moore. 1917. Journal of Botany, London 55: 124. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 160–2440 m. LIM,
(11) Moore. 1918. Journal of Botany, London 56: 7, 8. M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
(12) Moore. 1921. Journal of Botany, London 59: 231.
(13) Hutchinson. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: t. 83. adnatus DC. var. monactis Sch.Bip. = S. humidanus
(14) Mattfeld. 1924. Botanische Jahrbücher 59, Beiblatt 133: 24.
(15) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: t. 174.
affinis DC.
Hertia natalensis O.Hoffm. ex Kuntze (26)
(16) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: t. 332.
S. albanensis DC. var. leiophyllus Harv. (26)
(17) Dyer. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: tt. 424,
S. albanensis DC. var. pseudodecurrens Thell. (26)
434.
S. paucicephalus R.A.Dyer (26)
(18) Compton. 1934. Journal of Botany, London 72: 48, 49.
(19) Fourcade. 1934. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 155–2250 m. LIM,
Africa 21: 87–89. NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
incisus Robyns = S. peduncularis subsp. peduncularis crithmifolia R.Br. var. grandiflora Harv. = Ursinia
kalahariensis Bremek. & Oberm. = S. flexuosus paleacea
madagascariensis Robyns = S. peduncularis subsp. crithmifolia R.Br. var. trifurcata DC. = Ursinia palea-
rogersii cea
dentata (L.) R.Br. = Ursinia dentata
neglectus in sense of Ross-Graig = S. peduncularis
subsp. rogersii dentata (L.) R.Br. var. setigera (DC.) Harv. = Ursinia
dentata
peduncularis DC. subsp. peduncularis
S. incisus Robyns (6) discolor Less. = Ursinia discolor
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.9 m. Alt 30–1005 m. N?, dregeana DC. = Ursinia dregeana
B, LIM, M, S, KZN, EC eckloniana Sond. = Ursinia eckloniana
peduncularis DC. subsp. rogersii (N.E.Br.) Wild filipes E.Mey. ex DC. = Ursinia filipes
S. madagascariensis Robyns (2)
S. neglectus in sense of Ross-Graig (6) foeniculacea (Jacq.) Less. = Ursinia anthemoides
S. rogersii N.E.Br. (2, 6) subsp. anthemoides
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt? N, B gracilis DC. = Ursinia punctata
rogersii N.E.Br. = S. peduncularis subsp. rogersii grandiflora DC. = U. paleacea
wattii Giess ex Merxm. heterodonta DC. = Ursinia heterodonta
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.9 m. Alt? N hispida DC. = Ursinia hispida
leptoglossa DC. = Ursinia trifida forma trifida
SPHAEROCLINIUM Sch.Bip. 9339010
macropoda DC. = Ursinia macropoda
nigellifolium (DC.) Sch.Bip. = Cotula nigellifolia var. microcephala DC. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthe-
nigellifolia moides
nudicaulis (Thunb.) Less. = Ursinia nudicaulis
*SPHAGNETICOLA O.Hoffm. 9192020
nudicaulis (Thunb.) Less. var. alpina Harv. = Ursinia
Compiled by N. Netnou
nudicaulis
(1) Pruski. 1996. Novon 6: 404–418.
nudicaulis (Thunb.) Less. var. gracilior Harv. = Ursinia
trilobata (L.) Pruski nudicaulis
Thelechitonia trilobata (L.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. (1)
Wedelia paludosa DC. (1) paleacea (Thunb.) Less. = Ursinia subflosculosa
Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc. (1) pauciloba DC. = Ursinia punctata
Perennial. Herb, creeper. Length up to 0.5 m. Alt 119− pilifera (P.J.Bergius) DC. = Ursinia pilifera
900 m. M, KZN
pussila DC. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthe-
SPHENOGYNE R.Br. 9431010 moides
quinquepartita DC. = Ursinia quinquepartita
abrotanifolia R.Br. = Ursinia abrotanifolia
rigidula DC. = Ursinia rigidula
adonidifolia DC. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthe- scapiformis DC. = Ursinia nudicaulis
moides
scariosa (Aiton) R.Br. = Ursinia scariosa subsp. scariosa
anethifolia Less. = Ursinia paleacea
sericea (Thunb.) Less. = Ursinia sericea
anethoides DC. = Ursinia anethoides serrata (L.f.) DC. = Ursinia serrata
anethoides DC. var. brachyglossa DC. = Ursinia punctata setigera DC. = Ursinia dentata
anethoides DC. var. ramossima DC. = Ursinia punctata speciosa Knowles & Westc. = Ursinia anthemoides
anthemoides (L.) R.Br. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. subsp. anthemoides
anthemoides subflosculosa DC. = Ursinia subflosculosa
anthemoides (L.) R.Br. var. versicolor (DC.) Harv. = subhirsuta DC. = Ursinia scariosa subsp. subhirsuta
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. versicolor tenuifolia (L.) DC. = Ursinia tenuifolia subsp. tenuifolia
brachyloba Kunze = Ursinia brachyloba tenuifolia (L.) DC. var. heterochroma Harv. = Ursinia
brachypoda Harv. = Ursinia hispida tenuifolia subsp. tenuifolia
brevifolia DC. = Ursinia discolor trifida (Thunb.) Less. = Ursinia trifida forma trifida
calendulaeflora DC. = Ursinia calenduliflora trifurca Harv. = Ursinia tenuifolia subsp. ciliaris
chamomillaefolia DC. = Ursinia nudicaulis triloba DC. = Ursinia trifida forma trifida
chamomillaefolia DC. var. elongata Harv. = Ursinia tripartita DC. = Ursinia quinquepartita
nudicaulis versicolor DC. = Ursinia anthemoides subsp. versicolor
chrysanthemoides Less. = Ursinia chrysanthemoides
SPILANTHES Jacq. 9207000
ciliaris DC. = Ursinia tenuifolia subsp. ciliaris
Compiled by N. Netnou
concolor Harv. = Ursinia punctata (1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 313–315.
coronopifolia Less. = Ursinia coronopifolia acmella of author, not of (L.) Murray, concept invalid =
crithmifolia R.Br. = Ursinia paleacea S. mauritiana
microcarpa Harv. subsp. septentrionalis (Norl.) B.Nord. Osteospermum spinigerum Norl. (14)
Osteospermum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. subsp. septentrionale Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt 2000–3000 m.
(Norl.) Norl. (14) EC
Osteospermum microcarpum (Harv.) Norl. var. septentrionale Norl.
(14) thomii Harv. = T. oppositifolia
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 0–1500 m. N tomentosa (L.f.) Less.
microtis (DC.) Hutch. = T. microcarpa subsp. micro- Calendula tomentosa L.f. (5, 11)
Osteospermum cuspidatum DC. (11)
carpa Osteospermum tomentosum (L.f.) Norl. (14)
muschlerianus Dinter = Osteospermum spinescens Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 100–900 m. WC
namaquensis Schltr. = T. microcarpa subsp. micro-
carpa TROGLOPHYTON Hilliard & 8992020
B.L.Burtt
natalensis Harv. = T. aghillana var. aghillana Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
nervosa Hutch. (1) Hilliard. 1983. FSA 33,7,2: 39–46.
Osteospermum nervosum (Hutch.) Norl. (14)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 600–1300 m. N acocksianum Hilliard
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length up to 0.5 m. Alt
oppositifolia (Aiton) B.Nord. 1000–2000 m. NC
Calendula glabrata Thunb. (5, 11, 13, 14)
Calendula oppositifolia Aiton (11, 13, 14) capillaceum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt subsp.
Osteospermum glabratum (Thunb.) Less. (5, 13, 14) capillaceum
Osteospermum oppositifolium (Aiton) Norl. (14) Gnaphalium capillaceum Thunb. (1)
T. glabrata (Thunb.) Harv. (11) Helichrysum capillaceum (Thunb.) Less. (1)
T. incana Harv. (11) Helichrysum capillaceum (Thunb.) Less. var. majus DC. (1)
T. macroptera DC. (5, 11) Helichrysum oreophilum Dinter (1)
T. pallescens DC. (11) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 45–1800 m. N, FS,
T. thomii Harv. (11)
NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 75–1100 m. N, NC,
WC capillaceum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt subsp. dif-
fusum (DC.) Hilliard
pachypteris (DC.) Harv. = Osteospermum spinescens Helichrysum capillaceum (Thunb.) Less. var. diffusum DC. (1)
pallescens DC. = T. oppositifolia Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 900–2100 m. FS,
petiolata DC. = Osteospermum grandiflorum KZN, L, EC
pinnatilobata (Norl.) B.Nord. elsiae Hilliard
Osteospermum pinnatilobatum Norl. (14) Annual. Herb, creeping. Length up to 0.12 m. Alt
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 500–1000 m. 1500–2000 m. WC
NC leptomerum Hilliard
polycephala DC. Annual. Herb, weakly erect or prostrate. Length up to
Osteospermum polycephalum (DC.) Norl. (14) 0.12 m. Alt 500–1500 m. NC, WC
T. limonifolia DC. (11)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 100–500 m. N, NC parvulum (Harv.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Gnaphalium parvulum Harv. (1)
rigida Harv. = T. dentata Helichrysum capillaceum (Thunb.) Less. var. erectum DC. (1)
rogersii S.Moore = Osteospermum rigidum var. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.15 m. Alt 460–1220 m. N,
rigidum NC, WC
rosulata (Norl.) B.Nord. tenellum Hilliard
Osteospermum rosulatum Norl. (14) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.1 m. Alt up to 1000 m. NC,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 1000–1500 m. EC WC
scariosa DC. = T. clandestina *UROSPERMUM Scop. 9573000
setifera DC. = T. aghillana var. integrifolia Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
sinuata DC. var. linearis (Harv.) B.Nord. (1) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 603, 604.
Osteospermum sinuatum (DC.) Norl. var. lineare (Harv.) Norl. (14) capense (Jacq.) Spreng. = U. picroides
T. linearis Harv. (11, 14)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 500–1500 m. NC, picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt
Tragopogon capensis Jacq. (1)
WC, EC Tragopogon picroides L. (1)
sinuata DC. var. sinuata U. capense (Jacq.) Spreng. (1)
Osteospermum sinuatum (DC.) Norl. var. sinuatum (14) Annual or biennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 0–300 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 80–1600 m. N, KZN, WC, EC
NC, WC, EC
spathulata DC. URSINIA Gaertn. 9431000
Osteospermum spathulatum (DC.) Norl. (14) Compiled by P.P.J. Herman
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 150–550 m. (1) Kunze. 1847. Linnaea 20: 21.
EC (2) Brown. 1887. The Gardeners’ Chronicle 1,3: 670.
(3) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of the South African Philosophical
spinescens (Thunb.) Harv. = Osteospermum spines- Society 16: 393, 394.
cens (4) Henderson. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1232.
(5) Prassler. 1967. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
spinigera Norl. München 6: 363–478.
(6) Hall. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1575. chrysanthemoides (Less.) Harv. var. geyeri (L.Bolus &
(7) Claassen. 1970. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1587. Harry Hall) Prassler = U. chrysanthemoides
(8) Jeffrey. 1970. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 177: t. 564.
(9) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 530–535. ciliaris (DC.) N.E.Br. = U. tenuifolia subsp. ciliaris
(10) Wijnands. 1985. Taxon 34: 310, 311.
concolor (Harv.) N.E.Br. = U. punctata
abrotanifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. coronopifolia (Less.) N.E.Br.
Sphenogyne abrotanifolia R.Br. (5)
Sphenogyne coronopifolia Less. (5)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 460–1300 m. Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 400–1450 m.
WC WC
abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex Walp. = U. nana subsp. nana crithmifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. = U. paleacea
affinis Harv. = U. nana subsp. nana crithmifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. var. grandiflora (Harv.)
alpina N.E.Br. N.E.Br. = U. paleacea
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.38 m. Alt 1525–2745 m. crithmoides (P.J.Bergius) Poir. = U. paleacea
M, FS, KZN, EC
dentata (L.) Poir.
anethifolia (Less.) N.E.Br. = U. paleacea Arctotis dentata L. (5)
anethoides (DC.) N.E.Br. Arctotis pectinata Thunb. (5)
Sphenogyne anethoides DC. (5) Sphenogyne dentata (L.) R.Br. (5)
Sphenogyne dentata (L.) R.Br. var. setigera (DC.) Harv. (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 5–900 m. WC, EC Sphenogyne setigera DC. (5)
annua Less. ex Harv. = U. nana subsp. nana U. dentata (L.) Poir. var. setigera (DC.) N.E.Br. (5)
anthemoides (L.) Poir. subsp. anthemoides Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 15–1525 m.
Arctotis anthemoides L. (5) NC, WC, EC
Arctotis foeniculacea Jacq. (5) dentata (L.) Poir. var. setigera (DC.) N.E.Br. = U. den-
Sphenogyne adonidifolia DC. (5)
Sphenogyne anthemoides (L.) R.Br. (5) tata
Sphenogyne foeniculacea (Jacq.) Less. (5) discolor (Less.) N.E.Br.
Sphenogyne microcephala DC. (5) Sphenogyne brevifolia DC. (5)
Sphenogyne pusilla DC. (5) Sphenogyne discolor Less. (5)
Sphenogyne speciosa Knowles & Westc. (5) Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 12–1450 m.
U. foeniculacea (Jacq.) N.E.Br. (5)
U. pulchra N.E.Br. (5) WC, EC
U. pusilla (DC.) N.E.Br. (5) dregeana (DC.) N.E.Br.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.5 m. Alt 15–1065 m. NC, Sphenogyne dregeana DC. (5)
WC, EC Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 500–1500 m.
anthemoides (L.) Poir. subsp. versicolor (DC.) Prassler NC, WC
Sphenogyne anthemoides (L.) R.Br. var. versicolor (DC.) Harv. (5) eckloniana (Sond.) N.E.Br.
Sphenogyne versicolor DC. (5) Sphenogyne eckloniana Sond. (5)
U. versicolor (DC.) N.E.Br. (5) Ursiniopsis eckloniana (Sond.) E.Phillips (5)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.5 m. Alt 190–1525 m. N, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 120–1220 m. WC
NC, WC engleriana Muschl. = U. nana subsp. nana
apiculata DC. = U. montana subsp. apiculata filiformis (A.Spreng.) Griess. = U. pinnata
argentea Compton = U. sericea filipes (E.Mey. ex DC.) N.E.Br.
bolusii Thell. = U. scariosa subsp. scariosa Sphenogyne filipes E.Mey. ex DC. (5)
brachyloba (Kunze) N.E.Br. Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 610–1065 m.
Sphenogyne brachyloba Kunze (2) WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 1.2–1.5 m. Alt? ‘CP’ (1) foeniculacea (Jacq.) N.E.Br. = U. anthemoides subsp.
brachypoda (Harv.) N.E.Br. = U. hispida anthemoides
brevicaulis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans = U. montana frutescens Dinter
subsp. montana Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt ± 620 m. N, NC
cakilefolia DC. geyeri L.Bolus & Harry Hall = U. chrysanthemoides
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.5 m. Alt 70–915 m. NC, WC heterodonta (DC.) N.E.Br.
caledonica (E.Phillips) Prassler Sphenogyne heterodonta DC. (5)
Ursiniopsis caledonica E.Phillips (5) Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 15–1320 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 655–3450 m. WC NC, WC, EC
calenduliflora (DC.) N.E.Br. hispida (DC.) N.E.Br.
Sphenogyne calendulaeflora DC. (5) Sphenogyne brachypoda Harv. (5)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.35 m. Alt 250–750 m. NC, Sphenogyne hispida DC. (5)
WC U. brachypoda (Harv.) N.E.Br. (5)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.25–0.35 m. Alt 300–1370
chrysanthemoides (Less.) Harv.
Sphenogyne chrysanthemoides Less. (5) m. WC
U. chrysanthemoides (Less.) Harv. var. geyeri (L.Bolus & Harry incisa (DC.) N.E.Br. = U. serrata
Hall) Prassler (8)
U. geyeri L.Bolus & Harry Hall (8)
indecora DC. = U. nana subsp. nana
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 5– jacottetiana Thell. = U. montana subsp. montana
3352 m. NC, WC, EC longiscapa E.Phillips = U. paleacea
(7) Fries. 1916. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 360–1200 m. N, B,
Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition 1: 324. LIM, M?
(8) Bremekamp. 1933. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 262.
(9) Phillips. 1936. Journal of Botany, London 74: 205, 206. cinerea (L.) Less. var. cinerea = Cyanthillium cinereum
(10) Henderson. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1213. var. cinereum
(11) Merxmüller. 1960. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung
München 3: 608, 609. collina Klatt = Pegolettia lanceolata
(12) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 139: 179–184. collina Schltr. = V. thodei
(13) Claassen. 1970. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1592.
(14) Hilliard. 1977. Compositae in Natal: 25–46. colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. colorata
(15) Wild. 1978. Kirkia 11: 31–127. Eupatorium coloratum Willd. (14, 22)
(16) Merxmüller & Roessler. 1979. Mitteilungen der Botanischen V. senegalensis (Pers.) Less. (14, 22)
Staatssammlung München 15: 377, 378. Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.9–9 m. Alt 20–975 m.
(17) Hilliard & Burtt. 1985. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden B, LIM, M, S, KZN
Edinburgh 42: 238, 239.
(18) Anderberg. 1986. Cladistics 2: 184. corymbosa (L.f.) Less. = V. tigna
(19) Pope. 1986. Kew Bulletin 41: 37–43. crataegifolia Hutch.
(20) Jeffrey. 1988. Kew Bulletin 43: 195–248. V. mespilifolia Less. var. subcanescens DC. (14)
(21) Pope. 1988. Kew Bulletin 43: 279–289. V. pseudo-corymbosa Thell. (14)
(22) Pope. 1992. FZ 6,1: 57–151.
(23) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 60–2000 m. LIM,
tropicale 4: 335–349. M, S, KZN, EC
(24) Jeffrey & Beentje. 2000. FTEA Compositae (Part 1): 159–270. dregeana Sch.Bip.
acuminatissima S.Moore Cacalia nudicaulis (DC.) Kuntze (14)
V. rogersii S.Moore (20, 22) Webbia nudicaulis DC. (14)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt ± 760 m. LIM, KZN Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 0–1920
adoensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. kotschyana (Sch.Bip. ex m. M, KZN, EC
Walp.) G.V.Pope = Baccharoides adoensis var. elaeagnoides (DC.) Sch.Bip. = V. oligocephala
kotschyana erinacea Wild = V. rhodanthoidea
adoensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. mossambiquensis (Steetz) fastigiata Oliv. & Hiern
G.V.Pope = Baccharoides adoensis var. mossam- V. schinzii O.Hoffm. (14, 22)
biquensis Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 30–
africana (Sond.) Druce 1800 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN
V. vernonella Harv. (14) flanaganii (E.Phillips) Hilliard
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 75–150 V. hirsuta (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. flanaganii E.Phillips (17)
m. KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt 1350–2135 m. FS,
ampla O.Hoffm. = V. myriantha KZN
amygdalina Delile fulviseta S.Moore = Baccharoides adoensis var. mos-
V. randii S.Moore (14, 20, 22) sambiquensis
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 8 m. Alt 130–1065 galpinii Klatt
m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN Cacalia harveyi Kuntze (14)
angolensis (O.Hoffm.) N.E.Br. = Distephanus angolensis Pegolettia tenella DC. (18)
V. monocephala Harv., illegitimate name (14, 22)
angulifolia DC. = Distephanus angulifolius Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.6 m. Alt 91–2100 m. B,
anisochaetoides Sond. = Distephanus anisochaetoides LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
anthelmintica (L.) Willd. = Baccharoides anthelmintica gerberiformis Oliv. & Hiern subsp. macrocyanus
aristata (DC.) Sch.Bip. = V. natalensis (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey
V. primulina O.Hoffm. (16, 22)
aurantiaca (O.Hoffm.) N.E.Br. = Distephanus divari- Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.75 m. Alt ± 700 m. N, B,
catus LIM
bainesii Oliv. & Hiern subsp. bainesii gerrardii Harv.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt? ‘Tvl’? (22) Cacalia gerrardii (Harv.) Kuntze (14)
capensis (Houtt.) Druce Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.18–0.6 m. Alt 150–1600 m.
Cacalia capensis (Houtt.) Kuntze (14) KZN
Conyza canescens L.f. (14)
Conyza pinifolia Lam. (14) glabra in sense of Wild in part, not of (Steetz) Vatke,
Erigeron capense Houtt. (14) misapplied name = V. rosenii
V. pinifolia (Lam.) Less. (14) glabra (Steetz) Vatke var. glabra
Webbia pinifolia (Lam.) DC. (14) Linzia glabra Steetz var. glabra (12, 20)
Perennial. Herb, geophyte. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 15–2100 V. glabra (Steetz) Vatke var. ondongensis (Klatt) Merxm. (15, 22)
m. M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC V. obconica Oliv. & Hiern (15, 20)
V. ondongensis Klatt (15, 22)
centaureoides Klatt
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt Perennial. Herb. Ht 1.2–3 m. Alt 900–1158 m. N, B,
18–1570 m. M, S, KZN LIM
cinerascens Sch.Bip. glabra (Steetz) Vatke var. laxa (Steetz) Brenan
Linzia glabra Steetz var. laxa Steetz (20, 22)
V. luederitziana O.Hoffm. (12)
V. porta-taurinae Dinter ex Merxm. (12) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.85 m. Alt 15–1000 m. N, B,
V. squarrosa Dinter ex Merxm. (12) LIM, M, S, KZN
glabra (Steetz) Vatke var. ondongensis (Klatt) Merxm. Cacalia elaeagnoides (DC.) Kuntze (14)
= V. glabra var. glabra V. elaeagnoides (DC.) Sch.Bip. (22)
V. kraussii Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (12, 14, 20, 22)
hirsuta (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. Webbia elaeagnoides DC. (14, 22)
V. hirsuta (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. obtusifolia Harv. (14) Webbia oligocephala DC. (12, 14, 22)
Webbia hirsuta DC. (22) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–1 m. Alt 15–2338 m. N, B,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 5–2285 m. LIM, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
ondongensis Klatt = V. glabra var. glabra
hirsuta (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. flanaganii
petersii Oliv. & Hiern ex Oliv.
E.Phillips = V. flanaganii
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.2 m. Alt up to 1160 m. N, B
hirsuta (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. var. obtusifolia Harv. =
pinifolia (Lam.) Less. = V. capensis
V. hirsuta
podocoma Sch.Bip. ex Vatke = V. myriantha
inhacensis G.V.Pope
Perennial. Shrub, climber or scrambler. Ht up to 0.5 m. porta-taurinae Dinter ex Merxm. = V. cinerascens
Alt 5–50 m. KZN poskeana Vatke & Hildebr. subsp. botswanica G.V.Pope
kraussii Sch.Bip. ex Walp. = V. oligocephala Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 300–1850 m. N, B,
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, NC
leptolepis Baker = Baccharoides adoensis var. kot-
schyana poskeana Vatke & Hildebr. var. chlorolepis (Steetz)
O.Hoffm. = V. steetziana
luederitziana O.Hoffm. = V. cinerascens
potamophila Klatt
lutea N.E.Br. = Distephanus angolensis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.6 m. Alt 500–1000 m. N
meiostephana C.Jeffrey primulina O.Hoffm. = V. gerberiformis subsp. macro-
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 350–850 m. LIM, M, cyanus
S
pseudo-corymbosa Thell. = V. crataegifolia
melleri Oliv. & Hiern var. melleri
pseudonatalensis Wild = V. natalensis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt? B
randii S.Moore = V. amygdalina
merenskiana Dinter ex Merxm., naked name = Erlangea
misera rhodanthoidea Muschl.
V. erinacea Wild (24)
mespilifolia Less. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt ± 1000 m. LIM, NW, G
Cacalia mespilifolia (Less.) Kuntze (14)
Perennial. Shrub, climber or scrambler. Ht 0.6–9 m. rogersii S.Moore = V. acuminatissima
Alt 0–1830 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC rosenii R.E.Fr.
V. glabra in sense of Wild in part, not of (Steetz) Vatke, misapplied
mespilifolia Less. var. subcanescens DC. = V. crataegi- name (22)
folia Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.12–0.9 m. Alt? B
misera Oliv. & Hiern = Erlangea misera schinzii O.Hoffm. = V. fastigiata
monocephala Harv., illegitimate name = V. galpinii schlechteri O.Hoffm.
mossambiquensis (Steetz) Oliv. & Hiern = Baccharoi- Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–0.75 m. Alt 600–1650 m. M, S
des adoensis var. mossambiquensis schoenfelderiana Dinter ex Merxm. = Pleiotaxis antu-
myriantha Hook.f. nesii
V. ampla O.Hoffm. (20, 22) senegalensis (Pers.) Less. = V. colorata subsp. colorata
V. podocoma Sch.Bip. ex Vatke (20, 22)
V. stipulacea Klatt (20, 22) shirensis Oliv. & Hiern = Baccharoides adoensis var.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.2–7 m. Alt 430–1920 m. LIM, mossambiquensis
M, S, KZN squarrosa Dinter ex Merxm. = V. cinerascens
natalensis Oliv. & Hiern staehelinoides Harv.
Cacalia aristata (DC.) Kuntze (14) Perennial. Shrub or suffrutex. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 1000–
V. aristata (DC.) Sch.Bip. (22) 1830 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS
V. pseudonatalensis Wild (22)
Webbia aristata DC. (14, 20, 22) steetziana Oliv. & Hiern
V. poskeana Vatke & Hildebr. var. chlorolepis (Steetz) O.Hoffm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.2 m. Alt 5–2200 m. LIM, (19, 22)
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 305–1030 m. N, B,
neocorymbosa Hilliard = V. tigna LIM, M, S, KZN
nestor S.Moore stenolepis Oliv. = Baccharoides anthelmintica
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.9 m. Alt? KZN
stipulacea Klatt = V. myriantha
obconica Oliv. & Hiern = V. glabra var. glabra
sutherlandii Harv.
obionifolia O.Hoffm. subsp. dentata Merxm. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 455–1830 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1.8 m. Alt 1000–1850 m. N LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
obionifolia O.Hoffm. subsp. obionifolia
thodei E.Phillips
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 1000–1420 m. N, V. collina Schltr. (14)
NC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.17 m. Alt 900–2135 m. M,
oligocephala (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. FS, KZN
AVICENNIACEAE
Compiled by E. Retief & H.F. Glen
AVICENNIA L. 7205000 (6) Van Wyk et al. 2000. Photographic guide to trees of southern
Africa: 57.
(1) Baker. 1900. FTA 5: 331, 332.
(2) Moldenke & Moldenke. 1983. A revised handbook to the flora of marina (Forssk.) Vierh.
Ceylon 4: 126–136. A. officinalis in sense of Baker, not L. (1)
(3) Duke. 1991. Australian Systematic Botany 4: 299–324. Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–15 m. Alt 0–50 m. KZN, EC
(4) Verdcourt. 1992. FTEA Verbenaceae: 144–146.
(5) Everett. 1994. Telopea 5: 627–629. officinalis in sense of Baker, not L. = A. marina
BALANITACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BALANITES Delile 3980000 angolensis (Welw.) Welw. ex Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp.
(1) Launert. 1963. FZ 2: 221–224. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Sands
(2) Merxmüller. 1973. FSWA 66: 1. B. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell & Mendonça (3)
(3) Sands. 2001. Kew Bulletin 56: 1–128. Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht 1–4 m. Alt? N
aegyptiaca (L.) Delile var. aegyptiaca australis Bremek. = B. pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht 1.5–12 m. Alt? N, B dawei Sprague = B. maughamii subsp. maughamii
BALANOPHORACEAE
Compiled by A.M. Makwarela & M.C. Makgakga
BALSAMINACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
BASELLACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BEGONIACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
BEGONIA L. 5397000 (2) Phillips. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: t. 673.
(3) Marais. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1233.
(1) Phillips. 1928. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 8: t. 283. (4) Hilliard. 1976. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1698.
BIGNONIACEAE
Compiled by S.J. Smithies
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht ?−9 m. Alt 520−940 m. N, Perennial. Shrub or small tree. Ht 1.2−7 m. Alt 30−790
B, LIM, M m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN
BOMBACACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BORAGINACEAE
Compiled by E. Retief
sprengelianum (H.Buek) A.DC. = Lobostemon montanus Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht up to 4 m. Alt 150–1400 m.
NC, WC, EC
stachydeum (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst. = Lobostemon stachydeus
rigida (Thunb.) Druce subsp. sylvatica Retief &
strigosum Lehm. = Lobostemon strigosus A.E.van Wyk
swartzii Lehm. = Lobostemon glaber Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht up to 12 m. Alt 150–500 m.
trichotomum Thunb. = Lobostemon trichotomus KZN, EC
trigonum Thunb. = Lobostemon trigonus stuhlmannii Gürke = E. amoena
tubiferum Poir. = Lobostemon regulareflorus FRIEDRICHSTHALIA Fenzl 7056020
vahlii Roem. & Schult. = Lobostemon glaber
physaloides Fenzl = Trichodesma physaloides
verrucosum Thunb. = Lobostemon trichotomus
violaceum L. = Echium plantagineum HELIOPHYTUM Cham. 7052010
virgatum (H.Buek) I.M.Johnst. = Lobostemon echi- lineare A.DC. = Heliotropium lineare
oides
vulgare L. HELIOTROPIUM L. 7052000
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 1370–2439 m. M, (1) Wright. 1904. FC 4, 2: 7–10.
(2) Friedrich-Holzhammer. 1967. FSWA 119: 1–10.
FS, L, EC (3) Hilliard & Burtt. 1970. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
wurmbii (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst. = Lobostemon trichotomus Edinburgh 30: 113–118.
(4) Taton. 1971. Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi Bora-
EHRETIA P.Browne 7043000 ginaceae: 28–36.
(5) Verdcourt. 1989. Kew Bulletin 44: 166.
(1) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: t. 353. (6) Martins. 1990. FZ 7,4: 108–110.
(2) Friedrich-Holzhammer. 1967. FSWA 119: 1–10. (7) Verdcourt. 1991. FTEA Boraginaceae: 50–77.
(3) Martins. 1990. FZ 7,4: 75–79. (8) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 352, 353.
(4) Verdcourt. 1991. FTEA Boraginaceae: 33–40. (9) Förther. 1998. Sendtnera 5: 35–241.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 351, 352. (10) Retief. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 375.
(6) Retief & Van Wyk. 2001. Bothalia 31: 9–23. (11) Retief. In prep. Contributions towards the systematics of southern
African Boraginaceae. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of
alba Retief & A.E.van Wyk Pretoria, Pretoria.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 4 m. Alt 997–1800 m. N, B,
NW, FS, NC albiflorum Engl.
H. erongense Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. (2)
amoena Klotzsch Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt ± 700 m. N
E. goetzei Gürke (6)
E. mossambicensis Klotzsch (6) *amplexicaule Vahl
E. stuhlmannii Gürke (6) Perennial. Herb, procumbent, decumbent, erect. Ht up
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht up to 5 m. Alt 30–1600 m. to 0.5 m. Alt 5–1370 m. LIM, G, KZN, EC
LIM, M, S, KZN baclei A.DC. var. rostratum Johnst.
coerulea Gürke H. katangense Gürke ex De Wild. (4)
E. coerulea Gürke var. glandulosa Suess. (6) Perennial. Herb, procumbent. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 379–
Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht up to 8 m. Alt ± 1000 m. N, B 915 m. N
coerulea Gürke var. glandulosa Suess. = E. coerulea burmanni Roem. & Schult. = H. tubulosum
BRASSICACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen & M. Jordaan
trifurcum Sond. pusillus (L.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Heliophila pusilla var.
L. divaricatum Aiton subsp. trifurcum (Sond.) Marais (5) pusilla
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 850–2500 m. FS,
L, NC, EC PALMSTRUCKIA Sond. 2879010
trifurcum in sense of Thell., misapplied name = L. capensis Sond. = Thlaspeocarpa capensis
schinzii
*virginicum L. *RAPHANUS L. 2950000
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt 0–1450 m. LIM, G, (1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 14, 15.
M, KZN, NC, WC (2) Pistrick. 1987. Kulturpflanze 33: 223–321.
(3) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 58–63.
*LOBULARIA Desv. 3013000 raphanistrum L.
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 99, 100. Annual or biennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 0–2450 m.
(2) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 198, 199. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
maritima (L.) Desv. sativus L.
Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam. (1) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.3 m. Alt 1250–1300 m. LIM
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 0–
1750 m. G, WC, EC *RAPISTRUM Crantz 2956000
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 16.
MATTHIOLA R.Br. 3042000 (2) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 64, 65.
(1) Aiton. 1812. Hortus kewensis edn 2, 4: 119.
(2) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 109, 110.
rugosum (L.) All.
Myagrum rugosum L. (1)
(3) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 182–187.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.35–1 m. Alt 100–1600 m. N, NW,
*bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.) DC. KZN, NC, WC, EC
M. longipetala (Vent.) DC. subsp. bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.) P.W.Ball
(2)
RORIPPA Scop. 2965010
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt? FS
(1) Thellung. 1911. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesell-
*incana (L.) R.Br. schaft in Zürich 56: 259, 260.
Biennial, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0– (2) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 105–109.
300 m. WC (3) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 150–165.
(4) Al-Shehbaz & Price. 1998. Novon 8: 124–126.
longipetala (Vent.) DC. subsp. bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.)
caledonica (Sond.) R.A.Dyer = R. fluviatilis var. cale-
P.W.Ball = M. bicornis
donica
torulosa (Thunb.) DC.
fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var. caledonica
Perennial. Shrublet. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt 100–2150 m.
(Sond.) Marais
N, NW, FS, L, NC, WC, EC Nasturtium caledonicum Sond. (2)
Nasturtium fluviatile E.Mey. ex Sond. var. caledonicum (Sond.)
MYAGRUM L. 2922000 Sond. (2)
R. caledonica (Sond.) R.A.Dyer (1)
rugosum L. = Rapistrum rugosum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–0.75 m. Alt 1150–1700 m.
*NASTURTIUM R.Br. 2965000 NW, FS, L, NC, EC
(1) Martinez-Laborde. 1995. European garden flora 4: 140. fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var. fluviatilis
(2) Al-Shehbaz & Price. 1998. Novon 8: 124–126. Nasturtium fluviatile E.Mey. ex Sond. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 100–1700 m. N, B,
caledonicum Sond. = Rorippa fluviatilis var. caledo-
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, EC
nica
humifusa (Guill. & Perr.) Hiern
elongatum E.Mey. ex Burtt Davy = Rorippa nudiuscula Nasturtium humifusum Guill. & Perr. (2)
fluviatile E.Mey. ex Sond. = Rorippa fluviatilis var. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 250–350 m. N
fluviatilis madagascariensis (DC.) Hara
fluviatile E.Mey. ex Sond. var. caledonicum (Sond.) Nasturtium indicum in sense of Oliv., misapplied name (2)
Sond. = Rorippa fluviatilis var. caledonicum Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 0–300 m. LIM, M,
fluviatile E.Mey. var. brevistylum Sond. = Rorippa nu- KZN
diuscula nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek = Nasturtium offici-
humifusum Guill. & Perr. = Rorippa humifusa nale
indicum in sense of Oliv. = Rorippa madagascariensis nudiuscula Thell.
Nasturtium elongatum E.Mey. ex Burtt Davy (2)
integrifolium Szyszyl. = Rorippa nudiuscula Nasturtium fluviatile E.Mey. var. brevistylum Sond. (2)
Nasturtium integrifolium Szyszyl. (2)
officinale R.Br.
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek (1) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0–2400 m. N, LIM,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 50–2300 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
SCHLECHTERIA Bolus 3008000
ORMISCUS DC. 2875030 (1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 77.
(2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 379–382.
amplexicaulis (L.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Heliophila amplexi-
caulis capensis Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 1200–1700 Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 1200–
m. WC 1400 m. N
gariepinum Burch. ex DC. = S. burchellii var. burchel-
SENEBIERA DC. 2884010 lii
coronopus (L.) Poir. = Coronopus squamatus *irio L.
didyma (L.) Pers. = Coronopus didymus Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 550–700 m. EC
integrifolia DC. = Coronopus integrifolius murale L. = Diplotaxis muralis
linoides DC. = Coronopus integrifolius *officinale (L.) Scop.
Erysimum officinale L. (1)
SILICULARIA Compton 2878010 Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–0.9 m. Alt 150–1750 m. LIM,
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 81, 82. G, KZN, WC, EC
(2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 379–382. *orientale L.
polygaloides (Schltr.) Marais S. strigosum Thunb. in part (1)
Heliophila polygaloides Schltr. (1) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 0–2750 m. G, FS,
S. sigillata Compton (1) KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 950–1500 strigosum Thunb. in part = S. orientale
m. WC
strigosum Thunb. in part = Erucastrum strigosum
sigillata Compton = S. polygaloides
thalianum J.Gay ex Monnard = Arabidopsis thaliana
*SINAPIS L. 2945000 thellungii O.E.Schulz
(1) Linnaeus. 1753. Species plantarum edn 1, 2: 668, 669. Brassica pachypoda Thell. (1)
(2) Schulz. 1919. Das Pflanzenreich 4,105,1, Heft 70: 117–136. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 0–1950 m. LIM,
(3) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 10, 11. NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
(4) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 94–97.
(5) Chater. 1993. Flora europaea edn 2, 1: 409, 410. tripinnatum DC. = Descurainia sophia
alba L. turczaninowii Sond.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0–1350 m. EC S. burchellii DC. var. turczaninowii (Sond.) O.E.Schulz (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.35–0.45 m. Alt 600–3100 m. NW,
arvensis L.
Brassica arvensis in sense of Burtt Davy, misapplied name (3) G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 250–1550 m. G, M, FS, THLASPEOCARPA C.A.Sm. 2879000
KZN, EC
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 77–79.
incana L. = Hirschfeldia incana (2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 379–383.
juncea L. = Brassica juncea capensis (Sond.) C.A.Sm.
Palmstruckia capensis Sond. (1)
leptopetala DC. = Erucastrum strigosum
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.12–0.35 m. Alt 350–1600 m. NC,
nigra L. = Brassica nigra WC
retrosa Burch. ex DC. = Erucastrum strigosum namaquensis Marais
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt 600–1200 m. NC
SISYMBRIUM L. 2917000
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 110–117.
(2) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 106–119.
*THLASPI L. 2903000
(1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 97.
burchellii DC. var. burchellii (2) Rich. 1991. Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland: 236–241.
S. gariepinum Burch. ex DC. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 50–1700 m. N, B, africanum Burm.f. = Lepidium africanum subsp. afri-
FS, NC, WC, EC canum
burchellii DC. var. dinteri (O.E.Schulz) Marais arvense L.
S. dinteri O.E.Schulz (1) Annual or biennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 500–550
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 1400–1800 m. N m. EC
burchellii DC. var. turczaninowii (Sond.) O.E.Schulz = bursa-pastoris L. = Capsella bursa-pastoris
S. turczaninowii
capense Thunb. *TURRITIS L. 3000000
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 0–2300 m. G, M, FS, (1) Marais. 1970. FSA 13: 104, 105.
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC dregeana Sond. = T. glabra
capense Thunb. × S. turczaninowii Sond. glabra L.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 1200–1700 m. FS, L, Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. (1)
Arabis perfoliata Lam. (1)
NC, WC T. dregeana Sond. (1)
dinteri O.E.Schulz = S. burchellii var. dinteri Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 850–2350 m. LIM, M,
dissitiflora O.E.Schulz KZN, L, EC
BRUNIACEAE
Compiled by M. Quint
BUDDLEJACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BURSERACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
BUXACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
CABOMBACEAE
Compiled by R.P. Glen & C.D.K. Cook
CACTACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
*CEREUS Mill. 5401000 (2) Hunt & Leuenberger. 1989. European garden flora 3: 211, 212.
(1) Cabrera. 1965. Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 4: 275–279. martinii (Labour.) Britton
(2) Hunt. 1989. European garden flora 3: 222, 223. Perennial. Climber, succulent. Ht ± 2 m. Alt 300–1600
jamacaru DC. m. KZN, WC
Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 2–7 m. Alt up to 1500
m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC *HYLOCEREUS (A.Berger) 5401060
Britton & Rose
*ECHINOPSIS Zucc. 5406000 (1) Hunt. 1989. European garden flora 3: 212.
(1) Hunt. 1989. European garden flora 3: 237–243. undatus (Haw.) Saff.
spachiana (Lem.) Friedrich & G.D.Rowley Perennial. Climber, succulent. Ht 1–2 m. Alt up to 500
Trichocereus spachianus (Lem.) Riccob. (1) m. M, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 1–2 m. Alt up to 1500 m.
NW, FS, NC, WC, EC *OPUNTIA Mill. 5417000
(1) Obermeyer. 1976. FSA 22: 149–155.
*HARRISIA Britton 5401010 (2) Hunt. 1989. European garden flora 3: 297–300.
(1) Obermeyer. 1976. FSA 22: 145, 146. aurantiaca Lindl.
CALLITRICHACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer & R.P. Glen
CAMPANULACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman & C.N. Cupido
CEPHALOSTIGMA A.DC. 8669000 ciliata (Thunb.) Sond. var. ciliata = Wahlenbergia uiten-
hagensis var. uitenhagensis
hirsutum Edgew. = Wahlenbergia hirsuta
ciliata (Thunb.) Sond. var. debilis Sond. = Wahlenbergia
pyramidale Schinz = Wahlenbergia ramosissima uitenhagensis var. debilis
subsp. lateralis
cinerea (L.f.) Sond. = Wahlenbergia cinerea
CERVICINA Delile 8668020 cordata Adamson = Wahlenbergia cordata
campanuloides Delile = Wahlenbergia campanuloides denticulata (Burch.) Sond. var. denticulata = Wahlen-
bergia denticulata var. denticulata
CRATEROCAPSA Hilliard & 8668010 denticulata (Burch.) Sond. var. transvaalensis Adamson
B.L.Burtt = Wahlenbergia denticulata var. transvaalensis
(1) Hilliard & Burtt. 1973. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh 32: 314–326.
dieterlenii E.Phillips = Wahlenbergia dieterlenii
congesta Hilliard & B.L.Burtt diffusa H.Buek var. diffusa = Wahlenbergia tenella var.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.08 m. Alt 1400–3475 m. tenella
KZN, L, EC diffusa H.Buek var. palustris Adamson = Wahlenbergia
insizwae (Zahlbr.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt tenella var. palustris
Roella insizwae Zahlbr. (1) diffusa H.Buek var. stokoei Adamson = Wahlenbergia
Wahlenbergia ovalis Brehmer (1) tenella var. stokoei
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.05 m. Alt 1250–1830 m.
dinteri Engl. ex Dinter = Wahlenbergia denticulata
KZN
var. denticulata
montana (A.DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Wahlenbergia basutica E.Phillips (1) divaricata H.Buek var. debilis (Sond.) Adamson = Wahlen-
Wahlenbergia montana A.DC. var. montana (1) bergia uitenhagensis var. debilis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.05 m. Alt 1220–1850 m. divaricata H.Buek var. divaricata = Wahlenbergia
FS, L, EC uitenhagensis var. uitenhagensis
tarsodes Hilliard & B.L.Burtt divaricata H.Buek var. filifolia Adamson = Wahlen-
Wahlenbergia montana A.DC. var. angustisepala Brehmer (1) bergia uitenhagensis var. filifolia
Wahlenbergia montana A.DC. var. glabrata Sond. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.05 m. Alt 1200–2440 m. effusa Adamson = Wahlenbergia effusa
LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, EC erecta R.D.Good in part = Wahlenbergia longifolia var.
corymbosa
GUNILLAEA Thulin 8663020 erecta R.D.Good in part = Wahlenbergia longifolia var.
(1) Thulin. 1974. Botaniska Notiser 127: 165–182.
longifolia
rhodesica (Adamson) Thulin fasciculata (L.f.) A.DC. = Wahlenbergia desmantha
Prismatocarpus rhodesicus Adamson (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 900–1000 m. N, B fruticosa Druce = Wahlenbergia subulata var. subulata
glomerata Engl. = Wahlenbergia napiformis
LEPTOCODON Sond. 8665010
huttonii Sond. = Wahlenbergia huttonii
longebracteatum (H.Buek ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. = intricata Dinter & Markgr. = Wahlenbergia denticulata
Treichelia longebracteata var. denticulata
juncea (H.Buek) Sond. = Wahlenbergia juncea
LIGHTFOOTIA L’Hér. 8670000
laricina H.Buek in part = Wahlenbergia albens
abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich. = Wahlenbergia
laricina H.Buek in part = Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis
abyssinica subsp. abyssinica
var. filifolia
adpressa (Thunb.) A.DC. = Wahlenbergia adpressa
laxiflora Sond. = Wahlenbergia laxiflora
albanensis Sond. = Wahlenbergia cinerea
longifolia A.DC. var. corymbosa Adamson = Wahlen-
albens Spreng. ex A.DC. = Wahlenbergia albens bergia longifolia var. corymbosa
albicaulis Sond. = Wahlenbergia albicaulis longifolia A.DC. var. longifolia = Wahlenbergia longi-
angustifolia A.DC. = Wahlenbergia rubens var. rubens folia var. longifolia
anomala A.DC. = Wahlenbergia thunbergiana longifolia A.DC. var. oppositifolia Sond. = Wahlen-
asparagoides Adamson = Wahlenbergia asparagoides bergia longifolia var. corymbosa
axillaris Sond. = Wahlenbergia axillaris lycopodioides A.DC. = Wahlenbergia unidentata
brachiata Adamson = Wahlenbergia brachiata macrostachys A.DC. = Wahlenbergia macrostachys
brachyphylla Adamson = Wahlenbergia brachyphylla marginata A.DC. = Wahlenbergia napiformis
buekii Sond. = Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis var. filifolia microphylla Adamson = Wahlenbergia microphylla
calcarea Adamson = Wahlenbergia calcarea multicaulis Adamson = Wahlenbergia adamsonii
caledonica Sond. = Wahlenbergia dieterlenii multiflora Adamson = Wahlenbergia polyantha
capillaris H.Buek = Wahlenbergia thulinii namaquana Sond. = Wahlenbergia sonderi
napiformis A.DC. = Wahlenbergia napiformis Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 300–
nodosa H.Buek = Wahlenbergia nodosa 610 m. WC
oppositifolia A.DC. = Wahlenbergia thulinii brevifolia A.DC. var. leptoloba (A.DC.) Sond. = M. lep-
toloba
oxycoccoides L’Hér. = Wahlenbergia parvifolia
eckloniana H.Buek ex Eckl. & Zeyh.
paniculata Sond. = Wahlenbergia magaliesbergensis M. tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. var. eckloniana (H.Buek ex Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Sond. (1)
parvifolia (P.J.Bergius) Adamson = Wahlenbergia parvi-
folia Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 450–
1500 m. WC
pauciflora Adamson = Wahlenbergia oligantha
heteromorpha H.Buek ex Eckl. & Zeyh. = Carpacoce
planifolia Adamson = Wahlenbergia riversdalensis heteromorpha
rigida Adamson = Wahlenbergia neorigida leptoloba A.DC.
rubens H.Buek var. brachyphylla Adamson = Wahlen- M. brevifolia A.DC. var. leptoloba (A.DC.) Sond. (1)
bergia rubens var. brachyphylla Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 50–
400 m. WC
rubens H.Buek var. rubens = Wahlenbergia rubens var.
rubens tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. var. azurea (Schltr.) Adamson
M. azurea Schltr. (1)
rubioides Banks ex A.DC. var. rubioides = Wahlen- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 100–
bergia rubioides var. rubioides 650 m. WC
rubioides Banks ex A.DC. var. stokoei Adamson = Wahlen- tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. var. eckloniana (H.Buek ex Eckl.
bergia rubioides var. stokoei & Zeyh.) Sond. = M. eckloniana
sessiliflora (L.f.) Sond. = Wahlenbergia subulata var. tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. var. tenuifolia
subulata Trachelium tenuifolium L.f. (1)
spicata H.Buek = Wahlenbergia macrostachys Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 110–
600 m. WC
squarrosa Adamson = Wahlenbergia levynsiae
tetraloba C.N.Cupido
stricta Adamson = Wahlenbergia neostricta Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 30–
subulata L’Hér. var. congesta Adamson = 350 m. WC
Wahlenbergia subulata var. congesta vaginata Adamson = Carpacoce heteromorpha
subulata L’Hér. var. subulata = Wahlenbergia subulata
var. subulata MICROCODON A.DC. 8677000
subulata L’Hér. var. tenuifolia Adamson = Wahlen- (1) Sonder. 1865. FC 3: 564–566.
bergia subulata var. tenuifolia glomeratum A.DC.
tenella (L.f.) A.DC., not of Lodd. = Wahlenbergia tenella Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 20–400 m. WC
var. tenella hispidulum (Thunb.) Sond. = Wahlenbergia hispidula
tenella (L.f.) A.DC., not of Lodd. var. fasciculata (L.f.) lineare (L.f.) H.Buek
Sond. = Wahlenbergia desmantha Campanula linearis L.f. (1)
tenella (L.f.) A.DC., not of Lodd. var. microphylla Sond. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 15–500 m. WC
= Wahlenbergia nodosa longebracteatum H.Buek ex Eckl. & Zeyh. = Treichelia
tenella (L.f.) A.DC., not of Lodd. var. tenerrima (H.Buek) longebracteata
Sond. = Wahlenbergia tenerrima var. tenerrima sparsiflorum A.DC.
tenella Lodd. var. montana Adamson = Wahlenbergia Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 300–770 m. WC
tenerrima var. montana NAMACODON Thulin 8663010
tenella Lodd. var. tenella = Wahlenbergia tenerrima var. (1) Thulin. 1974. Botaniska Notiser 127: 165–182.
tenerrima
schinzianum (Markgr.) Thulin
tenerrima H.Buek = Wahlenbergia tenerrima var. tener- Prismatocarpus schinzianus Markgr. (1)
rima Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 1400–
tenuis Adamson = Wahlenbergia pyrophila 2290 m. N
thunbergiana H.Buek = Wahlenbergia thunbergiana PRISMATOCARPUS L’Hér. 8663000
uitenhagensis H.Buek = Wahlenbergia uitenhagensis (1) Adamson. 1951. Journal of South African Botany 17: 93–166.
var. uitenhagensis (2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 393, 394.
umbellata Adamson = Wahlenbergia umbellata acerosus Schinz = P. sessilis var. sessilis
unidentata (L.f.) A.DC. = Wahlenbergia unidentata alpinus (Bond) Adamson
Roella alpina Bond (1)
MERCIERA A.DC. 8661000 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 1600–
(1) Adamson. 1954. Journal of South African Botany 20: 157–163. 2135 m. WC
(2) Cupido. 2002. Bothalia 32: 74–76. altiflorus L’Hér.
azurea Schltr. = M. tenuifolia var. azurea Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? WC
brevifolia A.DC. brevilobus A.DC.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 245– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 1065–
1830 m. WC 1400 m. WC
burchellii Vatke = P. tenerrimus nitidus L’Hér. var. nitidus
P. hookeri Sweet (1)
campanuloides (L.f.) Sond. var. campanuloides
Polemonium campanuloides L.f. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 460–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 15– 1370 m. WC
1100 m. WC, EC nitidus L’Hér. var. ovatus Adamson = P. debilis var.
campanuloides (L.f.) Sond. var. dentatus Adamson debilis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.75 m. Alt? WC pauciflorus Adamson
candolleanus Cham. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 1000–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 610– 1335 m. WC
1000 m. WC pedunculatus (P.J.Bergius) A.DC.
P. roelloides (L.f.) Sond. (1)
cliffortioides Adamson Roella pedunculata P.J.Bergius (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt ?–260 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 15–
m. WC 1525 m. WC
cordifolius Adamson pilosus Adamson
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 500– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? WC
670 m. WC rhodesicus Adamson = Gunillaea rhodesica
crispus L’Hér. roelloides (L.f.) Sond. = P. pedunculatus
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 50–335 m. NC, WC,
rogersii Fourc.
EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 245–
debilis Adamson var. debilis 835 m. WC
P. nitidus L’Hér. var. ovatus Adamson (2)
schinzianus Markgr. = Namacodon schinzianum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 460–
1690 m. WC schlechteri Adamson
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 15–
debilis Adamson var. elongatus Adamson 1200 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 520–
915 m. WC sessilis Eckl. ex A.DC. var. macrocarpus Adamson
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ?–100
decurrens Adamson m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 1000–
2000 m. WC sessilis Eckl. ex A.DC. var. sessilis
P. acerosus Schinz (1)
diffusus (L.f.) A.DC. Wahlenbergia filicaulis R.D.Good (1)
Trachelium diffusum L.f. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 5–395
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.45 m. Alt 60– m. WC
1400 m. WC
spinosus Adamson
fastigiatus C.Presl ex A.DC. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ?–300
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? WC m. WC
fruticosus L’Hér. subulatus (Thunb.) A.DC. var. pauciflorus Sond. = P.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 60– lycopodioides var. lycopodioides
1675 m. WC tenellus Oliv.
hildebrandtii Vatke Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 1220–
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? WC 1370 m. WC
hispidus Adamson tenerrimus H.Buek
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 670– P. burchellii Vatke (1)
1000 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 305–
hookeri Sweet = P. nitidus var. nitidus 1525 m. WC
implicatus Adamson virgatus Fourc.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 610– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 915–
1065 m. WC 1000 m. WC
junceus H.Buek = Wahlenbergia juncea RHIGIOPHYLLUM Hochst. 8664000
lasiophyllus Adamson (1) Sonder. 1865. FC 3: 597.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt? WC (2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 395.
lycioides Adamson squarrosum Hochst.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 245–
lycopodioides A.DC. var. hispidus Adamson 305 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt ?–
915 m. WC ROELLA L. 8662000
(1) Adamson. 1951. Journal of South African Botany 17: 93–166.
lycopodioides A.DC. var. lycopodioides (2) Dyer. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1116.
P. subulatus (Thunb.) A.DC. var. pauciflorus Sond. (1) (3) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 395, 396.
alpina Bond = Prismatocarpus alpinus Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 25–?
amplexicaulis Wolley-Dod m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? WC leptosepala Sond. = R. dregeana var. dregeana
arenaria Schltr. lightfootioides Schltr. = R. spicata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt 35– maculata Adamson
435 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt ?–
bryoides H.Buek 470 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–0.4 m. Alt 90– muscosa L.f.
460 m. WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 790–1000 m. WC
ciliata L. (2) nitida Schltr. = R. dregeana var. nitida
R. ciliata L. var. linnaeana Sond. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 30– pedunculata P.J.Bergius = Prismatocarpus peduncula-
610 m. WC tus
ciliata L. var. incurva (A.DC.) Sond. = R. incurva prostrata E.Mey. ex A.DC.
R. incurva A.DC. var. rigida Adamson (3)
ciliata L. var. linnaeana Sond. = R. ciliata R. reticulata A.DC. var. reticulata (1)
ciliata L. var. triflora R.D.Good = R. triflora Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 20–
compacta Schltr. 915 m. WC
R. cuspidata Adamson var. cuspidata (3) psammophila Schltr. = R. dregeana var. dregeana
R. cuspidata Adamson var. hispida Adamson (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt recurvata A.DC.
15–200 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt ?–
cuspidata Adamson var. cuspidata = R. compacta 100 m. WC
cuspidata Adamson var. hispida Adamson = R. com- reticulata A.DC. var. dunantii (A.DC.) Sond. = R.
pacta dunantii
decurrens L’Hér. reticulata A.DC. var. reticulata = R. prostrata
R. glabra Poir. (1) rhodantha Adamson = R. incurva
Annual/Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.7 m.
secunda H.Buek
Alt ?–915 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 70–
dregeana A.DC. var. dregeana 635 m. WC, EC
R. leptosepala Sond. (1)
R. psammophila Schltr. (3) spicata L.f. var. burchellii Adamson
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 670– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt? WC
1170 m. WC spicata L.f. var. spicata
dregeana A.DC. var. nitida (Schltr.) Adamson R. eckloniana H.Buek (1)
R. nitida Schltr. (1) R. lightfootioides Schltr. (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 670– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 15–
1000 m. WC 1280 m. WC, EC
dunantii A.DC. squarrosa P.J.Bergius
R. reticulata A.DC. var. dunantii (A.DC.) Sond. (1) R. filiformis Lam. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 50– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 185–
1500 m. WC 915 m. WC
eckloniana H.Buek = R. spicata var. spicata triflora (R.D.Good) Adamson
R. ciliata L. var. triflora R.D.Good (1)
ericoides R.D.Good = R. goodiana Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 120–
filiformis Lam. = R. squarrosa 885 m. WC
glabra Poir. = R. decurrens
SIPHOCODON Turcz. 8667000
glomerata A.DC. (1) Sonder. 1865. FC 3: 596, 597.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 10–170 m. (2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 396.
KZN, EC debilis Schltr.
goodiana Adamson Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 45–
R. ericoides R.D.Good (1) 1065 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt ?–
235 m. WC spartioides Turcz.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–0.45 m. Alt 110–
incurva A.DC. 1000 m. WC
R. ciliata L. var. incurva (A.DC.) Sond. (1)
R. rhodantha Adamson (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 45– THEILERA E.Phillips 8677010
1525 m. WC (1) Phillips. 1927. Bothalia 2: 369.
CANELLACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
*C A N N A B A C E A E
Compiled by M. Jordaan
CAPPARACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
flanaganii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. = C. fascicularis var. fas- Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, NW,
cicularis M, S, KZN
gueinzii Sond. = C. brassii bicolor (Pax) Gilg = C. oxyphylla var. oxyphylla
hereroensis Schinz bororensis (Klotzsch) Oliv.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 4–30 m. N Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 0–300 m. KZN
oleoides Burch. ex DC. = Boscia oleoides breyeri Burtt Davy = C. oxyphylla var. oxyphylla
oleoides in sense of Marloth, misapplied name = Boscia capensis L. = Heliophila subulata
albitrunca
carnosa (Pax) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
punctata Burch. = Boscia albitrunca Annual. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.25 m. Alt? N
rudatisii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. = C. fascicularis var. fasci-
confusa Dinter = C. elegantissima
cularis
sepiaria L. var. citrifolia (Lam.) Tölken conrathii Burtt Davy
C. citrifolia Lam. (1) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? NW, G, NC
C. volkamerae in sense of DC., misapplied name (1) diandra Burch. = C. angustifolia subsp. diandra
Perennial. Shrub, climber or scrambler. Ht variable. Alt
diandra in sense of many authors, not of Burch., misap-
5–1220 m. S, KZN, WC, EC
plied name = C. angustifolia subsp. petersiana
sepiaria L. var. subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf
C. subglabra (Oliv.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1) elegantissima Briq.
C. confusa Dinter (2)
Perennial. Climber or scrambler. Ht 2–6 m. Alt C. hirta in sense of Gilg & Gilg-Ben. in part, misapplied name (2)
150–1435 m. LIM Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt? N, B
subglabra (Oliv.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. = C. sepiaria var.
foliosa Hook.f. var. foliosa
subglabra C. leuderitziana Schinz (2)
thonningii Schumach. = C. brassii Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt? N
tomentosa Lam. foliosa Hook.f. var. lutea (Sond.) Codd & Kers
C. corymbifera E.Mey. ex Sond. (1) C. xanthopetala Briq. (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub, climber or scrambler. Ht 1–15 Polanisia lutea Sond. (2)
m. Alt 15–1980 m. N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN, EC Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? N, NC
transvaalensis Schinz = C. fascicularis var. fascicu- foliosa Hook.f. var. namibensis (Kers) Codd
laris Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? N
transvaalensis Schinz var. calvescens (Gilg & Gilg- gynandra L.
Ben.) Marais = C. fascicularis var. fascicularis Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. (2)
volkamerae in sense of DC., misapplied name = C. sepi- Gynandropsis pentaphylla (L.) Briq. (2)
aria var. citrifolia Annual. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, NW, G,
M, KZN, FS, NC
zeyheri Turcz. = C. fascicularis var. zeyheri
*hassleriana Chodat
CLADOSTEMON A.Braun & 3099000 Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt? G, KZN
Vatke heterochoma Briq. = C. oxyphylla var. oxyphylla
(1) Killick. 1970. FSA 13: 140–142.
(2) Wild & Gonçalves. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 12: 18–20. hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv.
(3) Williams. 1993. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2079. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.8 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, G, M, S
kirkii (Oliv.) Pax & Gilg hirta in sense of Gilg & Gilg-Ben. in part, misapplied
Euadenia kirkii Oliv. (1) name = C. elegantissima
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 15–245 m. S,
KZN iberidella Welw. ex Oliv.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt? N, B
CLEOME L. 3082000 kalachariensis (Schinz) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
(1) Story. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1330. C. sulfurea Bremek. & Oberm. (2)
(2) Codd & Kers. 1970. FSA 13: 119–140. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.75 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, NW, NC
(3) Wild & Gonçalves. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 12: 2–14.
laburnifolia Roessler
angustifolia Forssk. subsp. diandra (Burch.) Kers Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt? N
C. angustifolia Forssk. subsp. diandra (Burch.) Kers var. namaquen-
sis Kers (2) leuderitziana Schinz = C. foliosa var. foliosa
C. diandra Burch. (2)
Dianthera burchelliana Klotzsch ex Sond. (2) linearifolia (Stephens) Dinter = C. semitetrandra
Polanisia diandra (Burch.) T.Durand & Schinz in part (2) macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. var. macrophylla
Polanisia dianthera DC. (2)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt? B, LIM, NW, G, M,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt? N, NW, FS, NC S, KZN
angustifolia Forssk. subsp. diandra (Burch.) Kers var. nama-
maculata (Sond.) Szyszyl.
quensis Kers = C. angustifolia subsp. diandra Polanisia maculata Sond. (2)
angustifolia Forssk. subsp. petersiana (Klotzsch ex Sond.) Tetratelia maculata (Sond.) Sond. (2)
Kers Annual. Herb. Ht 0.12–0.3 m. Alt? B, LIM, NW, G,
C. diandra in sense of many authors, not of Burch., misapplied M, FS
name (2)
Dianthera petersiana (Klotzsch ex Sond.) Pax (2) minima Stephens = Heliophila minima
*C A P R I F O L I A C E A E
Compiled by W.G. Welman
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Compiled by T. Nkonki
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 1312–2225 m. LIM, FS, KZN, colensoi F.N.Williams = D. zeyheri subsp. natalensis
L, EC crenatus in sense of Edwards, not of Thunb. = D. cae-
indicum Wight & Arn. var. ruwenzoriense (F.N.Wil- spitosus subsp. pectinatus
liams) Möschl = C. indicum crenatus Thunb.
triviale Link = C. fontanum subsp. triviale Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 5–2100 m. KZN,
vulgatum L. = C. fontanum subsp. triviale WC, EC
holopetalus Turcz.
CORRIGIOLA L. 2469000 Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.45 m. Alt up to 153 m. WC
(1) Wild & Diniz. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 20: 3.
incurvus Thunb. = D. albens
capensis Willd. subsp. capensis kamisbergensis Sond.
C. telefiifolia in sense of Harv. & Sond., misapplied name (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.1 m. Alt 854–1021 m. NC, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt up to 1530 m. NC
WC kirkii Burtt Davy = D. mooiensis subsp. kirkii
litoralis L. forma typica Graebn. = C. litoralis subsp. laingsburgensis Hooper
D. pearsonii Burtt Davy in part, as to Schlechter 11392 (2)
litoralis var. litoralis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.3 m. Alt 153–2161 m. NC,
litoralis L. subsp. litoralis var. litoralis WC
C. litoralis L. forma typica Graebn. (1)
C. litoralis L. var. purpurascens Giraudias (1) mecistocalyx F.N.Williams = D. zeyheri subsp. zeyheri
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.1 m. Alt 3–1982 m. N, B, micropetalus Ser.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt 600–2200 m. B,
litoralis L. subsp. litoralis var. perennans Chaudhri NW, G, FS, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 300–1372 m. N, micropetalus Ser. var. galpinii Burtt Davy = D. basuti-
LIM, G, WC cus subsp. basuticus var. basuticus
litoralis L. var. purpurascens Giraudias = C. litoralis mooiensis F.N.Williams subsp. kirkii (Burtt Davy)
subsp. litoralis var. litoralis Hooper
telefiifolia in sense of Harv. & Sond., misapplied name D. kirkii Burtt Davy (2)
= C. capensis subsp. capensis Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 458–2135 m. NW,
G, S, EC
DIANTHUS L. 2502000 mooiensis F.N.Williams subsp. mooiensis var. dentatus
(1) Phillips. 1936. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 16: t. 626. Burtt Davy
(2) Hooper. 1959. Hooker’s Icones Plantarum 37: 17–58.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 300–2227 m. M,
albens Aiton EC
D. incurvus Thunb. (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 15–1500 m. NC, mooiensis F.N.Williams subsp. mooiensis var. mooien-
WC sis
D. nelsonii F.N.Williams (2)
basuticus Burtt Davy subsp. basuticus var. basuticus Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 168–2060 m. NW,
D. micropetalus Ser. var. galpinii Burtt Davy (2)
G, M, KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.4 m. Alt 1500–3050 m. G,
M, FS, KZN, L, EC namaensis Schinz var. dinteri (Schinz) Hooper
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt up to 1007 m. N, NC,
basuticus Burtt Davy subsp. basuticus var. grandi- WC, EC
florus Hooper
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 2500–3200 m. M, namaensis Schinz var. junceus (Burtt Davy) Hooper
KZN, L Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt up to 760 m. NC
basuticus Burtt Davy subsp. fourcadei Hooper namaensis Schinz var. namaensis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt 183–1509 m. WC D. pearsonii Burtt Davy in part, as to Pearson 7856 (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.4 m. Alt 200–2336 m. N,
bolusii Burtt Davy NC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 92–1342 m. NC,
WC nelsonii F.N.Williams = D. mooiensis subsp. mooiensis
var. mooiensis
bolusii Burtt Davy × D. caespitosus Thunb.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt up to 300 m. WC pearsonii Burtt Davy in part, as to Schlechter 11392 =
D. laingsburgensis
burchellii Ser.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? B, NC pearsonii Burtt Davy in part, as to Pearson 7856 = D.
namaensis var. namaensis
caespitosus Thunb. subsp. caespitosus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 100–2288 m. L, pectinatus E.Mey. ex Sond. = D. caespitosus subsp.
WC pectinatus
caespitosus Thunb. subsp. pectinatus (E.Mey. ex Sond.) prolifer L. = Petrorhagia prolifera
Hooper prostratus Jacq. = D. caespitosus subsp. pectinatus
D. crenatus in sense of Edwards, not of Thunb. (2)
D. pectinatus E.Mey. ex Sond. (2) prostratus of author, not of Jacq., concept invalid = D.
D. prostratus Jacq. (2) zeyheri subsp. natalensis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 533–1350 m. WC scaber Thunb. = D. thunbergii forma thunbergii
diandra Blume = D. cordata subsp. diandra brasiliana DC. var. pubescens Chaudhri
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 183–2000 m. NW, G, M, FS,
HERNIARIA L. 2476000 KZN, L, WC
(1) Chaudhri. 1968. Mededelingen van het Botanisch Museum en
Herbarium van de Rijks-Universiteit te Utrecht 285: 354–377. *PETRORHAGIA (Ser.) Link 2497010
arenicola = H. capensis (1) Ball & Heywood. 1964. Flora europaea 1: 186–188.
eriantha Hochst. ex A.Rich. var. effusa (Oliv. emend. S. dinteri Engl. (2)
Pax) Turrill Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 10–2227 m. N,
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.19 m. Alt up to 1693 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
LIM, M. burchellii Otth var. latifolia Sond.
eriantha Hochst. ex A.Rich. var. eriantha Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt up to 1980 m. LIM, M, KZN,
P. grossartii Dinter (3) WC, EC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? N, B burchellii Otth var. macrorrhiza R.E.Fr. = S. burchellii
grossartii Dinter = P. eriantha var. eriantha var. angustifolia
burchellii Otth var. pilosellaefolia Sond. = S. burchellii
POLYCARPON L. 2453000 var. angustifolia
(1) Linnaeus. 1759. Systema naturae edn 10, 2: 881.
(2) Wild. 1961. FZ 1: 339–341. capensis Otth = S. undulata
(3) Podlech. 1967. FSWA 31: 2, 3. clandestina Jacq.
(4) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl.
Vol. 13: 222. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 6–2100 m. M, NC,
WC, EC
loeflingii Benth. = P. prostratum var. prostratum
crassifolia L.
prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. var. prostratum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 2–155 m. WC, EC
Alsine prostrata Forssk. (3)
P. loeflingii Benth. (3) dewinteri Bocquet
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt 110–610 m. N, B, M Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.2 m. Alt up to 300 m. WC
*tetraphyllum (L.) L. dinteri Engl. = S. burchellii var. burchellii
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 5–914 m. M, FS, KZN, WC, EC eckloniana Sond.
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt up to 20 m. WC
*SAGINA L. 2433000
(1) Chorney. 1986. Flora of South Australia 1: 227, 228. *gallica L.
(2) Danin. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 412, 413. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.45 m. Alt 15–1965 m. LIM,
(3) Turker. 2000. Rhodora 102: 214–216. G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
apetala Ard. inflata (Salisb.) Sm. = S. vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.15 m. Alt 120–1480 m. FS, mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt up to 300 m. WC
maritima G.Don ornata Aiton
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.9 m. Alt up to 300 m. WC
*pendula L.
SAPONARIA L. 2503000 Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt up to 1600 m. G
vaccaria L. var. grandiflora Fisch. ex Ser. = Vaccaria pilosellifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
hispanica var. hispanica Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 200–2236 m. N, LIM,
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
*SCLERANTHUS L. 2483000
(1) Henderson & Anderson. 1966. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey
primuliflora Eckl. & Zeyh. var. ciliata Sond.
of South Africa No. 37: 136, 137. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt up to 700 m. EC
(2) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl. primuliflora Eckl. & Zeyh. var. primuliflora
Vol. 13: 312.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt 5–2000 m. KZN,
annuus L. L, WC, EC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.2 m. Alt 30–1980 m. KZN, thunbergiana Bartl.
NC, WC, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 10–1943 m. WC
SILENE L. 2490000 undulata Aiton
(1) Sonder. 1860. FC 1: 125–129. S. capensis Otth (1)
(2) Wild. 1961. FZ 1: 350–355. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.8 m. Alt 6–2950
(3) Podlech. 1967. FSWA 31: 4. m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
(4) Bocquet. 1977. Bothalia 12: 309–311.
(5) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl. vlokii Masson
Vol. 13: 222, 223. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 10–100 m. WC
(6) Masson. 1989. Candollea 44: 485–491. vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. macrocarpa (Marsden)
(7) Walters. 1989. European garden flora 3: 179–181.
(8) Chater et al. 1993. Flora europaea edn 2,1: 191–218. Jones & Turrill
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.23–0.75 m. Alt ?–1402 m. KZN,
bellidioides Sond. WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.9 m. Alt 2–3490 m. B,
LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC vulgaris (Moench) Garcke subsp. vulgaris
S. inflata (Salisb.) Sm. (8)
burchellii Otth var. angustifolia Sond. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 229–1525 m. FS,
S. burchellii Otth var. macrorrhiza R.E.Fr. (1)
S. burchellii Otth var. pilosellaefolia Sond. (1)
KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 600–2425 m. *SPERGULA L. 2449000
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, NC
(1) Wild. 1961. FZ 1: 346.
burchellii Otth var. burchellii (2) Ratter. 1964. Flora europaea 1: 154.
(3) Bond & Goldblatt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany Suppl. S. campestris (L.) Asch. (3)
Vol. 13: 223. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC, EC
arvensis L.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 30–2425 m. G, M, *STELLARIA L. 2429000
KZN, L, NC, WC, EC (1) Wild. 1961. FZ 1,2: 349, 350.
(2) Hilliard & Burtt. 1985. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
SPERGULARIA (Pers.) J.Presl 2450000 Edinburgh 42: 228.
& C.Presl (3) Danin. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 413.
(1) Sonder. 1860. FC 1: 134, 135. media (L.) Vill.
(2) Monnier & Ratter. 1964. Flora europaea 1: 154–156. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.5 m. Alt 5–2208 m. B, LIM,
(3) Podlech. 1967. FSWA 31: 4, 5. NW, G, KZN, L, WC, EC
(4) Monnier. 1975. Candollea 30: 121–155.
pallida (Dumort.) Piré
atheniensis Asch. & Schweinf. = S. bocconii
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 100–1525 m. LIM,
bocconii (Scheele) Asch. & Graebn. NW, G, KZN, L, WC, EC
S. atheniensis Asch. & Schweinf. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.03–0.7 m. Alt 5–1310 m. NC, sennii Chiov.
WC, EC Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 11–2446 m. N, B, KZN,
campestris (L.) Asch. = S. rubra L, EC
glandulosa Fenzl var. glabrifolia Fenzl = S. media TUNICA Scop. 2498010
glandulosa Fenzl var. glandulosa = S. media
hanoverensis Simon prolifera (L.) Scop. = Petrorhagia prolifera
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.03 m. Alt 300–1370 m. NC, WC *VACCARIA Medik. 2501000
marginata Kitt. = S. media (1) Tutin et al. 1964. Flora europaea 1: 186.
*media (L.) C.Presl ex Griseb. (2) Léonard. 1985. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de
Arenaria glandulosa Jacq. (2) Belgique 55: 297, 298.
Arenaria media L. (3) (3) Rechinger. 1988. Flora of Iranica 163: 337, 338.
Lepigonum marginatum W.D.J.Koch var. glabra L. (1)
Lepigonum marginatum W.D.J.Koch var. glandulosa Fenzl (1) hispanica (Miller) Rauschert var. hispanica
S. glandulosa Fenzl var. glabrifolia Fenzl (1) Saponaria vaccaria L. var. grandiflora Fisch. ex Ser. (2)
S. glandulosa Fenzl var. glandulosa (1) V. pyramidata Medik. var. pyramidata (2)
S. marginata Kitt. (2) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 610–1617 m. NW, G,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–1 m. Alt 5–1370 m. N, NW, M, FS, NC, WC, EC
FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC pyramidata Medik. var. pyramidata = V. hispanica var.
*rubra (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl hispanica
*C A S U A R I N A C E A E
Compiled by M. Jordaan
CELASTRACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer & M. Jordaan
laurinus Thunb. = Maytenus oleoides oligocarpum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. = Robsonoden-
linearis L.f. = Gymnosporia linearis subsp. linearis dron eucleiforme
lucidus L. = Maytenus lucida papillosum Hochst. = E. croceum
reticulatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. = Lauridia reticu-
maritimus Bolus = Robsonodendron maritimum
lata
obtusus Thunb. = Putterlickia pyracantha schinoides Spreng. = Cassine schinoides
peduncularis Sond. = Maytenus peduncularis transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer
procumbens L.f. = Maytenus procumbens Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd (3)
Crocoxylon transvaalense (Burtt Davy) N.Robson (3)
pyracanthus L. = Putterlickia pyracantha E. croceum (Thunb.) DC. var. heterophyllum Loes. (3)
saxatilis Burch. = Putterlickia saxatilis Pseudocassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Bredell (3)
Salacia transvaalensis Burtt Davy (3)
tetragonus Thunb. = Lauridia tetragona Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt 200–1700 m.
undatus Thunb. = Maytenus undata N, B, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN
verrucosus Sond. = Putterlickia verrucosa zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz.
Cassine crocea of most authors, not of Thunb. (3)
CROCOXYLON Eckl. & Zeyh. 4640010 Crocoxylon croceum of most authors, not of Thunb. (3)
Crocoxylon excelsum Eckl. & Zeyh., illegitimate name (3)
croceum of most authors, not of Thunb. = Elaeodendron E. croceum of most authors, not of Thunb. (3)
zeyheri E. excelsum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. (3)
Salacia zeyheri Planch. ex Harv. (3)
croceum (Thunb.) N.Robson = Elaeodendron croceum Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–10 m. Alt 200–1750 m. LIM,
excelsum Eckl. & Zeyh., illegitimate name = Elaeoden- KZN, EC
dron zeyheri
transvaalense (Burtt Davy) N.Robson = Elaeodendron
EMPLEURIDIUM Sond. 4626010
(1) Goldblatt et al. 1985. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
transvaalense 72: 167–183.
juniperinum Sond.
ELACHYPTERA A.C.Sm. 4661010 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 600–1200 m. WC
(1) Robson et al. 1994. FTEA Celastraceae: 48–51.
parvifolia (Oliv.) N.Hallé EUONYMUS L. 4618000
Hippocratea parvifolia Oliv. (1) colpoon L. = Cassine peragua subsp. peragua
Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 2–8 m. Alt 318–460
m. LIM GLOVERIA M.Jordaan 4628010
(1) Jordaan & Van Wyk. 1998. South African Journal of Botany 64:
ELAEODENDRON Jacq. 4640000 299–302.
(1) Archer & Condy. 1995. Flowering Plants of Africa 54: 58–62, t. integrifolia (L.f.) M.Jordaan
2112. Catha integrifolia (L.f.) G.Don (1)
(2) Archer & Van Wyk. 1996. Bothalia 26: 41, 42. Celastrus integrifolius L.f. (1)
(3) Archer & Van Wyk. 1998. South African Journal of Botany 64: Gymnosporia integrifolia (L.f.) R.Glover (1)
93–109. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2.5 m. Alt? NC, WC
capense Eckl. & Zeyh. = E. croceum
croceum (Thunb.) DC. GYMNOSPORIA (Wight & 4627000
Cassine crocea (Thunb.) Kuntze (1) Arn.) Hook.f.
Cassine papillosa (Hochst.) Kuntze (1) (1) Schönland. 1919. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South
Crocoxylon croceum (Thunb.) N.Robson (1) Africa No. 1: 73.
E. capense Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) (2) Davison. 1927. Bothalia 2: 289–346.
E. papillosum Hochst. (1) (3) Loesener. 1942. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2, 20b:
Ilex crocea Thunb. (1) 87–158.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–15 m. Alt 250–2600 m. LIM, (4) Robson. 1966. FZ 2: 358–374.
(5) Archer. 1992. South African Journal of Botany 58: 393–396.
KZN, WC, EC (6) Jordaan. 1995. A taxonomic revision of the spiny members of sub-
croceum of most authors, not of Thunb. = E. zeyheri family Celastroideae (Celastraceae) in southern Africa.
Unpublished M.Sc. thesis, Univ. Pretoria.
croceum (Thunb.) DC. var. heterophyllum Loes. = E. (7) Jordaan & Van Wyk. 1999. South African Journal of Botany 65:
transvaalense 177–181.
eucleiforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. = Robsonoden- (8) Jordaan & Condy. 1999. Flowering Plants of Africa 56: 82–85, t.
2154.
dron eucleiforme (9) Jordaan & Van Wyk. 1999. South African Journal of Botany 65:
excelsum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. = E. zeyheri 315–320.
(10) Jordaan & Van Wyk. 2000. South African Journal of Botany 66:
fruticosum N.Robson = E. matabelicum 10–14.
kraussianum (Bernh.) Sim = Cassine peragua subsp. (11) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 885–912.
peragua (12) Jordaan. 2002. In Schmidt et al., Trees and shrubs of Mpuma-
?laurifolium Harv. = Allocassine laurifolia langa and Kruger National Park: 676.
(13) Schmidt et al. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger
matabelicum Loes. National Park: 332–362.
Cassine matabelicum (Loes.) Steedman (3)
E. fruticosum N.Robson (3) acuminata (L.f.) Szyszyl. = Maytenus acuminata var.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–15 m. Alt ± 1050 m. B acuminata
albata (N.E.Br.) Sim = Maytenus albata linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. linearis
Celastrus linearis L.f. (2)
amapondensis Sim = Robsonodendron eucleiforme Maytenus linearis in sense of (L.f) Marais in part (11)
angularis (Sond.) Sim = G. heterophylla Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 0–300 m. WC,
angularis (Sond.) Sim var. grandifolia Davison = G. EC
grandifolia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. lanceolata (E.Mey. ex Sond.)
apiculata Sim = Robsonodendron maritimum M.Jordaan
Celastrus lanceolatus E.Mey. ex Sond. (11)
arenicola M.Jordaan G. lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. (11)
Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. arenaria Maytenus linearis in sense of (L.f) Marais in part (11)
N.Robson in part (9) Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 0–300 m. N,
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 0–300 m. KZN NC
bachmannii Loes. lucida (L.) Loes. = Maytenus lucida
Maytenus bachmannii (Loes.) Marais (8)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 0–300 m. macrocarpa M.Jordaan
KZN, EC Perennial. Shrub or occ. tree. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 0–1500
m. KZN
buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl.
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 7 m. Alt 0–2000 m. maranguensis (Loes.) Loes.
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt? N, B, LIM,
EC NW, G, M, S, KZN
capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. markwardii M.Jordaan
Celastrus capitatus E.Mey. ex Sond. (2) Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. arenaria
Maytenus capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais (11) N.Robson in part (9)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2.5 m. Alt 0–2000 m. WC, Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 0–100 m.
EC KZN
cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Sim = Maytenus cordata monococca Davison = Maytenus monococca
crataegiflora Davison = G. woodii mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes.
Maytenus mossambicensis in sense of (Klotzsch) Blakelock in part
deflexa Sprague = Maytenus deflexa (11)
devenishii M.Jordaan Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 0–300 m. LIM
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt 500–1500 m. nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl.
KZN, EC Maytenus nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais (6)
elliptica (Thunb.) Schönland Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt? M, S, KZN,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 0–100 m. WC, EC
EC oxycarpa (N.Robson) M.Jordaan
Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson (12)
fasciculata (Tul.) Loes. = Maytenus undata Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 0–300 m.
filiformis Davison in part = Maytenus sp. A LIM
glaucophylla M.Jordaan peduncularis (Sond.) Loes. = Maytenus peduncularis
Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. glauca polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. polyacantha
N.Robson (12) Maytenus polyacantha in sense of Marais in part (11)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.4–0.8 m. Alt 0–100 m. Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt? EC
LIM, M, S, KZN
polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. vaccinifolia
grandifolia (Davison) M.Jordaan (P.Conrath) M.Jordaan
G. angularis (Sond.) Sim var. grandifolia Davison (12) G. vaccinifolia P.Conrath (11)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–4 m. Alt 0–100 m. LIM, M, S, Maytenus polyacantha in sense of Marais in part (11)
KZN, EC Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt? LIM, NW,
harveyana Loes. G, M
Maytenus mossambicensis in sense of (Klotzsch) Blakelock in part procumbens (L.f.) Loes. = Maytenus procumbens
(11)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–8 m. Alt 0–1000 m. pubescens (N.Robson) M.Jordaan
Maytenus pubescens N.Robson (12)
LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 100–335 m.
heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. LIM
Celastrus angularis Sond. (6)
G. angularis (Sond.) Sim (6) putterlickioides Loes.
Maytenus heterophylla in sense of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson in part Maytenus putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça (11)
(6) Perennial. Shrub or occ. tree. Ht up to 3 m. Alt? LIM
Perennial. Dwarf shrub or shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 0– rubra (Harv.) Loes.
1500 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock var. rubra (Harv.)
Blakelock (11)
ilicina (Burch.) Davison. = Maytenus ilicina
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt? M, KZN,
integrifolia (L.f.) R.Glover = Gloveria integrifolia EC
lanceolata (Eckl & Zeyh.) Loes. = G. linearis subsp. saxatilis (Burch.) Davison = Putterlickia saxatilis
lanceolata senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.
laurina (Thunb.) Szyszyl. = Maytenus oleoides Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell (6)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 4 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, LAURIDIA Eckl. & Zeyh. 4647000
M, S, KZN (1) Archer & Van Wyk. 1997. South African Journal of Botany 63:
tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. 227–232.
Maytenus tenuispina (Sond.) Marais (6) reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt? B, LIM, NW, G, Cassine reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd (1)
M, KZN, FS Elaeodendron reticulatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. (1)
Mystroxylon reticulatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. (1)
undata (Thunb.) Szyszyl. = Maytenus undata Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht 1–4.5 m. Alt 100–750 m.
uniflora Davison EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.8 m. Alt? KZN, EC tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer
vaccinifolia P.Conrath = G. polyacantha subsp. vac- Allocassine tetragona (L.f.) N.Robson (1)
Cassine albanensis Sond. (1)
cinifolia Cassine latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
woodii Szyszyl. Cassine latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. heterophylla Sond. (1)
G. crataegiflora Davison (3) Cassine scandens Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt 100–300 Cassine scandens Eckl. & Zeyh. var. latifolia Sond. (1)
Cassine scandens Eckl. & Zeyh. var. laxa Loes. (1)
m. KZN Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Druce (1)
zeyheri (Sond.) Davison = Maytenus undata Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Loes. (1)
Cassine tetragona (Thunb.) Loes. (1)
sp. A Cassine tetragona Thunb. var. laxa (Loes.) Loes. (1)
Cassine szyszylowiczii Kuntze Celastrus tetragonus Thunb. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt? N, NC, WC, EC Rhamnus tetragona L.f. (1)
sp. B Perennial. Shrub or scrambler. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 20–1750
Maytenus vanwykii R.H.Archer m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 0–300 m.
KZN, EC LOESENERIELLA A.C.Sm. 4661080
(1) Robson. 1966. FZ 2: 408–411.
HARTOGIA L.f., not of L. 4645010 (2) Robson et al. 1994. FTEA Celastraceae: 65–70.
angustifolia Turcz. = Cassine schinoides africana (Willd.) N.Hallé var. richardiana (Cambess.)
N.Hallé
capensis L. = Cassine schinoides Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes. var. richardiana (Cambess.)
capensis L. var. lanceolata Sond. = Cassine schinoides N.Robson (2)
Hippocratea nitida Oberm. (1)
capensis L. var. latifolia Sond. = Cassine schinoides Hippocratea obtusifolia in sense of Oliv., misapplied name (2)
capensis L. var. multiflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. = Cas- Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 0.5–15 m. Alt 302–
sine schinoides 1675 m. N, B, LIM
capensis L. var. riparia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. = Cassine crenata (Klotzsch) N.Hallé
Hippocratea crenata (Klotzsch) K.Schum. & Loes. (1)
schinoides Hippocratea kirkii Oliv. (2)
schinoides C.A.Sm. = Cassine schinoides Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 2–3 m. Alt ?–549 m.
LIM
HARTOGIELLA Codd 4645000
LYDENBURGIA N.Robson 4629010
schinoides (Spreng.) Codd = Cassine schinoides (1) Robson. 1965. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana sér. 2, 39: 35.
(2) Codd. 1966. Bothalia 9: 124.
HIPPOCRATEA L. 4661000 (3) Codd. 1971. Bothalia 10: 365.
(4) Van Wyk & Prins. 1987. South African Journal of Botany 53:
africana (Willd.) Loes. var. richardiana (Cambess.) 202–205.
N.Robson = Loeseneriella africana var. richardi- (5) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
ana Africa, edn 3: 885–912.
(6) Schmidt et al. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger
buchananii Loes. = Reissantia buchananii National Park: 332–362.
crenata (Klotzsch) K.Schum. & Loes. = Loeseneriella abbottii (A.E.van Wyk & Prins) Steenkamp, A.E.van
crenata Wyk & Prins
delagoensis Loes. = Prionostemma delagoensis Catha abbottii A.E.van Wyk & Prins (5)
indica Willd. = Reissantia indica var. orientalis Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–8 m. Alt 0–100 m. KZN, EC
kirkii Oliv. = Loeseneriella crenata cassinoides N.Robson
Catha cassinoides (N.Robson) Codd, illegitimate name (1)
longipetiolata Oliv. = Pristimera longipetiolata Catha transvaalensis Codd (2)
nitida Oberm. = Loeseneriella africana var. richardiana Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–12 m. Alt 335–1900 m.
obtusifolia in sense of Oliv., misapplied name = LIM, M
Loeseneriella africana var. richardiana
MAUROCENIA Mill. 4644000
parviflora N.E.Br. = Reissantia parviflora (1) Archer & Van Wyk. 1998. Bothalia 28: 7–10.
parvifolia Oliv. = Elachyptera parvifolia capensis Sond. = M. frangula
schlechteri Loes. = Pristimera longipetiolata frangula Mill.
schlechteri Loes. var. peglerae Loes. = Pristimera Cassine maurocenia L. (1)
bojeri M. capensis Sond. (1)
M. frangularia Willd., incorrect spelling of most authors (1) monococca (Davison) Loes.
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 10–945 m. WC Gymnosporia monococca Davison (2)
frangularia Willd. = M. frangula Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 5–200 m.
WC
schinziana Loes. = Cassine parvifolia
mossambicensis in sense of (Klotzsch) Blakelock in part
MAYTENUS Molina 4626000 = Gymnosporia harveyana
(1) Davison. 1927. Bothalia 2: 289–346. mossambicensis in sense of (Klotzsch) Blakelock in part
(2) Loesener. 1942. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2, 20b: 87–158. = Gymnosporia mossambicensis
(3) Marais. 1960. Bothalia 7: 381–386.
(4) Robson. 1966. FZ 2: 358–374.
mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock var. rubra (Harv.)
(5) Van Wyk. 1984. South African Journal of Botany 3: 115–119. Blakelock = Gymnosporia rubra
(6) Van Wyk & Archer. 1987. South African Journal of Botany 53: nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais = Gymnosporia ne-
155–160. morosa
(7) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 885–912. oleoides (Lam.) Loes.
(8) Schmidt et al. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Celastrus laurinus Thunb. (2)
Kruger National Park: 332–362. Gymnosporia laurina (Thunb.) Szyszyl. (3)
Scytophyllum laurinum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
abbottii A.E.van Wyk Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 30–1310 m.
Perennial. Tree. Ht up to 4 m. Alt 0–300 m. KZN NC, WC, EC
acuminata (L.f.) Loes. var. acuminata oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer
Celastrus acuminatus L.f. (1)
Gymnosporia acuminata (L.f.) Szyszyl. (3) Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–4 m. Alt 10–300 m. KZN, EC
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt 5–1293 m. oxycarpa N.Robson = Gymnosporia oxycarpa
LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC peduncularis (Sond.) Loes.
albata (N.E.Br.) E.Schmidt & M.Jordaan Celastrus peduncularis Sond. (3)
Celastrus albatus N.E.Br. (8) Gymnosporia peduncularis (Sond.) Loes. (3)
Gymnosporia albata (N.E.Br.) Sim (8) Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–13 m. Alt 15–1980 m.
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 6 m. Alt? LIM, M, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
KZN, L, EC polyacantha in sense of Marais in part = Gymnosporia
angustifolia (C.Presl ex Sond.) Moll & L.B.Scott = polyacantha subsp. polyacantha
Robsonodendron eucleiforme polyacantha in sense of Marais in part = Gymnosporia
bachmannii (Loes.) Marais = Gymnosporia bachmannii polyacantha subsp vaccinifolia
capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais = Gymnosporia procumbens (L.f.) Loes.
capitata Celastrus procumbens L.f. (3)
Gymnosporia procumbens (L.f.) Loes. (3)
cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. Perennial. Tree, shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt
Celastrus cordatus E.Mey. ex Sond. (1)
Gymnosporia cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Sim (7)
5–200 m. KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–4 m. Alt 10–300 m. pubescens N.Robson = Gymnosporia pubescens
KZN, EC putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça = Gymno-
deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt & M.Jordaan sporia putterlickioides
Gymnosporia deflexa Sprague (8) senegalensis (Lam.) Exell = Gymnosporia senegalensis
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht up to 10 m. Alt? LIM, M,
KZN, EC tenuispina (Sond.) Marais = Gymnosporia tenuispina
heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. arenaria undata (Thunb.) Blakelock
Celastrus undatus Thunb. (3)
N.Robson in part = Gymnosporia arenicola Gymnosporia fasciculata (Tul.) Loes. (3)
heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. arenaria Gymnosporia undata (Thunb.) Szyszyl. (3)
Gymnosporia zeyheri (Sond.) Davison (3)
N.Robson in part = Gymnosporia markwardii
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 5–2225 m. B,
heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. glauca LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
N.Robson = Gymnosporia glaucophylla
vanwykii R.H.Archer = Gymnosporia sp. B
heterophylla in sense of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson in sp. A
part = Gymnosporia heterophylla Gymnosporia filiformis Davison in part (1)
ilicina (Burch) Loes. Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 0–200 m. KZN
Celastrus ilicinus Burch. (1)
Gymnosporia ilicina (Burch.) Davison (7) METHYSCOPHYLLUM Eckl. & 4629010
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht up to 3 m. Alt? NC Zeyh.
linearis in sense of (L.f) Marais in part = Gymnosporia glaucum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Catha edulis
linearis subsp. lanceolata
linearis in sense of (L.f) Marais in part = Gymnosporia MYSTROXYLON Eckl. & Zeyh. 4642000
linearis subsp. linearis (1) Archer et al. 1997. Flowering Plants of Africa 55: 76–80, t. 2134.
(2) Archer. 1996. A taxonomic revision of southern African
lucida (L.) Loes. Cassinoideae (Celastraceae): 107–126. Unpublished thesis, Univ.
Celastrus lucidus L. (2) Pretoria.
Gymnosporia lucida (L.) Loes. (3) (3) Archer. 2002. In Schmidt et al., Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 5–275 m. WC and Kruger National Park: 676.
CELTIDACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
CERATOPHYLLACEAE
Compiled by R.P. Glen & C.D.K. Cook
CHENOPODIACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
inflata F.Muell. = A. lindleyi subsp. inflata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 5–1435 m. N, NW,
laciniata L. = A. erosa FS, NC, WC, EC
lindleyi Moq. subsp. inflata (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson vestita (Thunb.) Aellen var. inappendiculata Aellen
A. halimoides Lindl. (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 20–1300 m. FS, NC,
A. inflata F.Muell. (5) WC, EC
Blackiella inflata (F.Muell.) Aellen (5)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.13–0.5 m. Alt 1–1350 m. N, G, FS, BASSIA All. 2239010
NC, WC, EC (1) Botschantzev. 1973. Botanisheskii Zhurnal 58: 1462, 1463.
*lindleyi Moq. subsp. quadripartita Paul G.Wilson (2) Scott. 1978. Feddes Repertorium 89: 106–110.
Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? NC, WC diffusa (Thunb.) Kuntze
Chenolea diffusa Thunb. (2)
littoralis C.H.Wright = A. patula subsp. verreauxii Chenopodium sericeum (Aiton) Spreng. (2)
littoralis L. Echinopsilon diffusum (Hornst.) Moq. (2)
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.75 m. Alt 30–885 m. Echinopsilon sericeum (Aiton) Moq. (2)
Kochia sericea (Aiton) Schrad. (2)
KZN, WC, EC Salsola diffusa (Hornst.) Thunb. (2)
microphylla Willd. = Exomis microphylla var. micro- Salsola sericea Aiton (2)
phylla Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt 1–1220 m. N,
*muelleri Benth. KZN, NC, WC, EC
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt dinteri (Botsch.) A.J.Scott
106–1300 m. FS, NC, WC, EC Chenolea dinteri Botsch. (2)
Chenoleoides dinteri (Botsch.) Botsch. (2)
nitens Schkuhr Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.3 m. Alt ± 140 m.
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt? FS N, NC
*nummularia Lindl. subsp. nummularia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 20–1350 m. LIM, Kochia indica Wight (2)
NW, G, FS, NC, WC, EC Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt ± 1340 m. FS
patula L. subsp. austro-africana Aellen salsoloides (Fenzl) A.J.Scott
A. patula L. var. angustifolia Bolus & Wolley-Dod (2) Kochia pubescens Moq. (2)
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 5–90 m. Kochia pubescens Moq. var. cinerascens Moq. (2)
KZN, WC Kochia salsoloides Fenzl (2)
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.38–1.06 m. Alt 20–1220
patula L. subsp. verreauxii Aellen
A. farinosa Moq. (2) m. N, FS, NC, WC, EC
A. littoralis C.H.Wright (2)
A. verreauxii Moq. (2) *BETA L. 2221000
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? KZN (1) Linnaeus. 1753. Species plantarum 1,1: 222.
(2) Ball. 1964. Flora europaea 1: 91, 92.
patula L. var. angustifolia Bolus & Wolley-Dod = A.
patula subsp. austro-africana vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt ± 1130
portulacoides C.H.Wright = A. vestita var. appendicu-
m. WC, EC
lata
rosea C.H.Wright = A. erosa BLACKIELLA Aellen 2229010
rosea L.
inflata (F.Muell.) Aellen = Atriplex lindleyi subsp. in-
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? FS, NC, WC
flata
sarcocarpus Dinter = Manochlamys albicans
semibaccata R.Br. var. appendiculata Aellen CAROXYLON Thunb. 2269010
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.07–0.6 m.
Alt 3–1900 m. N, LIM, NW, G, FS, KZN, L, brevifolium St.-Lag. = Salsola aphylla
NC, WC, EC divaricatum Moq. = Salsola capensis
semibaccata R.Br. var. typica Aellen salsola Thunb. = Salsola aphylla
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. tuberculatum Moq. = Salsola tuberculata
Alt 2–1524 m. N, NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
tuberculatum Moq. β flavo-virens Moq. = Salsola gem-
*spongiosa F.Muell.
mifera
Annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt up to 1435 m.
FS, NC zeyheri Moq. in part = Salsola contrariifolia
suberecta I.Verd. zeyheri Moq. in part = Salsola zeyheri
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.7 m. Alt 260–1370 m. N,
NW, G, FS, NC, WC, EC CHENOLEA Thunb. 2238000
tatarica Aellen = A. erosa diffusa Thunb. = Bassia diffusa
verreauxii Moq. = A. patula subsp. verreauxii dinteri Botsch. = Bassia dinteri
vestita (Thunb.) Aellen var. appendiculata Aellen
A. glauca C.H.Wright (2) CHENOLEOIDES (Ulbr.) Botsch. 2238010
A. halimus C.H.Wright (2)
A. portulacoides C.H.Wright (2) dinteri (Botsch.) Botsch. = Bassia dinteri
subsericea C.A.Sm. ex Ulbr. = S. dinteri Arthrocnemum natalense (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) Moss var. affine
(Moss) Tölken (3)
swakopmundi Botsch. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt? N, NC, WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt? N
natalensis (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott var. nata-
tetramera Botsch. lensis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt? NC, WC Arthrocnemum affine Moss (1)
tuberculata in sense of Aellen, misapplied name = S. Arthrocnemum africanum Moss (1)
Arthrocnemum natalense (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) Moss var. natal-
gemmifera ense (1)
tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl Salicornia natalensis Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb. (1)
Caroxylon tuberculatum Moq. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 1–1525 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.06–0.2 m. Alt 185–2440 N, KZN, NC, WC, EC
m. B perennis (Mill.) A.J.Scott var. lignosa (Woods) O’Cal-
tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. albida Fenzl ex Drège in laghan
part = S. apiciflora Arthrocnemum perenne (Mill.) Moss ex Fourc. var. lignosum
(Woods) Moss (3)
tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. albida Fenzl ex Drège in
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? N, NC, WC,
part = S. capensis
EC
tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. flavo-virens Fenzl ex
perennis (Mill.) A.J.Scott var. perennis
Drège = S. gemmifera Arthrocnemum ambiguum (Micheli) Moq. (1)
tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. tomentosa Aellen = S. Arthrocnemum perenne (Mill.) Moss ex Fourc. (1)
tuberculatiformis Arthrocnemum variiflorum Moss (1)
Salicornia ambigua Micheli (1)
tuberculatiformis Botsch. Salicornia perennis Mill. (1)
S. tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. tomentosa Aellen (1) Salicornia radicans Sm. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? NC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt 1–55 m.
ugabica Botsch. N, KZN, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? N pillansii (Moss) A.J.Scott var. dunensis (Moss) O’Cal-
unjabica Botsch. laghan
Arthrocnemum pillansii Moss var. dunense (Moss) Tölken (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.8 m. Alt? N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? N
verdoorniae Tölken
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt? WC pillansii (Moss) A.J.Scott var. pillansii
Arthrocnemum dunense Moss (1)
vermiformis C.A.Sm. ex Ulbr. = S. gemmifera Arthrocnemum hottentoticum Moss (1)
Arthrocnemum namaquense Moss (1)
warmbadica Botsch. Arthrocnemum pillansii Moss var. pillansii (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? N Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.7 m. Alt 5–120 m.
zeyheri (Moq.) Bunge N, NC, WC, EC
Caroxylon zeyheri Moq. in part (1)
terminalis (Tölken) A.J.Scott
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.45–0.6 m. Alt? N, NC, Arthrocnemum terminale Tölken (1)
WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? WC
zeyheri in sense of Aellen, misapplied name = S. nami- xerophila (Tölken) A.J.Scott
bica Arthrocnemum xerophilum Tölken (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ± 260 m. NC, WC
SARCOCORNIA A.J.Scott 2255010
(1) Scott. 1977. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 75: 366–369.
(2) Brenan. 1988. FZ 9,1: 149–153.
SUAEDA Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. 2261000
(3) O’Callaghan & Oliver. 1992. South African Journal of Botany (1) Aellen. 1967. FSWA 32: 20−22.
58,6: 540. (2) Brenan. 1988. FZ 9,1: 154−159.
capensis (Moss) A.J.Scott articulata Aellen
Arthrocnemum capense Moss (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt? N, B
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt up to 60 caespitosa Wolley-Dod
m. WC, EC Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.25
decumbens (Tölken) A.J.Scott m. Alt 5–2350 m. NC, WC, EC
Arthrocnemum decumbens Tölken (1)
fruticosa (L.) Forssk.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 2–27 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 10–1405 m.
WC, EC
N, B, FS, NC, WC, EC
littorea (Moss) A.J.Scott
Arthrocnemum littoreum Moss (1) fruticosa of author, not of (L.) Forssk., misapplied name
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 1–30 m. WC, EC = S. plumosa
mossiana (Tölken) A.J.Scott inflata Aellen
Arthrocnemum mossianum Tölken (1) S. maritima Dumort. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt up to 60 m. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.06
WC m. Alt 900–1524 m. N, NC
natalensis (Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.) A.J.Scott var. affi- maritima Dumort. = S. inflata
nis (Moss) O’Callaghan merxmuelleri Aellen
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.4–0.7 m. Alt? S. fruticosa of author, not of (L.) Forssk., misapplied name (1)
N, NC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt
plumosa Aellen 400–1035 m. N, B
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
PARINARI Aubl. 3405000 capensis Harv. var. latifolia Oliv. = P. capensis subsp.
(1) Graham. 1960. FTEA Rosaceae: 48–53. capensis
(2) White. 1976. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique chapelieri Baill. = P. curatellifolia
46: 310–350.
(3) White. 1978. FZ 4: 36–41. curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.
P. chapelieri Baill. (2)
capensis Harv. subsp. capensis P. curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. subsp. mobola (Oliv.) R.A.Gra-
P. capensis Harv. subsp. latifolia (Oliv.) R.A.Graham (2) ham (2)
P. capensis Harv. var. latifolia Oliv. (2) P. gardineri Hemsl. (2)
P. curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. var. fruticulosa R.E.Fr. (2) P. mobola Oliv. (2)
P. latifolia (Oliv.) Exell (2) Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–20 m. Alt 500–1500 m. N, B,
P. pumila Mildbr. (2)
LIM, M, S
Perennial, occ. annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–0.3 m.
Alt 900–1200 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN curatellifolia in sense of J.H.Ross = P. capensis subsp.
incohata
capensis Harv. subsp. incohata F.White
P. capensis Harv. subsp. latifolia in sense of R.A.Graham, misap- curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. subsp. mobola (Oliv.)
plied name (2) R.A.Graham = P. curatellifolia
P. curatellifolia in sense of J.H.Ross (2)
curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth. var. fruticulosa R.E.Fr.
Perennial, occ. annual. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–2.5 m.
= P. capensis subsp. capensis
Alt 0–100 m. KZN
gardineri Hemsl. = P. curatellifolia
capensis Harv. subsp. latifolia in sense of R.A.Graham,
misapplied name = P. capensis subsp. incohata latifolia (Oliv.) Exell = P. capensis subsp. capensis
capensis Harv. subsp. latifolia (Oliv.) R.A.Graham = P. mobola Oliv. = P. curatellifolia
capensis subsp. capensis pumila Mildbr. = P. capensis subsp. capensis
CLUSIACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
COMBRETACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
platypetalum Welw. ex M.A.Lawson subsp. platype- anisoptera (Welw. ex M.A.Lawson) Engl. & Diels, mis-
talum identified name for FSA plants
Perennial. Shrub or dwarf shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt? N myrtifolia (M.A.Lawson) Engl. & Diels
psidioides Welw. subsp. dinteri (Schinz) Exell Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–22 m. Alt 20–1050 m. B, LIM,
C. dinteri Schinz (7) KZN
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2.5–9 m. Alt 0–1950 m. N
psidioides Welw. subsp. psidioides QUISQUALIS L. 5541000
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–10 m. Alt 0–1005 m. N, B (1) Wickens. 1973. FTEA Combretaceae: 67–70.
(2) Carr. 1986. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1925.
salicifolium E.Mey. ex Hook. = C. caffrum
parviflora Gerrard ex Sond.
schumannii Engl. Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 45–610 m. KZN,
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–18 m. Alt? N, B EC
suluense Engl. & Diels = C. collinum subsp. suluense
taborense Engl. = C. collinum subsp. taborense TERMINALIA L. 5544000
(1) Codd. 1963. The Flowering Plants of Africa 36: t. 1407.
transvaalense Schinz var. villosissimum Burtt Davy = (2) Killick. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1565.
C. hereroense (3) Wickens. 1973. FTEA Combretaceae: 73–93.
vendae A.E.van Wyk (4) Exell. 1978. FZ 4: 166–181.
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1.5–4 m. Alt? LIM brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern subsp. brachystemma
wattii Exell Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–8 m. Alt 560–1950 m. N, B,
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 4–6 m. Alt? N LIM
woodii Dummer phanerophlebia Engl. & Diels
Perennial. Tree, shrub or climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 45– Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 50–915 m. M,
1370 m. M, S, KZN S, KZN
zeyheri Sond. prunioides M.A.Lawson
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–12 m. Alt 45–1600 m. Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 3–15 m. Alt 275–1525 m.
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN N, B, LIM, M
randii Baker f.
LUMNITZERA Willd. 5550000 Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–12 m. Alt 0–1065 m. B
(1) Wickens. 1973. FTEA Combretaceae: 93–95. sericea Burch. ex DC.
(2) Exell. 1978. FZ 4: 181–183.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–16 m. Alt 45–1920 m. N, B,
racemosa Willd. var. racemosa LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–9 m. Alt 0–50 m. KZN stenostachya Engl. & Diels
POIVREA Comm. 5538010 Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 4–12 m. Alt 275–1000 m.
B
bracteosa Hochst. = Combretum bracteosum
stuhlmannii Engl.
PTELEOPSIS Engl. 5539000 Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–12 m. Alt? N, B
(1) Wickens. 1973. FTEA Combretaceae: 70–73. trichopoda Diels
(2) Exell. 1978. FZ 4: 162–166. Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 0–1065 m. N, B
CONNARACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
CONVOLVULACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman
Perennial. Herb, climber. Length 0.75–2.5 m. Alt 5– Perennial. Herb. Length 0.3–2 m. Alt 155–2045 m. N,
1890 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, L, WC, EC B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
filiformis Thunb. = C. capensis sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse
var. graminifolius (Hallier f.) Baker & C.H.Wright
galpinii C.H.Wright
ex A.Meeuse = C. sagittatus
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 1830–2010 m.
EC sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse
var. grandiflorus = C. sagittatus
hastatus Thunb. = C. bidentatus
sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse
inconspicuus Hallier f. = C. capensis
var. linearifolius (Hallier f.) Baker & C.H.Wright ex
indicus Burm.f. = Ipomoea indica A.Meeuse = C. sagittatus
linifolius L. = Evolvulus alsinoides sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. hirtellus (Hallier
liniformis Rendle = C. dregeanus f.) A.Meeuse = C. sagittatus
malabaricus L. = Hewittia malabarica sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. namaquensis
multifidus Hallier f. = C. ocellatus A.Meeuse = C. sagittatus
multifidus Thunb. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. phyllosepalus
C. thunbergii Hallier f. (1) (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse = C. sagittatus
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.15–0.75 m. Alt 1000–1355 sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. ulosepalus (Hal-
m. NW, FS, NC, EC lier f.) Verdc. = C. sagittatus
natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss sagittatus Thunb. var. aschersonii (Engl.) Verdc. = C.
C. bullerianus Rendle (1) aschersonii
C. calycinus E.Mey. ex Drège (1)
C. natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. angustifolia C.H.Wright (1) sepium L. = Calystegia sepium
C. natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. integrifolia C.H.Wright (1)
C. natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) soldanella L. = Calystegia soldanella
A.Meeuse (1) thunbergii Hallier f. = C. multifidus
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.3–1 m. Alt 10–1950 m. thunbergii Roem. & Schult.
LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Length 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 610–2620 m.
natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. angustifolia C.H.Wright LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
= C. natalensis trilobus Thunb. = Ipomoea ficifolia
natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. integrifolia C.H.Wright ulosepalus Hallier f. = C. sagittatus
= C. natalensis
wightii Wall. = Ipomoea wightii
natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. transvaalensis (Schltr.)
A.Meeuse = C. natalensis CUSCUTA L. 6968000
nil L. = Ipomoea nil (1) Meeuse & Welman. 2000. FSA 28,1: 3–15.
nummularius L. = Evolvulus nummularius africana Willd.
C. alpestris Fourc. (1)
obscurus L. = Ipomoea obscura var. obscura C. capensis Choisy (1)
ocellatus Hook.f. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01–0.03
C. dinteri Pilg. (1) m. Alt 155–900 m. WC, EC
C. multifidus Hallier f. (1)
C. ocellatus Hook.f. var. ornatus (Engl.) A.Meeuse (1) alpestris Fourc. = C. africana
Perennial. Herb. Length 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 950–1695 m. angulata Engelm.
N, B, NW, G, FS, NC C. falkiiformis Schltr. (1)
ocellatus Hook.f. var. ornatus (Engl.) A.Meeuse = C. Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01–0.05 m. Alt 30–765
ocellatus m. WC
oenotherae Vatke = Ipomoea oenotherae appendiculata Engelm.
C. appendiculata Engelm. var. macroflora Yunck. (1)
oenotheroides L.f. = Ipomoea oenotheroides
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01–0.04 m. Alt 45–1730
ochraceus Lindl. = Ipomoea ochracea var. ochracea m. M, FS, NC, WC, EC
purpureus L. = Ipomoea purpurea appendiculata Engelm. var. macroflora Yunck. = C.
sagittatus Thunb. appendiculata
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. gra-
minifolius (Hallier f.) Baker & C.H.Wright ex A.Meeuse (1) australis R.Br.
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. C. obtusiflora Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth var. cordofana Engelm. (1)
grandiflorus (1) Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01–0.04 m. Alt? B, LIM,
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. G
linearifolius (Hallier f.) Baker & C.H.Wright ex A.Meeuse (1)
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. hirtellus (Hallier f.) balansae Boiss. & Reut. var. mossamedensis (Hiern)
A.Meeuse (1) Yunck. = C. planiflora var. planiflora
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. namaquensis A.Meeuse (1)
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. phyllosepalus (Hallier f.) bifurcata Yunck.
A.Meeuse (1) Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01–0.04 m. Alt ?–1370
C. sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. ulosepalus (Hallier f.) m. WC, EC
Verdc. (1)
C. ulosepalus Hallier f. (1) *campestris Yunck.
verecunda Rendle (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.7 m. Alt 100–
Ipomoea quinquefolia Hochst. ex Hallier f. var. pubescens Baker (4) 1350 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, NC
Ipomoea verecunda (Rendle) N.E.Br. (4)
Annual. Herb. Length 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 885–1635 m. N, STICTOCARDIA Hallier f. 7010000
B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, L, NC (1) Meeuse & Welman. 2000. FSA 28,1: 124–126.
CORNACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
CRASSULACEAE
Compiled by P.M. Burgoyne, Tylecodon by P.V. Bruyns
hoerleiniana Dinter = Tylecodon schaeferianus orbiculata L. var. elata (Haw.) DC., illegitimate name =
hoerleiniana Dinter var. schaeferi Dinter = Tylecodon C. orbiculata var. orbiculata
schaeferianus orbiculata L. var. engleri (Dinter & A.Berger) Dinter =
humilis Marloth = Adromischus humilis C. orbiculata var. orbiculata
jacobseniana Poelln., illegitimate name = C. papillaris orbiculata L. var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.)
Tölken
jasminiflora Salm-Dyck = Adromischus caryophyl- C. flanaganii Schönland & Baker f. (9)
laceus Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.4–0.75, ± 1 m when
laciniata L. = Kalanchoe laciniata in flower. Alt 50–500 m. EC
ladismithensis in sense of Boom, not of Poelln. = C. orbiculata L. var. higginsiae H.Jacobsen = C. orbicula-
tomentosa subsp. tomentosa ta var. orbiculata
ladismithensis Poelln. = C. tomentosa subsp. ladi- orbiculata L. var. hinrichseniana H.Jacobsen = C. orbi-
smithiensis culata var. orbiculata
lanceolata Forssk. = Kalanchoe lanceolata orbiculata L. var. oblonga (Haw.) DC.
C. canaliculata Haw. (9)
leucophylla C.A.Sm. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga C. canalifolia Haw., illegitimate name (9)
leucothrix (C.A.Sm.) Fourc. = Tylecodon leucothrix C. coruscans Haw. (9)
C. crassifolia Haw. (9)
luteosquamata Poelln. = Tylecodon pearsonii C. cuneiformis Haw. (9)
C. decussata in sense of Jacot Guill., not of Sims, misapplied name (9)
macrantha A.Berger var. virescens (Schönland & Baker C. decussata Sims var. flavida (Fourc.) Poelln. (9)
f.) Poelln. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga C. decussata Sims var. rubra Poelln. (9)
maculata Salm-Dyck = Adromischus maculatus C. flavida Fourc. (9)
C. galpinii Schönland & Baker f. (9)
mammilaris in sense of Harv. in part, not of (L.f.) Lam., C. leucophylla C.A.Sm. (9)
misapplied name = Adromischus filicaulis subsp. C. macrantha A.Berger var. virescens (Schönland & Baker f.)
marlothii Poelln. (9)
C. obermeyeriana Poelln. (9)
mammilaris L.f. = Adromischus mammillaris C. oblonga Haw. (9)
C. orbiculata in sense of Burtt Davy, not of L., misapplied name (9)
marianiae Marloth, as ‘marianae’ = Adromischus ma- C. rudatisii Poelln. (9)
rianiae var. marianiae C. simulans Schönland ex Poelln., naked name (9)
marlothii Schönland = Adromischus filicaulis subsp. C. simulans Schönland ex Poelln. var. spathulata Schönland ex
Poelln., naked name (9)
marlothii C. undulata Haw. (9)
meyeri Harv. = C. papillaris C. virescens Schönland & Baker f. (9)
C. viridis Haw. (9)
mollis Dinter = Tylecodon paniculatus C. whiteae Schönland & Baker f., as ‘whitei’ (9)
mollis Schönland = C. velutina C. zuluensis Schönland ex Poelln. (9)
montium-klinghardtii Dinter = Adromischus montium- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.8 m, 0.95–
klinghardtii 1.25 m when in flower. Alt 50–3000 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
mucronata Lam. = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata
orbiculata L. var. obovata DC. = C. orbiculata var.
muirii Schönland = C. papillaris orbiculata
nana Marloth = Adromischus humilis orbiculata L. var. oophylla Dinter = C. orbiculata var.
nana N.E.Br. = Adromischus nanus orbiculata
nussbaumeriana Poelln. = Adromischus cristatus var. orbiculata L. var. orbiculata
clavifolius Adromischus mucronatus (Lam.) Lem. (9)
C. ausana Dinter (9)
obermeyeriana Poelln. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga C. decussata Sims (9)
C. decussata Sims var. dielsii Schltr. ex Poelln. (9)
oblonga Haw. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga C. decussata Sims var. hinrichseniana H.Jacobsen (9)
occultans Tölken = Tylecodon occultans C. elata Haw. (9)
C. engleri A.Berger & Dinter (9)
orbiculata in sense of Burtt Davy, not of L., misapplied C. flanaganii Schönland & Baker f. var. karroensis Schönland &
name = C. orbiculata var. oblonga Baker f. (9)
orbiculata in sense of Harv., not of L. in part = C. C. mucronata Lam. (9)
C. orbiculata L. (9)
velutina C. orbiculata L. var. ausana (Dinter) H.Jacobsen, illegitimate name (9)
orbiculata L. = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata C. orbiculata L. var. dinteri H.Jacobsen (9)
C. orbiculata L. var. elata (Haw.) DC., illegitimate name (9)
orbiculata L. var. ausana (Dinter) H.Jacobsen, illegiti- C. orbiculata L. var. engleri (Dinter & A.Berger) Dinter (9)
mate name = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata C. orbiculata L. var. higginsiae H.Jacobsen (9)
C. orbiculata L. var. hinrichseniana H.Jacobsen (9)
orbiculata L. var. dactylopsis Tölken C. orbiculata L. var. obovata DC. (9)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m, 0.45– C. orbiculata L. var. oophylla Dinter (9)
0.65 m when in flower. Alt 1100–1600 m. FS, C. orbiculata L. var. ramosa (Haw.) DC., illegitimate name (9)
NC, EC C. orbiculata L. var. rotundifolia DC. (9)
C. orbiculata L. var. viridis Dinter ex Range (9)
orbiculata L. var. dinteri H.Jacobsen = C. orbiculata C. ovata in sense of Haw., not of Mill., illegitimate name (9)
var. orbiculata C. papillaris in sense of Haw., not of L.f. (9)
C. papillaris L.f. var. tricuspidata (Haw.) DC. (9) parvula Burch. = Tylecodon reticulatus subsp. reticu-
C. ramosa Haw. in part (9) latus
C. ramosissima in sense of Mill., not of Haw., illegitimate name (9)
C. tricuspidata Haw. (9) pearsonii Schönland in part = Tylecodon hallii
C. undulata Haw. var. mucronata (Lam.) Poelln. (9)
C. undulata in sense of H.Jacobsen, not of Haw. (9)
pearsonii Schönland in part = Tylecodon pearsonii
C. ungulata Lam. (9) phillipsiae Marloth = Adromischus phillipsiae
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1 m, 1.25–1.45 m pillansii Schönland = C. cuneata
when in flower. Alt 50–1800 m. N, NC, WC, EC
procurva N.E.Br. = Adromischus triflorus
orbiculata L. var. ramosa (Haw.) DC., illegitimate name
= C. orbiculata var. orbiculata pseudogracilis Poelln. = C. papillaris
orbiculata L. var. rotundifolia DC. = C. orbiculata var. purpurea in sense of Haw., not of Thunb. = Tylecodon
orbiculata grandiflorus
orbiculata L. var. spuria (L.) Tölken purpurea Thunb. = C. orbiculata var. spuria
C. purpurea Thunb. (9) pygmaea W.F.Barker = Tylecodon pygmaeus
C. spuria L. in part (9)
C. ungulata in sense of Guillaumet, not of Lam. (9) pygmaea W.F.Barker var. tenuis Tölken = Tylecodon
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1 m excluding inflo- pygmaeus
rescence. Alt 50–1000 m. NC, WC, EC racemosa E.Mey. ex Harv. in part = Tylecodon hallii
orbiculata L. var. viridis Dinter ex Range = C. orbicu- racemosa Harv. in part = Tylecodon racemosus
lata L. var. orbiculata ramosa Haw. in part = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata
orbiculata var. oblonga × C. campanulata, putative hy- ramosissima in sense of Haw., not of Mill. var. woodii
brid (9) (Schönland & Baker f.) Schönland = C. woodii
orbiculata var. oblonga × C. papillaris, putative hybrid (9)
ramosissima in sense of Mill., not of Haw., illegitimate
orbiculata var. oblonga × C. velutina, putative hybrid (9) name = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata
orbiculata var. orbiculata × C. cuneata, putative hy- ramosissima Salm-Dyck ex Haw. = C. woodii
brid (9)
reticulata L.f. = Tylecodon reticulatus subsp. reticulatus
orbiculata var. orbiculata × C. orbiculata var. spuria,
putative hybrid (9) rhombifolia Haw. (insufficiently known) (9)
orbiculata var. orbiculata × C. papillaris, putative hy- rhombifolia Haw. var. spathulata N.E.Br. ex Marloth,
brid (9) naked name = Adromischus trigynus
ovata in sense of Haw., not of Mill., illegitimate name = rhombifolia in sense of Baker f., not of Haw. = Adro-
C. orbiculata var. orbiculata mischus sphenophyllus
ovata Mill. = Crassula ovata rhombifolia in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of
paniculata L.f. = Tylecodon paniculatus Haw. in part = Adromischus inamoenus
papillaris in sense of Haw., not of L.f. = C. orbiculata rhombifolia in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of
var. orbiculata Haw. in part = Adromischus sphenophyllus
papillaris L.f. rotundifolia Haw. = Adromischus hemisphaericus
C. acaulon Walther ex Steud., naked name (9)
C. cuneata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (9)
rubrovenosa Dinter = Tylecodon rubrovenosus
C. glandulosa N.E.Br. (9) rudatisii Poelln. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga
C. glutinosa Schönland (9)
C. gracilis Haw. (9) salmiana Poelln. var. woodii (Schönland & Baker f.)
C. gracilis in sense of Harv.; Schönland, not of Haw., misapplied Poelln. = C. woodii
name (9) schaeferi Dinter, naked name = Tylecodon schaeferia-
C. jacobseniana Poelln., illegitimate name (9)
C. meyeri Harv. (9) nus
C. muirii Schönland (9) schaeferiana Dinter = Tylecodon schaeferianus
C. papillaris L.f. var. glutinosa (Schönland) Poelln. (9)
C. papillaris L.f. var. robusta Schönland & Baker f. (9) schonlandii E.Phillips = Adromischus cristatus var.
C. papillaris L.f. var. subundulata Poelln. (9) schonlandii
C. pseudogracilis Poelln. (9)
C. spuria L. in part (9)
schuldtiana Poelln. = Adromischus schuldtianus
C. teretifolia Lam. (9) subsp. schuldtianus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m ex- similis Tölken = Tylecodon similis
cluding inflorescence. Alt 20–1800 m. N, NC, simulans Schönland ex Poelln., naked name = C. orbic-
WC, EC ulata var. oblonga
papillaris L.f. var. glutinosa (Schönland) Poelln. = C. simulans Schönland ex Poelln. var. spathulata Schön-
papillaris land ex Poelln., naked name = C. orbiculata var.
papillaris L.f. var. robusta Schönland & Baker f. = C. oblonga
papillaris singularis R.A.Dyer = Tylecodon singularis
papillaris L.f. var. subundulata Poelln. = C. papillaris sinus-alexandri Poelln. = Tylecodon schaeferianus
papillaris L.f. var. tricuspidata (Haw.) DC. = C. orbicu- spuria L. in part = C. orbiculata var. spuria
lata L. var. orbiculata spuria L. in part = Tylecodon paniculatus
striata Hutchison = Tylecodon striatus whiteae Schönland & Baker f., as ‘whitei’ = C. orbicu-
sturmiana Poelln. = C. barbeyi lata var. oblonga
sulphurea Tölken = Tylecodon sulphureus var. sul- wickensii Schönland = C. barbeyi
phureus wickensii Schönland var. glandulosa Poelln. = C. bar-
swartbergensis Poelln. = Tylecodon leucothrix beyi
tardiflora Bonpl. = Tylecodon paniculatus woodii Schönland & Baker f.
C. ramosissima Haw. var. woodii (Schönland & Baker f.) Schönland (9)
teretifolia Lam. = C. papillaris C. ramosissima Salm-Dyck ex Haw. (9)
C. salmiana Poelln. var. woodii (Schönland & Baker f.) Poelln.
teretifolia Thunb. = C. campanulata
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1.2 m. Alt 750–1200
tomentosa Harv. = C. tomentosa subsp. tomentosa m. WC, EC
tomentosa Harv. subsp. ladismithiensis (Poelln.) Tölken zeyheri Harv. = Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri
C. heterophylla Schönland (9)
C. ladismithensis Poelln. (9) zuluensis Schönland ex Poelln. = C. orbiculata var.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 oblonga
m, 0.65–0.75 m when in flower. Alt 400–750 m.
WC CRASSULA L. 3168000
(1) Phillips. 1921. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 1: t. 12.
tomentosa Harv. subsp. tomentosa (2) Phillips. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: t. 115.
C. ladismithensis in sense of Boom, not of Poelln. (9)
(3) Phillips. 1924. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 4: t. 156.
C. tomentosa Harv. (9)
(4) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: tt. 167, 173.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m, 0.65– (5) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: t. 189.
0.75 m when in flower. Alt 750–800 m. WC, EC (6) Phillips. 1932. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: tt. 403, 425.
(7) Phillips. 1938. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 18: t. 694.
transvaalensis Guillaumet = C. barbeyi (8) Phillips. 1939. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 19: t. 754.
tricuspidata Haw. = C. orbiculata L. var. orbiculata (9) Dyer. 1941. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 21: t. 839.
(10) Dyer. 1942. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 22: t. 871.
triflora L.f. = Adromischus triflorus (11) Dyer. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 881.
trigyna Burch. = Adromischus trigynus (12) Verdoorn. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 888.
(13) Dyer. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: tt. 892, 908.
trigyna in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Burch., misap- (14) Dyer. 1949. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: tt. 1059A, 1059B.
plied name = Adromischus umbraticola subsp. (15) Dyer. 1957. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1243.
umbraticola (16) Henderson. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: tt. 1334A,
1334B.
trigyna in sense of Schönland, not of Burch. = Adro- (17) Dyer. 1967. The Flowering Plants of Africa 38: t. 1520.
mischus schuldtianus subsp. schuldtianus (18) Tölken. 1973. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1672.
(19) Tölken. 1978. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: tt. 1775A,
tuberculosa Lam. = Tylecodon grandiflorus 1775B.
undulata Haw. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga (20) Fernandes. 1982. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 55: 95–117.
(21) Fernandes. 1983. FZ 7: 3–74.
undulata Haw. var. mucronata (Lam.) Poelln. = C. orbi- (22) Tölken. 1985. The Flowering Plants of Africa 48: tt. 1913A,
culata var. orbiculata 1913B, 1914.
undulata in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Haw. = C. (23) Tölken. 1985. FSA 14: 75–229.
(24) Hargreaves. 1989. Excelsa 14: 70–72, 93.
cuneata (25) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
undulata in sense of H.Jacobsen, not of Haw. = C. tropicale 1: 73–75.
orbiculata var. orbiculata (26) Williamson. 1992. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 64: 288, 289.
(27) Pavelka. 1999. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.). 71: 78–80.
ungulata in sense of Guillaumet, not of Lam. = C. (28) Burgoyne & Van Wyk. 1999. Bothalia 29: 254, 255.
orbiculata var. spuria (29) Van Jaarsveld & Van Wyk. 1999. Aloe 36: 71–74.
(30) Van Jaarsveld & Van Wyk. 2001. Aloe 38: 29, 30.
ungulata Lam. = C. orbiculata var. orbiculata (31) Smith et al. 2001. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 18: 23–27.
velutina Hook.f. abyssinica A.Rich. var. vaginata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Engl.
C. beckeri Schönland & Baker f. (9)
C. mollis Schönland (9) = C. vaginata subsp. vaginata
C. orbiculata in sense of Harv., not of L. in part (9) acinaciformis Schinz
C. velutina Hook.f. var. beckeri (Schönland & Baker f.) Schönland (9) C. aloides N.E.Br. (23)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 0–900 C. inaequalis Schönland (23)
m. KZN, EC Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 1.3 m. Alt
velutina Hook.f. var. beckeri (Schönland & Baker f.) 500–1700 m. M, S
Schönland = C. velutina acuminata E.Mey. ex Drège = C. flanaganii
ventricosa Burm.f. = Tylecodon ventricosus acutifolia in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., Harv. in part = C.
tetragona subsp. lignescens
ventricosa Burm.f. var. alpina Harv. = Tylecodon ventri-
cosus acutifolia Lam. = C. tetragona subsp. acutifolia
acutifolia Lam. var. densifolia (Harv.) Schönland = C.
virescens Schönland & Baker f. = C. orbiculata var.
tetragona subsp. tetragona
oblonga
acutifolia Lam. var. harveyi Schönland = C. tetragona
viridiflora Tölken = Tylecodon viridiflorus subsp. lignescens
viridis Haw. = C. orbiculata var. oblonga acutifolia Lam. var. radicans Harv. = C. tetragona
wallichii Harv. = Tylecodon wallichii subsp. wallichii subsp. acutifolia
acutifolia Lam. var. typica Schönland = C. tetragona Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht
subsp. acutifolia 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 400–800 m. NC, WC
adscendens Thunb. (insufficiently known) (23) alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.)
aitonii Britten & Baker f. = C. cordata Tölken
C. massonii Britten & Baker f. (23)
alba Forssk. = C. alba var. alba C. variabilis N.E.Br.
alba Forssk. var. alba Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.08–0.25
C. alba Forssk. (23) m. Alt 600–1000 m. WC
C. milleriana Burtt Davy (23)
C. recurva N.E.Br. (23) alpina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = C. umbellata (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. (23) alsinoides Hook.f. = C. pellucida subsp. alsinoides
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. flexuosa Schönland (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. hispida Schönland (23) alstonii in sense of Range, not of Marloth = C. elegans
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. milleriana (Burtt Davy) Schön- subsp. namibensis
land (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. rubicunda R.A.Dyer (23) alstonii Marloth
C. deltoidea in sense of Schönland, not of Thunb. (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. subglabra Schönland (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. typica Schönland (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m, when in
C. squamulosa in sense of Keissl., not of Schltdl. (23) flower. Alt 300–800 m. NC
C. stewartiae Burtt Davy (23)
Globulea stricta Drège, as ‘Globulia’, naked name (23) alternifolia L., excluded species (23)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. amatolica Schönland = C. sediflora var. amatolica
Alt 100–3000 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, ammophila Tölken
L, EC Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.8 m. Alt
alba Forssk. var. pallida Tölken 20–100 m. WC
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. anguina Harv. = C. muscosa var. muscosa
Alt 400–2000 m. M, S
anomala Schönland & Baker f. = C. atropurpurea var.
alba Forssk. var. parvisepala (Schönland) Tölken anomala
C. atro-sanguinea Beauverd (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. lydenburgensis Schönland (23) anthurus E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name = C. perforata
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. parvisepala (Schönland) Schön- aphylla Schönland & Baker f.
land (23) Rhopalota aphylla (Schönland & Baker f.) N.E.Br. (23)
C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. similis (Baker f.) Schönland (23) Annual. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht 0.03–0.06 m.
C. similis Baker f. (23)
C. wilmsii Diels (23) Alt 850–2000 m. WC
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht arborea L., naked name = Portulacaria afra
± 0.5 m. Alt 400–1800 m. M, S arborea Med. = C. arborescens subsp. arborescens
alba var. alba × C. vaginata subsp. vaginata, putative arborescens in sense of Keissl.; Marloth, not of (Mill.)
hybrid (23) Willd., misapplied name = C. ovata
alba var. alba × C. alba var. pallida, putative hybrid (23) arborescens (Mill.) Willd. = C. arborescens subsp. ar-
albanensis Schönland = C. capitella subsp. capitella borescens
albertiniae Schönland = C. capensis var. albertiniae arborescens (Mill.) Willd. subsp. arborescens
C. arborea Med. (23)
albicaulis Harv. = C. expansa subsp. expansa C. arborescens (Mill.) Willd. (23)
albicaulis in sense of Friedrich, not of Harv. = C. C. cotyledon Jacq. (23)
expansa subsp. pyrifolia C. cotyledonifolia Salisb. (23)
Cotyledon arborescens Mill. (23)
albiflora Sims = C. dejecta Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 500–1600
albiflora Sims var. minor Schönland = C. dejecta m. WC
alcicornis Schönland arborescens (Mill.) Willd. subsp. undulatifolia Tölken
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.06–0.12 m. Alt 200– Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 600–1000
1000 m. WC m. EC
aloides N.E.Br. = C. acinaciformis (23)
archeri Compton = C. pyramidalis
alooides Dryand. = C. hemisphaerica (23)
arenicola Tölken = C. cymosa
alpestris in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. = C. exilis
subsp. exilis argentea Thunb. = C. ovata
alpestris in sense Harv.; Keissl., not of Thunb., misap- argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. = C.
plied name = C. dependens swaziensis
alpestris subsp. alpestris × C. alpestris subsp. mas- argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. var. ramosa
sonii, putative hybrid (23) in sense of Herre; H.Jacobsen, not of Schönland =
alpestris subsp. massonii × C. columnaris subsp. colum- C. sericea var. sericea
naris, putative hybrid (23) argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. var. ramosa
alpestris Thunb. = C. alpestris subsp. alpestris (23) Schönland = C. swaziensis
alpestris Thunb. subsp. alpestris argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. var.
C. alpestris Thunb. (23) swaziensis (Schönland) Schönland = C. swazien-
Purgosea alpestris (Thunb.) G.Don (23) sis
biplanata × C. ericoides subsp. ericoides, putative hy- capensis (L.) Baill. = C. capensis var. capensis
brid (23) capensis (L.) Baill. var. albertiniae (Schönland) Tölken
bloubergensis R.A.Dyer = C. setulosa var. setulosa C. albertiniae Schönland (23)
C. bartlettii Schönland (23)
bolusii Hook. = C. exilis subsp. cooperi Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 200–
brachypetala Drège ex Harv. = C. pellucida subsp. 400 m. WC
brachypetala capensis (L.) Baill. var. capensis
brachyphylla Adamson = C. decumbens var. brachy- C. capensis (L.) Baill. (23)
phylla C. globifera (Sims) Spreng. (23)
C. saxifraga in sense of Hook., not of Harv. (23)
brachystachya Tölken C. septas Thunb. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 1300– C. septas Thunb. var. leipoldtii Schönland (23)
2000 m. WC, EC Septas capensis L. (23)
Septas globifera Sims, as ‘globiflora’ (23)
brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland, not of Harv., illegiti- Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 200–
mate name = C. decumbens var. brachyphylla 600 m. WC
brevifolia Harv. = C. brevifolia subsp. brevifolia capensis (L.) Baill. var. promontorii (Schönland & Baker
brevifolia Harv. subsp. brevifolia f.) Tölken
C. brevifolia Harv. (23) C. promontorii Schönland & Baker f. (23)
C. flagillima Dinter (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 700–
C. flavovirens Pillans (23) 1000 m. WC
C. montis-draconis Dinter (23)
C. pearsonii Schönland (23) capensis var. capensis × C. dentata, putative hybrid (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt 20– capillacea E.Mey. ex Drège in part = C. filiformis
1700 m. N, NC, WC
capillacea E.Mey. ex Drège in part, naked name = C.
brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Tölken glomerata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 20–
capitata Lam. = C. subulata var. subulata
300 m. NC
brevifolia in sense of Higgins; Friedrich, not of Harv. = capitata Lodd. = C. fascicularis
C. rupestris subsp. commutata capitella in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. = C. capitella
brevistyla Baker f.= C. capitella subsp. meyeri subsp. meyeri
broomii Schönland = C. barbata subsp. broomii capitella subsp. thyrsiflora × C. exilis subsp. cooperi,
putative hybrid (23)
browniana Burtt Davy = C. expansa subsp. fragilis
bullulata Haw. = C. flava capitella Thunb. = C. capitella subsp. capitella
burmanniana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. = C. flava capitella Thunb. subsp. capitella
C. albanensis Schönland (23)
caerulata J.F.Gmel. = C. crenulata C. capitella Thunb. (23)
C. hemisphaerica Thunb. var. recurva Schönland (23)
caffra L. (insufficiently known) (23) C. impressa (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. C. paniculata (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
C. campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. forma compacta C. rufo-punctata Schönland (23)
Schönland (23) C. spicata Thunb. (23)
C. campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. forma laxa Schönland (23) C. subbifaria Schönland (23)
Sedum campestre (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (23) C. thyrsiflora in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23)
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 100–1700 m. C. turrita in sense of Harv.; Schönland, not of Thunb., misapplied
name (23)
N, NW, FS, NC, WC, EC C. turrita Thunb. var. latifolia Harv. (23)
campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. forma com- Globulea impressa Haw. (23)
pacta Schönland = C. campestris Globulea impressa Haw. var. minor Haw. (23)
Globulea paniculata Haw. (23)
campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. forma laxa Purgosea alooides (Dryand.) Haw. (23)
Schönland = C. campestris Purgosea capitella (Thunb.) Sweet, as ‘capitellata’ (23)
Purgosea spicata (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. phar- Purgosea turrita (Thunb.) Sweet in part
naceoides (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Tölken = C. rho- Purgosea turrita (Thunb.) Sweet var. alba Sweet in part (23)
desica Sedum corymbulosum (Link & Otto) Kuntze in part (23)
campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. rho- Biennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 50–1700 m.
desica (Merxm.) R.Fern. = C. rhodesica FS, WC, EC
canescens (Haw.) Schult. = C. nudicaulis var. nudi- capitella Thunb. subsp. enantiophylla (Baker f.) Tölken
caulis = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa
capitella Thunb. subsp. meyeri (Harv.) Tölken
canescens (Haw.) Schult. var. angustifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C. brevistyla Baker f. (23)
Harv. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis C. capitella in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23)
canescens in sense of Harv., not of (Haw.) Schult., mis- C. capitellata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23)
C. meyeri Harv. (23)
applied name = C. cotyledonis C. natalensis Schönland var. mosii Schönland (23)
canescens in sense of Haw. var. latifolia Harv., misap- Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 0–550 m.
plied name = C. cotyledonis KZN
capitella Thunb. subsp. nodulosa (Schönland) Tölken ciliata L. var. acutifolia E.Mey. ex Drège = C. vagina-
C. avismontana Dinter (23) ta subsp. vaginata
C. capitella Thunb. subsp. enantiophylla (Baker f.) Tölken (23)
C. elata N.E.Br. (23) cinerea Friedrich (insufficiently known) (23)
C. enantiophylla Baker f. (23) clavata N.E.Br.
C. guchabensis Merxm. (23)
C. nodulosa Schönland (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt
C. pectinata Conrath (23) 300–1000 m. NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt 800– clavifolia Harv. = C. atropurpurea var. atropurpurea
2200 m. N, LIM, G, M, NC clavifolia Harv. var. muirii Schönland = C. atropur-
capitella Thunb. subsp. sessilicymula (Mogg) Tölken purea var. muiri
C. sessilicymula Mogg (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 20–200 m. coccinea L.
C. versicolor Burch. ex Ker Gawl. (23)
LIM, G Dietrichia coccinea (L.) Tratt (23)
capitella Thunb. subsp. thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Tölken Dietrichia versicolor (Ker Gawl.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Aloe pertusa Haw. (23) Kalosanthes coccinea (L.) Haw. (23)
C. corymbulosa Link & Otto (23) Kalosanthes coccinea (L.) Haw. var. alba Haw. (23)
C. corymbulosa Link & Otto var. cordata Schönland (23) Kalosanthes versicolor (Ker Gawl.) Haw. (23)
C. corymbulosa Link & Otto var. lanceolata Schönland (23) Larochea coccinea (L.) Pers. (23)
C. corymbulosa Link & Otto var. major Schönland (23) Rochea coccinea (L.) DC. (23)
C. corymbulosa Link & Otto var. typica Schönland (23) Rochea versicolor (Ker Gawl.) Link (23)
C. luederitzii in sense of Friedrich, not of Schönland (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.6 m. Alt 0–
C. nuda Compton (23) 700 m. WC
C. rhodogyna Friedrich (23)
C. thyrsiflora Thunb. (23) coerulescens Schönland = C. nemorosa
C. triebneri Schönland (23) cogmansensis (Kuntze) K.Schum. = C. subaphylla var.
C. turrita Thunb. (23) subaphylla
C. turrita Thunb. var. rosea Haw. (23)
Purgosea alooides in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., as ‘Pyrgosea aloides’, columella Marloth & Schönland
not of (Dryand.) Haw. (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 30–400
Purgosea corymbulosa (Link & Otto) Sweet m. NC
Purgosea pertusa (Haw.) Haw. (23)
Purgosea pertusula Haw. (23) columnaris in sense of H.Jacobsen; Friedrich, not of
Purgosea thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Sweet (23) Thunb., misapplied name = C. columnaris subsp.
Purgosea turrita (Thunb.) Sweet in part, naked name (23) prolifera
Purgosea turrita (Thunb.) Sweet var. alba Sweet in part (23)
Sedum corymbulosum (Link & Otto) Kuntze in part (23) columnaris Thunb. = C. columnaris subsp. columnaris
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 50–1900 columnaris Thunb. subsp. columnaris
m. N, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC C. columnaris Thunb. (23)
capitellata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. = C. capi- C. mitrata Friedrich (23)
tella subsp. meyeri Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.01 m.
Alt 1000–1700 m. NC, WC, EC
centauroides in sense of Aiton; Sims; Eckl. & Zeyh.;
Drège; Harv., not of L., misapplied name = C. pel- columnaris Thunb. subsp. prolifera Friedrich
C. barklyi in sense of Friedrich, not of N.E.Br. (23)
lucida subsp. pellucida C. columnaris in sense of H.Jacobsen; Friedrich, not of Thunb., mis-
centauroides in sense of Thunb., not of L., misapplied applied name (23)
name = C. pellucida subsp. marginalis C. columnaris Thunb. var. elongata E.Mey. ex Drège (23)
C. semiorbicularis Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
centauroides L. = C. strigosa
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.01 m.
centauroides L. var. marginalis (Dryand.) Harv. = C. Alt 20–1700 m. N, NC, WC
pellucida subsp. marginalis
columnaris Thunb. var. elongata E.Mey. ex Drège = C.
cephalophora in sense of Schönland in part, excluding columnaris subsp. prolifera
type, not of Thunb. = C. cotyledonis
commutata Friedrich = C. rupestris subsp. commutata
cephalophora Thunb. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis
compacta Schönland
cephalophora Thunb. var. basutica Schönland = C. C. compacta Schönland var. eliator Baker f. (23)
nudicaulis var. nudicaulis C. massonoides Diels (23)
C. mosii Schönland (23)
cephalophora Thunb. var. dubia (Schönland) Schönland Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m.
= C. cotyledonis Alt 1400–2000 m. G, M, FS
cephalophora Thunb. var. tayloriae (Schönland)
compacta Schönland var. eliator Baker f. = C. com-
Schönland = C. cotyledonis
pacta
cephalophora Thunb. var. thunbergii Schönland = C.
nudicaulis var. nudicaulis comptonii Hutchison & Pillans = C. namaquensis
subsp. comptonii
chloraeflora (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. dichotoma
concinella Haw. (insufficiently known) (23)
ciliata L.
Purgosea ciliata (L.) Sweet (23) concinna Haw. (insufficiently known) (23)
Sedum ciliatum (L.) Kuntze (23)
confusa Schönland & Baker f. = C. nemorosa
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 20–
300 m. WC, EC congesta N.E.Br. = C. congesta subsp. congesta
decumbens Thunb. = C. decumbens var. decumbens C. harveyi Britten & Baker f. (23)
C. harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. dependens (Bolus) Schönland (23)
decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) C. harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. intermedia Schönland (23)
Tölken C. harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. typica Schönland (23)
Bulliarda brevifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) C. laxa Schönland (23)
C. brachyphylla Adamson (23) C. montis-moltkei Dinter (23)
C. brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland, not of Harv., illegitimate Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt
name (23)
Tillaea brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (23)
800–3000 m. N, M, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.04–0.12 m. Alt 50– depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tölken
1000 m. WC, NC C. ecklonii D.Dietr.
Grammanthes depressa Eckl. & Zeyh.
decumbens Thunb. var. decumbens Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. var. depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Bulliarda trichotoma Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Harv. (23)
C. decumbens Thunb. (23) Annual. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ± 0.05 m. Alt 20–500
C. langebaanensis Schönland (23)
C. leipoldtii Schönland & Baker f. (23)
m. WC
C. macrantha (Hook.f.) Diels & E.Pritz. (23) dewinteri Friedrich in part = C. pubescens subsp.
Tillaea trichotoma (Eckl. & Zeyh) Walp. (23) pubescens
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.04–0.12 m. Alt 200–
dewinteri Friedrich in part = C. sericea var. sericea
1500 m. WC, NC
decumbens (Willd.) Harv., not of Thunb., illegitimate diabolica N.E.Br. = C. pellucida subsp. brachypetala
name = C. thunbergiana subsp. thunbergiana diaphana Drège ex Harv. = C. strigosa
dejecta Jacq. dichotoma in sense of L.f., not of L. = C. pellucida
C. albiflora Sims (23) subsp. pellucida
C. albiflora Sims var. minor Schönland (23)
C. obvallata in sense of Thunb., not of L. (23) dichotoma L.
C. undata Haw. (23) C. chloraeflora (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
C. undulata Haw. (23) C. gentianoides Lam. (23)
Curtogyne albiflora (Sims) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) C. retroflexa Thunb. (23)
Curtogyne dejecta (Jacq.) DC. (23) Grammanthes chloraeflora (Haw.) DC. (23)
Curtogyne undosa Haw. (23) Grammanthes chloraeflora (Haw.) DC. var. caesia Hook.f. (23)
Curtogyne undata (Haw.) Haw. (23) Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. (23)
Curtogyne undulata (Haw.) Haw.) (23) Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. var. caesia Hook.f. (23)
Rochea albiflora (Sims) DC. (23) Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. var. chloraeflora (Haw.)
Harv. (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. var. vera Harv. (23)
400–800 m. NC, WC Grammanthes retroflexa (Thunb.) Sweet (23)
deltoidea in sense of Harv., not of Thunb., misapplied Vauanthes chloraeflora Haw. (23)
Vauanthes dichotoma (L.) Kuntze (23)
name = C. deceptor
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt 50–
deltoidea in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of 1500 m. NC, WC
Thunb. = C. plegmatoides
dielsii Schönland = C. dentata
deltoidea in sense of Schönland, not of Thunb. = C.
alstonii diffusa Dryand., species insufficiently known (23)
deltoidea Thunb. dinteri Schönland = C. elegans subsp. elegans
C. rhomboidea N.E.Br. (23) divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh. = C. muricata
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.08 m. Alt 200–500 divaricata in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of
m. N, NC, WC, EC Eckl. & Zeyh., misapplied name = C. whiteheadii
deminuta Diels = C. setulosa var. deminuta dodii Schönland & Baker f.
densa N.E.Br. = C. elegans subsp. elegans Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.05 m. Alt 100–
densifolia Harv. = C. tetragona subsp. tetragona 600 m. WC
dentata Thunb. drakensbergensis Schönland = C. vaginata subsp. vagi-
C. dentata Thunb. var. minor Harv. (23) nata
C. dielsii Schönland (23)
C. marlothii Schönland (23) dregeana Harv. = C. obovata var. dregeana
C. minima Thunb. (23) dregei (Harv.) Schönland = C. pellucida subsp. brachy-
C. petrogeton Endl. ex Walp. (23) petala
C. patens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. (23)
Petrogeton patens Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) dubia Schönland = C. cotyledonis
Petrogeton typicum Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Petrogeton typicum Eckl. & Zeyh. var. minus Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
ecklonii D.Dietr. = C. depressa
Purgosea dentata (Thunb.) G.Don (23) eendoornensis Dinter = C. tomentosa var. glabrifolia
Purgosea minima (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
elata N.E.Br. = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.2 m. Alt 200–
1400 m. WC elatinoides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Friedrich
Bulliarda elatinoides Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
dentata Thunb. var. minor Harv. = C. dentata Tillaea elatinoides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (23)
dependens Bolus Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.06 m. Alt 1050–1085
C. alpestris in sense of Harv.; Keissl., not of Thunb., misapplied m. WC
name (23)
C. basutica Schönland (23) elegans Schönland & Baker f. = C. elegans subsp. ele-
C. griquaensis Schönland (23) gans
elegans Schönland & Baker f. subsp. elegans expansa Dryand. = C. expansa subsp. expansa
C. corpusculariopsis Boom (23)
C. densa N.E.Br. (23) expansa Dryand. subsp. expansa
C. albicaulis Harv. (23)
C. dinteri Schönland (23)
C. expansa Dryand. (23)
C. elegans Schönland & Baker f. (23)
C. parviflora E.Mey. ex Drège (23)
C. globosa N.E.Br. (23)
C. peploides in sense of Schönland, not of Harv. (23)
C. humilis N.E.Br. (23)
C. prostratum Thunb. (23)
C. liquiritiodora Dinter (23)
Sedum expansum (Dryand. in Aiton) Kuntze (23)
C. mesembrianthoides Schönland & Baker f. (23)
C. schoenlandii H.Jacobsen (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 50–2000
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.08 m. Alt 20–1800 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
m. N, NC expansa Dryand. subsp. filicaulis (Haw.) Tölken
C. filicaulis Haw. (23)
elegans Schönland & Baker f. subsp. namibensis C. maritima Schönland (23)
(Friedrich) Tölken C. uniflora Schönland (23)
C. alstonii in sense of Range, not of Marloth (23)
C. mesembryanthemoides Dinter & A.Berger (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 20–600 m.
C. namibensis Friedrich (23) WC, EC
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.08 m. Alt 20–300 expansa Dryand. subsp. fragilis (Baker) Tölken
m. N C. browniana Burtt Davy (23)
C. fragilis Baker (23)
elongata Schönland = C. pellucida subsp. brachypetala C. furcata in sense of Schönland, not of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. &
elsieae Tölken Walp., misapplied name (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 1000–1500 C. thorncroftii Burtt Davy (23)
C. woodii Schönland (23)
m. WC
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m.
enantiophylla Baker f. = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa Alt 50–1800 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC
engleri Schönland = C. montana subsp. montana
expansa Dryand. subsp. peculiaris Tölken = C. pecu-
ericoides Haw. = C. ericoides subsp. ericoides liaris
ericoides Haw. subsp. ericoides
C. ericoides Haw. (23)
expansa Dryand. subsp. pyrifolia (Compton) Tölken
C. albicaulis in sense of Friedrich, not of Harv. (23)
C. furcata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
C. pyrifolia Compton (23)
C. jacobseniana Poelln. (23)
Tetraphyle furcata Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 50–500 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt N, NC, WC
20–1000 m. KZN, WC, EC falcata J.C.Wendl. = C. perfoliata var. minor
ericoides Haw. subsp. tortuosa Tölken fallax Friedrich
C. ericoides Haw. subsp. tortuosa Tölken, as ‘torulosa’ (23) Curtogyne dejecta in sense of Eckl., not of (Jacq.) DC., misapplied
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt name (23)
800–1200 m. WC, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 20–
ericoides Haw. subsp. tortuosa Tölken, as ‘torulosa’ = 400 m. WC
C. ericoides subsp. tortuosa fallax × C. scabra, putative hybrid (23)
ernestii Schönland & Baker f. = C. lanuginosa var. falx Linding = C. perfoliata var. minor
pachystemon fascicularis Lam.
erosula N.E.Br. in part = C. subacaulis subsp. erosula C. biconvexa Haw. (23)
C. capitata Lodd. (23)
exilis Harv. = C. exilis subsp. exilis C. media (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
exilis Harv. subsp. cooperi (Regel) Tölken C. odoratissima Andrews (23)
C. bolusii Hook. (23) C. subulata in sense of P.J.Bergius; Thunb., not of L., misapplied
C. cooperi Regel (23) name (23)
C. picturata in sense of Boom, not of Friedrich (23) Dietrichia bicolor (Haw.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Sedum regelii Kuntze (23) Dietrichia media (Haw.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Dietrichia odoratissima (Andrews) Tratt. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Kalosanthes bicolor Haw. (23)
Alt 900–1500 m. EC Kalosanthes biconvexa (Haw.) Haw. (23)
exilis Harv. subsp. exilis Kalosanthes capitata (Lodd.) Sweet (23)
C. alpestris in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23) Kalosanthes cymosa (P.J.Bergius) Haw. (23)
C. exilis Harv. (23) Kalosanthes fascicularis (Lam.) G.Don (23)
C. petraea Schönland (23) Kalosanthes media Haw. (23)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Kalosanthes odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. (23)
Kalosanthes odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. var. alba (DC.) G.Don (23)
Alt 900–1100 m. NC Larochea cymosa (P.J.Bergius) Haw. in part (23)
exilis Harv. subsp. sedifolia (N.E.Br.) Tölken Larochea fascicularis (Lam.) Schult. (23)
C. aurosensis Dinter (23) Larochea odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. (23)
C. cooperi in sense of Schönland, not of Regel (23) Larochea odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. var. bicolor (Haw.) DC. (23)
C. picturata in sense of Friedrich, not of Boom, misapplied name Larochea tiniflora Lem. (23)
(23) Rochea bicolor (Haw.) Steud. (23)
C. sedifolia N.E.Br. (23) Rochea biconvexa (Haw.) DC. (23)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Rochea fascicularis (Lam.) DC. (23)
Rochea media (Haw.) DC. (23)
Alt 500–900 m. N, NC Rochea odoratissima (Andrews) Link (23)
exilis in sense of Keissl., not of Harv. = C. setulosa var. Rochea odoratissima (Andrews) Link var. alba DC. (23)
rubra Rochea odoratissima (Andrews) Link var. bicolor (Haw.) DC. (23)
Rochea subulata (L.) Adamson (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt
Rochea versicolor in sense of Harv. in part, not of (Ker Gawl.) Link, 500–800 m. N, NC
misapplied name (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 50– garibina Marloth & Schönland subsp. glabra Tölken
1200 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt
900–1300 m. NC
fastigiata Schönland = C. subulata var. fastigiata
gemmifera Friedrich
fergusoniae Schönland = C. pubescens subsp. pubes-
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.07 m. Alt 1000–
cens
3200 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
fergusoniae Schönland forma major Schönland = C.
gentianoides Lam. = C. dichotoma
pubescens subsp. pubescens
giessii Friedrich = C. ausensis subsp. giessii
filamentosa Schönland = C. lanceolata subsp. lanceo-
lata gifbergensis Friedrich = C. atropurpurea var. water-
meyeri
filicaulis Haw. = C. expansa subsp. filicaulis
gillii Schönland = C. montana subsp. quadrangularis
filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
C. capillacea E.Mey. ex Drège, in part (23) glabra Haw. = C. glomerata
Dinacria filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (23)
Grammanthes filiformis Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
glabrifolia Harv. = C. tomentosa var. glabrifolia
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 20–200 m. glauca Schönland = C. cordata
WC, EC globosa N.E.Br. = C. elegans subsp. elegans
flabellifolia Harv. = C. umbella globifera (Sims) Spreng. = C. capensis var. capensis
flagillima Dinter = C. brevifolia subsp. brevifolia globosa N.E.Br. = C. elegans subsp. elegans
flanaganii Schönland & Baker f. globularioides Britten subsp. argyrophylla (Schönland
C. acuminata E.Mey. ex Drège (23) & Baker f.) Tölken = C. swaziensis
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 50–900 m.
KZN, EC glomerata P.J.Bergius
C. capillacea E.Mey. ex Drège in part, naked name (23)
flava L. C. glabra Haw. (23)
C. bullulata Haw. (23) C. glomerata P.J.Bergius var. patens Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. burmanniana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. (23) C. scleranthoides Burm.f. (23)
C. cymosa in sense of Thunb., not of P.J.Bergius (23) Dasystemon calycina DC. in part (23)
C. virgata in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of Harv., naked name (23) Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 50–800 m.
Curtogyne burmanniana Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) NC, WC
Curtogyne flava (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Kalosanthes flava (L.) Sweet (23) glomerata P.J.Bergius var. patens Eckl. & Zeyh. = C.
Larochea flava (L.) Haw. (23) glomerata
Rochea flava (L.) DC. (23)
Sedum flavum (L.) Kuntze (23)
grammanthoides (Schönland) Tölken
Dinacria grammanthoides Schönland (23)
Sedum flavum (L.) Kuntze var. brevifolium Kuntze (23)
Sedum flavum (L.) Kuntze var. lorifolium Kuntze (23) Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m. Alt 200–400 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt WC
20–500 m. WC griquaensis Schönland = C. dependens
flavovirens Pillans = C. brevifolia subsp. brevifolia grisea Schönland
C. bakeri Schönland (23)
fragilis Baker = C. expansa subsp. fragilis C. ihlenfeldtii Friedrich (23)
fragilis Schönland = C. pubescens subsp. pubescens Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 50–400 m.
N, NC
fruticulosa in sense of Harv., not of L., misapplied name
= C. biplanata guchabensis Merxm. = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa
fruticulosa in sense of Keissl., not of L. = C. sarco- guilelmi-trollii Stopp = C. hirsuta
caulis subsp. rupicola hallii Adcock, illegitimate name = C. sericea var.
fruticulosa L. (insufficiently known) (23) sericea
furcata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. ericoides harveyi Britten & Baker f. = C. dependens
subsp. ericoides harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. dependens (Bolus)
furcata in sense of Schönland, not of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland = C. dependens
Endl. & Walp., misapplied name = C. expansa harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. intermedia Schönland =
subsp. fragilis C. dependens
fusca Herre harveyi Britten & Baker f. var. typica Schönland = C.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt dependens
800–1090 m. N, NC hemispharica in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. = C.
galpinii Schönland = C. peploides montana subsp. quadrangularis
garibina Marloth & Schönland = C. garibina subsp. hemisphaerica Thunb.
garibina C. alooides Dryand. (23)
C. hemisphaerica Thunb. var. foliosa Schönland (23)
garibina Marloth & Schönland subsp. garibina C. hemisphaerica Thunb. var. typica Schönland (23)
C. garibina Marloth & Schönland (23) Purgosea hemisphaerica (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 500–1000 interrupta Drège ex Harv., naked name = C. tomentosa
m. WC, EC var. glabrifolia
hemisphaerica Thunb. var. foliosa Schönland = C. hemi- interrupta Drège ex Harv. var. glabrifolia (Harv.)
sphaerica Schönland = C. tomentosa var. glabrifolia
hemisphaerica Thunb. var. recurva Schönland = C. capi- involucrata Schönland = C. pellucida subsp. brachy-
tella subsp. capitella petala
hemisphaerica Thunb. var. typica Schönland = C. hemi- jacobseniana Poelln. = C. ericoides subsp. ericoides
sphaerica
jasminiana Haw. ex Sims = C. obtusa
herrei Friedrich = C. nudicaulis var. herrei
johannis-winkleri Linding. = C. perfoliata var. coc-
heterotricha Schinz = C. perfoliata var. heterotricha
cinea
hirsuta Schönland & Baker f.
C. guilelmi-trollii Stopp (23) karasana Friedrich = C. ausensis subsp. ausensis
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.06 m. Alt 50–1600 m. klinghardtensis Schönland = C. sericea var. sericea
NC, WC, EC lactea Sol.
hirta Thunb. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis Perennial. Succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 50–
hirta Thunb. var. dyeri Schönland = C. nudicaulis var. 800 m. KZN, WC, EC
nudicaulis lambertiana Schönland & Baker f. = C. oblanceolata
hirtipes Harv. lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. lanceo-
C. hystrix Schönland (23)
lata subsp. lanceolata
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 50–500
m. NC, WC lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. den-
ticulata (Brenan) Tölken
hirtipes × C. subaphylla var. virgata, putative hybrid (23) C. pentandra Royle ex Edgew. var. denticulata Brenan (23)
hispida (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. mesembryanthoides subsp. C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. denticulata (Brenan) R.Fern. (23)
C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
hispida Tölken in part (23)
hispida in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of (Haw.) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 800–2200
D.Dietr., misapplied name = C. subulata var. m. LIM
hispida
lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. lance-
hofmeyeriana Dinter = C. ausensis subsp. ausensis olata
hottentotta Marloth & Schönland = C. sericea var. hot- C. filamentosa Schönland (23)
C. lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
tentotta C. muscosa in sense of Harv., not of L., misapplied name (23)
humilis N.E.Br. = C. elegans subsp. elegans C. parvula in sense of Schönland; Adamson; Jacot Guill., not of
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
hystrix Schönland = C. hirtipes C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. forma filamentosa (Schönland)
ihlenfeldtii Friedrich = C. grisea R.Fern. (23)
C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. illecebroides (Welw. ex Hiern)
imbricata Burm.f. = C. muscosa var. muscosa G.D.Rowley (23)
impressa (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. capitella subsp. capitella C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Tölken in part (23)
impressa N.E.Br. (insufficiently known) (23) Sedum muscosum (L.) Kuntze in part (23)
inaequalis Schönland = C. acinaciformis Tetraphyle lanceolata Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Tetraphyle muscosa (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. in part (23)
inamoena N.E.Br. = C. subacaulis subsp. erosula Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 50–3500
inandensis Schönland & Baker f. m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC,
C. wyliei Schönland (23) EC
Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. trans-
500–550 m. KZN, EC vaalensis (Kuntze) Tölken
inanis Thunb. C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. forma transvaalensis (Kuntze)
Bulliarda perfoliata (L.f.) DC. (23) R.Fern. (23)
Helophytum inane (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. subsp. transvaalensis (Kuntze)
Helophytum inane (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. latifolium Eckl. & R.Fern. (23)
Zeyh. (23) C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. schimperi in part (23)
Tillaea inanis (Thunb.) Steud. (23) C. schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey. var. transvaalensis (Kuntze)
Tillaea perfoliata L.f. (23) R.Fern. (23)
Tillaea perfoliata L.f. var. latifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (23) C. selago Dinter (23)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, hydrophyte, succulent. C. subulata in sense of (Hook.f.) Harv., not of L., misapplied name (23)
C. transvaalensis (Kuntze) K.Schum. (23)
Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 50–3000 m. M, FS, KZN, L, Sedum transvaalense Kuntze, as ‘transvalense’ (23)
WC, EC Tillaea subulata (Hook.f.) Britten
incana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. = C. subaphylla var. sub- Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 200–3500
aphylla m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC,
inchangensis Engl. = C. obovata var. obovata EC
intermedia Schönland langebaanensis Schönland = C. decumbens var.
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m when in flower. decumbens
Alt 0–500 m. EC lanuginosa Harv. = C. lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. subsp. lutea (Schön- Helophytum fluitans Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
land) Tölken Helophytum fluitans Eckl. & Zeyh. var. intermedium Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. lutea (Schönland) Friedrich (23) Helophytum fluitans Eckl. & Zeyh. var. obovatum Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. var. lutea Schönland Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. amphibia Harv. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m, up to 0.25 m Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. fluitans (Eckl. &
when in flower. Alt 600–2000 m. WC Zeyh.) Harv. (23)
namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. subsp. namaquensis Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. obovatum (Eckl. &
C. namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. (23) Zeyh.) Harv. (23)
C. namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. var. brevifolia Schönland (23) Helophytum reflexum Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Tillaea capensis L.f. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.08 m, 0.25–0.4 Tillaea filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
m when in flower. Alt 1500–1800 m. N, NC Tillaea filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. parvula (Eckl.
namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. var. brevifolia & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
Tillaea fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
Schönland = C. namaquensis subsp. namaquensis Tillaea fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. intermedia
namaquensis Schönland & Baker f. var. lutea Schönland (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
= C. namaquensis subsp. lutea Tillaea fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. obovata (Eckl.
& Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
namibensis Friedrich = C. elegans subsp. namibensis Tillaea reflexa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. (23)
nana Schönland & Baker f. = C. umbellata Annual, occ. perennial. Succulent, hydrophyte. Ht 0.02–
natalensis Schönland 0.25 m. Alt 50–3400 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS,
C. rubescens Schönland & Baker f. (23) KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
C. rubescens Schönland & Baker f. var. intermedia Schönland (23)
C. rubescens Schönland & Baker f. var. laxa Schönland (23) nealeana Higgins = C. perforata
C. sessilifolia Baker f. (23)
neglecta Schult. = C. cordata
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ±
0.4 m. Alt 700–3400 m. M, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp.
C. coerulescens Schönland (23)
natalensis Schönland var. mossii Schönland = C. C. confusa Schönland & Baker f. (23)
capitella subsp. meyeri C. cordata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23)
C. nivalis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. (23)
natans Thunb. = C. natans var. natans Petrogeton nemorosum Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
natans Thunb. forma amphibia (Harv.) Schönland = C. Petrogeton nivale Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
natans var. natans Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.04–0.15 m. Alt 200–
natans Thunb. forma filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schön- 1800 m. N, NC, WC, EC
land = C. natans var. minus nitida Schönland = C. ovata
natans Thunb. forma fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schön- nivalis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. = C. nemorosa
land = C. natans var. natans nodulosa Schönland = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa
natans Thunb. forma obovata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schön-
nuda Compton = C. capitella subsp. thyrsiflora
land = C. natans var. natans
natans Thunb. forma parvifolia Schönland = C. natans nudicaulis L. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis
var. natans nudicaulis L. var. glabra Schönland = C. nudicaulis
natans Thunb. subsp. filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fried- var. nudicaulis
rich = C. natans var. minus nudicaulis L. var. herrei (Friedrich) Tölken
C. herrei Friedrich (23)
natans Thunb. subsp. natans = C. natans var. natans
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m, 0.15–
natans Thunb. var. filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tölken = 0.45 m when in flower. Alt 50–1150 m. NC
C. natans var. minus
nudicaulis L. var. nudicaulis
natans Thunb. var. minus (Eckl. & Zeyh.) G.D.Rowley C. canescens (Haw.) Schult. (23)
C. natans Thunb. forma filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland (23) C. canescens (Haw.) Schult. var. angustifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (23)
C. natans Thunb. subsp. filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Friedrich (23 C. cephalophora Thunb. (23)
C. natans Thunb. var. filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tölken (23) C. cephalophora Thunb. var. basutica Schönland (23)
Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. filiformis (Eckl. & C. cephalophora Thunb. var. thunbergii Schönland (23)
Zeyh.) Harv. (23) C. hirta Thunb. (23)
Helophytum natans (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. minus Eckl. & C. hirta Thunb. var. dyeri Schönland (23)
Zeyh. (23) C. nudicaulis L. (23)
Tillaea ecklonis Walp. (23) C. nudicaulis L. var. glabra Schönland (23)
Annual, occ. perennial. Succulent, hydrophyte. Ht 0.02– C. obvallata L. (23)
0.25 m. Alt 50–100 m. WC C. platyphylla Harv. (23)
C. platyphylla in sense of Schönland; Jacot Guill., not of Harv., mis-
natans Thunb. var. natans applied name (23)
Bulliarda capensis (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Drège (23) C. sulcata (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
C. levynsiae Adamson (23) Globulea canescens Haw. (23)
C. natans Thunb. (23) Globulea canescens Haw. var. angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. natans Thunb. forma amphibia (Harv.) Schönland (23) Globulea capitata Salm-Dyck ex Haw. (23)
C. natans Thunb. forma fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland (23) Globulea lingua Haw., naked name (23)
C. natans Thunb. forma obovata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland (23) Globulea nudicaulis (L.) Haw. (23)
C. natans Thunb. forma parvifolia Schönland (23) Globulea obvallata (L.) Haw. (23)
C. natans Thunb. subsp. natans (23) Globulea sulcata Haw. (23)
Helophytum filiforme Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Purgosea cephalophora (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
Helophytum filiforme Eckl. & Zeyh. var. parvulum Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Purgosea hirta (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m, 0.15– Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt 50–1800
0.45 m when in flower. Alt 50–3400 m. NW, G, m. KZN, WC, EC
FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC orbicularis × C. montana subsp. quadrangularis, puta-
nudicaulis L. var. platyphylla (Harv.) Tölken tive hybrid
C. platyphylla Harv. (23)
ovata in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of (Mill.) Druce,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m, 0.15–
naked name = C. sarmentosa var. sarmentosa
0.45 m when in flower. Alt 400–1800 m. NC,
WC, EC ovata (Mill.) Druce
Cotyledon ovata Mill. (23)
numaisensis Friedrich C. arborescens in sense of Keissl.; Marloth, not of (Mill.) Willd.,
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt 900–1200 m. N misapplied name (23)
oblanceolata Schönland & Baker f. C. argentea Thunb. (23)
C. lambertiana Schönland & Baker f. (23) C. articulata Zuccagni (23)
C. tenuis in sense of Adamson, not of Wolley-Dod, misapplied name C. lucens Gram (23)
(23) C. nitida Schönland (23)
C. obliqua Sol., superfluous name (23)
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.06–0.12 m. Alt? N, NC, C. portulacea Lam. (23)
WC, EC Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 50–1800 m.
obliqua Haw. = C. atropurpurea var. atropurpurea KZN, EC
obliqua Sol., superfluous name = C. ovata pachyphylla Schönland = C. congesta subsp. congesta
obovata Haw. = C. obovata var. obovata pachystemon Schönland & Baker f. = C. lanuginosa
obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Tölken var. pachystemon
C. dregeana Harv. (23)
C. longistyla Schönland (23) pageae Tölken
C. squamulosa in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of Schltdl. in part (23) Pagella archeri Schönland (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 50– Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.002–0.004 m. Alt 500–
300 m. KZN, EC 1700 m. NC, WC
obovata Haw. var. obovata pallens Schönland & Baker f.
C. inchangensis Engl. (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt 50–
C. obovata Haw. (23) 500 m. N, NC, WC
C. peglerae Schönland (23)
C. perforata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. (23) pallida Baker = C. perfoliata var. perfoliata
C. punctata in sense of Haw., not of L. (23) pallida in sense of J.M.Wood & Evans, not of Baker =
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto (23)
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. bewsii Schönland (23)
C. perfoliata var. heterotricha
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. bolusii Schönland (23) paniculata (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. capitella subsp. capi-
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. flanaganii Schönland (23) tella
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. pulchella (Harv.) Schönland (23)
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. rattrayi Schönland (23) papillosa Schönland & Baker f.
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. simii Schönland (23) C. limosa Schönland (23)
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. stachyera (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.05 m. Alt 1500–
Schönland (23) 2400 m. WC, EC
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. typica Schönland (23)
C. reversisetosa Bitter (23) parviflora E.Mey. ex Drège = C. expansa subsp. ex-
C. sediflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. var. laxifoliosa pansa
Schönland (23) parvipetala Schönland = C. tenuipedicellata
C. stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. var. rotundifolia Harv (23) parvisepala Schönland = C. sarcocaulis subsp. sarco-
Purgosea obovata (Haw.) Haw. (23) caulis
Sedum ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze (23)
Sedum ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze forma rubriflorum parvula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. muscosa
Kuntze (23) var. parvula
Sedum ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze var. oblongifolia Kuntze (23) parvula in sense of Schönland; Adamson; Jacot Guill.,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 50– not of (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. lance-
3400 m. KZN, L, EC olata subsp. lanceolata
obtusa Haw. patens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. = C. dentata
C. jasminiana Haw. ex Sims (23)
Dietrichia jasminea (Sims) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) patersoniae Schönland = C. perforata
Dietrichia jasminea (Sims) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. uniflora Eckl. & pearsonii Schönland = C. brevifolia subsp. brevifolia
Zeyh. (23)
Kalosanthes jasminea (Sims) Haw. (23) pectinata Conrath = C. capitella subsp. nodulosa
Rochea jasminea (Sims) DC. (23) peculiaris (Tölken) Tölken & Wickens
Rochea microphylla E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name (23) C. expansa Dryand. subsp. peculiaris Tölken (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.03–0.08
400–2000 m. WC, EC m. Alt 1200–1800 m. WC
obvallata in sense of Thunb., not of L. = C. dejecta peglerae Schönland = C. obovata var. obovata
obvallata L. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis pellucida in sense of Thunb., not of L. = C. strigosa
odoratissima Andrews = C. fascicularis pellucida L. = C. pellucida subsp. pellucida
orbicularis L. pellucida L. subsp. alsinoides (Hook.f.) Tölken
C. rosularis Haw. (23) C. alsinoides Hook.f. (23)
C. sedoides Mill. (23) Tillaea alsinoides Hook.f. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.01–0.08 perfoliata L. var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Tölken = C. per-
m. Alt 50–2000 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC foliata var. minor
pellucida L. subsp. brachypetala (Drège ex Harv.) perfoliata L. var. heterotricha (Schinz) Tölken
Tölken C. heterotricha Schinz (23)
Bulliarda dregei Harv. (23) C. pallida in sense of J.M.Wood & Evans, not of Baker (23)
C. brachypetala Drège ex Harv. (23) C. perfoliata in sense of Burtt Davy, not of L. (23)
C. diabolica N.E.Br. (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt
C. dregei (Harv.) Schönland (23) 800–2000 m. M, S, KZN, EC
C. elongata Schönland (23)
C. involucrata Schönland (23) perfoliata L. var. miniata Tölken, illegitimate name = C.
C. lineolata forma gracilis in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand. (23) perfoliata var. coccinea
C. lineolata forma magna in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand. (23) perfoliata L. var. minor (Haw.) G.D.Rowley
C. lineolata forma natalensis in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand. (23) C. falcata J.C.Wendl. (23)
C. lineolata in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand. (23) C. falx Linding. (23)
C. lineolata var. petiolata in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand. (23) C. perfoliata L. var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Tölken (23)
C. lineolata var. pilosa in sense of Schönland, not of Dryand., naked C. retroflexa in sense of Meerb., not of Thunb.(23)
name (23) Larochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. (23)
C. prostrata E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name (23) Larochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. var. minor Haw. (23)
C. tysonii Schönland (23) Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. var. minor (Haw.) DC. (23)
Alt 50–3000 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, lithophyte, succulent. Ht
pellucida L. subsp. marginalis (Dryand. in Aiton) Tölken 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 50–1400 m. EC
C. centauroides in sense of Thunb., not of L., misapplied name (23) perfoliata L. var. perfoliata
C. centauroides L. var. marginalis (Dryand.) Harv. (23) C. pallida Baker (23)
C. lineolata Dryand. (23) C. perfoliata L. (23)
C. marginalis Dryand. (23) C. perfoliata L. var. albiflora Harv. (23)
C. profusa Hook.f. (23) Larochea perfoliata (L.) Haw. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.05–0.25 Larochea perfoliata (L.) Haw. var. alba Haw. (23)
m. Alt 20–1800 m. WC, EC Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. var. acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh (23)
Rochea perfoliata (L.) DC. in part (23)
pellucida L. subsp. pellucida Rochea perfoliata (L.) Haw. var. alba (Haw.) Sweet (23)
C. centauroides in sense of Aiton; Sims; Eckl. & Zeyh.; Drège;
Harv., not of L., misapplied name (23) Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–1.3 m. Alt 50–
C. dichotoma in sense of L.f., not of L. (23) 1400 m. EC
C. marginata Thunb. (23) perfoliata of many authors., not of L., misapplied name
C. minima in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. (23) = C. perfoliata var. coccinea
C. pellucida L. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. perforata in sense of Drège, not of Thunb. = C. obova-
Alt 50–1200 m. WC, EC ta var. obovata
pellucida L. subsp. spongiosa Tölken perforata Thunb.
C. anthurus E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name (23)
Annual. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. C. conjuncta N.E.Br. (23)
Alt 800–1600 m. NC C. nealeana Higgins (23)
C. patersoniae Schönland (23)
pentandra Royle ex Edgew. var. denticulata Brenan = C. perfilata Scop. (23)
C. lanceolata subsp. denticulata C. perfossa Lam. (23)
peploides Harv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent, scrambler. Ht ±
C. galpinii Schönland (23) 0.25 m. Alt 50–2200 m. KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.25 m. Alt perfossa in sense of Drège, not of Lam. = C. cordata
1200–3000 m. M, FS, KZN, L perfossa in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh; Harv.; Marloth, not
peploides in sense of Schönland, not of Harv. = C. of Lam., misapplied name = C. rupestris subsp.
expansa subsp. expansa rupestris
perfilata Scop. = C. perforata perfossa Lam. = C. perforata
perfoliata in sense of Burtt Davy, not of L. = C. perfo- petraea Schönland = C. exilis subsp. exilis
liata var. heterotricha petrogeton Endl. ex Walp. = C. dentata
perfoliata in sense of Thunb., not of L. = C. perfoliata pharnaceoides Fisch. & C.A.Mey. subsp. rhodesica
var. coccinea Merxm. = C. rhodesica
perfoliata L. = C. perfoliata var. perfoliata pharnaceoides in sense of Friedrich, not of Fisch. &
perfoliata L. var. albiflora Harv. = C. perfoliata var. C.A.Mey = C. rhodesica
perfoliata picturata in sense of Boom, not of Friedrich, = C. exilis
perfoliata L. var. coccinea (Sweet) G.D.Rowley subsp. cooperi
C. johannis-winkleri Linding. (23)
C. perfoliata in sense of Thunb., not of L. (23) picturata in sense of Friedrich, not of Boom, misapplied
C. perfoliata L. var. miniata Tölken, illegitimate name. (23) name = C. exilis subsp. sedifolia
C. perfoliata of many authors, not of L., misapplied name (23) planifolia Schönland
Rochea perfoliata (L.) DC. in part as to specimen var. a (23)
Rochea perfoliata (L.) DC. var. coccinea Sweet (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 0.3
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt m. Alt 300–1000 m. EC
50–200 m. EC platyphylla Harv. = C. nudicaulis var. platyphylla
platyphylla in sense of Schönland; Jacot Guill.; not of C. rattrayi Schönland & Baker f. (23)
Harv., misapplied name = C. nudicaulis var. nu- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt
dicaulis 800–1500 m. EC
plegmatoides Friedrich pulchella Dryand. (insufficiently known) (23)
C. arta in sense of H.Jacobsen; Friedrich; Higgins, not of Schönland (23) punctata in sense of Haw., not of L.= C. obovata var.
C. deltoidea in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of Thunb. (23)
C. pseudocolumnaris Dinter, naked name (23) obovata
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 100–300 punctata in sense of Mill., not of L. = C. rupestris
m. N, NC subsp. rupestris
polpodacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. muscosa punctata L. (insufficiently known) (23)
var. polpodacea punctulata Schönland & Baker f. = C. biplanata
portulacaria L. = Portulacaria afra purcellii Schönland = C. atropurpurea var. purcellii
portulacea Lam. = C. ovata pusilla Schönland = C. bergioides
profusa Hook.f. = C. pellucida subsp. marginalis pustulata Tölken
promontorii Schönland & Baker f. = C. capensis var. C. pruinosa in sense of Harv.; Schönland, not of L., misapplied
name (23)
promontorii
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt
propinqua (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = C. muscosa 300–1100 m. NC, WC
var. obtusifolia
pustulata × C. dejecta, putative hybrid
prostrata E.Mey. ex Drège = C. pellucida subsp. brachy-
petala pustulata × C. fallax, putative hybrid (23)
prostratum Thunb. = C. expansa subsp. expansa pustulata × C. scabra, putative hybrid (23)
pruinosa in sense of Harv.; Schönland, not of L., misap- pyramidalis Thunb.
C. archeri Compton (23)
plied name = C. pustulata C. cylindrica Schönland (23)
pruinosa L. C. pyramidalis Thunb. var. ramosa Schönland (23)
C. scabrella Haw. (23) C. quadrangula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. (23)
C. scabrella in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh.; Harv., not of Haw., misap- Purgosea pyramidalis (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
plied name (23) Tetraphyle pyramidalis (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. squamulosa Schltdl. (23) Tetraphyle quadrangula Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
Dasystemon calycina DC. in part (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.03–0.25 m. Alt 500–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 1800 m. NC, WC, EC
m. Alt 600–1300 m. WC pyramidalis Thunb. var. ramosa Schönland = C. pyra-
pruinosa × C. scabra, putative hybrid (23) midalis
pseudocolumnaris Dinter, naked name = C. plegma- pyrifolia Compton = C. expansa subsp. pyrifolia
toides qoatlhambensis Hargr.
pseudohemisphaerica Friedrich Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1800–
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 50–200 m. 3400 m. L
N, NC quadrangula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. = C. pyra-
pseudolycopodioides Dinter & Schinz = C. muscosa midalis
var. muscosa quadrangularis Schönland = C. montana subsp. qua-
pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp., illegitimate name = drangularis
C. strigosa quadrifida Baker f. = C. multicava subsp. multicava
pubescens Thunb. = C. pubescens subsp. pubescens radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. pubescens subsp. radi-
pubescens Thunb. subsp. pubescens cans
C. biconvexa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (23) radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. fastigiata Schönland = C.
C. dewinteri Friedrich in part (23) pubescens subsp. pubescens
C. fergusoniae Schönland (23)
C. fergusoniae Schönland forma major Schönland (23) radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. phillipsii Schönland = C.
C. fragilis Schönland (23) pubescens subsp. pubescens
C. pubescens Thunb. (23)
C. radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. fastigiata Schönland (23)
radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. typica Schönland = C.
C. radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. phillipsii Schönland (23) pubescens subsp. radicans
Sphaeritis biconvexa Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) ramosa in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh.; Harv., not of Thunb.,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 20– misapplied name = C. macowaniana
2000 m. WC, EC ramosa Thunb. = C. subulata var. subulata
pubescens Thunb. subsp. radicans (Haw.) Tölken ramuliflora Link & Otto = C. obovata var. obovata
C. radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. (23)
C. radicans (Haw.) D.Dietr. var. typica Schönland (23) ramuliflora Link & Otto var. bewsii Schönland = C.
Globulea radicans Haw. (23) obovata var. obovata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 20– ramuliflora Link & Otto var. bolusii Schönland = C.
550 m. EC obovata var. obovata
pubescens Thunb. subsp. rattrayi (Schönland & Baker ramuliflora Link & Otto var. flanaganii Schönland = C.
f.) Tölken obovata var. obovata
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. pulchella (Harv.) Schön- rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. milleriana (Burtt Davy)
land = C. obovata var. obovata Schönland = C. alba var. alba
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. rattrayi Schönland = C. rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. parvisepala (Schönland)
obovata var. obovata Schönland = C. alba var. parvisepala
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. simii Schönland = C. obo- rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. rubicunda R.A.Dyer = C.
vata var. obovata alba var. alba
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. stachyera (Eckl. & Zeyh.) rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. similis (Baker f.) Schön-
Schönland = C. obovata var. obovata land = C. alba var. parvisepala
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. transvaalensis Schönland rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. subglabra Schönland =
= C. setulosa var. setulosa C. alba var. alba
rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. typica Schönland = C.
ramuliflora Link & Otto var. typica Schönland = C.
alba var. alba
obovata var. obovata
rubricaulis Eckl. & Zeyh.
rattrayi Schönland & Baker f. = C. pubescens subsp. C. rubricaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. var. muirii Schönland (23)
rattrayi Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 50–
rauhii Friedrich = C. subacaulis subsp. erosula 750 m. WC, EC
recurva N.E.Br. = C. alba var. alba rubricaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. var. muirii Schönland = C.
rehmannii Baker f. = C. cotyledonis rubricaulis
remota Schönland = C. subaphylla var. subaphylla rudis Schönland & Baker f. = C. tetragona subsp. rudis
rudolfii Schönland & Baker f.
retroflexa in sense of Meerb., not of Thunb. = C. perfo-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent, scrambler. Ht up to
liata var. minor
0.8 m. Alt 500–1300 m. NC
retroflexa Thunb. = C. dichotoma rufo-punctata Schönland = C. capitella subsp. capitella
retrorsa Hutchison = C. vaginata subsp. vaginata rupestris Thunb. = C. rupestris subsp. rupestris
reversisetosa Bitter = C. obovata var. obovata rupestris Thunb. subsp. commutata (Friedrich) Tölken
revolvens Haw. (insufficiently known). (23) C brevifolia in sense of Higgins; Friedrich, not of Harv. (23)
C. commutata Friedrich (23)
rhodesica (Merxm.) Wickens & M.Bywater Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt
C. campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. pharnaceoides
(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Tölken (23) 100–1100 m. N, NC
C. campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. subsp. rhodesica rupestris Thunb. subsp. marnieriana (H.E.Huber &
(Merxm.) R.Fern. (23) H.Jacobsen) Tölken
C. pharnaceoides Fisch. & C.A.Mey. subsp. rhodesica Merxm. (23) C. marnieriana H.E.Huber & H.Jacobsen (23)
C. pharnaceoides in sense of Friedrich, not of Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt
Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 1400– 800–2200 m. WC
2000 m. N rupestris Thunb. subsp. rupestris
rhodogyna Friedrich = C. capitella subsp. thyrsiflora C. monticola N.E.Br. (23)
rhomboidea N.E.Br. = C. deltoidea C. perfossa in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh.; Harv.; Marloth, not of Lam.,
misapplied name (23)
robusta Tölken = C. tetragona subsp. robusta C. punctata in sense of Mill., not of L. (23)
rogersii Schönland C. rupestris Thunb. (23)
Sedum canescens (Schult.) Kuntze var. caulescens Kuntze (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt 50–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 20– 1800 m. WC, EC
800 m. EC rustii Schönland = C. subulata var. subulata
roggeveldii Schönland sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. = C. sarcocaulis subsp. sar-
Annual. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.01–0.04 m. cocaulis
Alt 1400–1800 m. NC sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. rupicola Tölken
C. fruticulosa in sense of Keissl., not of L. (23)
rosularis Haw. = C. orbicularis C. sarcocaulis in sense of Schönland; Brenan; Jacot Guill., not of
rotundifolia Haw. = Kalanchoe rotundifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
rubella Compton = C. atropurpurea var. muirii Sedum caffrum Kuntze (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt
rubescens Schönland & Baker = C. natalensis
1400–3400 m. M, FS, KZN, L, EC
rubescens Schönland & Baker f. var. intermedia Schön- sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. sarcocaulis
land = C. natalensis C. lignosa Burtt Davy (23)
rubescens Schönland & Baker f. var. laxa Schönland = C. parvisepala Schönland (23)
C. natalensis C. sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
C. sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. var. scaberula Harv. (23)
rubicunda Drège ex Harv. = C. alba var. alba Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt
rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. flexuosa Schönland = C. 200–2200 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
alba var. alba sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. var. scaberula Harv. = C.
rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. hispida Schönland = C. sarcocaulis subsp. sarcocaulis
alba var. alba sarcocaulis in sense of Schönland; Brenan; Jacot Guill.,
rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. lydenburgensis Schön- not of Eckl. & Zeyh. = C. sarcocaulis subsp.
land = C. alba var. parvisepala rupicola
setulosa Harv. var. basutica Schönland = C. setulosa Perennial. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 0.06 m.
var. setulosa Alt 800–1200 m. EC
setulosa Harv. var. curta (N.E.Br.) Schönland = C. setu- southii Schönland = C. southii subsp. southii
losa var. rubra southii Schönland subsp. southii
setulosa Harv. var. deminuta (Diels) Tölken C. mucronata Keissl. (23)
C. deminuta Diels (23) C. southii Schönland (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m when in flower. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht
Alt 1200–2200 m. M ± 0.25 m. Alt 100–600 m. EC
setulosa Harv. var. jenkinsii Schönland southii Schönland subsp. sphaerocephala Tölken
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m.
when in flower. Alt 1000–1800 m. LIM, NW, G Alt 200–1200 m. KZN, EC
setulosa Harv. var. lanceolata Schönland = C. setulosa sparsa Dryand., excluded species (23)
var. setulosa spathulata Thunb.
C. cordata in sense of Lodd., not of Thunb. (23)
setulosa Harv. var. longiciliata Tölken C. cyclophylla Schönland & Baker f. (23)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m when in flower. C. latispathulata Schönland & Baker f. (23)
Alt 1000–3400 m. M, KZN, L C. lucida Lam. (23)
setulosa Harv. var. ovata Schönland = C. setulosa var. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 50–
setulosa 600 m. KZN, WC, EC
setulosa Harv. var. rubra (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley spectabilis Schönland = C. vaginata subsp. vaginata
C. barklyana Schönland (23) sphaeritis Harv. = C. subulata var. subulata
C. curta N.E.Br. (23)
C. curta N.E.Br. var. rubra N.E.Br. (23) spicata Thunb. = C. capitella subsp. capitella
C. exilis in sense of Keissl., not of Harv. (23) squamulosa in sense of DC.; Harv., not of Schltdl., mis-
C. milfordiae Byles (23)
C. setulosa Harv. var. curta (N.E.Br.) Schönland (23) applied name = C. scabra
Sedum dregeanum (Harv.) Kuntze var. erectum Kuntze (23) squamulosa in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of Schltdl.
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m when in flower. in part = C. obovata var. dregeana
Alt 500–3400 m. LIM, M, FS, KZN, L squamulosa in sense of Keissl., not of Schltdl. = C. alba
setulosa Harv. var. ramosa Schönland = C. setulosa var. var. alba
setulosa squamulosa Schltdl. = C. pruinosa
setulosa Harv. var. robusta Schönland = C. setulosa var. stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. = C. obovata var. obovata
setulosa
stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. var. pulchella Harv. = C. setu-
setulosa Harv. var. setulosa losa var. setulosa
C. bloubergensis R.A.Dyer (23)
C. ramuliflora Link & Otto var. transvaalensis Schönland (23) stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. var. rotundifolia Harv. = C.
C. scheppigiana Diels (23) obovata var. obovata
C. setulosa Harv. (23)
C. setulosa Harv. var. basutica Schönland (23)
stewartiae Burtt Davy = C. alba var. alba
C. setulosa Harv. var. lanceolata Schönland (23) streyi Tölken
C. setulosa Harv. var. ovata Schönland (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 50–
C. setulosa Harv. var. ramosa Schönland (23)
C. setulosa Harv. var. robusta Schönland (23)
250 m. KZN
C. stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. var. pulchella Harv. (23) strigosa in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of L. = C
Sedum dregeanum (Harv.) Kuntze var. adscendens Kuntze (23) lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m when in strigosa L.
flower. Alt 200–3400 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, C. centauroides L. (23)
KZN, L, EC C. diaphana Drège ex Harv. (23)
C. pellucida in sense of Thunb., not of L. (23)
setulosa var. rubra × C. setulosa var. setulosa, putative C. pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp., illegitimate name (23)
hybrid (23) C. sarcolipes Harv. (23)
setulosa var. setulosa × C. natalensis, putative hybrid (23) C. sylvatica Licht. ex Schult., as ‘silvatica’ (23)
Sarcolipes pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
setulosa var. setulosa × C. setulosa var. jenkinsii, puta- Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.17 m. Alt 50–1100 m.
tive hybrid (23) NC, WC
similis Baker f. = C. alba var. parvisepala suavis Friedrich = C. sericea var. sericea
simulans Schönland subacaulis Schönland & Baker f. = C. subacaulis
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.08–0.15 m. Alt 200– subsp. subacaulis
1000 m. WC subacaulis Schönland & Baker f. subsp. erosula
sladenii Schönland (N.E.Br.) Tölken
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 500– C. erosula N.E.Br., in part (23)
C. inamoena N.E.Br. (23)
1100 m. N, NC C. rauhii Friedrich (23)
smutsii Schönland = C. atropurpurea var. atropur- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.3
purea m. Alt 400–1400 m. N, NC, WC
socialis Schönland subacaulis Schönland & Baker f. subsp. subacaulis
C. subacaulis Schönland & Baker f. (23) C. argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. var. swaziensis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.6 (Schönland) Schönland (25)
C. globularioides Britten subsp. argyrophylla (Schönland & Baker
m. Alt 400–900 m. NC f.) Tölken (23)
subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. = C. subaphylla var. C. swaziensis Schönland forma argyrophylla (Diels ex Schönland &
subaphylla Baker f.) R.Fern. (23)
C. swaziensis Schönland subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis forma
subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. var. puberula (Eckl. & swaziensis
Zeyh.) Harv. = C. subaphylla var. subaphylla Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt 400–2000
subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. var. subaphylla m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN
C. cogmansensis (Kuntze) K.Schum. (23) swaziensis Schönland forma argyrophylla (Diels ex
C. incana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (23)
C. loganiana Compton (23) Schönland & Baker f.) R.Fern. = C. swaziensis
C. remota Schönland (23) swaziensis Schönland subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis
C. subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (23) forma swaziensis = C. swaziensis
C. subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. var. puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Harv. (23) sylvatica Licht. ex Schult., as ‘silvatica’ = C. strigosa
Sedum cogmansense Kuntze (23)
Sphaeritis incana Eckl. & Zeyh. (23)
tabularis Dinter
Sphaeritis puberula Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Perennial, occ. annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m.
Sphaeritis subaphylla Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) Alt 1200–2000 m. N, NW, FS, NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.8 m. Alt ± tayloriae Schönland = C. cotyledonis
400–2450 m. N, FS, NC, WC, EC
tecta Thunb.
subaphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. var. virgata (Harv.) C. decipiens N.E.Br. (23)
Tölken Purgosea tecta (Thunb.) G.Don (23)
C. virgata Harv. (23) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.03–0.05 m, ± 0.01
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.8 m. Alt 50– m when in flower. Alt 500–1400 m. WC, EC
1100 m. NC, WC
telephioides Haw. = C. crenulata
subbifaria Schönland = C. capitella subsp. capitella
tenuicaulis Schönland
subincana (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. mollis Perennial. Herb, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.02–0.05
subsessilis W.F.Barker = C. tetragona subsp. con- m. Alt 1600–3400 m. FS, KZN, L
nivens tenuifolia Schönland = C. sediflora var. sediflora
subulata in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of L. = C. tenuipedicellata Schönland & Baker f.
cymosa C. parvipetala Schönland (23)
subulata in sense of (Hook.f. ) Harv., not of L., misap- Annual. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.01 m. Alt 1200–2000
plied name = C. lanceolata subsp. transvaalensis m. N, NC
subulata in sense of P.J.Bergius; Thunb., not of L., mis- tenuis in sense of Adamson, not of Wolley-Dod, misap-
applied name = C. fascicularis plied name = C. oblanceolata
subulata L. = C. subulata var. subulata tenuis Wolley-Dod = C. umbellata
subulata L. var. fastigiata (Schönland) Tölken teres Marloth = C. barklyi
C. fastigiata Schönland (23) tetragona in sense of Harv.; of many authors, not of L.,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 20– misapplied name = C. tetragona subsp. robusta
100 m. WC
tetragona in sense of Thunb., not of L. = C. tetragona
subulata L. var. hispida Tölken subsp. robusta
C. hispida in sense of Schönland & Baker f., not of (Haw.) D.Dietr.,
misapplied name (23) tetragona L. = C. tetragona subsp. tetragona
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt tetragona L. subsp. acutifolia (Lam.) Tölken
500–600 m. WC C. acutifolia Lam. (23)
C. acutifolia Lam. var. radicans Harv. (23)
subulata L. var. subulata C. acutifolia Lam. var. typica Schönland (23)
C. capitata Lam. (23) C. bibracteata Haw. (23)
C. ramosa Thunb. (23) C. macowanii Scott-Elliot (23)
C. rustii Schönland (23) Sedum radicans (Harv.) Kuntze (23)
C. sphaeritis Harv. (23)
C. subulata L. (23) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt
Sphaeritis muricata (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) 200–1600 m. WC, EC
Sphaeritis typica Eckl. & Zeyh. (23) tetragona L. subsp. connivens (Schönland) Tölken
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 50– C. connivens Schönland (23)
2000 m. WC, EC C. subsessilis W.F.Barker (23)
sulcata (Haw.) D.Dietr. = C. nudicaulis var. nudicaulis Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt
1200–2300 m. WC, EC
susannae Rauh & Friedrich
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.002–0.008 m. Alt 100– tetragona L. subsp. lignescens Tölken
C. acutifolia in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., Harv., in part (23)
300 m. NC C. acutifolia Lam. var. harveyi Schönland (23)
swaziensis Schönland Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent, scrambler. Ht ± 0.8
C. argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. (25) m. Alt 800–1100 m. NC, WC, EC
C. argyrophylla Diels ex Schönland & Baker f. var. ramosa
Schönland (23) tetragona L. subsp. robusta (Tölken) Tölken
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 400–
800–1700 m. KZN 2200 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
luciae Raym.-Hamet = K. luciae subsp. luciae thyrsiflora Harv.
luciae Raym.-Hamet subsp. luciae K. alternans in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Pers. (6)
K. albiflora H.M.L.Forbes (6) Perennial. Shrub, lithophyte, succulent. Ht ± 1.5 m.
K. aleurodes Stearn (6) Alt 400–3400 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS,
K. luciae Raym.-Hamet (6) KZN, L
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 2 m. Alt 50–1800 m.
tubiflora Raym.-Hamet = Bryophyllum delagoense
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
luciae Raym.-Hamet subsp. montana (Compton) Tölken KALOSANTHES Haw. 3168130
K. montana Compton (6)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 800–1800 bicolor Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
m. M, S biconvexa (Haw.) Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
luebbertiana Engl. = K. rotundifolia capitata (Lodd.) Sweet = Crassula fascicularis
montana Compton = K. luciae subsp. montana coccinea (L.) Haw. = Crassula coccinea
multiflora Schinz = K. brachyloba coccinea (L.) Haw. var. alba Haw. = Crassula coccinea
neglecta Tölken cymosa (P.J.Bergius) Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
K. rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. forma peltata Raym.-Hamet ex R.Fern. (6) fascicularis (Lam.) G.Don = Crassula fascicularis
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 50–300 m. flava (L.) Sweet = Crassula flava
KZN
jasminea (Sims) Haw. = Crassula obtusa
oblongifolia Harv. = K. paniculata
media Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
paniculata Harv.
K. oblongifolia Harv. (6) odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1.2 m. Alt 50–1800 odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. var. alba (DC.) G.Don =
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC Crassula fascicularis
pentheri Schltr. = K. lanceolata versicolor (Ker Gawl.) Haw. = Crassula coccinea
praesidentis-malani Raym.-Hamet (insufficiently known)
(6) LAROCHEA Pers. 3168140
praesidentis-verwoerdii Raym.-Hamet (insufficiently coccinea (L.) Pers. = Crassula coccinea
known) (6) cymosa (P.J.Bergius) Haw. in part = Crassula cymosa
pruinosa Dinter = K. brachyloba cymosa (P.J.Bergius) Haw. in part = Crassula fascicu-
pyramidalis Schönland = K. brachyloba laris
rogersii Raym.-Hamet = K. sexangularis falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. = Crassula perfoliata var.
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. minor
Crassula rotundifolia Haw. (6) falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. var. minor Haw. = Crassula
K. decumbens Compton (6) perfoliata var. minor
K. guillauminii Raym.-Hamet (6)
K. luebbertiana Engl. (6) fascicularis (Lam.) Schult. = Crassula fascicularis
K. rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. forma. tripartita Raym.-Hamet ex flava (L.) Haw. = Crassula flava
R.Fern. (6)
Verea rotundifolia (Haw.) D.Dietr. (6) odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. = Crassula fascicularis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1.2 m. Alt 50– odoratissima (Andrews) Haw. var. bicolor (Haw.) DC. =
1800 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, Crassula fascicularis
NC, EC perfoliata (L.) Haw. = Crassula perfoliata var. perfoliata
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. forma. peltata Raym.-Hamet perfoliata (L.) Haw. var. alba Haw. = Crassula perfoliata
ex R.Fern. = K. neglecta var. perfoliata
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. forma. tripartita Raym.- tiniflora Lem. = Crassula fascicularis
Hamet ex R.Fern. = K. rotundifolia
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. var. aequimagnisepala Raym.- PAGELLA Schönland 3168040
Hamet (insufficiently known) (6) archeri Schönland = Crassula pageae
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. var. guillauminii Raym.-
Hamet (insufficiently known) (6) PETROGETON Eckl. & Zeyh. 3168150
rotundifolia (Haw.) Haw. var. strictifolia Raym.-Hamet
(insufficiently known) (6) alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula umbellata
rubinea Tölken = K. sexangularis nemorosum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula nemorosa
schweinfurthii Penz. = K. laciniata nivale Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula nemorosa
sexangularis N.E.Br. = K. sexangularis var. sexangu- patens Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula dentata
laris typicum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula dentata
sexangularis N.E.Br. var. sexangularis typicum Eckl. & Zeyh. var. minus Eckl. & Zeyh. = Cras-
K. rogersii Raym.-Hamet (6)
K. rubinea Tölken (6) sula dentata
K. sexangularis N.E.Br. (6) umbella (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula umbella
PURGOSEA Haw. 3168110 turrita (Thunb.) Sweet var. alba Sweet = Crassula
capitella subsp. thyrsiflora
alooides (Dryand.) Haw. = Crassula capitella subsp.
capitella RHOPALOTA N.E.Br. 3168050
alooides in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., as ‘Pyrgosea aloides’, aphylla (Schönland & Baker f.) N.E.Br. = Crassula
not of (Dryand.) Haw. = Crassula capitella subsp. aphylla
thyrsiflora
alpestris (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula alpestris subsp. ROCHEA DC. 3171000
alpestris
albiflora (Sims) DC. = Crassula dejecta
barbata (Thunb.) G.Don, as ‘Purgosia’ = Crassula bar-
bicolor (Haw.) Steud. = Crassula fascicularis
bata subsp. barbata
biconvexa (Haw.) DC. = Crassula fascicularis
capitella (Thunb.) Sweet, as ‘capitellata’ = Crassula
capitella subsp. capitella coccinea (L.) DC. = Crassula coccinea
cephalophora (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula nudicaulis cymosa (P.J.Bergius) DC. in part = Crassula cymosa
var. nudicaulis falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. = Crassula perfoliata var.
ciliata (L.) Sweet = Crassula ciliata minor
concinella (Haw.) Sweet (insufficiently known) falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. var. acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh.
= Crassula perfoliata var. perfoliata
concinna (Haw.) Sweet (insufficiently known)
falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. var. minor (Haw.) DC. =
conspicua (Haw.) Sweet = Crassula tomentosa var.
Crassula perfoliata var. minor
tomentosa
fascicularis (Lam.) DC. = Crassula fascicularis
corymbulosa (Link & Otto) Sweet = Crassula capitella
subsp. thyrsiflora flava (L.) DC. = Crassula flava
cotyledonis (Thunb.) Sweet = Crassula cotyledonis jasminea (Sims) DC. = Crassula obtusa
crenulata (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula crenulata media (Haw.) DC. = Crassula fascicularis
debilis (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula thunbergiana microphylla E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name = Crassula
subsp. thunbergiana obtusa
dentata (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula dentata odoratissima (Andrews) Link = Crassula fascicularis
hemisphaerica (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula hemisphae- odoratissima (Andrews) Link var. alba DC. = Crassula
rica fascicularis
hirta (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula nudicaulis var. nudi- odoratissima (Andrews) Link var. bicolor (Haw.) DC. =
caulis Crassula fascicularis
linguifolia (Haw.) Haw., as ‘Turgosea’ = Crassula tomen- perfoliata (L.) DC. in part = Crassula perfoliata var.
tosa var. tomentosa perfoliata
lingulifolia (Haw.) Sweet (insufficiently known) perfoliata (L.) DC. in part as to specimen var. a =
Crassula perfoliata var. coccinea
minima (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula dentata
perfoliata (L.) DC. var. alba (Haw.) Sweet = Crassula
montana (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula montana subsp.
perfoliata var. perfoliata
montana
perfoliata (L.) DC. var. coccinea Sweet = Crassula per-
obovata (Haw.) Haw. = Crassula obovata var. obovata
foliata var. coccinea
pertusa (Haw.) Haw. = Crassula capitella subsp. thyr-
perfoliata (L.) DC. var. glabberima E.Mey. ex Drège,
siflora
naked name = Crassula macowaniana
pertusula Haw. = Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora
subulata (L.) Adamson = Crassula fascicularis
punctata (L.) Sweet (insufficiently known)
versicolor in sense of Harv. in part, not of (Ker Gawl.)
pyramidalis (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula pyramidalis Link, misapplied name = Crassula fascicularis
sediflora Eckl. & Zeyh., as ‘Pyrgosea’ = Crassula sed- versicolor (Ker Gawl.) Link = Crassula coccinea
iflora var. sediflora
spicata (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula capitella subsp. SARCOLIPES Eckl. & Zeyh. 3168160
capitella pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula strigosa
tecta (Thunb.) G.Don = Crassula tecta
thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Sweet = Crassula capitella subsp. SEDUM Tourn. ex. L. 3162040
thyrsiflora
caffrum Kuntze = Crassula sarcocaulis subsp. rupicola
tomentosa (Thunb.) Haw., as ‘Turgosea’ = Crassula
tomentosa var. tomentosa campestre (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Crassula
campestris
turrita (Thunb.) Sweet in part = Crassula capitella
subsp. capitella canescens (Schult.) Kuntze var. caulescens Kuntze =
Crassula rogersii
turrita (Thunb.) Sweet in part, naked name = Crassula
capitella subsp. thyrsiflora ciliatum (L.) Kuntze = Crassula ciliata
cogmanense Kuntze = Crassula subaphylla var. suba- globifera Sims, as ‘globiflora’ = Crassula capensis var.
phylla capensis
corymbulosum (Link & Otto) Kuntze in part = Crassula umbella (Jacq.) Haw. = Crassula umbella
capitella subsp. thyrsiflora
corymbulosum (Link & Otto) Kuntze in part = Crassula SPHAERITIS Eckl. & Zeyh. 3168180
capitella subsp. capitella biconvexa Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula pubescens subsp.
crassiflorum Kuntze = Crassula vaginata subsp. vagi- pubescens
nata incana Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula subaphylla var. sub-
cymosum (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze = Crassula cymosa aphylla
dregeanum (Harv.) Kuntze var. adscendens Kuntze = margaritifera Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula mollis
Crassula setulosa var. setulosa muricata (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula subulata
dregeanum (Harv.) Kuntze var. erectum Kuntze = var. subulata
Crassula setulosa var. rubra paucifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula mesembryan-
dregeanum (Harv.) Kuntze forma intermedium Kuntze = thoides subsp. hispida
putative hybrid of Crassula setulosa var. rubra × puberula Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula subaphylla var.
Crassula setulosa var. setulosa subaphylla
expansum (Dryand. in Aiton) Kuntze = Crassula setigera Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula tomentosa var.
expansa subsp. expansa tomentosa
flavum (L.) Kuntze = Crassula flava subaphylla Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula subaphylla var.
flavum (L.) Kuntze var. brevifolium Kuntze = Crassula subaphylla
flava tomentosa (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula tomen-
flavum (L.) Kuntze var. lanceolatum Kuntze = Crassula tosa var. tomentosa
vaginata subsp. vaginata trachysantha Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula mesembryan-
flavum (L.) Kuntze var. lorifolium Kuntze = Crassula thoides subsp. mesembryanthoides
flava typica Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula subulata var. subulata
flavum (L.) Kuntze var. reflexifolium Kuntze = Crassula
vaginata subsp. vaginata TETRAPHYLE Eckl. & Zeyh. 3168200
flavum (L.) Kuntze var. subulatum Kuntze = Crassula furcata Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula ericoides subsp. eri-
vaginata subsp. vaginata coides
lycopodioides (Lam.) Kuntze = Crassula muscosa var. lanceolata Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula lanceolata subsp.
muscosa lanceolata
littoralis Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula muscosa var. mus-
muscosum (L.) Kuntze in part = Crassula lanceolata
cosa
subsp. lanceolata
lycopodioides (Lam.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula mus-
radicans (Harv.) Kuntze = Crassula tetragona subsp. cosa var. muscosa
acutifolia muscosa (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. in part = Crassula lanceo-
ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze = Crassula obovata lata subsp. lanceolata
var. obovata muscosa (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. in part = Crassula muscosa
ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze forma rubriflorum var. muscosa
Kuntze = Crassula obovata var. obovata parvula Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula muscosa var. parvula
ramuliflorum (Link & Otto) Kuntze var. oblongifolia propinqua (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula
Kuntze = Crassula obovata var. obovata muscosa var. obtusifolia
regelii Kuntze = Crassula exilis subsp. cooperi pyramidalis (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula pyra-
midalis
scabrum (L.) Kuntze var. intermedium Kuntze, putative
quadrangula Eckl. & Zeyh. = Crassula pyramidalis
hybrid of Crassula pruinosa × Crassula scabra
tetragonum (L.) Kuntze = Crassula tetragona subsp. TILLAEA L. 3168060
tetragona alsinoides Hook.f. = Crassula pellucida subsp. alsi-
transvaalense Kuntze, as ‘transvalense’ = Crassula noides
lanceolata subsp. transvaalensis brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Crassula decum-
vaginatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Crassula vaginata bens var. brachyphylla
subsp. vaginata capensis L.f. = Crassula natans var. natans
decumbens Willd. = Crassula thunbergiana subsp.
SEPTAS L. 3168170 thunbergiana
capensis L. = Crassula capensis var. capensis ecklonis Walp. = Crassula natans var. minus
globifera in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Sims = Cras- elatinoides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Crassula elati-
sula saxifraga noides
filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula aurusbergensis G.Will. & Van Jaarsv.
natans var. natans Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.03–0.08 m. Alt 900–
filiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. parvula 1082 m. N
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula natans bayeri Van Jaarsv.
var. natans Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.005–0.08 m. Alt 500–
fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula natans 800 m. NC
var. natans bleckiae G.Will.
fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. intermedia Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.045–0.075 m. Alt 600–
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula natans 900 m. N, NC
var. natans bodleyae Van Jaarsv.
fluitans (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. var. obovata Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.03–0.1 m. Alt 350–
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula natans 470 m. NC
var. natans buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Tölken subsp.
inanis (Thunb.) Steud. = Crassula inanis buchholzianus
perfoliata L.f. = Crassula inanis Cotyledon buchholziana Schuldt & P.Stephan (10)
perfoliata L.f. var. latifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt
Crassula inanis 50–700 m. N, NC
reflexa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. = Crassula natans buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Tölken subsp.
var. natans fasciculatus G.Will.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.045–0.2 m.
subulata (Hook.f.) Britten = Crassula lanceolata subsp. Alt 300–480 m. NC
transvaalensis
cacalioides (L.f.) Tölken
trichotoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Crassula decum- Cotyledon cacalioides L.f. (10)
bens var. decumbens Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 300–1200
umbellata (Thunb.) Willd. = Crassula umbellata m. WC, EC
vaillantii Willd. = Crassula vaillantii cacalioides (L.f.) Tölken × T. paniculatus (L.f.) Tölken,
putative hybrid
TYLECODON Tölken 3164010 Cotyledon fergusoniae L.Bolus (10)
(1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 249. cordiformis G.Will.
(2) Barker. 1930. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 10: tt. 394, 396. Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.005–0.03 m. Alt 400–
(3) Barker. 1938. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 18: t. 690.
(4) Dyer. 1942. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 22: t. 848. 600 m. NC
(5) Dyer. 1948. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: t. 1046. cremnophilus Bruyns = T. ellaphieae
(6) Henderson. 1953. The Flowering Plants of Africa 29: t. 1142.
(7) Dyer. 1963. The Flowering Plants of Africa 36: t. 1411. decipiens Tölken
(8) Dyer. 1971. The Flowering Plants of Africa 41: tt. 1606, 1631. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt
(9) Tölken. 1978. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1774. 300–480 m. NC
(10) Tölken. 1985. FSA 14: 19–35. ellaphieae Van Jaarsv.
(11) Van Jaarsveld. 1988. Aloe 25: 30–32. T. cremnophilus Bruyns (14)
(12) Bruyns. 1989. South African Journal of Botany 55: 332–336.
(13) Van Jaarsveld. 1989. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50: tt. 1983, 1984. Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.02–0.1 m. Alt 600–
(14) Bruyns. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 125–132, 506. 1200 m. NC
(15) Van Jaarsveld. 1990. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2006. faucium (Poelln.) Tölken
(16) Bruyns. 1992. South African Journal of Botany 58: 50–55 Cotyledon faucium Poelln. (10)
(17) Van Jaarsveld. 1992. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 64:
57–61. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.15 m.
(18) Williamson. 1992. Aloe 29: 60–63. Alt 1100–1400 m. WC
(19) Van Jaarsveld & Williamson. 1994. Aloe 31: 56–59. fragilis (R.A.Dyer) Tölken
(20) Van Jaarsveld & Koutnik. 1995. Cactus and Succulent Journal Cotyledon fragilis R.A.Dyer (10)
(US) 67: 40–43. Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.01–0.2 m. Alt 5–20
(21) Williamson. 1995. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 67:
114–118. m. WC
(22) Van Jaarsveld & Koutnik. 1997. Bradleya 15: 65–72. grandiflorus (Burm.f.) Tölken
(23) Van Jaarsveld. 1998. Aloe 35: 10, 11. Cotyledon curviflora Sims (10)
(24) Williamson. 1998. Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 70: 127, Cotyledon grandiflora Burm.f. (10)
128, 255–258. Cotyledon purpurea in sense of Haw., not of Thunb. (10)
(25) Williamson & Van Jaarsveld. 1999. Aloe 36: 43, 44. Cotyledon tuberculosa Lam. (10)
(26) Lavranos. 2000. Piante Grasse 20: 125. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt
albiflorus Bruyns 50–300 m. WC, NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. hallii (Tölken) Tölken
Alt 400–800 m. WC Cotyledon hallii Tölken (10)
Cotyledon pearsonii Schönland in part (10)
aridimontanus G.Will. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.045–0.1 m. Alt 600– 300–800 m. N, NC
1000 m. N hirtifolius (W.F.Barker) Tölken
atropurpureus Bruyns Cotyledon hirtifolia W.F.Barker (10)
Perennial. Dwarf succulent geophyte. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt
Alt 700–800 m. NC 600–850 m. NC
CUCURBITACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman
BLASTANIA Kotschy & Peyr. 8564020 COCCINIA Wight & Arn. 8628000
(1) Meeuse. 1962. Bothalia 8: 95–106.
cerasiformis (Stocks) A.Meeuse = Ctenolepis cerasi- (2) Jeffrey. 1978. FZ 4: 442–451.
formis adoensis (A.Rich.) Cogn.
C. parvifolia Cogn. (2)
BRYONIA L. 8595000 C. pubescens (Sond.) Eyles (2)
Momordica adoensis A.Rich. (2)
africana L. = Kedrostis africana Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 5–1920 m.
nana Lam. = Kedrostis nana var. nana N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN
palmata L. = Diplocyclos palmatus hirtella Cogn.
quinqueloba Thunb. = Coccinia quinqueloba Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 610–2135
m. M, FS, KZN, L, EC
scabra L.f. = Zehneria scabra subsp. scabra
ovifera Dinter & Gilg = C. rehmannii
CEPHALANDRA Eckl. & Zeyh. 8628010 palmata (Sond.) Cogn.
Cephalandra palmata Sond. (1)
palmata Sond. = Coccinia palmata Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–9 m. Alt 15–2010 m.
quinqueloba (Thunb.) Schrad. in the writings of Eckl. & LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
Zeyh. = Coccinia quinqueloba parvifolia Cogn. = C. adoensis
sessilifolia Sond. = Coccinia sessilifolia pubescens (Sond.) Eyles = C. adoensis
quinqueloba (Thunb.) Cogn.
CITRULLUS Eckl. & Zeyh. 8598000 Bryonia quinqueloba Thunb. (1)
(1) Meeuse 1962. Bothalia 8: 54–59. Cephalandra quinqueloba (Thunb.) Schrad. in the writings of Eckl.
(2) De Winter. 1990. Bothalia 20: 209–211. & Zeyh. (1)
(3) Chadwick & De Winter. 1991. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 5–1310 m.
t. 2040.
KZN, EC
ecirrhosus Cogn. (3) rehmannii Cogn.
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length 0.5–2 m. Alt 150– C. ovifera Dinter & Gilg (2)
1065 m. N, NC C. rehmannii Cogn. var. littoralis A.Meeuse (2)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 5–1850 m. Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC 700–1400 m. N
rehmannii Cogn. var. littoralis A.Meeuse = C. rehmannii wildii C.Jeffrey
schinzii Cogn. = C. sessilifolia Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt
750–1350 m. B
sessilifolia (Sond.) Cogn.
Cephalandra sessilifolia Sond. (1)
C. schinzii Cogn. (1) CTENOLEPIS Hook.f. 8564010
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 315–1800 (1) Jeffrey. 1978. FZ 4: 460–462.
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC cerasiformis (Stocks) Hook.f.
Blastania cerasiformis (Stocks) A.Meeuse (1)
variifolia A.Meeuse Zehneria cerasiformis Stocks (1)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 1100–1480 Annual. Climber. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 210–420 m. B, LIM
m. LIM, KZN
CUCUMELLA Chiov. 8599010
COLOCYNTHIS Mill. 8598010 (1) Launert & Roessler. 1968. FSWA 94: 11, 12.
citrullus (L.) Kuntze = Citrullus lanatus (2) Kirkbride. 1994. Brittonia 46,3: 161–186.
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Length 0.5–2 m. Alt 855– TROCHOMERIA Hook.f. 8608000
1065 m. B, LIM, G (1) Meeuse. 1954. The Flowering Plants of Africa 30: t. 1168.
schinzii Cogn. = M. balsamina (2) Meeuse. 1962. Bothalia 8: 85–91.
(3) Fernandes & Fernandes. 1970. Conspectus florae angolensis 4: 285.
welwitschii Hook.f.
Annual. Herb, climber Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? N debilis (Sond.) Hook.f.
Zehneria debilis Sond. (2)
Zehneria wyleana Sond. (2)
MUKIA Arn. 8562000 Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt
(1) Jeffrey. 1978. FZ 4: 475–477. 460–1850 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, NC
maderaspatana (L.) M.Roem. hookeri Harv.
Cucumis maderaspatanus L. (1) T. rotundata Burtt Davy (2)
Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn. (1) Zehneria garcini of author, not of (L.) Stocks (2)
M. scabrella (L.) Arn. (1)
Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt
Annual. Climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 45–1220
30–1950 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
m. LIM, M, S, KZN
macrocarpa (Sond.) Hook.f. subsp. macrocarpa (1)
scabrella (L.) Arn. = M. maderaspatana T. nudiflora Burtt Davy (2)
Zehneria macrocarpa Sond. (2)
OREOSYCE Hook.f. 8560000 Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt
(1) Jeffrey. 1978. FZ 4: 470–472. 610–1525 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
africana Hook.f. macrocarpa (Sond.) Hook.f. subsp. vitifolia (Hook.f.)
O. subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse (1)
R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Annual. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt ?– T. vitifolia Hook.f. (3)
800 m. B, LIM Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt
subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse = O. africana 915–? m. N
nudiflora Burtt Davy = T. macrocarpa subsp. macro-
PEPONIA Naudin 8612010 carpa
caledonica (Sond.) Cogn. = Peponium caledonicum rotundata Burtt Davy = T. hookeri
mackenii Naudin = Peponium mackenii sagittata (Harv. ex Sond.) Cogn.
Lagenaria sagittata Harv. ex Sond. (2)
PEPONIUM Engl. 8612000 Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt
(1) Meeuse. 1962. Bothalia 8: 91–95. 45–1525 m. M, S, KZN, EC
caledonicum (Sond.) Engl. vitifolia Hook.f. = T. macrocarpa subsp. vitifolia
Luffa caledonica Sond. (1)
Peponia caledonica (Sond.) Cogn. (1) TURIA Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. 8594010
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 790–1980 m.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, L, NC, EC leloja J.F.Gmel. = Kedrostis leloja
mackenii (Naudin) Engl. ZEHNERIA Endl. 8564000
Peponia mackenii Naudin (1)
(1) Jeffrey. 1978. FZ 4: 477–483.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 5–550 m.
KZN, EC cerasiformis Stocks = Ctenolepis cerasiformis
debilis Sond. = Trochomeria debilis
PISOSPERMA Sond. 8566000
garcini of author, not of (L.) Stocks = Trochomeria
capense Sond. = Kedrostis capensis hookeri
macrocarpa Sond. = Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp.
RAPHANOCARPUS Hook.f. 8593000 macrocarpa
boivinii (Baill.) Chiov. = Momordica boivinii marlothii (Cogn.) R.& A.Fern.
Melothria acutifolia Cogn. (1)
humilis Cogn. = Momordica humilis Melothria marlothii Cogn. (1)
kirkii Hook.f. = Momordica kirkii Annual. Climber. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 410–855 m. N, B,
tuberosus Dinter = Momordica boivinii LIM, NW, G
welwitschii Hook.f. = Momordica humilis parvifolia (Cogn.) J.H.Ross
Melothria parvifolia Cogn. (1)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 5–155 m. KZN
RHYNCHOCARPA Schrad. ex Endl. 8568020
scabra (L.f.) Sond. subsp. scabra
bainesii Hook.f. = Corallocarpus bainesii Bryonia scabra L.f. (1)
Melothria cordata (Thunb.) Cogn. (1)
welwitschii Naudin = Corallocarpus welwitschii Melothria punctata Cogn. (1)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 5–2500 m.
TRICHOSANTHES L. 8615000 LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
foetidissima Jacq. = Kedrostis foetidissima wyleana Sond. = Trochomeria debilis
CUNONIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
CYTINACEAE
Compiled by S.J. Smithies
DICHAPETALACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
DIPSACACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman
DROSERACEAE
Compiled by T. Nkonki
EBENACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
natalensis (Harv.) Brenan subsp. nummularia (Brenan) (2) White & Caveney. 1980. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National
F.White, illegitimate name = D. nummularia de Belgique 50: 397–399.
(3) White. 1983. FZ 7,1: 288–300.
nummularia Brenan (4) Retief. 1986. Bothalia 16: 228, 229.
D. natalensis (Harv.) Brenan subsp. nummularia (Brenan) F.White, (5) White & Verdcourt. 1996. FTEA Ebenaceae: 43–49.
illegitimate name (7) (6) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 300–1600 m. tropicale 4: 24, 25.
M, S (7) Coates Palgrave 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 885–894.
nyasae Brenan = D. natalensis
acutifolia E.Mey. ex A.DC.
odorata Hiern ex Greves = D. batocana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 60–800 m.
odorata Hiern ex Greves var. rhodesiana Rendle = D. WC
batocana
angustifolia Benth. = E. pseudebenus
pallens (Thunb.) F.White
Royena pallens Thunb. (2) asperrima Friedr.-Holzh.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 15–1120 m. WC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt? N
EC bakerana Brenan = E. crispa subsp. crispa
pseudebenus (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) Parm. = Euclea pseu- baumii Gürke = E. crispa subsp. crispa
debenus
bilocularis Hiern = E. schimperi var. schimperi
ramulosa (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter
Royena ramulosa E.Mey. ex A.DC. (2) coriacea A.DC.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 90–1065 m. N, NC, Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 1000–2440 m.
WC, EC FS, KZN, L, EC
rotundifolia Hiern crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. crispa
E. bakerana Brenan (6)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–9 m. Alt 15–35 m. KZN E. baumii Gürke (6)
sabiensis Hiern = D. mespiliformis E. dekindtii Gürke (6)
scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter var. cordata E. lanceolata E.Mey. ex A.DC. (1)
Gymnosporia ferruginea Baker (6)
(E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter
Royena cordata E.Mey. ex A.DC. (2) Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–9 m. Alt 45–2200 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 150–1675 m. EC LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter var. scabrida crispa (Thunb.) Gürke subsp. ovata (Burch.) F.White
Royena scabrida Harv. ex Hiern (2) Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 570–1670 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 30–300 m. KZN, NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
EC daphnoides Hiern
senegalensis Perr. ex DC. = D. mespiliformis E. schimperi (A.DC.) Dandy var. daphnoides (Hiern) De Winter (7)
simii (Kuntze) De Winter Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2.5–8 m. Alt 60–1220 m.
Royena simii Kuntze (2) LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 15–1465 dekindtii Gürke = E. crispa subsp. crispa
m. KZN, EC dewinteri Retief
villosa (L.) De Winter var. parvifolia (De Winter) De Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt? M
Winter divinorum Hiern
Royena villosa L. var. parvifolia De Winter (2)
E. huilensis Gürke (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 300–1400 m. LIM, E. katangensis De Wild. (1)
M, KZN E. kivuensis Gürke (5)
villosa (L.) De Winter var. villosa Embelia oleifolia S.Moore (1)
Royena villosa L. (2) Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 2–6 m. Alt 30–1840 m. N,
Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 1–14 m. Alt 15–765 B, LIM, M, S, KZN
m. KZN, EC eylesii Hiern = E. linearis
virgata (Gürke) Brenan fructuosa Hiern = E. natalensis subsp. obovata
Maba fragrans Hiern ex Greves (4)
Maba virgata Gürke (2) huilensis Gürke = E. divinorum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt? N katangensis De Wild. = E. divinorum
whyteana (Hiern) F.White kellau Hochst. = E. schimperi
Royena lucida L. (2)
Royena lucida L. var. whyteana (Hiern) De Winter & Brenan (4) kivuensis Gürke = E. divinorum
Royena whyteana Hiern (2) lancea Thunb.
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 15–2225 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 500–1370 m. NC, WC
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
lanceolata E.Mey. ex A.DC. = E. crispa subsp. crispa
xanthocarpa Gürke = D. batocana
linearis Zeyh. ex Hiern
EMBELIA Burm.f. 6310000 E. eylesii Hiern (2)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 0.3–6 m. Alt 90–1640 m.
oleifolia S.Moore = Euclea divinorum LIM, M, NC, WC
EUCLEA Murray 6404000 macrophylla E.Mey. ex A.DC. = E. racemosa subsp.
(1) De Winter. 1963. FSA 26: 80–99. macrophylla
ELATINACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
ERICACEAE
Compiled by E.G.H. Oliver & I.M. Oliver
(53) Oliver & Oliver. 2001. Yearbook of the Heather Society 2001: 9–14. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
(54) Oliver & Oliver. 2001. Yearbook of the Heather Society 2001: 27–34.
(55) Oliver & Oliver. 2001. Bothalia 31: 1–8. aemula Guthrie & Bolus var. pubescens Guthrie & Bolus
(56) Oliver & Oliver. 2001. Bothalia 31: 155–165. = E. distorta
(57) Oliver & Oliver. 2002. Yearbook of the Heather Society 2002: 31–36.
(58) Oliver & Oliver. 2002. Bothalia 32: 37–61.
aestiva Markötter var. aestiva
(59) Oliver & Oliver. 2002. Bothalia 32: 167–180. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.61 m. FS, KZN, L
(60) Oliver & Oliver. Personal communication. aestiva Markötter var. minor Dulfer (3)
Note 1: many of the varieties created and listed by Guthrie & Bolus and Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? KZN
by Dulfer are not recognised by us in NBG but are retained here
until their placement in synonymy, or elevation to specific or sub- affinis Benth.
specific rank in some cases, has been formally published. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC, EC
Note 2: altitudinal ranges for all species have been excluded because of
the excessive time it would take us to check thousands of specimens
agglutinans E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
Syndesmanthus schlechteri N.E.Br., not E. schlechteri Bolus
in NBG and BOL manually in order to give any meaningful figures.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.1 m. WC
abbottii E.G.H.Oliv. (30)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. KZN, EC aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. aghillana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. WC
abelii E.G.H.Oliv. (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. EC aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. latifolia Guthrie & Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. WC
abietina in sense of Benth., not of L. = E. patersonii
albens in sense of Thunb., not of L. = E. muscosa
abietina L. subsp. abietina
E. abietina L. var. abietina (58) albens L. var. albens
E. coccinea P.J.Bergius (58) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC albens L. var. longiflora Benth.
abietina L. subsp. atrorosea E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
E. hesseana Klotzsch (58)
E. phylicifolia Salisb. (58)
albertyniae E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
E. purpurea Andrews (58) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC albescens Klotzsch ex Benth. var. albescens
abietina L. subsp. aurantiaca E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
E. exsurgens Andrews (58) albescens Klotzsch ex Benth. var. erecta Bolus
E. grandiflora L.f. var. exsurgens (Andrews) E.G.H.Oliv. (58)
E. grandiflora L.f. var. grandiflora (58)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC albida (Thunb.) Thunb. = E. muscosa
abietina L. subsp. constantiana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. albospicata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (25)
E. conica Lodd. (58) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.25 m. KZN, L
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. alexandri (33)
abietina L. subsp. diabolis E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. WC
E. coccinea P.J.Bergius var. echiiflora in sense of Bolus and others,
not of (Andrews) Benth. (58) alexandri Guthrie & Bolus subsp. acockii (Compton)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC E.G.H.Oliv.
E. acockii Compton (33)
abietina L. subsp. perfoliosa E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
alfredii Guthrie & Bolus
abietina L. subsp. petraea E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
algida Bolus
abietina L. var. abietina = E. abietina subsp. abietina Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
accommodata Klotzsch ex Benth. var. accommodata alnea E.G.H.Oliv. (35)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
accommodata Klotzsch ex Benth. var. ebracteata Bolus
alopecurus Harv. var. alopecurus
= E. lasciva
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS,
accommodata Klotzsch ex Benth. var. subviscidula KZN, L, EC
Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC alopecurus Harv. var. glabriflora Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? G, EC
acockii Compton = E. alexandri subsp. acockii
altevivens H.A.Baker (13)
acuta Andrews var. acuta Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
alticola Guthrie & Bolus
acuta Andrews var. breviflora Dulfer Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1.31 m. M
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC
altiphila E.G.H.Oliv.
adaequata Tausch = hort. hybrid (60) Philippia alticola E.G.H.Oliv. (27)
adnata L.Bolus Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC amalophylla E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv (59)
adunca Benth. = E. triceps Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.12 m. WC
aemula Guthrie & Bolus amatolensis E.G.H.Oliv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. WC coccinea L. var. coccinea = E. coccinea subsp. coccinea
cerinthoides L. var. barbertona (Galpin) Bolus coccinea L. var. inflata H.A.Baker = E. melastoma subsp.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. M, S, KZN melastoma
cerinthoides L. var. cerinthoides coccinea L. var. intermedia (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Dulfer
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5(–2) m. LIM, G, M, S, = E. intermedia subsp. intermedia
FS, KZN, L, WC, EC coccinea L. var. melastoma (Andrews) H.A.Baker = E.
cernua Montin melastoma subsp. melastoma
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. WC coccinea L. var. pubescens (Bolus) Dulfer = E. coccinea
cerviciflora Salisb. = hort. hybrid (58) subsp. coccinea
cetrata E.G.H.Oliv. coccinea L. var. willdenovii (Bolus) H.A.Baker = E. mela-
Eremia peltata Compton, not E. peltata Andrews (51) stoma subsp. melastoma
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
coccinea P.J.Bergius = E. abietina var. abietina
chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth. var. chamissonis
coccinea P.J.Bergius var. echiiflora (Andrews) Benth. =
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. EC
E. viscaria subsp. gallorum
chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth. var. hirtifolia Dulfer
coccinea P.J.Bergius var. echiiflora in sense of Bolus
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht? EC
and others, not of (Andrews) Benth. = E. abietina
chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth. var. polyantha (Klotzsch subsp. diabolis
ex Benth.) Dulfer
collina Guthrie & Bolus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
chartacea Guthrie & Bolus
colorans Andrews var. breviflora H.A.Baker = E. plena
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
colorans Andrews var. colorans
chionodes E.G.H.Oliv. (56)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.75–1.82 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
colorans Andrews var. hispidula H.A.Baker (11)
chionophila Guthrie & Bolus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
columnaris E.G.H.Oliv. (49)
chiroptera E.G.H.Oliv. (32)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5(–1)m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
comata Guthrie & Bolus
chlamydiflora Salisb. = E. brevifolia Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
chloroloma Lindl. comptonii Salter = E. banksii subsp. comptonii
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 2 m. WC, EC
condensata Benth. var. condensata
chlorosepala Benth. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
condensata Benth. var. quadrifida Bolus
chonantha Dulfer var. chonantha Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
E. capillaris Bartl. var. compacta Bolus (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC conferta Andrews
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
chonantha Dulfer var. longistyla Dulfer (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC confusa Guthrie & Bolus = E. permutata
chrysocodon Guthrie & Bolus conica Lodd. = E. abietina subsp. constantiana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC consobrina Guthrie & Bolus = natural hybrid (60)
cincta L.Bolus conspicua Sol.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC E. curviflora L. var. splendens (J.C.Wendl.) Dulfer (60)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
clavisepala Guthrie & Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC constantia Nois. ex Benth.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
coacervata H.A.Baker (5)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC cooperi Bolus var. cooperi
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. KZN, EC
coarctata J.C.Wendl. var. coarctata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. WC cooperi Bolus var. missionis Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. EC
coarctata J.C.Wendl. var. longipes (Bartl.) Bolus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC copiosa J.C.Wendl. var. copiosa
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. WC
coccinea L. subsp. coccinea
E. coccinea L. var. coccinea (58) copiosa J.C.Wendl. var. linearisepala Bolus
E. coccinea L. var. pubescens (Bolus) Dulfer (58) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
E. petiveri L. (58)
E. petiveri L. var. pubescens Bolus (58) copiosa J.C.Wendl. var. longicauda Bolus = E. bicolor
E. sebana Donn, naked name (58) copiosa J.C.Wendl. var. parvisepala Bolus = E. flori-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. WC fera
coccinea L. subsp. uniflora E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. coralliflora Compton = E. haematosiphon
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. WC cordata Andrews var. arachnoidea (Klotzsch) Dulfer
filamentosa Andrews var. longiflora Bolus = E. nemato- foliacea Andrews var. galpinii (Salter) Dulfer = E. gal-
phylla pinii
filialis E.G.H.Oliv. (53) foliacea in sense of Guthrie & Bolus = E. ceraria
Perennial. Dwarf shrublet. Ht up to 0.25 m. WC follicularis Salisb. = E. melastoma subsp. melastoma
filiformis Salisb. var. filiformis fontana L.Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.8 m. WC
filiformis Salisb. var. longibracteata Bolus formosa Thunb.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
filiformis Salisb. var. maritima Bolus = E. radicans subsp. forsteri Dulfer (doubtful species?) (60)
schlechteri Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC
filipendula Benth. subsp. filipendula fourcadei L.Bolus
E. filipendula Benth. var. filipendula (58) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC frigida Bolus
filipendula Benth. subsp. parva Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
E. filipendula Benth. var. minor Bolus in part (58)
fucata Klotzsch ex Benth. = E. rubiginosa var. rubigi-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
nosa
filipendula Benth. var. filipendula = E. filipendula subsp.
filipendula fucata Klotzsch ex Benth. var. caespitosa Bolus = E.
rubiginosa var. caespitosa
filipendula Benth. var. major Bolus = E. penduliflora
filipendula Benth. var. minor Bolus in part = E. filipen- fuscescens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv.
Blaeria fuscescens Klotzsch (31)
dula subsp. parva Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC, EC
filipendula Benth. var. minor Bolus in part = E. globu-
galgebergensis H.A.Baker (10)
lifera
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. WC
fimbriata Andrews
E. physantha Benth. var. aristulata Bolus (2) gallorum L.Bolus = E. viscaria subsp. gallorum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.7 m. WC galpinii Salter
flacca E.Mey. ex Benth. E. foliacea Andrews var. galpinii (Salter) Dulfer (60)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. WC
flanaganii Bolus garciae E.G.H.Oliv. (47)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.9 m. KZN, L Perennial. Dwarf shrublet. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
flavicoma Bartl. genistifolia Salisb.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
×flavisepala Guthrie & Bolus georgica Guthrie & Bolus
E. thunbergii × E. sphaerocephala (20) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC gibbosa Klotzsch ex Benth. = E. scabriuscula
flexistyla E.G.H.Oliv. (37) gigantea Klotzsch ex Benth.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. WC
floccifera Zahlbr.
E. floccosa Bartl. (4) gillii Benth.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.7 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
flocciflora Benth. gilva J.C.Wendl. = E. mammosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC glabella Thunb. subsp. glabella
floccosa Bartl. = E. floccifera Blaeria purpurea P.J.Bergius, not E. purpurea Thunb. (51)
Simocheilus depressus (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Benth. var.
floribunda Lodd. = E. sparsa var. sparsa depressus (51)
florifera (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. Simocheilus depressus (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Benth. var.
Eremia florifera Compton (51) patens N.E.Br. (51)
E. copiosa J.C.Wendl. var. parvisepala Bolus (51) Simocheilus glabellus (Thunb.) Benth. (51)
E. cupuliflora Dulfer (51) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
glabella Thunb. subsp. laevis E.G.H.Oliv.
foliacea Andrews subsp. foliacea Simocheilus acutangulus N.E.Br. (51)
E. foliacea Andrews var. foliacea in part (60) Simocheilus globiferus N.E.Br. (51)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 600 mm. WC Simocheilus hirsutus Benth. (51)
foliacea Andrews subsp. fulgens (Klotsch) E.G.H.Oliv. Simocheilus hirtus (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
Simocheilus patulus N.E.Br. (51)
& I.M.Oliv. ms Simocheilus submuticus Benth. (51)
E. foliacea Andrews var. fulgens (Klotzsch) Bolus (60)
Simocheilus subrigidus N.E.Br. (51)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
foliacea Andrews var. foliacea in part = E. foliacea
glabra Thunb. = E. inaequalis
subsp. foliacea
foliacea Andrews var. fulgens (Klotzsch) Bolus = E. glabripes L.Bolus (possible natural hybrid) (60)
foliacea subsp. fulgens Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
Grisebachia ciliaris (L.f.) Klotzsch subsp. multiglandulosa E.G.H.Oliv. pubescens L. var. pubescens
(51) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
Grisebachia dregeana Benth. (51)
Grisebachia hirta Klotzsch (51) pubigera Salisb.
Grisebachia hispida Klotzsch (51) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.8 m. WC
Grisebachia incana (Bartl.) Klotzsch (51)
Grisebachia involuta Klotzsch (51) pudens H.A.Baker
Grisebachia nivenii N.E.Br. (51) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. NC, WC
Grisebachia pentheri Zahlbr. (51)
Grisebachia pilifolia N.E.Br. (51)
pulchella Houtt. var. major Salter
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. eciliata E.G.H.Oliv. (51) Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. hirta (Klotzsch) pulchella Houtt. var. pulchella
E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. hispida (Klotzsch)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
E.G.H.Oliv. (51) pulchelliflora E.G.H.Oliv.
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. irrorata E.G.H.Oliv. (51) Syndesmanthus pulchellus N.E.Br. (51)
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. pentheri (Klotzsch) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. WC
E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch subsp. plumosa (51) pulvinata Guthrie & Bolus
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch var. scabra N.E.Br. (51) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Grisebachia plumosa (Thunb.) Klotzsch var. serrulata (Benth.)
N.E.Br. (51) pulvinata Guthrie & Bolus var. montana Guthrie & Bolus
Grisebachia rigida N.E.Br. (51) = E. regerminans
Grisebachia serrulata Benth. (51) pumila Andrews
Grisebachia solivaga N.E.Br. (51)
Grisebachia thunbergii Rach (51) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
Grisebachia velleriflora Klotzsch (51) purgatoriensis H.A.Baker
Grisebachia zeyheriana Klotzsch (51) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC, NC
purpurea Andrews = E. abietina subsp. atrorosea
podophylla Benth.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC pusilla Salisb. = E. canescens var. canescens
pogonanthera Bartl. pustulata H.A.Baker = E. viscaria subsp. pustulata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC pycnantha Benth.
polifolia Salisb. ex Benth. var. angustata Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC pyramidalis Sol. var. pyramidalis
polifolia Salisb. ex Benth. var. polifolia Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC pyramidalis Sol. var. vernalis (Lodd.) Benth.
polycoma Benth. Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC pyrantha L.Bolus = E. pillansii
portenschlagiana Dulfer (insufficiently known) (60) pyxidiflora Salisb.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
porteri Compton = E. thomae quadrangularis Salisb.
E. minutissima Klotzsch ex Benth. (33)
praecox Klotzsch Perennial. Dwarf shrub, shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
quadrifida (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv.
praenitens Tausch Thoracosperma paniculatum (Thunb.) Klotzsch (51)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.7 m. WC
primulina Bolus = E. viridiflora subsp. primulina quadrisulcata L.Bolus
priorii Guthrie & Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.35 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. WC racemosa Thunb. var. aristata L.Bolus
procaviana (E.G.H.Oliv.) E.G.H.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
Philippia procaviana E.G.H.Oliv. (27)
racemosa Thunb. var. racemosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
propendens Andrews radicans (L.Guthrie) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. radicans
E. dulcis L.Bolus (2)
Thoracosperma muirii L.Guthrie (51)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC Thoracosperma radicans L.Guthrie (51)
propinqua Guthrie & Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC radicans (L.Guthrie) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. schlechteri
pseudocalycina Compton (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC, EC Acrostemon schlechteri N.E.Br. (51)
E. filiformis Salisb. var. maritima Bolus (51)
puberuliflora E.G.H.Oliv. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. WC
Thamnium puberulum Klotzsch, not E. puberula Bartl. (51)
Thoracosperma puberulum (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. (51) ramentacea L. = E. multumbellifera
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. WC recta Bolus
pubescens L. var. glabrifolia Dulfer Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC recurvata Andrews = E. cumuliflora
venustiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. venustiflora viscaria L. subsp. macrosepala E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.
Syndesmanthus venustus N.E.Br., not E. venusta Salisb. (51) E. longifolia Bauer var. viridis (Andrews) Bolus (58)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC E. onosmiflora Salisb. (58)
E. viridis Andrews (58)
verecunda Salisb. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. NC, WC viscaria L. subsp. pendula E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. (58)
vernicosa E.G.H.Oliv. (51) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC viscaria L. subsp. pustulata (H.A.Baker) E.G.H.Oliv &
versicolor Andrews. var. ciliata J.C.Wendl. I.M.Oliv.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC E. longifolia Bauer var. breviflora Dulfer (58)
E. patersonii L.Bolus, not E. patersonii Andrews (58)
versicolor Andrews var. longiflora Andrews E. pustulata H.A.Baker (58)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC
versicolor Andrews var. monticola Bolus viscaria L. subsp. viscaria
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? WC E. decora Andrews (58)
E. viscaria L. var. decora Andrews (58)
versicolor Andrews var. versicolor E. viscaria L. var. viscaria (58)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
verticillata P.J.Bergius viscaria L. var. decora Andrews = E. viscaria subsp.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.8 m. WC viscaria
vestiflua Salisb. = E. melastoma subsp. melastoma viscaria L. var. hispida Bolus = E. viscaria subsp. gal-
vestita Thunb. lorum
E. longifolia Bauer var. amplicata Bolus (58) viscaria L. var. viscaria = E. viscaria subsp. viscaria
E. longifolia Bauer var. maritima Bolus (58) viscidiflora Esterh.
E. vestita Thunb. var. fulgida Andrews (58) E. calycina L. var. viscidiflora (Esterh.) Dulfer (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
vestita Thunb. var. fulgida Andrews = E. vestita viscidula L.Bolus = E. hispidula var. viscidula
villosa J.C.Wendl. viscosissima E.G.H.Oliv.
Syndesmanthus viscosus (Bolus) N.E.Br., not E. viscosa Steud. (51)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
viminalis E.G.H.Oliv. = E. salicina (60) vlokii E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
×vinacea L.Bolus = natural hybrid (26) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
virginalis Klotzsch ex Benth. vogelpoelii H.A.Baker (14)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.25 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
viridescens Lodd. var. latituba (L.Bolus) Dulfer = E. curvi- walkeria Andrews var. praestans (Andrews) Bolus
flora Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? WC
viridescens Lodd. var. viridescens walkeria Andrews var. walkeria
E. unicolor J.C.Wendl. (4) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
wendlandiana Klotzsch
viridiflora Andrews subsp. primulina (Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. E. xerophila Bolus (60)
& I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
E. primulina Bolus (58)
westii L.Bolus = E. straussiana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC, EC
williamsiorum E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
viridiflora Andrews subsp. redacta E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
(58)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC winteri H.A.Baker (18)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. WC
viridiflora Andrews subsp. viridiflora (58)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC wittebergensis Dulfer (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. WC
viridipurpurea L. = E. mauritanica
woodii Bolus var. woodii
viridis Andrews = E. viscaria L. subsp. macrosepala E. woodii Bolus var. rhodesiaca (Alm & Fr.) Dulfer (22)
viscaria L. subsp. gallorum (L.Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.5 m. NW, G, M, S,
I.M.Oliv. FS, KZN, L, EC
E. coccinea P.J.Bergius var. echiiflora (Andrews) Benth. (58) woodii Bolus var. robusta Dulfer
E. echiiflora Andrews (58) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? LIM
E. echiiflora Andrews var. purpurea Andrews (58)
E. gallorum L.Bolus (58) wyliei Bolus
E. viscaria L. var. hispida Bolus (58) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.15 m. KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. WC xanthina Guthrie & Bolus
viscaria L. subsp. longifolia (Bauer) E.G.H.Oliv. & E. parvulisepala H.A.Baker (38, 52)
I.M.Oliv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. WC
E. longifolia Bauer var. longifolia (58) xeranthemifolia Salisb.
E. longifolia Bauer var. squarrosa Bolus (58) Acrostemon xeranthemifolius (Salisb.) E.G.H.Oliv. (51)
E. longifolia Bauer var. stricta Dulfer (58) Eremia lanata (Klotzsch) Benth. (51)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. WC Hexastemon lanatus Klotzsch (51)
elsieana E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica elsieana inconspicua Decne. var. ciliata N.E.Br. = Erica muscosa
esterhuyseniae E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. esterhuyseniae = Erica inconspicua Decne. var. glabriflora N.E.Br. = Erica mus-
esteriana subsp. esteriana cosa
esterhuyseniae E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. swartbergensis inconspicua Decne. var. inconspicua = Erica muscosa
E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica esteriana subsp. swartber- inconspicua Decne. var. pubescens N.E.Br. = Erica mus-
gensis cosa
evansii N.E.Br. = Erica evansii inconspicua Decne. var. vestita N.E.Br. = Erica muscosa
irrorata E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica madida longistyla N.E.Br. = Erica rigidula
leeana Klotzsch = Erica exleeana micrantha (Benth.) N.E.Br. = Erica artemisioides
notholeeana E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica notholeeana muscosa (Aiton) Druce = Erica muscosa
pallida L.Guthrie = Erica peltata orientalis E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica melanomontana
petrophila E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica petricola puberula (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica urceolata
procaviana E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica procaviana remota N.E.Br. = Erica remota
simii S.Moore = Erica simii rigidula N.E.Br. = Erica rigidula
stokoei L.Guthrie = Erica lasciva rigidula N.E.Br. var. breviciliata N.E.Br. = Erica rigidula
tristis Bolus = Erica caespitosa schlechteri N.E.Br. = Erica muscosa
PLATYCALYX N.E.Br. 6243010 tenuis (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica miniscula
trimera N.E.Br. = Erica urceolata
pumila N.E.Br. = Erica platycalyx
urceolata (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica urceolata
SALAXIS Salisb. 6248000 viscida N.E.Br. = Erica phacelanthera
artemisioides Klotzsch = Erica artemisioides SIMOCHEILUS Klotzsch 6244000
axillaris (Thunb.) G.Don = Erica axillaris
acutangulus N.E.Br. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis
ciliata Benth. = Erica serrata
albirameus N.E.Br. = Erica inaequalis
flexuosa Klotzsch = Erica axillaris
barbiger Klotzsch, = Erica uberiflora
flexuosa Klotzsch var. cognata N.E.Br. = Erica axillaris
bicolor (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica inaequalis
hexandra Klotzsch in part = Erica axillaris
carneus Klotzsch, not of E. carnea L. = Erica uberiflora
hexandra Klotzsch in part = Erica subcapitata
consors N.E.Br. = Erica globiceps subsp. consors
major N.E.Br. = Erica axillaris
depressus (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Benth. var. depres-
micrantha Benth. = Erica artemisioides sus = Erica glabella subsp. glabella
octandra Klotzsch = Erica axillaris depressus (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Benth. var. patens
octandra Klotzsch var. artemisioides (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. N.E.Br. = Erica glabella subsp. glabella
= Erica artemisioides dispar N.E.Br. = Erica dispar
puberula Klotzsch = Erica axillaris ecklonianus Benth., illegitimate name = Erica inaequalis
pumila N.E.Br. = Erica bredasiana fourcadei (L.Guthrie) E.G.H.Oliv = Erica angulosa
rugosa (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica rugata glabellus (Thunb.) Benth. = Erica glabella subsp. glabella
sieberi Benth. = Erica axillaris glaber (Thunb.) Benth = Erica inaequalis
triflora Compton = Erica terniflora globiferus N.E.Br. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis
SCYPHOGYNE Brongn. 6246020 hirsutus Benth. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis
biconvexa N.E.Br. = Erica rigidula hirtus (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica glabella subsp.
laevis
brevifolia Benth = Erica phacelanthera
brownii Compton = Erica rigidula hispidus (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica inaequalis
burchellii N.E.Br. = Erica urceolata klotzschianus Benth. var. glabrifolius N.E.Br. = Erica
inaequalis
calcicola E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica calcicola
capitata (Klotzsch) Benth. var. brevifolia (Benth.) N.E.Br. klotzschianus Benth. var. klotzschianus = Erica inaequalis
= Erica phacelanthera multiflorus Klotzsch var. atherstonei N.E.Br. = Erica
capitata (Klotzsch) Benth. var. capitata = Erica phace- uberiflora
lanthera multiflorus Klotzsch var. multiflorus = Erica uberiflora
divaricata (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica rigidula oblongus Benth = Erica dregei
eglandulosa (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica eglandulosa patulus N.E.Br. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis
fasciculata Benth. = Erica eglandulosa piquetbergensis N.E.Br. = Erica piquetbergensis
glandulifera N.E.Br. = Erica rigidula puberulus (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica inaequalis
pubescens Klotzsch = Erica uberiflora globiceps N.E.Br. = Erica globiceps subsp. globiceps
purpureus (P.J.Bergius) Druce = Erica glabella subsp. gracilis (Benth.) N.E.Br. = Erica globiceps subsp. gracilis
glabella nivenii N.E.Br. = Erica niveniana
quadrisulcus N.E.Br., name rejected = Erica phaeocarpa paucifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Benth. = Erica paucifolia
submuticus Benth. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis subsp. paucifolia
subrigidus N.E.Br. = Erica glabella subsp. laevis pulchellus N.E.Br. = Erica pulchelliflora
pumilus N.E.Br. = Erica innovans
STOKOEANTHUS E.G.H.Oliv. 6242010
scaber Klotzsch = Erica similis
chionophilus E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica stokoeanthus schlechteri N.E.Br. = Erica agglutinans
SYMPIEZA Licht. ex Roem. & 6245000 similis N.E.Br. = Erica similis
Schult. squarrosus Benth. = Erica paucifolia subsp. squarrosa
articulata in sense of N.E.Br. var. articulata = Erica sympeizoides N.E.Br. = Erica globiceps subsp. globiceps
labialis venustus N.E.Br. = Erica venustiflora subsp. venustiflora
articulata in sense of N.E.Br. var. hians N.E.Br. = Erica viscosus (Bolus) N.E.Br. = Erica viscosissima
labialis zeyheri Bolus = Erica globiceps subsp. globiceps
brachyphylla Benth. = Erica labialis
breviflora N.E.Br. = Erica labialis THAMNIUM Klotzsch 6237030
capitellata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. var. angustata puberulum Klotzsch = Erica puberuliflora
N.E.Br. = Erica labialis
capitellata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. var. capitellata = THAMNUS Klotzsch 6246010
Erica labialis multiflorus Klotzsch = Erica thamnoides
capitellata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. var. crassistigma
N.E.Br. = Erica labialis THORACOSPERMA Klotzsch 6244030
eckloniana Klotzsch = Erica ecklonii bondiae Compton = Erica rosacea subsp. rosacea
gracilis (Bartl.) E.G.H.Oliv. = Erica benthamiana fourcadei Compton = Erica rosacea subsp. rosacea
labialis (Salisb.) Druce = Erica labialis galpinii N.E.Br. = Erica rosacea subsp. rosacea
pallescens N.E.Br. = Erica labialis interruptum N.E.Br. = Erica interrupta
tenuiflora Benth. = Erica labialis marlothii N.E.Br. = Erica rosacea subsp. glabrata
vestita N.E.Br. = Erica labialis muirii L.Guthrie = Erica radicans subsp. radicans
nanum N.E.Br. = Erica bolusanthus
SYNDESMANTHUS Klotzsch 6244010
paniculatum (Thunb.) Klotzsch = Erica quadrifida
articulatus (L.) Klotzsch var. articulatus = Erica similis puberulum (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. = Erica puberuliflora
articulatus (L.) Klotzsch var. fasciculatus N.E.Br. = radicans L.Guthrie = Erica radicans subsp. radicans
Erica similis
rosaceum L.Guthrie = Erica rosacea subsp. rosacea
articulatus (L.) Klotzsch var. hirtus Benth. = Erica similis
viscidum L.Guthrie = Erica interrupta
breviflorus N.E.Br. = Erica brownii
ciliatus (Klotzsch) Benth. = Erica paucifolia subsp. ciliata TRISTEMON Klotzsch 6248050
elimensis N.E.Br. var. elimensis = Erica similis puberula Klotzsch = Erica urceolata
elimensis N.E.Br. var. incertus N.E.Br. = Erica similis urceolatus Klotzsch = Erica urceolata
erinus (Klotzsch ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. erinus = Erica
erina VACCINIUM L. 6216000
erinus (Klotzsch ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. validus N.E.Br. (1) Verdoorn. 1954. Journal of South African Botany 20: 92.
= Erica erina exul Bolus
fasciculatus Klotzsch = Erica similis Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.9–4 m. M, S
ERYTHROXYLACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
ESCALLONIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
EUPHORBIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
Note: RbcL gene sequence data suggest that several families, e.g. Euphorbiaceae, Phyllanthaceae and Picrodendraceae,
belong in ± two unrelated clades.
punctata Meisn. var. rogersii Prain glabrata Müll.Arg. = A. hirtella forma glabrata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–0.9 m. Alt ?– hirtella Benth. forma glabrata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
1500 m. M, S A. glabrata Müll.Arg. (1)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 305–610 m. LIM,
schinzii Pax = A. depressinerva
M, KZN
segetalis Müll.Arg.
laxiflora (Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Perennial, annual. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.02–0.55 m.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.7–3(–5) m. Alt 30–576 m.
Alt 380–1525 m. N, B, LIM, NW, FS, KZN, NC
LIM, S
senensis Klotzsch = A. villicaulis
sonderiana Müll.Arg. *ALEURITES J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. 4428000
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 3–460 m. KZN (1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 299–301.
(2) Stuppy et al. 1999. Blumea 44: 73–98.
villicaulis Hochst.
A. petiolaris Hochst. (5) fordii Hemsl. = Vernicia fordii
A. senensis Klotzsch (3)
moluccana (L.) Willd.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt Perennial. Tree. Ht 9–21 m. Alt 500–915 m. M, S, KZN
5–1636 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
montana (Lour.) Wilson = Vernicia montana
wilmsii Pax ex Prain & Hutch.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.06–1 m. Alt ANDRACHNE L. 4286000
765–2150 m. LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
(1) Hutchinson. 1920. FC 5,2: 385, 386.
zeyheri Baill. = A. peduncularis (2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 27–29.
ovalis (Sond.) Müll.Arg.
ADENOCLINE Turcz. 4370000 Clutia ovalis (Sond.) Scheele, not Clutia ovalis Sond. (1)
(1) Pax. 1914. Das Pflanzenreich 63: 409–413. Phyllanthus ovalis Sond. (1)
(2) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 488–494. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–3(–6) m. Alt 275–1980
(3) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 247–249.
(4) Retief. Personal communication. m. LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
acuta (Thunb.) Baill. ANDROSTACHYS Prain 4345010
A. mercurialis Turcz. (1)
(1) Hutchinson. 1915. FC 5,2: 377.
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 3–2500 (2) Airy Shaw. 1965. Kew Bulletin 18: 251.
m. LIM, M, S, KZN, L, WC, EC (3) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 120–123.
bupleuroides (Meisn.) Prain = A. pauciflora johnsonii Prain
bupleuroides (Meisn.) Prain var. peglerae Prain = A. A. subpeltatis (Sim) E.Phillips (3)
pauciflora Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–20 m. Alt 106–1066 m. LIM, M, S
humilis Prain in part = A. pauciflora subpeltatis (Sim) E.Phillips = A. johnsonii
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–15 m. Alt 5–90 m. KZN (39) Bruyns. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 129, 130.
(40) Leach & Williamson. 1990. South African Journal of Botany. 56:
reticulata Pax 71–78.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 15–520 m. LIM, KZN (41) Williamson. 1995. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 67: 284–287.
(42) Marx. 1996. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 68: 311–314.
*EREMOCARPUS Benth. 4351000 (43) Williamson. 1996. Euphorbia Journal 10: 98–133.
(44) Archer. 1997. Bothalia 27: 91–96.
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 2001. Genera Euphorbiacearum: 324, 325.
(45) Rowley. 1998. The Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bulletin 11: 93–98.
setigerus (Hook.) Benth. (46) Archer. 1998. South African Journal of Botany 64: 258–260.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt ?–150 m. (47) Carter. 1999. Kew Bulletin 54: 959–965.
(48) Marx. 1999. The Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bulletin 11: 13–34.
WC (49) Marx. 1999. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 71: 33–40.
(50) Archer et al. 2001. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: 86–90; t. 2176.
ERYTHROCOCCA Benth. 4368000 (51) Carter. 2001. FZ 9,5: 339–433.
(1) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 459, 460. (52) Steinmann & Porter. 2002. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
(2) Meyer. 1967. FSWA 67: 1–46. 89: 453–490.
(3) Radcliffe-Smith. 1989. Kew Bulletin 44: 450, 451. (53) Carter & Archer. Personal communication.
(4) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 165–176.
aequoris N.E.Br.
berberidea Prain Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.22 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.2–3 m. Alt 10–765 m. KZN, EC Alt 366–1405 m. FS, NC, WC, EC
menyharthii (Pax) Prain aeruginosa Schweick.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–3 m. Alt 333–1476 m. N, B, Perennial. Succulent shrub. Ht 0.1–0.36 m. Alt 305–
LIM, M, S, KZN 885 m. LIM
natalensis Prain aggregata A.Berger var. aggregata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.2–3 m. Alt 120–825 m. S, KZN Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 945–
trichogyne (Müll.Arg.) Prain var. trichogyne 1570 m. FS, EC
Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht 1.2–6 m. Alt 120–825 m. B, aggregata A.Berger var. alternicolor (N.E.Br.) A.C.
LIM, S White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
E. alternicolor N.E.Br. (18)
EUPHORBIA L. 4498000 Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.07–0.1 m. Alt ± 1500
(1) Brown. 1911, 1912. FTA 6,1: 470–603. m. EC
(2) Brown. 1915. FC 5,2: 222–375.
(3) Phillips. 1924. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 4: t. 157. albanica N.E.Br.
(4) Phillips. 1925. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 5: t. 197. Perennial. Herb, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt ±
(5) Phillips. 1926. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 6: tt. 209, 218. 750 m. EC
(6) Phillips. 1928. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 8: tt. 285,
288, 292. albertensis N.E.Br.
(7) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: tt. 344, Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt
348, 350. 1450–1550 m. NC
(8) Phillips. 1930. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 10: t. 390.
(9) Phillips. 1932. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 12: t. 459. albipollinifera L.C.Leach
(10) Schweickerdt & Letty. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.1 m. Alt
Africa 13: t. 486. 550–715 m. EC
(11) Letty. 1934. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 14: t. 521.
(12) Phillips. 1934. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 14: tt. albovillosa Pax = E. gueinzii var. albovillosa
522–528. alternicolor N.E.Br. = E. aggregata var. alternicolor
(13) Dyer. 1934. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 14: t. 530.
(14) Dyer. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: tt. amarifontana N.E.Br.
641–649, 660. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt ± 550 m.
(15) Dyer. 1938. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 18: tt. 713–716.
(16) Dyer. 1939. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 19: t. 723.
NC
(17) Dyer. 1940. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 20: tt. 772, angrae N.E.Br.
775, 778, 788, 789. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt
(18) White et al. 1941. The Succulent Euphorbieae. Vols. 1 & 2: 1–990.
(19) Dyer. 1942. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 22: tt. 863, 877. 5–152 m. N
(20) Dyer. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 886. angularis of most authors, not of Klotzsch = E. cooperi
(21) Dyer. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: t. 1025. var. cooperi
(22) Dyer. 1949. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: t. 1068.
(23) Nel. 1950. Desert Plant Life 22: 15–16. anomala Pax = E. pfeilii
(24) Dyer. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1095.
(25) Coetzee. 1959. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1307.
anoplia Stapf
(26) Meyer. 1967. FSWA 67: 1–46. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 50–100
(27) Dyer. 1974. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1687. m. EC
(28) Leach. 1976. Dinteria 12: 1–35.
(29) Dyer. 1978. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1762.
antunesii Pax = Tavaresia barklyi
(30) Leach. 1981. Journal of South African Botany 47: 103–107, 807–811. arceuthobioides Boiss.
(31) Leach 1982. Dinteria 16: 27–31. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.45
(32) Leach. 1984. Journal of South African Botany 50: 563–568.
(33) Koutnik. 1984. South African Journal of Botany 3: 262, 263.
m. Alt 5–475 m. WC
(34) Leach. 1985. South African Journal of Botany 51: 281–283. argillicola Dinter = E. namibensis
(35) Leach. 1986. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1927.
(36) Leach. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52: 10–12, 369–371. arida N.E.Br.
(37) Carter. 1988. FTEA Euphorbiaceae (part 2): 409–533. Perennial. Dwarf succulent. Ht 0.02–0.05 m. Alt ?–1640
(38) Leach. 1988. South African Journal of Botany 54: 534–540. m. FS, NC
huttoniae N.E.Br. = E. inermis var. huttonae kaokoensis (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) L.C.Leach
E. subsalsa Hiern var. kaokoensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane (28)
hypericifolia of N.E.Br., not of L. = E. indica
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt ?–770
hypogaea Marloth m. N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.06 m.
Alt 1500–1775 m. WC, EC karroensis (Boiss.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt ± 550 m. NC
inaequilatera Sond. var. inaequilatera
Chamaesyce inaequilatera (Sond.) Soják (37, 51) keithii R.A.Dyer
E. sanguinea Boiss. (37, 51) Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 2–6 m. Alt ± 845 m. S
Annual. Prostrate herb or dwarf shrub. Ht/diameter knobelii Letty
0.01–0.5 m. Alt 5–2000 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt ±
M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC 1350 m. NW
inaequilatera Sond. var. perennis N.E.Br. knuthii Pax subsp. knuthii
Perennial. Prostrate herb or dwarf shrub. Ht/diameter Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt
0.01–0.5 m. Alt 800–2000 m. B, LIM, NW, NC 60–305 m. M, S, KZN
inconstantia R.A.Dyer kraussiana Bernh. var. erubescens N.E.Br.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.7 m. Alt ?–460 Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–1768 m. LIM, M, KZN
m. EC
kraussiana Bernh. var. kraussiana
indecora N.E.Br. = E. decussata Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.38–1.6 m. Alt 3–
*indica Lam. 1830 m. LIM, M, FS, KZN, EC
Chamaesyce hypericifolia of most authors, not of Millsp. (37, 51)
E. hypericifolia of N.E.Br., not of L. (37, 51) kwebensis N.E.Br. = E. pfeilii
Annual. Spreading or erect herb. Ht 0.05–0.6 m. Alt *lathyris L.
1–1265 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, WC, Biennial or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? WC
EC lavrani L.C.Leach
inelegans N.E.Br. (1915), not of N.E.Br. (1911) = E. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt ± 1650 m.
inornata N
inermis Mill. var. huttoniae (N.E.Br.) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer ledienii A.Berger var. dregei N.E.Br.
& B.Sloane Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt 150–550 m. EC
E. huttoniae N.E.Br. (18)
ledienii A.Berger var. ledienii
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt ± 525 Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–1.3 m. Alt 120–250
m. EC m. EC
inermis Mill. var. inermis leistneri R.H.Archer
E. viperina A.Berger (18)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ± 1080
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 120–
m. N
560 m. EC
lignosa Marloth
inermis Mill. var. laniglans N.E.Br. = E. esculenta
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 200–
ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss. 650 m. N
E. cooperi in sense of A.Berger, not of N.E.Br., misapplied name (18)
E. natalensis in sense of A.Berger, not of Bernh., misapplied name (18) limpopoana L.C.Leach ex S.Carter
E. similis A.Berger (18) E. malevola L.C.Leach subsp. bechuanica L.C.Leach (47)
Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 4.5–11 m. Alt 215–1450 Perennial. Shrub, herb, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN 650–950 m. B, LIM, NW, M
inornata N.E.Br. livida E.Mey. ex Boiss.
E. inelegans N.E.Br. (1915), not of N.E.Br. (1911) (18) Chamaesyce livida (E.Mey. ex Boiss.) Koutnik (37, 51)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.11 Perennial. Decumbent or prostrate herb or dwarf shrub.
m. Alt 945–1250 m. NC Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 5–55 m. KZN, EC
insarmentosa P.G.Mey. longibracteata Pax = E. monteiri subsp. monteiri
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt ± 1325 m. N loricata Lam.
involucrata (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. = E. epicy- Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 50–
parissias 1035 m. WC
jansenvillensis Nel louwii L.C.Leach
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt ± 860 Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 900–1000
m. EC m. LIM
juglans Compton lumbricalis L.C.Leach
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.03–0.05 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt
Alt ± 950 m. WC ± 350 m. WC
juttae Dinter lydenburgensis Schweick. & Letty
E. siliciicola Dinter (38) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 650–960 m. LIM,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.1 m. Alt M
300–850 m. N macella N.E.Br. (insufficiently known) (18)
kalaharica Marloth = E. avasmontana var. avasmon- Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 1.3 m. Alt 20–50 m.
tana WC
macowani N.E.Br. = E. tuberculata var. macowani meloformis Aiton subsp. meloformis forma magna
maleolens E.Phillips R.A.Dyer ex J.G.Marx
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.2 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.12 m. Alt
m. Alt 762–915 m. LIM ± 380 m. EC
malevola L.C.Leach subsp. bechuanica L.C.Leach = E. meloformis Aiton subsp. meloformis forma melo-
limpopoana formis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m.
mammillaris Haw. in part, not of L. = E. fimbriata Alt 20–150 m. EC
mammillaris L. meloformis Aiton subsp. valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 20– E. valida N.E.Br. (45)
305 m. WC, EC Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt ?–460
mammilosa Lem. = E. spinea m. EC
*marginata Pursh meyeri Nel = E. filiflora
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 500–1700 m. G, micracantha Boiss.
FS, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.05 m.
marlothiana N.E.Br. Alt 520–1065 m. EC
E. marlothii in sense of N.E.Br., not of Pax, misapplied name (18)
minutiflora N.E.Br. = E. serpens
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt
?–60 m. WC mira L.C.Leach
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.05 m. Alt
marlothii in sense of N.E.Br., not of Pax, misapplied
200–650 m. WC
name = E. marlothiana
miscella L.C.Leach = E. celata
marlothii Pax = E. monteiri subsp. monteiri
mixta N.E.Br.
matabelensis Pax E. arrecta N.E.Br. (1915), not of N.E.Br. (1914) (18)
E. currorii N.E.Br. (51)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.21 m. Alt 90–
Perennial. Tree, shrub, woody. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 380–915 700 m. WC
m. N, B
monteiri Hook.f. subsp. brandbergensis B.Nord.
mauritanica L. var. corallothamnus (Dinter) A.C.White, Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.4–3 m. Alt 1700–
R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, not validly published ?
E. corallothamnus Dinter, naked name (18) 2500 m. N
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–1.06 m. Alt ?–40 m. monteiri Hook.f. subsp. monteiri (note spelling)
N E. baumii Pax (26)
E. longibracteata Pax (26)
mauritanica L. var. foetens A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & E. marlothii Pax (26)
B.Sloane Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.85 m. Alt 420–
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt ?–70 1830 m. N, B
m. N monteiri Hook.f. subsp. ramosa L.C.Leach
mauritanica L. var. lignosa A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 520–1525
B.Sloane m. B, LIM, G, M
E. mauritanica L. var. namaquensis N.E.Br. in part (18)
mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ?–200 Chamaesyce mossambicensis (Klotzsch & Garcke) Koutnik (37)
m. N, NC Annual. Herb, prostrate. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt ?–914 m.
mauritanica L. var. mauritanica B, G
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.07–2.74 m. Alt 10– muirii N.E.Br.
3100 m. N, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt
mauritanica L. var. minor A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & ?–60 m. WC
B.Sloane multiceps A.Berger
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ?–1000 Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 365–
m. WC 1000 m. NC, WC
mauritanica L. var. namaquensis N.E.Br. multifida N.E.Br.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 40–1200 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, geophyte, succulent. Ht up to
m. N, NC 0.15 m. Alt? KZN?
mauritanica L. var. namaquensis N.E.Br. in part = E. multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
mauritanica var. lignosa Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt ?–900
melanohydrata Nel m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt multiramosa Nel = E. friedrichiae
50–250 m. NC
mundii in sense of R.A.Dyer, not of N.E.Br., misapplied
meloformis Aiton subsp. meloformis forma falsa name = E. caterviflora
(N.E.Br.) J.G.Marx
E. falsa N.E.Br. (18) mundii N.E.Br.
E. pyriformis N.E.Br. (18) Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 155–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt 1400 m. NC, WC, EC
650–750 m. EC muraltioides N.E.Br.
Perennial. Herb, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt ± Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m.
750 m. EC Alt 900–1250 m. NC
muricata Thunb. *peplus L.
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 300– Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 15–
500 m. WC 1770 m. NW, G, FS, KZN, WC, EC
namaquensis N.E.Br. = E. friedrichiae perangusta R.A.Dyer
namibensis Marloth Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt
E. argillicola Dinter (18) 900–1190 m. NW
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt pergracilis P.G.Mey.
1000–1300 m. N Chamaesyce pergracilis (P.G.Mey.) Koutnik (37, 51)
namuskluftensis L.C.Leach Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt ± 630 m. N
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt perpera N.E.Br.
950–1200 m. N Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt ± 50 m. NC
natalensis Bernh. persistens R.A.Dyer = E. clavigera
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 10–2840 m. pfeilii Pax
KZN, L, EC E. anomala Pax (1)
E. glaucella Pax (51)
natalensis in sense of A.Berger, not of Bernh., misap- E. kwebensis N.E.Br. (51)
plied name = E. ingens Annual, perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 610–1067
nelii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane = E. filiflora m. N, B, LIM, NC
neopolecnemoides in sense of Meyer = E. eylesii phylloclada Boiss.
neopolycnemoides Pax & K.Hoffm. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.25 m.
Chamaesyce neopolycnemoides (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Koutnik (37, 51) Alt 275–490 m. N, NC
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 155– pillansii N.E.Br. var. albovirens A.C.White, R.A.Dyer
1350 m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN, NC & B.Sloane
nesemannii R.A.Dyer Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt
E. fimbriata in sense of N.E.Br. in part, not of Scop., misapplied ?–650 m. WC
name (18)
pillansii N.E.Br. var. pillansii
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 100– E. stellaespina E.Phillips, not of Haw. (18)
500 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt
oatesii Rolfe ?–650 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 850– pillansii N.E.Br. var. ramosissima A.C.White, R.A.Dyer
1050 m. B & B.Sloane
obesa Hook.f. subsp. obesa Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. ?–650 m. WC
Alt ± 725 m. EC pistiaefolia Boiss. = E. ecklonii
obesa Hook.f. subsp. symmetrica (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer planiceps A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
& B.Sloane) G.D.Rowley Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt
E. symmetrica A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane (45) ± 1570 m. NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. polycephala Marloth
Alt 825–850 m. EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, shrub, succulent. Ht 0.4–0.7
ornithopus Jacq. m. Alt 900–1200 m. EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.01–0.05 m. polygona Haw.
Alt 610–945 m. EC Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 155–
otjipembana L.C.Leach 460 m. EC
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 1000– procumbens in sense of N.E.Br. (1925), misapplied name
1200 m. N = E. woodii
oxystegia Boiss. *prostrata Aiton
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small (37, 51)
700–800 m. NC E. chamaesyce of most authors, not of L. (37, 51)
Annual. Herb, prostrate. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 25–1654 m.
passa N.E.Br. = E. woodii N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
pedemontana L.C.Leach pseudocactus A.Berger
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.6–2.4 m. Alt 230–
± 800 m. WC 1035 m. KZN
peltigera E.Mey. ex Boiss. = E. hamata pseudoduseimata A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
pentagona Haw. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt
E. heptagona A.Berger, not of L. (18) ?–1065 m. N, NW, NC
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 120– pseudoglobosa Marloth
600 m. EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt
pentops A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane 25–250 m. WC
striata Thunb. var. cuspidata (Boiss.) N.E.Br. truncata N.E.Br. = E. clavarioides var. truncata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt? tuberculata Jacq. var. macowani (N.E.Br.) A.C.White,
KZN R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
striata Thunb. var. striata E. macowani N.E.Br. (18)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.75 m. Alt 15– Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 300–
2590 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC 400 m. WC
submammillaris (A.Berger) A.Berger (insufficiently tuberculata Jacq. var. tuberculata
known) (18) Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 30–395
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt? m. WC
Distr.? tuberculatoides N.E.Br.
subsalsa Hiern subsp. fluvialis L.C.Leach Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt 100–450
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt ± m. WC
1080 m. N tuberosa L.
subsalsa Hiern var. kaokoensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.03–0.15 m.
B.Sloane = E. kaokoensis Alt 60–1100 m. WC
suffulta Bruyns tubiglans Marloth ex R.A.Dyer
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 600– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.15 m.
1000 m. WC Alt 30–915 m. WC, EC
superans Nel (insufficiently known) (18) tugelensis N.E.Br.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.11 m. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ?–610 m.
Alt? EC KZN
suppressa J.G.Marx vaalputsiana L.C.Leach
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.12 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt
Alt ± 1100 m. WC ± 1100 m. NC
susannae Marloth valida N.E.Br. = E. meloformis subsp. valida
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.2 m. Alt vandermerwei R.A.Dyer
700–800 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.35 m. Alt
symmetrica A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane = E. 640–800 m. M
obesa subsp. symmetrica venenata Marloth
systyloides Pax subsp. porcaticapsa S.Carter Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1.2–2 m. Alt ± 320 m.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ± 1400 m. N N
tenax Burch. venteri L.C.Leach ex R.H.Archer & S.Carter
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht ± 0.6 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt ± 1220 m.
tetragona Haw. B
Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 3.5–12 m. Alt 395–955 verruculosa N.E.Br.
m. KZN, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.15 m.
tettensis Klotzsch Alt 50–250 m. N
Chamaesyce tettensis (Klotzsch ) Koutnik (37, 51) versicolores G.Will.
Annual. Erect or prostrate herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt ?– Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.24 m. Alt
380 m. LIM, M ± 750 m. NC
tirucalli L. viperina A.Berger = E. inermis var. inermis
Perennial. Tree, shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–9 m. Alt 30–
virosa Willd. subsp. virosa
1465 m. N, B, LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC E. dinteri A.Berger (26)
tortirama R.A.Dyer Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1.5–2 m. Alt ?–680 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt N, NC
800–1250 m. LIM volkmanniae Dinter
transvaalensis Schltr. Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1.5–2 m. Alt ± 1400
E. galpinii Pax, illegitimate name (18)
m. N
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–1.2
wahlbergii Boiss., illegitimate name = E. epicyparis-
m. Alt 610–1220 m. N, B, LIM, M, S
sias
triangularis Desf.
E. evansii in sense of N.E.Br. in part, not of Pax, misapplied name (18) waterbergensis R.A.Dyer
Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 2.5–15 m. Alt 5–1665 Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 850–
m. M, S, KZN, EC 950 m. LIM
wilmaniae Marloth
trichadenia Pax var. trichadenia
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.2 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.12
750–915 m. NC
m. Alt 185–1670 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, KZN
woodii N.E.Br.
tridentata Lam. E. discreta N.E.Br. (18)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt E. passa N.E.Br. (18)
460–580 m. EC E. procumbens in sense of N.E.Br. (1925), misapplied name (18)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.02–0.1 m. Alt globosa (Gaertn.) Lamb & Vahl
10–670 m. KZN, EC Toxicodendrum capense Thunb. (3)
Toxicodendrum globosum (Gaertn.) Pax & K.Schum. (3)
zambesiana Benth var. zambesiana Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.98–4.26 m. Alt 45–670 m. WC
Chamaesyce zambesiana (Benth.) Koutnik var. zambesiana (51)
Perennial. Prostrate or erect herb, dwarf shrub. Ht ±
0.05 m, ± 0.5 m in diameter. Alt ?–610 m. S,
HYMENOCARDIA Wall. ex Lindl. 4325000
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 113–117.
KZN
zoutpansbergensis R.A.Dyer capensis (Pax) Hutch. = H. ulmoides
Perennial. Tree, succulent. Ht 2–8 m. Alt ± 1250 m. ulmoides Oliv.
LIM H. capensis (Pax) Hutch. (1)
H. ulmoides Oliv. var. capensis Pax (1)
EXCOECARIA L. 4478010 Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–20 m. Alt 5–549 m.
(1) Léonard. 1959. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État Bruxelles LIM, KZN
29: 133–140. ulmoides Oliv. var. capensis Pax = H. ulmoides
(2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 315–318.
bussei (Pax) Pax JATROPHA L. 4433000
Sapium bussei Pax (1) (1) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 418–427.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 800–1150 m. N, B (2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1991. Kew Bulletin 46: 141–157.
(3) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 253–272.
magenjensis Sim = Maprounea africana
simii (Kuntze) Pax botswanica Radcl.-Sm.
Sapium simii Kuntze (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 1000–1050
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.2–2.5 m. Alt 3–1220 m. m. B
KZN, EC brachyadenia Pax & K.Hoffm. = J. zeyheri
capensis (L.f.) Sond.
FLUEGGEA Willd. 4298000 Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 155–
(1) Webster. 1984. Allertonia 3: 259–312.
(2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 29–32.
1160 m. EC
microcarpa Blume = F. virosa subsp. virosa *curcas L.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–3(–7) m. Alt 413–1830
verrucosa (Thunb.) G.L.Webster m. N, LIM, M, S, KZN
Phyllanthus verrucosus Thunb. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2.5 m. Alt 15–1220 m. KZN, decumbens Pax & K.Hoffm. probably = J. seineri
EC erythropoda Pax & K.Hoffm.
virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt subsp. virosa Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.22 m. Alt
F. microcarpa Blume (1) 795–1100 m. N, B, LIM, NC
Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd. (1)
Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Pax & K.Hoffm. (1)
*gossypifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.3–7.5 m. Alt 25–1300 m. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 420–1350 m.
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN LIM
heterophylla Pax = J. variifolia
GELONIUM Willd. 4464010 hirsuta Hochst. var. glabrescens (Pax & K.Hoffm.)
africanum (Sond.) Müll.Arg. = Suregada africana Prain
procerum Prain = Suregada procera Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.7 m. Alt 15–
serratum Pax & K.Hoffm. = Suregada zanzibariensis 450 m. KZN
zanzibariense (Baill.) Müll.Arg. = Suregada zanz- hirsuta Hochst. var. hirsuta
ibariensis Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.7 m. Alt 15–
450 m. KZN
GROSSERA Pax 4353010 hirsuta Hochst. var. oblongifolia Prain
aurea Cavaco = Cavacoa aurea Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.45 m. Alt
304–1310 m. LIM, M, S
HEYWOODIA Sim 4291010
lagarinthoides Sond.
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 6, 7.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.08–0.5 m. Alt 610–
lucens Sim 1389 m. G, M, KZN
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–25 m. Alt 5–585 m. S, KZN, EC
latifolia Pax var. angustata Prain
*HOMALANTHUS A.Juss. 4480000 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 701–
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1987. FTEA Euphorbiaceae: 381, 382.
1350 m. LIM, M
(2) Radcliffe-Smith. 2001. Genera Euphorbiacearum: 354, 355. latifolia Pax var. latifolia
populifolius Graham Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ?–1830
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–3.5 m. Alt?–550 m. WC m. LIM, M, KZN
latifolia Pax var. swazica Prain
HYAENANCHE Lamb. & Vahl 4336000 Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 385–
(1) Hutchinson. 1920. FC 4,2: 408, 409. 1370 m. M, S
(2) Phillips. 1941. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 21: t. 837.
(3) Radcliffe-Smith. 2001. Genera Euphorbiacearum: 89. messinica E.A.Bruce = J. spicata
zeyheri Sond. var. platyphylla Pax = J. zeyheri discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. fagifolia (Pax)
Radcl.-Sm.
zeyheri Sond. var. subsimplex Prain = J. zeyheri M. discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster subsp. nitida (Pax) G.L.Webster
in part (2)
LACHNOSTYLIS Turcz. 4291000 Phyllanthus amapondensis Sim (1)
(1) Hutchinson. 1915. FC 5,2: 383, 384. Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–30 m. Alt 1100–1500 m. S,
(2) Dyer. 1943. South African Journal of Science 40: 123–126. KZN, EC
bilocularis R.A.Dyer discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. nitida (Pax) Radcl.-
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt 258–1200 m. Sm.
WC, EC M. discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster subsp. nitida (Pax) G.L.Webster
in part (2)
capensis Turcz. = L. hirta Phyllanthus flacourtioides Hutch. (2)
hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 5–1450 m. N, B,
Discocarpus hirtus (L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. LIM, M, S, KZN
L. capensis Turcz. (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–8 m. Alt 10–305 m. discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster subsp. nitida (Pax)
WC, EC G.L.Webster in part = M. discoidea var. fagifolia
discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster subsp. nitida (Pax)
LEIDESIA Müll.Arg. 4372000 G.L.Webster in part = M. discoidea var. nitida
(1) Pax. 1914. Das Pflanzenreich 63: 284–286.
(2) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 462–464. *MERCURIALIS L. 4371000
(3) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 159–161.
(1) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 461, 462.
capensis (Sond.) Müll.Arg. = L. procumbens (2) Radcliffe-Smith. 2001. Genera Euphorbiacearum: 205.
ovalis Sond. = Andrachne ovalis Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2.5–13.71 m. Alt ?–910 m.
parvulus Sond. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drège) Radcl.- N, B, LIM
Sm. maprouneifolia Pax var. glabra (Pax) Brenan
P. burchellii Müll.Arg. (5) Perennial. Tree. Ht ± 5 m. Alt ?–1100 m. N, B, LIM,
P. garipensis E.Mey. ex Drège (5) NW, G, M
P. tenellus Roxb. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drège) Müll.Arg. (6)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–2.28 m. Alt 15– maprouneifolia Pax var. maprouneifolia
1713 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC, EC Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.06–12.19 m. Alt 109–
1495 m. B
parvulus Sond. var. parvulus
P. mozambicensis Gand. (5)
P. humilis in the sense of Hutch., not of Pax (5, 6) PSEUDOTRAGIA Pax 4421020
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–2.28 m. Alt 15– scandens Pax = Plukenetia africana
1713 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC
schinzii Pax = Plukenetia africana
paxianus Dinter = P. maderaspatensis
pentandrus Schumach. & Thonn. PTEROCOCCUS Hassk. 4421000
Annual, subperennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.14–0.6 africanus (Sond.) Pax & K.Hoffm. = Plukenetia africana
m. Alt 185–1200 m. N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN
pinnatus (Wight) G.L.Webster RICINODENDRON Müll.Arg. 4463000
P. kirkianus Müll.Arg. (3)
Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 185–520 m. rautanenii Schinz = Schinziophyton rautanenii
LIM *RICINUS L. 4424000
polyanthus Pax (1) Prain. 1920. FC 5,2: 487.
P. cedrifolius I.Verd. (3) (2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 156–159.
Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht 0.5–8 m. Alt 185–520 m.
communis L. var. communis
KZN, EC
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–7 m. Alt 15–1465 m. N,
purpureus Müll.Arg. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 150–550 m. N
reticulatus Poir. var. reticulatus SAPIUM P.Browne 4483000
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–5(–9) m. Alt 5–1400 m. bussei Pax = Excoecaria bussei
N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN
ellipticum (Hochst.) Pax = Shirakiopsis elliptica
rogersii Hutch. = P. graminicola
integerrimum (Hochst.) J.Léonard = Sclerocroton inte-
tenellus Roxb. var. garipensis (E.Mey. ex Drège) gerrimus
Müll.Arg. = P. parvulus var. garipensis
mannianum (Müll.Arg.) Benth. = Shirakiopsis elliptica
verrucosus Thunb. = Flueggea verrucosa
reticulatum Pax = Sclerocroton integerrimus
virosus Roxb. ex Willd. = Flueggea virosa subsp. virosa
simii Kuntze = Excoecaria simii
PLUKENETIA L. 4421010
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 210–212 (as ‘Pterococcus’).
SCHINZIOPHYTON Hutch. ex 4463010
(2) Radcliffe-Smith. 2001. Genera Euphorbiacearum: 247, 248. Radcl.-Sm.
(1) Radcliffe-Smith. 1990. Kew Bulletin 45: 157.
africana Sond.
P. hastata Müll.Arg. (1) rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.
Pseudotragia scandens Pax (1) Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz (1)
Pseudotragia schinzii Pax (1) Perennial. Tree. Ht 4.5–20 m. Alt ?–1225 m. N, B,
Pterococcus africana (Sond.) Pax & K.Hoffm. (2) LIM
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 950–1100
m. N, B SCLEROCROTON Hochst. 4478030
hastata Müll.Arg. = P. africana (1) Léonard. 1959. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État Bruxelles
29: 142.
POINSETTIA Graham 4498020 (2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1987. FZ: 9,4: 323.
(3) Esser. 2001. In Radcliffe-Smith, Genera Euphorbiacearum: 378.
cyathophora (J.Murray) Bartl. = Euphorbia cyathophora integerrimum Hochst.
geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke = Euphorbia Sapium integerrimum (Hochst.) J.Léonard (2, 3)
heterophylla Sapium reticulatum Pax (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 15–460 m. M, S,
pulcherrima (Klotzsch.) Graham = Euphorbia pulcher- KZN
rima
reticulatum Pax = S. integerrimum
PSEUDOLACHNOSTYLIS Pax 4295000
(1) Meyer. 1967. FSWA 67: 1–46. SECURINEGA Comm. ex Juss. 4297000
(2) Radcliffe-Smith. 1996. FZ 9,4: 22–27. schlechteri Pax = Cleistanthus schlechteri var.
dekindtii Pax = P. maprouneifolia var. dekindtii schlechteri
maprouneifolia Pax var. dekindtii (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Pax & K.Hoffm. = Flueggea
P. dekindtii Pax (2) virosa subsp. virosa
FABACEAE
Compiled by T. Nkonki, H.F. Glen, N. Swelankomo, M. Jordaan, G. Germishuizen & A. Moteetee
A. caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. tomentosa Glover (9) eriadenia Benth. = A. ataxacantha
A. caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. transvaalensis Glover (9)
A. fallax E.Mey. (9) erioloba E.Mey.
A. multijuga Meisn. (9) A. giraffae in sense of many authors, not of Willd., misapplied name (9)
A. giraffae Willd. var. espinosa Kuntze (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3–18 m. Alt 15–1723 m. B,
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 5–18 m. Alt 120–1675 m. N,
B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC, WC
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. campylacantha (Hochst. ex
A.Rich.) Roberty = A. polyacantha subsp. cam- erioloba E.Mey. × A. haematoxylon Willd.
A. giraffae Willd. (9)
pylacantha A. giraffae Willd. × A. haematoxylon Willd. (9)
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. longa Glover = A. caffra Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–7 m. Alt 240–1350 m. NC
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. namaquensis Eckl. & Zeyh. = A.
erubescens Welw. ex Oliv.
caffra A. caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. pechuelii Kuntze (9)
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. pechuelii Kuntze = A. erubes- A. dulcis Marloth & Engl. (9)
cens A. kwebensis N.E.Br. (9)
A. longipetiolata Schinz (9)
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. tomentosa Glover = A. caffra
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt 305–1740 m.
caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. transvaalensis Glover = A.
N, B, LIM, NW
caffra
campylacantha Hochst. ex A.Rich. = A. polyacantha exuvialis I.Verd.
subsp. campylacantha Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 275–1250 m.
capensis (Burm.f.) Burch. = A. karroo LIM, M
catechu (L.f.) Willd. subsp. suma (Roxb.) Roberty = A. fallax E.Mey. = A. caffra
polyacantha subsp. campylacantha *farnesiana (L.) Willd.
catechu (L.f.) Willd. subsp. suma (Roxb.) Roberty var. Mimosa farnesiana L. (9)
baumii Roberty = A. fleckii Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt ?–686 m. G,
cinerea Schinz = A. fleckii KZN
circummarginata Chiov. = A. senegal var. leiorhachis ferox Benth. = A. burkei
clavigera E.Mey. = A. robusta subsp. clavigera *fimbriata A.Cunn. ex G.Don
clavigera E.Mey. subsp. clavigera = A. robusta subsp. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt? EC
clavigera fleckii Schinz
*cultriformis A.Cunn. ex G.Don A. catechu (L.f.) Willd. subsp. suma (Roxb.) Roberty var. baumii
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht? Alt ?–91 m. WC Roberty (9)
A. cinerea Schinz (9)
cyanophylla Lindl. = A. saligna
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 410–1450 m.
cyclopis A.Cunn. ex Loudon = A. cyclops N, B, LIM, NW
*cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don
A. cyclopis A.Cunn. ex Loudon (9) galpinii Burtt Davy
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt 10–1600 m. Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.6–36 m. Alt 640–1200 m. B,
G, WC, EC LIM, NW, G, M
davyi N.E.Br. gansbergensis Schinz = A. hereroensis
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–12 m. Alt 155–2900 m. B, gerrardii Benth. subsp. gerrardii var. gerrardii
LIM, M, S, KZN A. hebecladoides Harms (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2.5–15 m. Alt 183–1370 m.
*dealbata Link B, LIM, G, M, S, KZN
A. decurrens Willd. var. mollis Lindl. (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 305–1750 m. gillettiae Burtt Davy = A. luederitzii var. retinens
G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC giraffae in sense of many authors, not of Willd., misap-
*decurrens (J.C.Wendl.) Willd. plied name = A. erioloba
Mimosa decurrens J.C.Wendl. (9)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–12 m. Alt 700–1500 m. NW, giraffae Willd. = A. erioloba × A. haematoxylon
G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC giraffae Willd. var. espinosa Kuntze = A. erioloba
decurrens Willd. var. mollis Lindl. = A. dealbata giraffae Willd. × A. haematoxylon Willd. = A. erioloba
delagoensis Harms = A. welwitschii subsp. delagoensis × A. haematoxylon
detinens Burch. = A. mellifera subsp. detinens glandulifera Schinz = A. nebrownii
dulcis Marloth & Engl. = A. erubescens
dyeri P.P.Swartz goeringii Schinz = A. luederitzii var. luederitzii
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt? EC goetzei Harms subsp. microphylla Brenan, misapplied
*elata A.Cunn. ex Benth. name (17)
A. terminalis in sense of Court, not of (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr., misap- grandicornuta Gerstner
plied name (10)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 30–1065 m. B, LIM,
Perennial. Tree. Ht ± 9 m. Alt? WC M, S, KZN
elephantina Burch. = Elephantorrhiza elephantina
haematoxylon Willd.
elephantorrhiza DC. = Elephantorrhiza elephantina A. atomiphylla Burch. (9)
engleri Schinz = Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 120–1280 m.
var. africana N, NC
harmsiana Dinter = A. kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–10 m. Alt 380–915 m. N,
hebeclada DC. subsp. chobiensis (O.B.Mill.) A.Schreib. B
A. stolonifera Burch. var. chobiensis O.B.Mill. (9) kosiensis P.P.Swartz
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 914–1435 m. N, Perennial. Tree. Ht 10–17 m. Alt? KZN
B kraussiana Meisn. ex Benth.
hebeclada DC. subsp. hebeclada Perennial. Shrub, climber. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 5–1350 m.
A. hebeclada DC. var. stolonifera (Burch.) Dinter (9)
A. stolonifera Burch. (9)
KZN
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–9 m. Alt 750–2950 m. kwebensis N.E.Br. = A. erubescens
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC lebbeck (L.) Willd. = Albizia lebbeck
hebeclada DC. subsp. tristis (Welw. ex Oliv.) A.Schreib. litakunensis Burch. = A. tortilis subsp. heteracantha
A. tristis Welw. ex Oliv. (9) *longifolia (Andrews) Willd.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3–7 m. Alt 915–1450 m. N Mimosa longifolia Andrews (9)
hebeclada DC. var. stolonifera (Burch.) Dinter = A. hebe- Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–8 m. Alt 4–1500 m. S,
clada subsp. hebeclada KZN, WC, EC
hebecladoides Harms = A. gerrardii subsp. gerrardii var. longipetiolata Schinz = A. erubescens
gerrardii lophantha Willd. = Paraserianthes lophantha subsp.
lophantha
hereroensis Engl.
A. gansbergensis Schinz (9) luederitzii Engl. var. luederitzii
A. mellei I.Verd. (9) A. goeringii Schinz (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–10 m. Alt 410–1830 m. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–15 m. Alt 765–1650 m.
N, LIM, NW, G, FS, NC N, B, NC
hermannii Baker f. = A. arenaria luederitzii Engl. var. retinens (Sim) J.H.Ross & Brenan
heteracantha Burch. = A. tortilis subsp. heteracantha A. gillettiae Burtt Davy (9)
A. retinens Sim (9)
hirtella E.Mey. = A. karroo Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 48–1220 m. B,
hirtella Willd. var. inermis Walp. = A. karroo LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
horrida Willd. = A. karroo lugardiae N.E.Br. = A. ataxacantha
horrida Willd. var. transvaalensis Burtt Davy = A. karroo maras Engl. = A. tortilis subsp. heteracantha
*implexa Benth. marlothii Engl. = Albizia anthelmintica
Perennial. Tree. Ht ± 10 m. Alt ± 300 m. WC *mearnsii De Wild.
inconflagrabilis Gerstner = A. karroo Perennial. Tree. Ht 2.5–18 m. Alt 70–1700 m. LIM,
inermis Marloth = Albizia anthelmintica M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
julibrissin Willd. = Albizia julibrissin *mearnsii De Wild. × A. dealbata Link
Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.61–1.07 m. Alt? EC
kalachariensis Schinz = Dichrostachys cinerea subsp.
africana var. setulosa *melanoxylon R.Br.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 5–20 m. Alt 200–1900 m. S, KZN,
karroo Hayne
A. capensis (Burm.f.) Burch. (9) WC, EC
A. hirtella E.Mey. (9) mellei I.Verd. = A. hereroensis
A. hirtella Willd. var. inermis Walp. (9) mellifera (Vahl) Benth. subsp. detinens (Burch.) Brenan
A. horrida Willd. (9) A. detinens Burch. (9)
A. horrida Willd. var. transvaalensis Burtt Davy (9) A. tenax Marloth (9)
A. inconflagrabilis Gerstner (9)
A. karroo Hayne var. transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy (9) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt 200–1675 m.
A. reticulata (L.) Willd. (9) N, B, LIM, NW, G, S, FS, NC
Mimosa capensis Burm.f. (9) mellifera (Vahl) Benth. subsp. mellifera
Mimosa leucacantha Jacq. (9) A. senegal (L.) Willd. subsp. mellifera (Vahl) Roberty (9)
Mimosa nilotica in sense of Burm.f., not of L., misapplied name (9) Inga mellifera (Vahl) Willd. (9)
Mimosa nilotica in sense of Thunb.(1823), not of L., misapplied Mimosa mellifera Vahl (9)
name (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 400–1370 m. N
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–22 m. Alt 3–2406 m. N,
B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC montana P.P.Swartz = A. theronii
karroo Hayne var. transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy montis-usti Merxm. & A.Schreib.
= A. karroo Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–9 m. Alt 550–775 m. N
karroo Hayne × A. tenuispina I.Verd. mossambicensis Bolle = Faidherbia albida
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt ?–1100 m. G multijuga Meisn. = A. caffra
kirkii Oliv. subsp. kirkii var. intermedia Brenan = A. kirkii natalitia E.Mey.
subsp. kirkii var. kirkii Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–8 m. Alt ?–10 m. M, KZN
kirkii Oliv. subsp. kirkii var. kirkii nebrownii Burtt Davy
A. harmsiana Dinter (9) A. glandulifera Schinz (9)
A. kirkii Oliv. subsp. kirkii var. intermedia Brenan (9) A. rogersii Burtt Davy (9)
A. nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile subsp. adstringens (Schumach. & A. walteri Suess. (9)
Thonn.) Roberty var. kirkii (Oliv.) Roberty (9) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–7.5 m. Alt 550–1435 m.
A. verrucifera Harms (9) N, B, LIM
stolonifera Burch. = A. hebeclada subsp. hebeclada anthyllodes (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus aspalathoides
stolonifera Burch. var. chobiensis O.B.Mill. = A. hebe- arida (E.Mey.) Kuntze = Aspalathus arida subsp. arida
clada subsp. chobiensis asparagoides (L.f.) Kuntze = Aspalathus asparagoides
stuhlmannii Taub. subsp. asparagoides
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3.6 m. Alt 490–610 m. LIM astroites (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus astroites
swazica Burtt Davy calcarata (Harv.) Kuntze = Aspalathus calcarata
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–8 m. Alt 90–1005 m.
LIM, M, S, KZN callosa (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus callosa
tenax Marloth = A. mellifera subsp. detinens capitata (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus capitata
tenuispina I.Verd. carnosa (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze = Aspalathus carnosa
A. permixta Burtt Davy var. glabra Burtt Davy (9) cephalotes (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus cephalotes
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–4.5 m. Alt 695–1650 m. subsp. violaceae
LIM, NW, G chenopoda (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus chenopoda subsp.
terminalis in sense of Court, not of (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr., chenopoda
misapplied name = A. elata ciliaris (L.) Kuntze = Aspalathus ciliaris
terminalis (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. collina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus collina subsp.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 9–11 m. Alt ?–1320 m. LIM, WC, collina
EC
erythrodes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus ery-
theronii P.P.Swartz throdes
A. montana P.P.Swartz (20)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–6 m. Alt? M, KZN ferox (Harv.) Kuntze = Aspalathus ferox
tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan leucophaea (Harv.) Kuntze = Aspalathus ciliaris
A. heteracantha Burch. (9) longipes (Harv.) Kuntze = Aspalathus longipes
A. litakunensis Burch. (9)
A. maras Engl. (9) marginalis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus mar-
A. spirocarpoides Engl. (9) ginalis
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 30–1360 m. N, opaca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus opaca subsp.
B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC opaca
tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex pachyloba (Benth.) Kuntze = Aspalathus pachyloba subsp.
A.Rich.) Brenan var. spirocarpa pachyloba
A. spirocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. (9)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3–14 m. Alt 915–1275 m. pallescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus palles-
N, B cens
trispinosa Marloth & Engl. = A. senegal var. rostrata pappeana (Harv.) Kuntze = Aspalathus opaca subsp. pap-
peana
tristis Welw. ex Oliv. = A. hebeclada subsp. tristis
prostrata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus prostrata
uncinata Engl. = A. reficiens subsp. reficiens
recurva (Benth.) Kuntze = Aspalathus recurva
vermoesenii De Wild. = A. sieberiana var. woodii
rubens (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus rubens
verrucifera Harms = A. kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
rubro-fusca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus aspara-
viridiramis Burch. = Xerocladia viridiramis goides subsp. rubro-fusca
volkii Suess. = A. senegal var. rostrata sanguinea (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus sanguinea subsp.
walteri Suess. = A. nebrownii sanguinea
welwitschii Oliv. subsp. delagoensis (Harms) J.H.Ross & spinescens (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus spinescens subsp.
Brenan spinescens
A. delagoensis Harms (9)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–13 m. Alt 380–800 m. LIM, M subulata (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus subulata
woodii Burtt Davy = A. sieberiana var. woodii ulicina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze = Aspalathus ulicina subsp.
xanthophloea Benth. ulicina
Perennial. Tree. Ht ?–30 m. Alt 25–800 m. LIM, M, S, villosa J.C.Wendl., not of L. = Liparia angustifolia
KZN vulnerans (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus vulnerans
ACANTHOBOTRYA C.H.Stirt. 3660010 ADENANTHERA L. 3459000
armata (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Wiborgia mucronata gogo Blanco = Entada rheedii
sessilifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = Lebeckia sessilifolia
ADENOLOBUS Torre & Hillc. 3528020
ACANTHONOTUS Benth. 3702010
Compiled by T. Nkonki
echinatus (Willd.) Benth. = Indigofera nummulariifolia (1) Coetzer & Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 55–58.
(2) Germishuizen. 1988. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50: t. 1979.
ACHYRONIA Kuntze 3662010
garipensis (E.Mey.) Torre & Hillc.
aculeata (Thunb.) Kuntze = Aspalathus aculeata Bauhinia garipensis E.Mey. (1)
stipulosa (Baker f.) A.Schreib. = Lotononis stipulosa Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.25 m. Alt 915–1500
strigillosa Merxm. & A.Schreib. = Lotononis strigil- m. WC
losa esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium esterhuyseniae Granby (3)
AMPHITHALEA Eckl. & Zeyh. 3644000 Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.35 m. Alt
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo 1067–1830 m. WC
(1) Granby. 1985. Opera Botanica. 80: 5–34. flava (Granby) A.L.Schutte
(2) Schutte & Van Wyk. 1991. Bothalia 21: 58, 59. Coelidium ciliare (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. var. brevifolium L. (3)
(3) Schutte. 1998. Taxon 47: 55–65. Coelidium flavum Granby (3)
alba Granby Annual, occ. perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt 300–
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 45–120 470 m. WC
m. WC fourcadei Compton
axillaris Granby Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 762–1650 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 365–915 m. WC hilaris Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ericifolia subsp. ericifolia
biovulata (Bolus) Granby humilis Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. intermedia
Psoralea biovulata Bolus (1) imbricata (L.) Druce
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 70– A. densa Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
304 m. WC Crotalaria imbricata L. (1)
Lathriogyna candicans Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
bodkinii Dummer Priestleya meyeri Meisn. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt ?–1097 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1.8 m. Alt 500–750 m. WC
WC intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh.
bowiei (Benth.) A.L.Schutte A. humilis Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Coelidium bowiei Benth. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 58–1525 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 325–585 WC
m. WC micrantha Walp.
bullata (Benth.) A.L.Schutte A. pocockiae Bolus (1)
Coelidium bullatum Benth. (3) Cryphiantha imbricata Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt? WC Ingenhoussia micrantha E.Mey. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 579–1370 m. WC
cedarbergensis (Granby) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium cedarbergense Granby (3) minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt 795–1676 Coelidium minimum Granby (3)
m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.8 m. Alt? WC
ciliaris Eckl. & Zeyh. monticola A.L.Schutte
Coelidium ciliare (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (3) Coelidium humile Schltr. (3)
Ingenhoussia rugosa E.Mey. (3) Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.9 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 60–685 m. 185–2000 m. WC
WC muirii (Granby) A.L.Schutte
concava Granby Coelidium muirii Granby (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 1300–2000 m. WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 45–
1830 m. WC
cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Epistemum ferrugineum Walp. (1) multiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ericifolia subsp. ericifolia
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–2.5 m. Alt 396–1065 m. WC muraltioides (Benth.) A.L.Schutte
cymbifolia (C.A.Sm.) A.L.Schutte A. villosa Schltr. var. brevifolia Schltr. (3)
Coelidium cymbifolium C.A.Sm. (3) Coelidium amphithaleoides Dummer (3)
Coelidium muraltioides Benth. (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 450–1463
dahlgrenii (Granby) A.L.Schutte m. WC
Coelidium dahlgrenii Granby (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 975–1300 m. obtusiloba (Granby) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium obtusilobum Granby (3)
WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? NC
densa Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. imbricata
oppositifolia L.Bolus
densiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ericifolia subsp. ericifolia Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 155–610 m.
ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. erecta Granby WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 23–245 m. WC pageae (L.Bolus) A.L.Schutte
ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ericifolia Coelidium pageae L.Bolus (3)
A. densiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–2 m. Alt 300–310 m. WC
A. hilaris Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
A. multiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) parvifolia (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium fourcadei Compton (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.35–0.5 m. Alt 15–732 m. WC Coelidium parviflorum (Thunb.) Druce (3)
ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. minuta Granby Coelidium parvifolium (Thunb.) Druce (3)
Coelidium thunbergii Harv., illegitimate name (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–1300 m. WC Crotalaria parvifolia Thunb. (3)
ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. scoparia Granby Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 610–1463 m. WC
perplexa Eckl. & Zeyh. tenuifolia (Lam.) Kuntze var. filifolia Kuntze = Indigo-
Coelidium perplexum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Granby (3) fera tenuissima
Ingenhoussia rosea E.Mey. (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.35–1.2 m. Alt 305–1677 m. zeyheri (Spreng.) Kuntze var. macrophylla Kuntze = Indigo-
WC fera rostrata
phylicoides Eckl. & Zeyh. zeyheri (Spreng.) Kuntze var. normalis Kuntze = Indigo-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.5 m. Alt 610–915 m. WC, fera zeyheri
EC
ANTHYLLIS L. 3691000
pocockiae Bolus = A. micrantha
aspalathoides L. = Aspalathus aspalathoides
purpurea (Granby) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium purpureum Granby (3)
APODYNOMENE E.Mey. 3718030
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–1820 m. WC
rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk grandiflora E.Mey. = Tephrosia grandiflora
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt ?–120 m. WC macropoda E.Mey. = Tephrosia macropoda var. macro-
sericea Schltr. poda
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 60–183 m. WC
*ARACHIS L. 3803000
speciosa Schltr.
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–1.3 m. Alt 182–215 m. WC
(1) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae 3,1: 440–442.
spinosa (Harv.) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium spinosum Harv. (3) fruticosa Retz. = Stylosanthes fruticosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.2 m. Alt 520–1035 m. WC hypogaea L.
stokoei L.Bolus Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? N, M, KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 325–1050 m. WC
ARGYROLOBIUM Eckl. & Zeyh. 3673000
tomentosa (Thunb.) Granby
Lathriogyna parvifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo
Liparia tomentosa Thunb. (1) (1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 1–285.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 30–2438 m. WC (2) Dümmer. 1913. The Journal of Botany 51: 221, 222.
(3) Adamson & Salter. 1950. Flora of the Cape Peninsula: 469.
tortilis (E.Mey.) Steud. (4) Ross. 1971. The Flowering Plants of Africa 41: t. 1602.
A. vogelii Walp. (3) (5) Ross. 1972. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No.
Coelidium tortile (E.Mey.) Druce (3) 39: 57–99.
Ingenhoussia tortilis E.Mey. (3) (6) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 267–275.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 360–975 (7) Edwards. 1993. Bothalia 23: 76–79.
m. WC (8) Edwards. 1994. South African Journal of Botany 60,1: 39–43.
(9) Edwards. 1996. Bothalia 26: 42–46.
villosa Schltr.
Coelidium euchaetioides Dummer (3) aciculare Dummer
Coelidium villosum (Schltr.) Granby (3) Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.1 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 1005–1524 adscendens Walp.
m. WC Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 579–1372 m. M, S,
villosa Schltr. var. brevifolia Schltr. = A. muraltioides KZN
violacea (E.Mey.) Benth. amplexicaule (E.Mey.) Dummer
Ingenhoussia violacea E.Mey. (1) A. pilosum Harv. (6)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 245–1220 m. WC Lotus amplexicaulis E.Mey. (2)
virgata Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, climber. Ht 0.12–1 m. Alt 763–
Indigofera axillaris E.Mey. (1) 2073 m. FS, KZN, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 58–914 m. andrewsianum (E.Mey.) Steud. = A. tomentosum
WC
angustifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. tuberosum
vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte
Coelidium vlokii A.L.Schutte & B.-E van Wyk (3) angustissimum (E.Mey.) T.J.Edwards
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? WC
vogelii Walp. = A. tortilis argenteum Eckl. & Zeyh.
williamsonii Harv. Perennial. Shrub, herb, climber. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 274–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 460–610 m. 1676 m. FS, NC, WC, EC
EC baptisioides Walp.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt 610–
ANDRADIA Sim 3530010 1281 m. KZN, EC
arborea Sim = Dialium schlechteri barbatum Walp.
ANILA Kuntze 3702020 Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1.8 m. Alt 183–245 m. EC
mauritanica (L.) Kuntze var. oligantha Kuntze = Indi- brevicalyx C.H.Stirt. = Polhillia brevicalyx
gofera candolleana campicola Harms
rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze var. glencoensis Kuntze Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.28–0.8 m. Alt 915–1067 m. G,
= Indigofera placida M, FS
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 2348–2897 m. FS, Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1.5 m. Alt
KZN, L, EC 1525–1829 m. L, NC, EC
sutherlandii Harv. acicularis E.Mey. subsp. planifolia R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.9 m. Alt ?–610 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt ?–1550 m. NC,
m. KZN EC
tomentosum (Andrews) Druce acidota Garab. ex R.Dahlgren
A. andrewsianum (E.Mey.) Steud. (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–1.2 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 9–3019
acifera R.Dahlgren
m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt? WC
transvaalense Schinz
aciloba R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.45–1.6 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 35–90 m. WC
610–2040 m. LIM, M
aciphylla Harv.
tuberosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
A. angustifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 80–
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 91–2897 m. LIM, 975 m. WC, EC
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC acocksii (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren
A. quinquefolia L. subsp. acocksii R.Dahlgren (13)
tysonii Harms Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 400–970 m. NC,
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 1900–2592 m. WC
KZN, EC
aculeata Thunb.
uniflorum Harv. = A. harveyanum Achyronia aculeata (Thunb.) Kuntze (4)
variopile N.E.Br. = A. lotoides Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 180–305 m. WC
velutinum Eckl. & Zeyh. acuminata Lam. subsp. acuminata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? FS, KZN, A. inervis (E.Mey.) Benth. (10)
WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–2.5 m. Alt 12–
wilmsii Harms 1500 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 640–1830 m. LIM, acuminata Lam. subsp. magniflora R.Dahlgren = A.
M, S, FS, KZN, EC tulbaghensis
woodii Dummer (insufficiently known) acuminata Lam. subsp. pungens (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? KZN A. pungens Thunb. (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 185–1204 m. NC
ASPALATHUS L. 3662000 acutiflora R.Dahlgren
Compiled by T. Nkonki Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt ?–45
(1) Dahlgren. 1960. Opera Botanica 4: 7–389. m. WC
(2) Dahlgren. 1961. Opera Botanica 6: 9–118.
(3) Dahlgren. 1962. Botaniska Notiser 115,4: 465–473. adelphea Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. subtingens
(4) Dahlgren. 1963. Opera Botanica 8,1: 1–179. aemula E.Mey.
(5) Dahlgren. 1964. Botaniska Notiser 117,2: 188–196. A. sericea P.J.Bergius subsp. aemula (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren (13)
(6) Dahlgren. 1965. Opera Botanica 10,1: 1–231. Ononis spicata Thunb. (13)
(7) Dahlgren. 1966. Opera Botanica 11,1: 7–266. Paraspalathus aemula (E.Mey.) C.Presl (13)
(8) Dahlgren. 1967. The Flowering Plants of Africa 38: tt. 1481, 1482. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 520–915 m. WC
(9) Dahlgren. 1967. Botaniska Notiser 120: 26–40
(10) Dahlgren. 1968. Opera Botanica 21: 8–304. aerula E.Mey. β ramulosa (E.Mey.) Harv. = A. ramu-
(11) Dahlgren. 1968. Opera Botanica 22: 7–119. losa
(12) Dahlgren. 1969. Flowering Plants of Africa 40: tt. 1570, 1571.
(13) Dahlgren. 1988. FSA 16, 3, 6: 1–423. affinis Thunb. = A. pinguis subsp. pinguis
abietina Thunb. agardhiana DC. = A. albens
A. filifolia E.Mey. (9)
A. fornicata Benth. (9) albanensis Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. frankenioides
Paraspalathus crocea C.Presl (9) albens L.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 15–1062 m. A. agardhiana DC. (10)
WC A. armata Thunb. (10)
A. exilis Harv. (10)
acanthes Eckl. & Zeyh. Buchenroedera teretifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–3.5 m. Alt 75–730 m. WC, Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 15–305
EC m. NC, WC
acanthiloba R.Dahlgren albiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. hispida subsp. albiflora
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt ?–180 m.
alopecuroides E.Mey. = A. setacea
WC
alopecurus Benth.
acanthoclada R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 10–220 m. WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt? WC
alpestris (Benth.) R.Dahlgren
acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. Borbonia alpestris Benth. (11)
A. chamissonis Vogel (7) Borbonia pungens Mundt ex Benth. (11)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 15–975 m.
acicularis E.Mey. subsp. acicularis WC
alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. asparagoides subsp. rubro- Achyronia anthyllodes (L.) Kuntze (1)
fusca Anthyllis aspalathoides L. (1)
A. anthylloides L. (1)
alternifolia Harv. = A. nudiflora A. kraussiana Meisn. (1)
A. stellaris Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
altissima R.Dahlgren Paraspalathus stellaris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2.5 m. Alt 300–1435 m. WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt 15–
amoena (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren 1405 m. WC
A. retroflexa L. subsp. amoena R.Dahlgren (6)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt? WC asparagoides L.f. subsp. asparagoides
Achyronia asparagoides (L.f.) Kuntze (4)
angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. angustifolia Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 10–
Borbonia angustifolia Lam. (11) 270 m. WC
Borbonia decipiens E.Mey. (11)
Borbonia lanceolata L. (11) asparagoides L.f. subsp. rubro-fusca (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Borbonia lanceolata L. β angustifolia (Lam.) Walp. (11) R.Dahlgren
Borbonia lanceolata L. var. villosa E.Phillips (11) Achyronia rubro-fusca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (4)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 15– A. alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. (4)
600 m. NC, WC, EC A. rubro-fusca Eckl. & Zeyh. (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 305–610 m. WC,
angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. robusta (E.Phillips)
EC
R.Dahlgren
Borbonia lanceolata L. var. robusta E.Phillips (11) astroites L.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–3 m. Alt 155–1525 m. WC, EC Achyronia astroites (L.) Kuntze (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.3 m. Alt 550–765 m. WC
angustissima E.Mey. = A. filicaulis
attenuata R.Dahlgren
anthylloides L. = A. aspalathoides
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt ?–290 m. WC
appendiculata E.Mey. = A. ciliaris
aulonogena Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ciliaris
araneosa L.
Paraspalathus araneosa (L.) C.Presl (4) aurantiaca R.Dahlgren
Paraspalathus cancellata C.Presl (4) Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.01–1.5 m. Alt 90–914 m. barbata (Lam.) R.Dahlgren
WC Borbonia barbata Lam. (11)
araneosa L. β rigidor E.Mey. = A. rubiginosa Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.3 m. Alt 366–520 m. WC
arenaria R.Dahlgren barbigera R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.7 m. Alt 18–600 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 60–80 m. WC
argentea L. = A. caledonensis batodes Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. batodes
A. munita Bolus (10)
argentea L. β glabriuscula E.Mey. = A. tridentata Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.35–0.5 m. Alt
subsp. tridentata 364–520 m. WC
argyraea DC. = A. pedunculata batodes Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. spinulifolia R.Dahlgren
argyrella MacOwan Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt 168–400 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 50–1005 m. WC
WC benthamii Harv. = A. spicata
argyrophanes R.Dahlgren bicolor Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. retroflexa subsp. bicolor
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 460–1575 m. FS,
bidouwensis Garab. ex R.Dahlgren
WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ?–
arida E.Mey. subsp. arida 1000 m. WC
Achyronia arida (E.Mey.) Kuntze (7)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 30–1320 m. biflora E.Mey. subsp. biflora
A. suffruticosa DC. (10)
WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 6–795 m.
arida E.Mey. subsp. erecta (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren WC, EC
Cyphocalyx aridus (E.Mey.) C.Presl (7)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.5 m. Alt ?–150 m. WC biflora E.Mey. subsp. longicarpa R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–60 m. EC
arida E.Mey. subsp. procumbens (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren
Cyphocalyx major C.Presl (7) bodkinii Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 107–305 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.02–0.7 m. Alt 850–2135
m. WC m. WC
aristata Compton borboniifolia R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt 1125–1220 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 610–765 m. WC
WC bowieana (Benth.) R.Dahlgren
aristifolia R.Dahlgren A. canescens L. β bowieana Benth. (6)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt 120–546 m. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–1.5 m. Alt 244–564 m. WC,
WC EC
armata Thunb. = A. albens bracteata Thunb.
A. capillaris (Thunb.) Benth. (1)
aspalathoides (L.) R.Dahlgren A. pedunculata L’Hér. (1)
divaricata Thunb. subsp. gracilior R.Dahlgren filicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. β subumbellata Harv. = A. fili-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt 518–600 m. caulis
WC filifolia E.Mey. = A. abietina
divaricata Thunb. subsp. horizontalis R.Dahlgren = A. flavispina C.Presl = A. spinosa subsp. flavispina
horizontalis
flexuosa Thunb.
divaricata Thunb. subsp. leptocoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.) A. kannaensis Eckl. & Zeyh., as ‘carmaensis’ (6)
R.Dahlgren = A. leptocoma A. mollis Lam. β flexuosa (Thunb.) E.Mey. (6)
divergens Willd. ex E.Mey. = A. microphylla Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 76–305 m.
WC
divergens Willd. ex E.Mey. α microphylla (DC.) E.Mey.
= A. microphylla floribunda Benth. = A. subulata
dregeana Walp. = A. incurva florifera R.Dahlgren
A. glomerata Benth. (6)
dubia E.Mey. = A. ciliaris Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–2 m. Alt 91–457 m. WC
dunsdoniana Alston ex R.Dahlgren florulenta R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 70–495 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt ?–730 m.
echinata E.Mey. = A. setacea WC
elliptica (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren forbesii Harv.
Borbonia elliptica E.Phillips (11) A. priorii Harv., as ‘priori’ (2)
Borbonia latifolia Benth. (11) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 46–60
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–2 m. Alt 610–1160 m. WC m. WC
elongata Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata fornicata Benth. = A. abietina
elongata E.Mey. α virgata Benth. = A. linguiloba fourcadei L.Bolus
empetrifolia (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt ?–350 m. EC
A. retroflexa L. subsp. empetrifolia R.Dahlgren (13) frankenioides DC.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC A. albanensis Eckl. & Zeyh. (10)
ericifolia L. subsp. ericifolia A. frankenioides DC. var. γ albanensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. (10)
Paraspalathus ericifolia (L.) C.Presl (6) A. tomentosa E.Mey. (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 25–765 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 460–1341
m. WC, EC
ericifolia L. subsp. minuta R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ?–460 m. WC frankenioides DC. var. α alpina Harv. = A. intermedia
ericifolia L. subsp. puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren frankenioides DC. var. α chortophila (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
= A. puberula Harv. = A. chortophila
ericifolia L. subsp. pusilla R.Dahlgren frankenioides DC. var. α poliotes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt ?–150 m. WC = A. intermedia
erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh. frankenioides DC. var. β intermedia (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Achyronia erythrodes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (7) Harv. = A. intermedia
Paraspalathus erythrodes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (7) frankenioides DC. var. γ albanensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? WC Harv. = A. frankenioides
esterhuyseniae R.Dahlgren fusca Thunb.
A. pumila R.Dahlgren (13) A. callosa L. var. α fusca (Thunb.) Harv. (7)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 915–1675 m. WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 50–
excelsa R.Dahlgren 500 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.3–3 m. Alt ?–50 m. WC galeata E.Mey.
exilis Harv. = A. albens Paraspalathus galeata (E.Mey.) C.Presl (2)
falcata Benth. = A. lanata Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 380–
1140 m. WC
fasciculata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren
A. involucrata E.Mey. (1) galioides P.J.Bergius = A. retroflexa subsp. retroflexa
A. undulata Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) genistoides L. = A. corrudifolia
Heterolathus involucrata (E.Mey.) C.Presl (1)
Ononis fasciculata Thunb. (1) gerrardii Bolus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 610–915 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 15–500 m. KZN,
ferox Harv. EC
Achyronia ferox (Harv.) Kuntze (7) gillii Benth. = A. setacea
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC glabrata R.Dahlgren
ferruginea H.P.Banks ex Benth. = A. ternata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 152–183 m. WC
filicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. glabrescens R.Dahlgren
A. angustissima E.Mey. (6) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.8 m. Alt 549–600 m. WC
A. filicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. β subumbellata Harv. (6)
Paraspalathus filicaulis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (6) glauca Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. spinosa subsp. glauca
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 303–610 m. globosa Andrews
WC A. pileata L.Bolus (2)
juniperina Thunb. subsp. monticola R.Dahlgren Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.7–1 m. Alt 115–680 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 02–0.6 m. Alt 1000–2000 WC
m. WC leiantha (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren = A. crenata
kannaensis Eckl. & Zeyh., as ‘carmaensis’ = A. flexuosa leipoldtii Schltr. = A. spinescens subsp. lepida
karrooensis R.Dahlgren lenticula Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ?–1220 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC
katbergensis (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren lepida E.Mey. = A. spinescens subsp. lepida
A. simii Bolus subsp. katbergensis R.Dahlgren (13)
leptocoma Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 52–1600 m. WC, EC A. divaricata Thunb. subsp. leptocoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren (13)
keeromsbergensis R.Dahlgren Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.3 m. Alt 50–765 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? WC WC
kougaensis (Garab. ex R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren leptophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. uniflora
A. chortophila Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. kougaensis R.Dahlgren (13) leptoptera Bolus
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–3 m. Alt 150– Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt ?–1370 m. WC
1420 m. WC, EC leptothria Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. intermedia
kraussiana Meisn. = A. aspalathoides leucocephala E.Mey. = A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata
lactea Thunb. β meyeri Harv. = A. obliqua leucophaea Harv. = A. ciliaris
lactea Thunb. γ zeyheri Harv. = A. zeyheri
leucophylla R.Dahlgren
lactea Thunb. subsp. adelphea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 701–1065 m. WC
= A. subtingens leucophylla R.Dahlgren subsp. septentrionalis R.Dahlgren
lactea Thunb. subsp. breviloba R.Dahlgren = A. petersonii
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt ?–245 m. WC linearifolia (Burm.f.) DC.
lactea Thunb. subsp. lactea A. linearifolia DC. β discreta Drège (13)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 2–915 m. WC A. rugosa Thunb. subsp. linearifolia (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren (13)
Trineuria linearifolia (DC.) C.Presl (13)
laeta Bolus Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–2 m. Alt 155–305 m. WC
A. rubrocalyx Garab. ex Compton (7)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt ?–1370 m. linearifolia DC. β discreta Drège = A. linearifolia
WC, EC linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren
A. cognata C.Presl (13)
lamarckiana R.Dahlgren A. corymbosa E.Mey. (13)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–2 m. Alt? WC A. linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren subsp. pinifolia (Marloth) R.Dahl-
gren (13)
lanata E.Mey. A. tenuifolia DC. (13)
A. falcata Benth. (1)
Borbonia pinifolia Marloth (13)
Psilolepus lanatus (E.Mey.) C.Presl (1)
Lebeckia linearis (Burm.f.) DC. (13)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–5 m. Alt 426–640 m. Psoralea linearis Burm.f. (13)
WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–2.4 m. Alt 15–
lanceicarpa R.Dahlgren 1220 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–450 m. EC linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren subsp. latipetala R.Dahlgren
lanceifolia R.Dahlgren = A. lebeckioides
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–6.1 m. Alt 15–460 m. linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren subsp. pinifolia (Marloth)
WC R.Dahlgren = A. linearis
lanceolata Benth. = Lotononis lanceolata linguiloba R.Dahlgren
A. elongata E.Mey. α virgata Benth. (4)
lanifera R.Dahlgren A. macrosepala Steud., as ‘macrosepalus’ (4)
Borbonia villosa Harv. (11)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 30–800 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 1005–1370 m. WC
WC
laricifolia Lam. = A. uniflora
longifolia Benth.
laricifolia P.J.Bergius subsp. canescens (L.) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 150–1464 m. WC
A. canescens L. (6)
A. canescens L. α elongata E.Mey. (6) longipes Harv.
A. neanthes Eckl. & Zeyh. (6) Achyronia longipes (Harv.) Kuntze (10)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 100–610 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 60–100 m.
m. WC, EC WC
laricifolia P.J.Bergius subsp. laricifolia lotiflora R.Dahlgren
A. laricina DC. (6) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? Distr.?
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1.21 m. Alt 12–1200 lotoides Thunb. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren
m. KZN, WC, EC A. heterophylla L.f. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren (13)
laricina DC. = A. laricifolia subsp. laricifolia Ononis lagopus Thunb. (13)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt ?–61 m. WC
latifolia Bolus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 75–1219 m. WC lotoides Thunb. subsp. lotoides
A. heterophylla L.f. subsp. lotoides (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren (13)
lebeckioides R.Dahlgren A. procumbens E.Mey. (13)
A. linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren subsp. latipetala R.Dahlgren (13) Paraspalathus humifusa C.Presl (13)
Paraspalathus lotoides (Thunb.) C.Presl (13) Paraspalathus nigrescens (E.Mey.) C.Presl (2)
Paraspalathus procumbens (E.Mey.) C.Presl (13) Trineuria deciduifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt 30–60 m. Trineuria fuscescens C.Presl (2)
WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–1.2 m. Alt 15–1200 m.
NC, WC
macrantha Harv.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–4 m. Alt 183–320 m. WC nigra L. β involucrata Pappe ex Harv. = A. globulosa
macrocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. nigra L. β squamulosa E.Mey. = A. nigra
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–2 m. Alt 400–540 m. WC nigrescens E.Mey. = A. nigra
macrosepala Steud., as ‘macrosepalus’ = A. linguiloba nivalis Schltr. ex Marloth = A. pedicellata
marginalis Eckl. & Zeyh. nivea Thunb.
Achyronia marginalis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (10)
Trineuria marginalis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–2.5 m. Alt 15–396 m. WC,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 85–610 m. EC EC
marginata Harv. nudiflora Harv.
A. alternifolia Harv. (11)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 55–1065 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 274–1525 m. WC
WC
obliqua R.Dahlgren
melanoides Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. nigra A. lactea Thunb. β meyeri Harv. (7)
meyeri Harv. = A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 762–915 m.
meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ciliaris WC
micrantha E.Mey. = A. hispida subsp. hispida oblongifolia R.Dahlgren
microcarpa DC. = A. hispida subsp. hispida Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2 m. Alt 40–122 m. WC
microdon Benth. = A. steudeliana obtusata Thunb.
A. spinosa L. subsp. obtusata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren (13)
microdon Benth. β granulifera Benth. = A. steudeliana
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 152–215 m. WC
microphylla DC.
A. divaricata Thunb. β microphylla (DC.) Harv. (10) obtusifolia R.Dahlgren
A. divergens Willd. ex E.Mey. (10) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt ?–122 m. WC
A. divergens Willd. ex E.Mey. α microphylla (DC.) E.Mey. (10)
odontoloba R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.7 m. Alt 30–765 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 10–915 m. WC
WC
oliveri R.Dahlgren
millefolia R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.75 m. Alt? NC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 75–765 m.
WC opaca Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. opaca
Achyronia opaca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (4)
mollis Lam. β flexuosa (Thunb.) E.Mey. = A. flexuosa A. schlechteri Bolus (4)
monosperma (DC.) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 120–975 m.
Borbonia monosperma DC. (11) WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 1.2–1.8 m. Alt 600–
opaca Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pappeana (Harv.) R.Dahl-
853 m. WC
gren
mucronata L.f. = Wiborgia mucronata Achyronia pappeana (Harv.) Kuntze (4)
multiflora Thunb. = A. vermiculata A. pappeana Harv. (4)
mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 120–184 m.
A. ciliatistyla L.Bolus (7) WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 106–381 m. WC opaca Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. rostriloba R.Dahlgren
munita Bolus = A. batodes subsp. batodes Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 120–245 m.
muraltioides Eckl. & Zeyh. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 91–1600 m. WC orbiculata Benth.
myrtillifolia Benth. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ?–1250 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? Distr.? oresigena Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ciliaris
neanthes Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. laricifolia subsp. canescens oxyclada Compton = A. intricata subsp. oxyclada
neglecta Salter pachyloba Benth. subsp. macroclada R.Dahlgren
A. spicata Thunb. subsp. neglecta (Salter) R.Dahlgren (13) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 365–1220 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 240–762 m. WC
pachyloba Benth. subsp. pachyloba
nervosa E.Mey. = A. spicata Achyronia pachyloba (Benth.) Kuntze (7)
niger L. = A. nigra Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2 m. Alt 290–1500 m. WC
nigra L. pachyloba Benth. subsp. rugulicarpa R.Dahlgren
A. deciduifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt 650–750 m. WC
A. melanoides Eckl. & Zeyh. (2)
A. niger L. (2) pachyloba Benth. subsp. succulentifolia R.Dahlgren =
A. nigra L. β squamulosa E.Mey. (2) A. pachyloba subsp. villicaulis
A. nigrescens E.Mey. (2)
A. pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. (2) pachyloba Benth. subsp. villicaulis R.Dahlgren
Paraspalathus melanoides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (2) A. pachyloba Benth. subsp. succulentifolia R.Dahlgren (13)
Paraspalathus nigra (L.) C.Presl (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 900–1675 m. WC
pallens Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. nigra pinguis Thunb. subsp. longissima R.Dahlgren
pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.4–1.8 m. Alt 10–275 m. WC
Achyronia pallescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (4) pinguis Thunb. subsp. occidentalis R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 45–100 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt ?–20 m. WC
pallidiflora R.Dahlgren pinguis Thunb. subsp. pinguis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 1708–2100 m. A. affinis Thunb. (7)
WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 90–975 m. WC
papillosa Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ciliaris plukenetiana Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. rugosa
pappeana Harv. = A. opaca subsp. pappeana poliotes Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. intermedia
parviflora P.J.Bergius polycephala E.Mey. subsp. lanatifolia R.Dahlgren
A. comosa Thunb. (6) A. polycephala E.Mey. var. pauciflora E.Mey. (1)
Trineuria comosa (Thunb.) C.Presl (6) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1.6 m. Alt 1000–1525
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 61–500 m. m. WC
WC polycephala E.Mey. subsp. polycephala
patens Garab. ex R.Dahlgren Heterolathus polycephala (E.Mey.) C.Presl (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 1800–1830 m. WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.7–2 m. Alt 960–
pedicellata Harv. 1450 m. WC
A. nivalis Schltr. ex Marloth (10) polycephala E.Mey. subsp. rigida (Schltr.) R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 1372–2135 m. WC A. rigida Schltr. (1)
pedunculata Houtt. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 700–
A. argyraea DC. (10) 915 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 490–700 m. WC polycephala E.Mey. var. pauciflora E.Mey. = A. poly-
pedunculata L’Hér. = A. bracteata cephala subsp. lanatifolia
pendula R.Dahlgren potbergensis R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3.5 m. Alt 230–610 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 420–518 m. WC
WC priorii Harv., as ‘priori’ = A. forbesii
perfoliata (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. perfoliata proboscidea R.Dahlgren
Borbonia perfoliata Lam. (11) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1.8 m. Alt 305–1980 m. WC
procumbens E.Mey. = A. lotoides subsp. lotoides
perfoliata (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. phillipsii R.Dahl-
gren propinqua E.Mey. = A. triquetra
Borbonia multiflora (Harv.) E.Phillips (11) prostrata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Borbonia undulata Thunb. var. multiflora Harv. (11) Achyronia prostrata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 460–765 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.8 m. Alt? WC
perforata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren psoraleoides (C.Presl) Benth.
Borbonia candolleana Eckl. & Zeyh. (11) Paraspalathus psoraloides C.Presl (1)
Borbonia ciliata Willd. (11) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? WC
Borbonia perforata Eckl. & Zeyh. (11)
Borbonia perforata Thunb. (11) puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
Borbonia perforata Thunb. var. breviflora Walp. (11) A. ericifolia L. subsp. puberula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren (13)
Borbonia perforata Thunb. var. pauciflora Harv. (11) Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt ?–122 m. WC
Borbonia perforata Thunb. var. pluriflora Harv. (11)
pulicifolia R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 250–1085 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? NC
petersonii R.Dahlgren
A. leucophylla R.Dahlgren subsp. septentrionalis R.Dahlgren (13) pumila R.Dahlgren = A. esterhuyseniae
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.3 m. Alt 200–1090 m. NC, pungens Thunb. = A. acuminata subsp. pungens
WC purpurascens E.Mey. = A. ternata
pigmentosa R.Dahlgren purpurea Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. ternata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–305 m. WC
pycnantha R.Dahlgren
pilantha R.Dahlgren Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 10–20 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt? WC WC
pileata L.Bolus = A. globosa quadrata L.Bolus
pilosa L. = A. tridentata subsp. tridentata Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 24–200 m.
WC
pinea Thunb. subsp. caudata R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 400–914 m. quinquefolia L. subsp. acocksii R.Dahlgren = A. acocksii
WC quinquefolia L. subsp. compacta R.Dahlgren
pinea Thunb. subsp. pinea Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 244–258 m.
Plagiostigma pinea (Thunb.) C.Presl (6) WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt? WC quinquefolia L. subsp. hispida (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren
pinguis Thunb. subsp. australis R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 47–488
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 12–150 m. WC m. WC
sericea P.J.Bergius subsp. aemula (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt ?–200 m. WC
= A. aemula spinosa L. β flavispina C.Presl ex Benth. = A. spinosa
serpens R.Dahlgren subsp. flavispina
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 60–765 m. spinosa L. subsp. flavispina (C.Presl ex Benth.) R.Dahl-
WC gren
setacea Eckl. & Zeyh. A. flavispina C.Presl (7)
A. alopecuroides E.Mey. (6) A. spinosa L. β flavispina C.Presl ex Benth. (7)
A. corrudifolia P.J.Bergius β pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (6) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt 45–945 m. WC
A. echinata E.Mey. (6)
A. gillii Benth. (6) spinosa L. subsp. glauca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
A. glauca Eckl. & Zeyh. (7)
A. rigescens E.Mey. (6)
A. rigescens E.Mey. β echinata (E.Mey.) Harv. (6) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 430–671 m. WC
Trineuria rigescens (E.Mey.) C.Presl (6) spinosa L. subsp. obtusata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren = A.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.25–3.5 m. Alt 5–1705 m. KZN, obtusata
WC, EC
spinosa L. subsp. spinosa
shawii L.Bolus subsp. glabripetala (R.Dahlgren) A. horrida Eckl. & Zeyh. (7)
R.Dahlgren Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1.3 m. Alt 15–1950 m. KZN,
A. joubertiana Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. glabripetala R.Dahlgren (13) NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–0.7 m. Alt? WC
spinosissima R.Dahlgren subsp. spinosissima
shawii L.Bolus subsp. longispica (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahl- Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.8 m. Alt 762–1244 m. WC
gren
A. joubertiana Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. longispica R.Dahlgren (13) spinosissima R.Dahlgren subsp. tenuiflora R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt 762–1000 m. WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 1250–1677 m. WC
shawii L.Bolus subsp. shawii squarrosa Thunb. = A. bracteata
A. joubertiana Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. shawii (L.Bolus) R.Dahlgren (13) stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. heterophylla
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 73–1370 m. NC, staurantha Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. tridentata subsp. stau-
WC rantha
simii Bolus stellaris Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. aspalathoides
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.3 m. Alt 70–1410 m.
KZN, EC stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh.
A. canaliculata E.Mey. (1)
simii Bolus subsp. katbergensis R.Dahlgren = A. kat- A. stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. colorata R.Dahlgren (13)
bergensis Paraspalathus stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (1)
simsiana Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. confusa Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.35 m. Alt 305–
1280 m. WC
singuliflora R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt? WC stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. colorata R.Dahlgren =
A. stenophylla
smithii R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 100–245 m. stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. garciana R.Dahlgren
WC = A. inops
spectabilis R.Dahlgren steudeliana Brongn.
A. microdon Benth. (7)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 244–425 m. WC A. microdon Benth. β granulifera Benth. (7)
sphaerocephala Schltr. = A. truncata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 10–914 m. WC
spicata Thunb. stokoei L.Bolus
A. benthamii Harv. (4) Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–3 m. Alt 366–450 m. WC
A. nervosa E.Mey. (4)
A. remota Eckl. & Zeyh. (4) stricticlada (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–2.5 m. Alt 30– A. cuspidata R.Dahlgren subsp. stricticlada R.Dahlgren (13)
1065 m. NC, WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? WC
spicata Thunb. β cephalotes (Thunb.) Harv. = A. cepha- strictus Steud. = A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata
lotes subsp. cephalotes suaveolens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Heterolathus suaveolens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (1)
spicata Thunb. subsp. cliffortioides (Bolus in Schltr.) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt 700–1677 m.
R.Dahlgren = A. cliffortioides WC
spicata Thunb. subsp. neglecta (Salter) R.Dahlgren = A. submissa R.Dahlgren
neglecta Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 60–1105 m.
spiculata R.Dahlgren WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.8 m. Alt? WC subtingens Eckl. & Zeyh.
spinescens Thunb. subsp. lepida (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren A. adelphea Eckl. & Zeyh. (13)
A. leipoldtii Schltr. (7) A. lactea Thunb. subsp. adelphea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren (13)
A. lepida E.Mey. (7) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 5–1675 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.35–2 m. Alt 30–1130 m. NC, NC, WC, EC
WC subulata Thunb.
spinescens Thunb. subsp. spinescens Achyronia subulata (Thunb.) Kuntze (7)
Achyronia spinescens (Thunb.) Kuntze (7) A. floribunda Benth. (7)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 275– A. callosa L. β brevifolia Benth. (7)
460 m. WC Paraspalathus fagonioides C.Presl (7)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.8 m. Alt 46–
suffruticosa DC. = A. biflora subsp. biflora 245 m. WC
sulphurea R.Dahlgren ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. kardouwensis R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt ?–680 m.
taylorii R.Dahlgren WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.45 m. Alt 152–244 ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ulicina
m. WC Achyronia ulicina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (10)
tenuifolia DC. = A. linearis Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.5 m. Alt 152–610 m. WC
tenuissima R.Dahlgren undulata Eckl. & Zeyh. = A. fasciculata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ± 795 m. WC uniflora L.
teres Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. teres A. laricifolia Lam. (6)
A. leptophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. (6)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–4.5 m. Alt 200–765 m.
WC, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–2.5 m. Alt 90–1770 m. WC,
EC
teres Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. thodei R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1.8 m. Alt ?–245 m. WC uniflora L. subsp. willdenowiana (Benth.) R.Dahlgren =
A. willdenowiana
ternata (Thunb.) Druce
A. ferruginea H.P.Banks ex Benth. (1) vacciniifolia R.Dahlgren
A. purpurascens E.Mey. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 915–1677 m.
A. purpurea Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) WC
Galega ternata Thunb. (1)
Paraspalathus purpurascens (E.Mey.) C.Presl (1) varians Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 30–490 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 50–61 m. WC
thymifolia L. = A. cymbiformis varians Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. isolata R.Dahlgren = A.
isolata
thymifolia L. α albiflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth. = A.
hispida subsp. albiflora variegata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt ?–24 m.
tomentosa E.Mey. = A. frankenioides
WC
tridentata L. subsp. fragilis R.Dahlgren
venosa E.Mey.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt ?–780 m. NC, WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? WC
tridentata L. subsp. rotunda R.Dahlgren
verbasciformis R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 520–685 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.2–2 m. Alt ?–800 m. WC
tridentata L. subsp. staurantha (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahl-
vermiculata Lam.
gren A. multiflora Thunb. (10)
A. staurantha Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Paraspalathus multiflora (Thunb.) C.Presl (10)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 30–620 m. NC, Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2 m. Alt ?–850 m. WC
WC
versicolor E.Mey. = A. collina subsp. collina
tridentata L. subsp. tridentata villosa Thunb.
A. argentea L. β glabriuscula E.Mey. (1)
Paraspalathus villosa (Thunb.) C.Presl (1)
A. pilosa L. (1)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 30– Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt 460–1690
1130 m. NC, WC m. WC
triquetra Thunb. viminea N.E.Br. = Lotononis viminea
A. propinqua E.Mey. (2) virgata Thunb. = A. quinquefolia subsp. virgata
Pachyraphea propinqua (E.Mey.) C.Presl (2)
Pachyraphea triquetra (Thunb.) C.Presl (2) vulnerans Thunb.
Pachyraphea zeyheriana C.Presl (2) Achyronia vulnerans (Thunb.) Kuntze (10)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–2 m. Alt 90– Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 185–800 m. NC,
1830 m. WC WC
truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren
A. sphaerocephala Schltr. (13) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC
A. truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. sphaerocephala (Schltr.) R.Dahl- willdenowiana Benth.
gren (13) A. uniflora L. subsp. willdenowiana (Benth.) R.Dahlgren (13)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt ?–1065 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–4 m. Alt 91–914 m. WC
truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. sphaerocephala (Schltr.) wittebergensis Compton & P.E.Barnes
R.Dahlgren = A. truncata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 870–1370 m. WC
tuberculata Walp. wittebergensis Compton & P.E.Barnes subsp. anthos-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 30–765 m. WC permoides R.Dahlgren = A. intricata subsp.
tulbaghensis R.Dahlgren anthospermoides
A. acuminata Lam. subsp. magniflora R.Dahlgren (13) wittebergensis Compton & P.E.Barnes subsp. intricata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt? WC (Compton) R.Dahlgren = A. intricata subsp.
tylodes Eckl. & Zeyh. intricata
wittebergensis Compton & P.E.Barnes subsp. oxyclada (7) Phillipson. 1992. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2054.
(Compton) R.Dahlgren = A. intricata subsp. oxy- (8) Pooley. 1993. The complete field guide to trees of Natal, Zululand
& Transkei: 150–153.
clada
bainesii Schinz = Tylosema esculentum
wurmbeana E.Mey.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 60–335 m. WC bowkeri Harv.
Pauletia bowkeri (Harv.) A.Schmitz (4)
zeyheri (Harv.) R.Dahlgren Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3–18 m. Alt 0–750 m. KZN,
A. lactea Thunb. γ zeyheri Harv. (7)
EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 65–370 m. WC
burkeana (Benth.) Harv. = Tylosema esculentum
ASPALTHIUM Medik. 3703000 cissoides Oliv. = Tylosema fassoglense
acaulis (Stev.) Hutch. = Bituminaria acaulis esculenta Burch. = Tylosema esculentum
bituminosum (L.) Fourr. = Bituminaria bituminosa fassoglensis Schweinf. = Tylosema fassoglense
frutescens Medik. = Bituminaria bituminosa galpinii N.E.Br.
B. punctata Bolle (4)
herbaceum Medik. = Bituminaria bituminosa Perlebia galpinii (N.E.Br.) A.Schmitz (4)
ASTRAGALUS L. 3766000 Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 0.5–8 m. Alt 25–1400
m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
Compiled by T. Nkonki
garipensis E.Mey. = Adenolobus garipensis
(1) Gillett. 1964. Kew Bulletin 17,3: 413–423.
(2) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae. 4: 1054–1058. kirkii Oliv. = Tylosema fassoglense
atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge subsp. burkeanus (Harv.) macrantha Oliv. = B. petersiana subsp. macrantha
J.B.Gillett var. burkeanus mossamedensis (Torre & Hillc.) C.Cusset = Adenolobus
A. burkeanus Harv. (2) pechuelii subsp. mossamedensis
Lessertia stipulata Baker (1) natalensis Oliv. ex Hook.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–0.9 m. Alt 915–1403 m. LIM, Perlebia natalensis (Oliv. ex Hook.) A.Schmitz (4)
NW, G, M, KZN Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 300–1250 m. M,
*bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? LIM pechuelii Kuntze = Adenolobus pechuelii subsp.
burkeanus Harv. = A. atropilosulus subsp. burkeanus pechuelii
var. burkeanus petersiana Bolle subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt &
J.H.Ross
BAIKIAEA Benth. 3507000 B. macrantha Oliv. (4)
Compiled by T. Nkonki B. petersiana Bolle subsp. serpae (Ficalho & Hiern) Brummitt &
J.H.Ross (4)
(1) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 35–37.
B. serpae Ficalho & Hiern (4)
(2) Germishuizen. 1985. The Flowering Plants of Africa 48: t. 1912.
Perlebia macrantha (Oliv.) A.Schmitz (4)
plurijuga Harms Perennial. Tree, shrub, climber. Ht 1.5–10 m. Alt 550–
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–25 m. Alt 850–1150 m. N, B 1800 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G
BAPHIA Afzel. ex Lodd. 3612000 petersiana Bolle subsp. petersiana
Perlebia petersiana (Bolle) A.Schmitz (4)
Compiled by H.F. Glen Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 900–1150 m. N
(1) Brummitt. 1965. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 39: 157–188. petersiana Bolle subsp. serpae (Ficalho & Hiern) Brum-
(2) Ross. 1982. The Flowering Plants of Africa 47: t. 1857.
(3) Soladoye. 1985. Kew Bulletin 40: 291–336. mitt & J.H.Ross = B. petersiana subsp. macrantha
henriquesiana Taub. = B. massaiensis subsp. obovata punctata Bolle = B. galpinii
var. obovata *purpurea L.
massaiensis Taub. subsp. obovata (Schinz) Brummitt Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–10 m. Alt 0–1500 m. LIM, M,
var. obovata KZN
B. henriquesiana Taub. (1) serpae Ficalho & Hiern = B. petersiana subsp. macrantha
B. obovata Schinz (1) thonningii Schumach. = Piliostigma thonningii
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–9 m. Alt 250–1200 m. N, tomentosa L.
B, LIM B. tomentosa L. var. glabrata Hook.f. (4)
obovata Schinz = B. massaiensis subsp. obovata var. Pauletia tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz (4)
obovata Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–8 m. Alt 0–1250 m. LIM,
racemosa (Hochst.) Baker G, M, S, KZN, EC
Bracteolaria racemosa Hochst. (3) tomentosa L. var. glabrata Hook.f. = B. tomentosa
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.8–10 m. Alt 0–900 m. urbaniana Schinz
KZN, EC Perlebia urbaniana (Schinz) A.Schmitz (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 900–1250 m. N, B
BAUHINIA L. 3528000
*variegata L. var. variegata
Compiled by H.F. Glen
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–10 m. Alt 0–1500 m. LIM, G, M,
(1) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: t. 79.
(2) Verdoorn. 1959. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1311.
KZN
(3) Toelken. 1968. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1531, 1532. welwitschii Oliv. = Tylosema fassoglense
(4) Coetzer & Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 47–55.
(5) Ross. 1979. The Flowering Plants of Africa 46: tt. 1816, 1817.
(6) Germishuizen & Glen. 1988. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50:
BESENNA A.Rich. 3443020
t. 1980. anthelmintica A.Rich. = Albizia anthelmintica
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 900–1750 m. LIM, zanzibarensis Vatke = C. ternatea var. ternatea
NW, G, M, S
comosa E.Mey. var. comosa
COELIDIUM Vogel ex Walp. 3646000
Cassia comosa (E.Mey.) Vogel var. comosa (3) amphithaleoides Dummer = Amphithalea mural-
Cassia comosa (E.Mey.) Vogel var. lanata Steyaert (3) tioides
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 0–1525 m. G, bowiei Benth. = Amphithalea bowiei
KZN, EC bullatum Benth. = Amphithalea bullata
falcinella (Oliv.) Lock var. parviflora (Steyaert) Lock cedarbergensis Granby = Amphithalea cedarbergensis
Cassia falcinella Oliv. var. parviflora Steyaert (3)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 900–1100 m. N, B ciliare (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Amphithalea ciliaris
fenarolii (Mendonça & Torre) Lock ciliare (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. var. brevifolium L. = Am-
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 900–1050 m. B phithalea flava
cymbifolium C.A.Sm. = Amphithalea cymbifolia
huillensis (Mendonça & Torre) Lock
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt ± 450 m. LIM dahlgrenii Granby = Amphithalea dahlgrenii
kirkii (Oliv.) Standl. esterhuyseniae Granby = Amphithalea esterhuyseniae
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 1150–1250 m. B euchaetioides Dummer = Amphithalea villosa
mimosoides (L.) Greene flavum Granby = Amphithalea flava
Cassia mimosoides L. (3) fourcadei Compton = Amphithalea parvifolia
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.6 m. Alt 0– humile Schltr. = Amphithalea monticola
1750 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN,
minimum Granby = Amphithalea minima
NC, EC
muirii Granby = Amphithalea muirii
parva (Steyaert) Lock
Cassia falcinella Oliv. var. longifolia Ghesq. (3) muraltioides Benth. = Amphithalea muraltioides
Cassia parva Steyaert (3) obtusilobum Granby = Amphithalea obtusiloba
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 900–1100 m. B pageae L.Bolus = Amphithalea pageae
plumosa E.Mey. var. diffusa E.Mey. = C. plumosa var. parviflorum (Thunb.) Druce = Amphithalea parvifolia
plumosa
parvifolium (Thunb.) Druce = Amphithalea parvifolia
plumosa E.Mey. var. erecta (Schorn & Gordon-Gray)
perplexum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Granby = Amphithalea
Lock
Cassia plumosa (E.Mey.) Vogel var. erecta Schorn & Gordon-Gray (3) perplexa
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–2.5 m. Alt 150–1200 m. LIM, purpureum Granby = Amphithalea purpurea
M, KZN, EC spinosum Harv. = Amphithalea spinosa
plumosa E.Mey. var. plumosa thunbergii Harv., illegitimate name = Amphithalea
Cassia plumosa (E.Mey.) Vogel (3) parvifolia
Cassia plumosa (E.Mey.) Vogel var. diffusa (E.Mey.) Vogel (3)
C. plumosa E.Mey. var. diffusa E.Mey. (3) tortile (E.Mey.) Druce = Amphithalea tortilis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 0–850 m. M, KZN, villosum (Schltr.) Granby = Amphithalea villosa
EC vlokii A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk = Amphithalea
plumosa E.Mey. × C. mimosoides (L.) Greene vlokii
Cassia plumosa (E.Mey.) Vogel × C. mimosoides L. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 0–60 m. KZN COLOPHOSPERMUM J.Kirk 3490010
stricta E.Mey.
ex J.Léonard
Cassia kirkii Oliv. var. quarrei Ghesq. (3) Compiled by H.F. Glen
Cassia mimosoides L. var. stricta (E.Mey.) Harv. (3) (1) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 16–19.
Cassia quarrei (Ghesq.) Steyaert (3) (2) Léonard. 1999. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de
Cassia stricta (E.Mey.) Steud. (3) Belgique 67: 21–43.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 0–1700 m. B, LIM, mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Kirk ex J.Léonard
NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC Copaiba mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) Kuntze (1)
Copaifera mopane J.Kirk ex Benth. (1)
CHRYSOSCIAS E.Mey. 3897010 Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–20 m. Alt 200–1150 m. N, B,
calucina E.Mey. = Rhynchosia leucoscias LIM
grandiflora E.Mey. = Rhynchosia chrysoscias
parviflora E.Mey. = Rhynchosia microscias COLUTEA L. 3759000
*CLITORIA L. 3857000 frutescens L. = Sutherlandia frutescens
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo prostrata Thunb. = Lessertia prostata
(1) Verdcourt. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae 4: 515–518.
COPAIBA Adans. 3490030
mearnsii De Wild. = C. ternatea var. ternatea
ternatea L. var. ternatea coleosperma (Benth.) Kuntze = Guibourtia coleosperma
C. mearnsii De Wild. (1) conjugata (Bolle) Kuntze = Guibourtia conjugata
C. zanzibarensis Vatke (1)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.45–3 m. Alt 185–610 mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) Kuntze = Colophospermum
m. N, M mopane
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 5–1400 m. B, LIM, (2) Schutte. 1997. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 54,2: 125–170.
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC ashtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips = C. bowieana
virgultalis Burch. ex DC. alpina A.L.Schutte
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 155–1370 m. N, Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 1220–1830 m.
B, LIM, M, FS, NC, EC WC
CRYPHIANTHA Eckl. & Zeyh. 3644010 alopecuroides A.L.Schutte
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 1500–
imbricata Eckl. & Zeyh. = Amphithalea micrantha 2000 m. WC, EC
CULLEN Medik. 3703010 aurea Fourc. = C. intermedia
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo aurescens Kies var. aurescens
(1) Schönland. 1914. Records of the Albany Museum 3: 54. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 490–1800 m. WC
(2) Stirton. 1981. Bothalia 13: 317. aurescens Kies var. glauca Kies
(3) Grimes. 1997. Australian Systematic Botany 10: 565–648.
(4) Verdcourt. 2000. FZ 3,6: 43–45. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.75 m. Alt ?–1220 m. WC
biflora (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. bolusii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips
Psoralea biflora Harv. (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt ?–2100 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? N, NC bowieana Harv.
corylifolia (L.) Medik. (insufficiently known) C. ashtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips (1)
Psoralea corylifolia L. (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.8 m. Alt 490–1586 m. WC
Psoralea patersoniae Schönland (1)
brachypoda Benth. = C. sessiliflora
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt? Distr.?
brachypoda Hofmeyr & E.Phillips in part = C. falcata
drupacea (Bunge) C.H.Stirt. (insufficiently known)
Psoralea drupacea Bunge (2) var. falcata
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt? Distr.? brachypoda Hofmeyr & E.Phillips in part = C. sessil-
holubii (Burtt Davy) C.H.Stirt. iflora
Psoralea holubii Burtt Davy (2) brachypoda Hofmeyr & E.Phillips var. intermedia
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 1065–1372 m. Hofmeyr & E.Phillips = C. intermedia
LIM burtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips
jaubertiana (Fenzl) C.H.Stirt. (insufficiently known) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt? WC
Psoralea jaubertiana Fenzl (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.75 m. Alt? Distr.? buxifolia (Burm.f.) Kies
C. latifolia Benth. (1)
obtusifolia (DC.) C.H.Stirt. = C. tomentosum Genista buxifolia Burm.f. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 305–1370 m. WC
plicata (Delile) C.H.Stirt. (insufficiently known)
Psoralea odorata Blatt. & Halb. (2) capensis Salter
Psoralea plicata Delile (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ?–600 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt? cordifolia Benth. = C. latifolia
Distr.?
dregeana Kies
tomentosum (Thunb.) J.W.Grimes C. latifolia E.Mey. (1)
C. obtusifolia (DC.) C.H.Stirt. (4) C. subternata Hofmeyr & E.Phillips in part (1)
Psoralea obtusifolia DC. (2) C. vogelii Harv. var. subternata Harv. in part (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.2 m. Alt 15–1677 m. N, B, Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt up to 900 m. WC
LIM, NW, FS, NC, WC falcata (Harv.) Kies var. falcata
C. brachypoda Hofmeyr & E.Phillips in part (1)
CYAMOPSIS DC. 3700000 C. vogelii Harv. var. falcata Harv. (1)
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 300–1350 m. WC
(1) Bolus. 1896. The Journal of Botany (London) 34: 22. falcata (Harv.) Kies var. ovata Kies
(2) Gillett. 1958. Kew Bulletin Additional Series 1: 6. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 500–1370 m. WC
senegalensis Guill. & Perr. filiformis Kies
C. stenophylla (Bonnet) Chev. (2)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt? WC
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt ?–1100 m. N, B
galioides Eckl. & Zeyh. = C. galioides
serrata Schinz
Indigofera psammotropha Bolus (1) galioides E.Mey. = C. genistoides var. genistoides
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.25 m. Alt 610–1100 m. N, B, galioides (P.J.Bergius) DC.
LIM, NC C. galioides Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
C. genistoides Walp. (1)
stenophylla (Bonnet) Chev. = C. senegalensis Galega genistoides Thunb. var. β (1)
tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Podalyria genistoides Willd. in part (1)
Psoralea tetragonoloba L. (2) Sophora galioides P.J.Bergius (1)
Sophora genistoides Thunb. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 275–900 m. WC
CYCLOPIA Vent. 3620000 genistoides (L.) R.Br. var. genistoides
C. galioides E.Mey. (1)
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo Galega genistoides Thunb. (1)
(1) Kies. 1951. Bothalia 6: 161–176. Ibbetsonia genistoides Sims (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 5–365 gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh.
m. KZN, EC D. patens E.Mey. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 762–
lasiocarpum (P.Beauv.) DC. = D. velutinum
1220 m. G, M, FS, NC, WC, EC
natalitum Sond. = D. gangeticum
lebeckioides DC.
paleaceum Guill. & Perr. = D. salicifolium var. salici- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 305–
folium 2100 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC
repandum (Vahl) DC. microphyllus E.Mey. = Melolobium microphyllum
D. caffrum Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
D. scalpe DC. (3) multiflorus Burtt Davy = D. pilosus
D. strangulatum Wight & Arn. (3) patens E.Mey. = D. gracilis
Hedysarum repandum Vahl (3)
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 15–1830 m. pilosus Conrath ex Schinz
D. multiflorus Burtt Davy (2)
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC D. pilosus Conrath ex Schinz var. multiflorus Burtt Davy (2)
salicifolium (Poir.) DC. var. salicifolium D. pilosus Kensit (2)
D. grande E.Mey. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 1281–
D. paleaceum Guill. & Perr. (3) 2255 m. G, M
Hedysarum salicifolium Poir. (3)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 1.2–2.5 m. Alt pilosus Conrath ex Schinz var. multiflorus Burtt Davy =
30–640 m. N, B, M, S, KZN D. pilosus
scalpe DC. = D. repandum pilosus Kensit = D. pilosus
setigerum (E.Mey.) Benth. ex Harv. reflexus (N.E.Br.) A.L.Schutte
D. hirtum Guill. & Perr. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 5–2715
Nicolsonia setigera E.Mey. (3) m. M, S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 5–1830 strictus E.Mey.
m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt
spirale in sense of Baker, misapplied name = D. tortuo- 655–2590 m. G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
sum
squarrosum (Thunb.) DC. var. acuminatum Eckl. & Zeyh. DICHROSTACHYS (A.DC.) 3452000
= Eriosema acuminatum Wight & Arn.
squarrosum (Thunb.) DC. var. acutifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. Compiled by H.F. Glen
= Eriosema squarrosum (1) Verdoorn. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 894.
(2) Brenan & Brummitt. 1965. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 39:
strangulatum Wight & Arn. = D. repandum 61–115.
tortuosum (Sw.) DC. (3) Ross. 1974. Bothalia 11: 265–268.
D. spirale in sense of Baker, misapplied name (3) (4) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 123–129.
Hedysarum tortuosum Sw. (3) caffra Meisn. ex Benth. = D. cinerea subsp. africana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.7–1.8 m. Alt? M, var. africana
KZN cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. subsp. africana Brenan &
velutinum (Willd.) DC. Brummitt var. africana
D. lasiocarpum (P.Beauv.) DC. (3) Acacia engleri Schinz (4)
Hedysarum lasiocarpum P.Beauv. (3) Acacia spinosa E.Mey. (4)
Hedysarum velutinum Willd. (3) Cailliea dichrostachys Guill. & Perr. (4)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 520–610 Cailliea dichrostachys Guill. & Perr. var. leptostachys (DC.) Guill.
& Perr. (4)
m. LIM Desmanthus leptostachys DC. (4)
Desmanthus nutans (Pers.) DC. (4)
DIALIUM L. 3530000 Desmanthus trichostachys DC. (4)
D. caffra Meisn. ex Benth. (4)
Compiled by H.F. Glen D. lugardiae N.E.Br. (4)
(1) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 65–67. D. nutans (Pers.) Benth. (4)
engleranum Henriq. Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 0–1550 m. N,
D. simii E.Phillips (1) B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–21 m. Alt 305–1100 m. N, B cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. subsp. africana Brenan &
schlechteri Harms Brummitt var. pubescens Brenan & Brummitt
Andradia arborea Sim (1) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 150–500 m.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.7–16 m. Alt 0–150 m. KZN LIM, M, S
simii E.Phillips = D. engleranum cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. subsp. africana Brenan &
Brummitt var. setulosa (Welw. ex Oliv.) Brenan &
DICHILUS DC. 3664000 Brummitt
Compiled by T. Nkonki Acacia kalachariensis Schinz (4)
D. nutans (Pers.) Benth. var. setulosa Welw. ex Oliv. (4)
(1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 1–285.
(2) Schutte & Van Wyk. 1988. South African Journal of Botany 54,2: Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–4.5 m. Alt 400–1600 m.
182–186. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, NC
(3) Germishuizen. 1991. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2037.
cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. subsp. nyassana (Taub.)
candicans E.Mey. = Melolobium candicans Brenan
D. glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov. subsp. nyassana (Taub.) Brenan (4) ficifolius (Benth.) Harms = Neorautanenia ficifolius
D. major Sim (4)
D. nyassana Taub. (4) galpinii Burtt Davy = Decorsea galpinii
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–6 m. Alt 0–1400 m. B, gibbosus Thunb. = Dipogon lignosus
LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC gladiatus Jacq. = Canavalia gladiata var. gladiata
glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov. subsp. nyassana (Taub.) Brenan hastaeformis E.Mey.
= D. cinerea subsp. nyassana Perennial, occ. annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 30–702
lugardiae N.E.Br. = D. cinerea subsp. africana var. m. WC, EC
africana hirsutus Thunb. = Pueraria lobata var. lobata
major Sim = D. cinerea subsp. nyassana hirtus Andrews = Rhynchosia hirta
nutans (Pers.) Benth. = D. cinerea subsp. africana var. junodii (Harms) Verdc.
africana Vigna junodii Harms (4)
nutans (Pers.) Benth. var. setulosa Welw. ex Oliv. = D. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 900–1524 m. N, B, LIM, M,
cinerea subsp. africana var. setulosa KZN
nyassana Taub. = D. cinerea subsp. nyassana lablab L. = Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus
lignosus L. = Dipogon lignosus
DIPHACA L. 3792010
linearis E.Mey.
discolor (Vatke) Chiov. = Ormocarpum kirkii Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 152–1921
kirkii (S.Moore) Taub. = Ormocarpum kirkii m. LIM, G, FS, KZN, L, EC
trichocarpa Taub. = Ormocarpum trichocarpum longistipellatus Harms = Macrotyloma rupestre
maritimus Aubl. = Canavalia rosea
DIPOGON Liebm. 3909010 minimus L. = Rhynchosia minima var. minima
Compiled by T. Nkonki
peglerae L.Bolus
(1) Phillips. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 402.
(2) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,3: 406.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 40–1464 m. KZN,
EC
lignosus (L.) Verdc.
Dolichos gibbosus Thunb. (2) pratensis (E.Mey.) Taub.
Dolichos lignosus L. (2) Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 1030–
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.01–3.65 m. Alt 5–1675 1830 m. LIM, NW, G, FS, L
m. G, M, KZN, NC, WC, EC pruriens L. = Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens
DOLICHOS L. 3910000 pseudodebilis Harms
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? N
Compiled by T. Nkonki
(1) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of South African Royal Philosophical purpureus L. = Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus
Society 16: 383. reticulatus Schltr. = Vigna nervosa
(2) Phillips. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 402.
(3) Bolus. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: t. 1028. roseus Sw. = Canavalia rosea
(4) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,3: 411.
(5) Verdcourt. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae 4: 674–696. rupestris Baker = Macrotyloma rupestre
(6) Hilliard & Burtt. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden schlechteri Harms ex Burtt Davy = Decorsea schlech-
Edinburgh 45,1: 83, 84.
teri
andongensis Baker = D. trilobus subsp. trilobus var. sericeus E.Mey. subsp. sericeus
trilobus Rhynchosia sphaerocephala Baker (5)
angustifolius Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–1.2 m. Alt 5–1891 m.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 1220–2030 m. M, S, KZN, L, EC
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC sinensis L. = Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
angustissimus E.Mey. taubertii Baker f. = Macrotyloma maranguense
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 1220–1936 m. N,
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC trilobus L. subsp. transvaalicus Verdc.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt 320–1850
axillaris E.Mey. = Macrotyloma axillare var. axillare m. N, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
brachypus Engl. = Neorautanenia amboensis
trilobus L. subsp. trilobus var. trilobus
daltonii Webb = Macrotyloma daltonii D. andongensis Baker (5)
D. falcatus Willd. (5)
decumbens Thunb.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 15–1380 m. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? KZN
NC, WC, EC uncinatus Schweinf. = Lablab purpureus subsp. unci-
ensiformis L. = Canavalia ensiformis natus
falcatus Willd. = D. trilobus subsp. trilobus var. trilobus unguiculatus L. = Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguicu-
lata
falciformis E.Mey.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–1.2 m. Alt 60–2135 m. LIM, venulosus Hiern = Rhynchosia venulosa
NW, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC virosus Roxb. = Canavalia virosa
burkei Harv. var. burkei Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.8 m. Alt 4–2100 m. M, FS,
E. leucanthum Baker f. (4) KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 915–1640 m. LIM,
lucipetum C.H.Stirt. × E. cordatum E.Mey.
NW, G, M
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
cajanoides (Guill. & Perr.) Hook.f. = E. psoraleoides
luteopetalum C.H.Stirt.
capitatum E.Mey. = Otholobium sericeum Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 4–160 m.
consanguineum Klotzsch = E. parviflorum subsp. KZN
parviflorum naviculare C.H.Stirt.
cordatum E.Mey. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–0.6 m. Alt ?–610 m. M
E. cordatum E.Mey. var. guenzii (Sond.) Harv. (5)
E. guenzii Sond. (5)
nutans Schinz
E. richardii Benth. ex Baker f. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.6 m. Alt 0–1830 m. LIM, Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 1372–
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC 2074 m. LIM, G, M, S
cordatum E.Mey. var. guenzii (Sond.) Harv. = E. corda- oblongum Harv. = E. pauciflorum var. pauciflorum
tum
parviflorum E.Mey. subsp. parviflorum
cordatum E.Mey. × E. kraussianum Meisn. E. consanguineum Klotzsch (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 2–518 m.
cordatum E.Mey. × E. preptum C.H.Stirt. LIM, G, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN pauciflorum Klotzsch var. pauciflorum
cordatum E.Mey. × E. salignum E.Mey. E. oblongum Harv. (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt? N, B, LIM, NW,
M
cordatum E.Mey. × E. squarrosum (Thunb.) Walp.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN pauciflorum Klotzsch × E. salignum E.Mey.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? G
cryptantha Baker = Pearsonia cajanifolia subsp. cryp-
tantha polystachyium E.Mey. = E. psoraleoides
distinctum N.E.Br. populifolium Harv. subsp. capensis C.H.Stirt. &
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 1–1575 m. LIM, Gordon-Gray
M, KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt ?–366 m. KZN,
dregei E.Mey. EC
E. squarrosum (Thunb.) Walp. var. dregei Benth. ex Harv. (7) populifolium Harv. subsp. populifolium
E. zeyheri E.Mey. var. dregei (E.Mey.) Baker f. (7) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt 610–915 m. KZN
Rhynchosia dregei (E.Mey.) Steud. (7)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt 9–175 preptum C.H.Stirt.
m. KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 1.5–762 m. KZN
durnfordensis C.H.Stirt. ×provectum C.H.Stirt.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
ellipticifolium Schinz psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don
Crotalaria psoraloides Lam. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.09–0.25 m. Alt 945–2072 m. E. cajanoides (Guill. & Perr.) Hook.f. (5)
LIM, M, S, KZN E. polystachyium E.Mey. (4)
fasciculatum Schinz Rhynchosia cajanoides Guill. & Perr. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? LIM Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–2 m. Alt 6–
1400 m. B, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN
guenzii Sond. = E. cordatum
psoraleoides (Lam.) G.Don × E. salignum E.Mey.
gunniae C.H.Stirt. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.5 m. Alt 1200–1830 m.
LIM, M richardii Benth. ex Baker f. = E. nutans
harmsiana Dinter richardii Benth. ex Baker f. var. ovatum Staner & De
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? N Craene = E. buchananii var. buchananii
kraussianum Meisn. rossii C.H.Stirt.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.4 m. Alt 30–2440 m. M, Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.35 m. Alt 610–1067 m. KZN,
FS, KZN, EC EC
kraussianum Meisn. × E. squarrosum (Thunb.) Walp. rufescens Schinz
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? S
latifolium (Benth. ex Harv.) C.H.Stirt. salignum E.Mey.
E. squarrosum (Thunb.) Walp. var. latifolium Benth. ex Harv. (7) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 15–1769 m. LIM,
E. zeyheri E.Mey. var. latifolium Benth. ex Baker f. (7) NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–1 m. Alt ?–915 m. salignum E.Mey. × E. cordatum E.Mey.
KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
leucanthum Baker f. = E. burkei var. burkei salignum E.Mey. × E. kraussianum Meisn.
lucipetum C.H.Stirt. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
INDIGASTRUM Jaub. & Spach 3702030 (3) Richard. 1847. Tentamen florae abyssinicae 1: 178–185.
(4) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 163–203.
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo
(5) Baker. 1871. FTA 2: 65–103.
(1) Dyer. 1944. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 24: t. 939. (6) Baker. 1877. Journal of Linnean Society of Botany 15: 92, 93.
(2) Gillett. 1958. Kew Bulletin Add. Ser. 1: 8. (7) Vatke. 1879. Österreichishe Botanische Zeitschrift 29: 221.
(3) Schrire. 1992. Bothalia 22: 165–170. (8) Baker. 1887. Journal of Linnean Society of Botany 22: 463, 464.
(4) Schrire. 1995. Advances in Legume Systematics 7: 161–224. (9) Schinz. 1889. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz
argyraeum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schrire Brandenburg 30: 162.
Indigofera argyraea Eckl. & Zeyh. (3) (10) Baker. 1897. Kew Bulletin Nos 128,129: 254–257.
Indigofera burchellii E.Mey. var. multifolia E.Mey. (3) (11) De Wildeman & Durand. 1901. Annales du Musèe r. du Congo Belge
Indigofera burchellii E.Mey. var. paucifolia E.Mey. (3) sér. 3–1: 60.
Indigofera collina Eckl. & Zeyh. (3) (12) Baker. 1903. Journal of Botany, London 41: 323–334.
Indigofera nivea Willd. ex Spreng. (4) (13) Warburg. 1903. Kunene-Sambesi Expedition 257, 258.
(14) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of the South African Philosophical
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 90–1770 m. N, Society 16: 381, 382.
NW, FS, KZN, NC, EC (15) Stockholm. 1914. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen
argyroides (E.Mey.) Schrire Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition. 1: 79.
Indigofera argyroides E.Mey. (3) (16) Baker & Martin. 1923. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de État à Bruxelles
Indigofera engleri Baker f. (3) 8: 154.
Indigofera saxicola Engl. (3) (17) Johnston. 1924. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.5 m. Alt 155–915 m. N, NC, EC University 73: 35.
(18) Brown. 1925. Kew Bulletin 1925: 142–159.
burkeanum (Benth. ex Harv.) Schrire (19) Baker. 1926. Leguminosae of tropical Africa 1: 95–166.
Indigofera burkeana Benth. ex Harv. in part ‘Transvaal’ specimens (3) (20) Baker. 1935. Journal of Botany, London 73: 78.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.7 m. Alt 1372–1800 m. (21) Dyer. 1944. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 24: t. 939.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN (22) Van Druten. 1957. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1247.
(23) Gillett. 1958. Kew Bulletin Additional Series 1: 67, 68.
candidissimum (Dinter) Schrire (24) Gillett. 1967. Hooker’s Icones Plantarum. 37: t. 3625.
Indigofera candidissima Dinter (3) (25) Gillett. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,3: 465–505.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to 1480 m. N, (26) Merxmüller. 1970. FSWA 60: 38–62.
LIM (27) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae 3,1: 21.
(28) Ross 1972. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No.
costatum (Guill. & Perr.) Schrire subsp. macrum (E.Mey.) 39: 200.
Schrire (29) Gonçalves. 1981. Garcia de Orto 5: 90.
Indigofera costata Guill. & Perr. subsp. macra (E.Mey.) J.B.Gillett (3) (30) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Indigofera macra E.Mey. (3) Edinburgh 43,2: 207–210.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.7 m. Alt 45–1675 m. N, B, (31) Jarvie & Stirton. 1986. Bothalia 16: 230, 231.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN (32) Germishuizen. 1987. Bothalia 17: 33, 34.
(33) Jarvie & Stirton. 1987. Bothalia 17: 1–6.
costatum (Guill. & Perr.) Schrire subsp. theuschii (34) Schrire. 1991. Systematic studies in African Indigofereae
(O.Hoffm.) Schrire (insufficiently known) (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis,
Indigofera affinis Harv. (3) University of Natal.
Indigofera burkeana in sense of J.B.Gillett in part excl. ‘Transvaal’ (35) Phillipson. 1992. South African Journal of Botany 58,3: 129–132.
specimens, misapplied name (3) (36) Du Puy et al. 1993. Kew Bulletin 48,4: 727–733.
Indigofera costata Guill. & Perr. subsp. theuschii (O.Hoffm.) (37) Germishuizen & Condy. 1997. Flowering Plants of Africa 55:
J.B.Gillett (3) 60–63, t. 2131.
Indigofera gonioides Hochst. ex Baker var. damarensis Baker f. (3) (38) Schrire. 1997. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 14,4: 213–220.
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt? N, B, ‘CP’ (39) Schrire. 1998. Kew Bulletin 53,3: 651–668.
fastigiatum (E.Mey.) Schrire acanthoclada Dinter
Indigofera fastigiata E.Mey. (3) I. longispina Baker f. ex J.B.Gillett (34)
Indigofera fastigiata E.Mey. var. angustata Harv. (3) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? N
Indigofera rostrata Conrath (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 60–3500 m. LIM, acanthorhachis Dinter = Lessertia acanthorhachis
NW, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC accepta N.E.Br. = I. setiflora
guerranum (Torre) Schrire acutifolia Schinz = Microcharis disjuncta var. disjuncta
Indigofera guerrana Torre (3)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt? N acutisepala Conrath ex Baker f. = I. zeyheri
parviflorum (B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire subsp. adenocarpa E.Mey.
occidentalis (J.B.Gillett) Schrire Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ?–1740 m. N
Indigofera parviflora B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. var. occidentalis adenoides Baker f.
J.B.Gillett (3)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb, creeper. Ht 0.05–
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt? N
1.2 m. Alt 885–1700 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M,
parviflorum (B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire subsp. KZN
parviflorum var. parviflorum
Indigofera deflexa Hochst. ex A.Rich. (3) adonensis E.Mey. = I. poliotes
Indigofera parviflora B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. var. parviflora (3) adscendens Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. heterophylla
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–5 m. Alt 915–1850 m. N, B,
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC aeruginis Schweinf. = I. trigonelloides
affinis Harv. = Indigastrum costatum subsp. theuschii
INDIGOFERA L. 3702000
alopecuroides (Burm.f.) DC. var. alopecuroides
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo I. coriacea Aiton var. alopecuroides (Burm.f.) Harv. (34)
(1) Linnaeus. 1753. Species plantarum edn 1, 2: 751. Perennial. Shrub, herb, creeper. Ht 0.15–0.91 m. Alt
(2) Gaertner. 1791. De fructibus et seminibus plantarum 2: 317, 318. 30–610 m. NC, WC, EC
alopecuroides (Burm.f.) DC. var. minor Eckl. & Zeyh. = argyraea Eckl. & Zeyh. = Indigastrum argyraeum
I. alopecuroides var. minor argyroides E.Mey. = Indigastrum argyroides
alopecuroides (Burm.f.) DC. var. minor E.Mey. arrecta Benth. ex Harv., not of Hochst. ex A.Rich. = I.
I. alopecuroides (Burm.f.) DC. var. minor Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
I. coriacea Aiton var. minor (E.Mey.) Harv. (34) confusa
I. mauritanica (L.) Thunb. var. minor E.Mey. (34) arrecta Hochst. ex A.Rich.
I. microphylla Lam. (34) I. scopa De Wild. & T.Durand (38)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb, creeper. Ht 0.15–6 m. I. umbonata Welw. ex Baker (38)
Alt 153–1555 m. WC, EC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 10–
alopecuroides E.Mey., not of DC. = I. candolleana 1403 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN
alopecurus Schltr. = I. foliosa arthrophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. denudata
alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. astragalina DC.
I. stipularis Link (34) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 610–1050 m. N, B,
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt 610–1824 m. WC, LIM, M
EC atrata N.E.Br.
alternans DC. var. alternans Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 900–1890 m. LIM,
I. effusa E.Mey. (23) M
I. enneaphylla Eckl. & Zeyh., not of L. (34)
atrinota N.E.Br. = I. reducta
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–2 m. Alt 155–1600 m. N, B,
LIM, NW, G, FS, NC, WC, EC auricoma E.Mey.
I. auricoma E.Mey. var. cuneata Baker f. (26)
amitina N.E.Br. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 755–
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 915– 1463 m. N, NC
1335 m. M, S
auricoma E.Mey. var. cuneata Baker f. = I. auricoma
amoena Aiton
auricoma E.Mey. var. hololeuca (Benth. ex Harv.) J.B.Gillett
Perennial. Shrub, herb, climber. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 122–
= I. hololeuca
570 m. NC, WC
axillaris E.Mey. = Amphithalea virgata
amorphoides Jaub. & Spach
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt? N bainesii Baker
I. variabilis N.E.Br. in part (23)
anabibensis A.Schreib. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 305–
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.05 m. Alt? N 1100 m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, NC
angustata E.Mey. bakeriana Vig. = I. demissa
I. stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
I. zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. var. trifoliolata Eckl. & Zeyh. (34) baukeana Vatke = I. schimperi var. baukeana
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1.83 m. Alt 305– baumiana Harms
700 m. EC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.7–2 m. Alt? N
angustifolia Curtis, not of L. = I. verrucosa bifrons E.Mey. = I. burchellii
angustifolia L. var. angustifolia bifrons E.Mey. var. digitata E.Mey. = I. burchellii
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 30–1415 m. bifrons E.Mey. var. trifoliata E.Mey. = I. meyeriana
WC
bolusii N.E.Br. = I. spicata var. spicata
angustifolia L. var. brachystachya DC. = I. brachys- brachystachya (DC.) E.Mey.
tachya I. angustifolia L. var. brachystachya DC. (34)
angustifolia L. var. tenuifolia (Lam.) Harv. I. angustifolia Thunb., not of L. (34)
I. leptocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. (34) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–6 m. Alt 3–610 m. WC
I. strigosa Spreng. (34) brevifolia N.E.Br. = I. inyangana
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? M, WC, EC buchananii Burtt Davy
angustifolia Thunb., not of L. = I. brachystachya Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 1372–1524 m.
angustiloba Baker f. = I. torulosa var. angustiloba LIM, NW, S
anil L. = I. suffruticosa burchellii DC.
I. bifrons E.Mey. (34)
annua Milne-Redh. I. bifrons E.Mey. var. digitata E.Mey. (34)
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? N Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 915–2300 m. NC,
antennulifera L.Bolus = I. arenophila EC
aphylla Breiter ex Link = I. filifolia burchellii E.Mey. var. multifolia E.Mey. = Indigastrum
aquae-nitentis Bremek. argyraeum
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 200– burchellii E.Mey. var. paucifolia E.Mey. = Indigastrum
1100 m. N, LIM, G argyraeum
arenaria E.Mey. = I. exigua burkeana Benth. ex Harv. in part, ‘Transvaal’ specimens
= Indigastrum burkeanum
arenophila Schinz
I. antennulifera L.Bolus (23) burkeana in sense of J.B.Gillett in part, excl. ‘Trans-
Lotononis omahekensis Dinter ex A.Schreib. (26) vaal’ specimens, misapplied name = Indigastrum
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt? N costatum subsp. theuschii
hirsuta L. var. polystachya Welw. ex Baker = I. longe- Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.23–3 m. Alt 1220–
barbata 2200 m. KZN
hirta E.Mey. = I. hilaris var. hilaris langebergensis L.Bolus
hispida Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 275–500 m. WC
I. lotoides E.Mey., not of Lam. (34) lateritia Bertol. = I. stricta
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 46–793 m. WC, EC
laxeracemosa Baker f.
hochstetteri Baker subsp. streyana (Merxm.) A.Schreib. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 5–1525 m. LIM,
I. senegalensis of author, not of Lam., concept invalid (34) M, KZN
I. streyana Merxm. (26)
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 1082–1475 m. N, B, leendertziae N.E.Br.
NW, NC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt? NW
hofmanniana Schinz leipzigiae Bremek. = I. hilaris var. hilaris
I. cryptantha in sense of A.Schreib., not of Benth. ex Harv., misap- lepida N.E.Br.
plied name (38)
I. suffruticosa in sense of J.B.Gillett, not of Mill., misapplied name (38) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt ?–915 m. M
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.8 m. leptocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh.
Alt? N, B Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht? Alt 100–824 m.
WC, EC
hololeuca Benth. ex Harv.
I. auricoma E.Mey. var. hololeuca (Benth. ex Harv.) J.B.Gillett (34) leptocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. angustifolia var. tenuifolia
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 20–1006 m. N, NW, NC leptophylla E.Mey. = I. verrucosa
hololeuca Benth. ex Harv. var. angolensis Baker f. = I. limosa L.Bolus
daleoides var. gossweileri Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.03 m. Alt ?–1525 m. NC
holubii N.E.Br. lobata J.B.Gillett = Microcharis latifolia
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 520–855 m. N, B,
longebarbata Engl.
LIM, NW, G, NC, WC I. griquana Schltr. ex Zahlbr. (23)
homblei Baker f. & Martin subsp. homblei I. hirsuta L. var. polystachya Welw. ex Baker (23)
I. garkeana of author, not of Vatke, concept invalid (34) I. schlechteri Baker f. (28)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–2 m. Alt 915–1675 m. LIM, M, Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 1311–
S 2255 m. M, S, FS, KZN, EC
humifusa Eckl. & Zeyh. longipes N.E.Br. = I. tenuissima
I. calva E.Mey. (34) longispina Baker f. ex J.B.Gillett = I. acanthoclada
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.6 m. Alt 336–1800 m. WC, lotoides E.Mey., not of Lam. = I. hispida
EC lotoides of author, not of Lam., also not of E.Mey., concept
hybrida N.E.Br. invalid = I. cytisoides
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt? M lupatana Baker f.
incana Thunb. I. commiphoroides Chiov. (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 30– I. goniocarpa Baker f. (23)
800 m. NC, WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 365–800 m. LIM, M
incana Thunb. var. angustistipulata Baker f. = I. tomen- lyalli Baker subsp. lyalli
I. obermeijerae Bremek. (23)
tosa
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.2–3 m. Alt 1068–1675 m.
ingrata N.E.Br. LIM
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 610–795 m. LIM
lydenburgensis N.E.Br.
inhambanensis Klotzsch Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt 75–
I. polycarpa Benth. ex Harv. (28)
1464 m. M, S, KZN
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 5–700 m.
N, B, LIM, M, KZN, EC macra E.Mey. = Indigastrum costatum subsp. macrum
inyangana N.E.Br. malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. = I. melanadenia
I. brevifolia N.E.Br. (34) malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. var. macrura Conrath ex
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt 1220–2100 m. M Baker f. = I. melanadenia
ionii Jarvie & C.H.Stirt. malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. var. seminuda N.E.Br. =
I. cylindrica of author, not of DC., concept invalid (34) I. comosa
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–3.6 m. Alt 60–458 m. WC
maritima Baker
jucunda Schrire
I. cylindrica in sense of E.Mey., misapplied name (38) Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? N, NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–7 m. Alt 8–3000 m. G, KZN, masonae N.E.Br.
EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 1068–1700 m. M
juncea DC. = I. filifolia mauritanica (L.) Thunb.
I. coriacea Aiton (39)
junodii N.E.Br. = I. colutea var. colutea I. coriacea Aiton var. cana Harv. (34)
I. coriacea Aiton var. major E.Mey. (34)
kraussiana Meisn. = I. denudata Lotus fruticosus P.J.Bergius (34)
krookii Schltr. ex Zahlbr. Lotus racemosus Poir. (34)
I. woodii Bolus var. parvifolia Bolus (34) Ononis mauritanica L. (34)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 10–1745 Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.05–1.5 m. Alt
m. WC 395–1680 m. FS, L, NC, WC, EC
mauritanica (L.) Thunb. var. erecta Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. nitida Salter = I. psoraloides
candolleana nivea Willd. ex Spreng. = Indigastrum argyraeum
mauritanica (L.) Thunb. var. minor E.Mey. = I. alope- notata N.E.Br. = I. stricta
curoides var. minor
nuda (Sims) G.Don = I. filifolia
mearnsii Standl. = I. swaziensis var. swaziensis
nudicaulis E.Mey.
melanadenia Benth. ex Harv. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.02–1.5 m. Alt ?–300 m. N, NC
I. malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. (34)
I. malacostachys Benth. ex Harv. var. macrura Conrath ex Baker f. (34) nummulariifolia Livera ex Alston
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–1.8 m. Alt 230–2100 m. Acanthonotus echinatus (Willd.) Benth. (23)
Hedysarum nummulariifolium L. (26)
B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC I. echinata Willd. (26)
merxmuelleri A.Schreib. Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt ?–485 m. B
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt? N obcordata Eckl. & Zeyh.
meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1.4 m. Alt 400–610
I. bifrons E.Mey. var. trifoliata E.Mey. (34) m. WC
I. cardiophylla Harv. (34)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt obermeijerae Bremek. = I. lyalli subsp. lyalli
15–1720 m. NC, WC obscura N.E.Br.
I. stricta L.f. var. acuta Harv. (34)
micrantha E.Mey.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 1740–2000 m. G, M,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–1.5 m. Alt 23–519 m. KZN, EC
FS, KZN, EC
microcarpa Desv.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–1007 m. N oliveri Schweinf. ex Engl. = I. swaziensis var. swaziensis
microphylla Lam. = I. alopecuroides var. minor oliveri Schweinf. ex Harms = I. swaziensis var. swa-
ziensis
mimosoides Baker var. mimosoides
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt? KZN ormocarpoides Baker
I. moniliformis Baker f. (23)
mischocarpa Schltr. I. torulosa Baker (23)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt up to 366 m. WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt ?–915 m. LIM
mollicoma N.E.Br. oroboides E.Mey. = I. monostachya
I. nelsonii N.E.Br. (34)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1.8 m. Alt 900–1525 m. B, ovata L.f.
I. sarmentosa L.f. var. latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
LIM, NW, M Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 60–1525 m. WC
mollis Eckl. & Zeyh.
I. mollis E.Mey. (34) ovina Harv.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.12 m. Alt 155–1900 m. WC, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–3 m. Alt 1068–1220 m. EC
mollis E.Mey. = I. mollis oxalidea Welw. ex Baker
I. supralevis N.E.Br. (23)
moniliformis Baker f. = I. ormocarpoides Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–2.3 m. Alt 152–1830 m.
monostachya Eckl. & Zeyh. LIM, NW, G, M, S
I. oroboides E.Mey. (34) oxytropis Benth. ex Harv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 854– Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 137–1830 m. B,
1738 m. WC, EC LIM, NW, G, M, KZN
mucronata Lam. = I. cytisoides pappei Fourc.
mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.8 m. Alt 245–1131
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–30 m. WC m. WC
nana Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. zeyheri parkeri Baker = I. spicata var. spicata
natalensis Bolus parviflora B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. var. occidentalis
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 20–1525 J.B.Gillett = Indigastrum parviflorm subsp. occi-
m. KZN, EC dentalis
nebrowniana J.B.Gillett parviflora B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn. var. parviflora =
I. variabilis N.E.Br. in part (23) Indigastrum parviflorum subsp. parviflorum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 915– var. parviflorum
1525 m. LIM, NW, G
patens Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. sessilifolia
neglecta N.E.Br.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.45–6 m. Alt 3–305 m. KZN patula Baker = I. hilaris var. hilaris
pauciflora Eckl. & Zeyh.
nelsonii N.E.Br. = I. mollicoma I. elliptica E.Mey. (34)
nigromontana Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt? EC
I. dealbata Harv. (34) pauciflora E.Mey., not of Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. stricta
I. heterophylla Thunb. var. montana Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
I. spinescens E.Mey. (34) pauxilla N.E.Br. = I. evansiana
sarmentosa L.f. var. latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. ovata Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0.6–1281
sarmentosa L.f. var. trifoliata E.Mey. = I. sarmentosa m. WC, EC
saxicola Engl. = Indigastrum argyroides stricta L.f. var. acuta Harv. = I. obscura
scaberrima Schinz = I. charlieriana var. scaberrima stricta L.f. var. pedunculata Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. zeyheri
scabra Roth = I. trita subsp. scabra strigosa Spreng. = I. angustifolia var. tenuifolia
schimperi Jaub. & Spach var. baukeana (Vatke) J.B.Gillett subcorymbosa Baker var. eylesii Baker f. = I. subco-
I. baukeana Vatke (26) rymbosa var. subcorymbosa
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–1.3 m. Alt 610–1850 m. N, LIM subcorymbosa Baker var. subcorymbosa
schimperi Jaub. & Spach var. schimperi I. subcorymbosa Baker var. eylesii Baker f. (38))
I. tettensis Klotzsch (26) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 462–946 m. LIM
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 30–1100 m. N, B, subincana N.E.Br. = I. trita subsp. subulata
LIM, NW, M, S, KZN subtilis E.Mey. = I. filicaulis
schinzii N.E.Br. subulata Vahl ex Poir. = I. trita subsp. subulata
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 120–3000 m. LIM, subulata Vahl ex Poir. var. scabra (Roth) Meikle = I. trita
M, S subsp. scabra
schlechteri Baker f. = I. longebarbata suffruticosa in sense of A.E.Gonç., not of Mill. = I. tinc-
scopa De Wild. & T.Durand = I. arrecta toria var. arcuata
secunda E.Mey. = I. hedyantha suffruticosa in sense of J.B.Gillett, not of Mill., misap-
semlikiensis Robyns & Boutique = I. vicioides var. plied name = I. hofmanniana
vicioides suffruticosa Mill.
I. anil L. (34)
senegalensis of author, not of Lam., concept invalid = I. Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? N, B
hochstetteri subsp. streyana
sulcata DC.
sessilifolia DC. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.75 m. Alt 61–1220
I. falcata E.Mey. (23)
I. falcata E.Mey. var. glaberrima E.Mey. (34) m. EC
I. falcata E.Mey. var. pubescens E.Mey. (34) superba C.H.Stirt.
I. hedranophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. (34) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 100–366 m. WC
I. patens Eckl. & Zeyh. (26)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.9 m. Alt 230– supralevis N.E.Br. = I. oxalidea
2000 m. N, NW, FS, NC, EC swaziensis Bolus var. perplexa (N.E.Br.) J.B.Gillett
I. perplexa N.E.Br. (23)
setacea E.Mey. = I. gracilis Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2.4 m. Alt 457–1050 m.
seticulosa Harv. = I. colutea var. colutea LIM, M, S
seticulosa Harv. var. luxurians Bolus = I. setosa swaziensis Bolus var. swaziensis
setiflora Baker I. mearnsii Standl. (23)
I. accepta N.E.Br. (23) I. oliveri Schweinf. ex Engl. (23)
I. oliveri Schweinf. ex Harms (23)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 670–1500 m. LIM, G
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.02–2 m. Alt 1220–1525 m.
setosa N.E.Br. LIM, G, M, S, KZN
I. seticulosa Harv. var. luxurians Bolus (34)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.45 m. Alt 305– teixeirae Torre
610 m. LIM, KZN Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–1 m. Alt 700–1068 m. N
setulosa Bertol. = I. verrucosa tenuicaulis Klotzsch = I. vicioides var. vicioides
tenuissima E.Mey.
similis N.E.Br. = I. hilaris var. hilaris Anila tenuifolia (Lam.) Kuntze var. filifolia Kuntze (34)
sordida Benth. ex Harv. I. longipes N.E.Br. (34)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 305–1650 m. N, B, Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.7 m. Alt 2–1400 m. FS, KZN
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC tetragonoloba E.Mey. = I. trita subsp. subulata
spicata Forssk. var. spicata tettensis Klotzsch = I. schimperi var. schimperi
I. bolusii N.E.Br. (28)
I. endecaphylla Jacq. var. angustata Harv. (28)
thesioides Jarvie & C.H.Stirt.
I. parkeri Baker (23) Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt up to 700 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub, herb, creeper. Ht 0.02–1 m. Alt 1– tinctoria L. var. arcuata J.B.Gillett
1400 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC I. suffruticosa in sense of A.E.Gonç., not of Mill. (38)
spinescens E.Mey. = I. nigromontana Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 198–940 m. B, G, M, S
stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. = I. angustata tomentosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
I. incana Thunb. var. angustistipulata Baker f. (34)
stipularis Link = I. alpina Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 9–90 m. EC
streyana Merxm. = I. hochstetteri subsp. streyana torulosa Baker = I. ormocarpoides
stricta L.f. torulosa E.Mey. var. angustiloba (Baker f.) J.B.Gillett
I. lateritia Bertol. (34) I. angustiloba Baker f. (23)
I. notata N.E.Br. (34)
I. pauciflora E.Mey., not of Eckl. & Zeyh. (4) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 730–1678 m. LIM,
Tephrosia stricta (L.f.) Pers. (34) NW, G, M, EC
torulosa E.Mey. var. torulosa Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 15–
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 60–1370 m. N, B, 690 m. KZN, WC, EC
LIM, NW, M, FS, KZN, EC vestita Harv. = I. foliosa
transvaalensis Baker f. = I. vicioides var. vicioides vicioides Jaub. & Spach var. rogersii (R.E.Fr.) J.B.Gillett
trifoliata L. = I. racemosa I. cognata N.E.Br. (23)
I. dissimilis N.E.Br. (34)
trifolioides Baker f. I. rogersii R.E.Fr. (23)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 610–1678 m. KZN, EC I. varia E.Mey. (34)
trigonelloides Jaub. & Spach Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt 7–1594 m. LIM,
I. aeruginis Schweinf. (23) NW, M, S, KZN
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.18–0.25 m. Alt 1252–1460 m. N, B vicioides Jaub. & Spach var. vicioides
triquetra E.Mey. I. divaricata De Wild. (23)
I. semlikiensis Robyns & Boutique (23)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.7–1.5 m. Alt ?–305 m. WC I. tenuicaulis Klotzsch (23)
tristis E.Mey. I. transvaalensis Baker f. (26)
I. corniculata E.Mey. (34) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 62–1670 m. N, B,
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.09–1.8 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, EC
Alt 30–2300 m. M, FS, KZN, WC, EC viminea E.Mey. = I. zeyheri
tristoides N.E.Br. viscosa Lam. = I. colutea var. colutea
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–2 m. Alt 155–1980 m. LIM, wentzeliana Harms = I. hilaris var. hilaris
G, M, S, FS, KZN, L
williamsonii (Harv.) N.E.Br.
trita L.f. subsp. scabra (Roth) de Kort & G.Thijsse I. eriocarpa E.Mey. var. williamsonii Harv. (28)
I. coronilloides Jaub. & Spach (27) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 6–763
I. retroflexa Baill. (27)
I. scabra Roth (27) m. KZN, EC
I. subulata Vahl ex Poir. var. scabra (Roth) Meikle (34) wilmaniae Baker f. ex J.B.Gillett = I. damarana
I. trita L.f. subsp. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali var. scabra (Roth) Ali (34) woodii Bolus var. intermedia Bolus = I. woodii var.
I. trita L.f. var. scabra (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali (34)
woodii
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 633–1123 m. LIM, M
woodii Bolus var. laxa Bolus
trita L.f. subsp. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht? Alt up to 550 m. KZN
I. carinata De Wild. (23)
I. dimorphophylla Schinz (26) woodii Bolus var. parvifolia Bolus = I. krookii
I. subincana N.E.Br. (34)
I. subulata Vahl ex Poir. (26) woodii Bolus var. woodii
I. tetragonoloba E.Mey. (34) I. woodii Bolus var. intermedia Bolus (34)
I. trita L.f. subsp. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali var. subulata (34) Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 549–2044 m.
I. trita L.f. var. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali (34) KZN, EC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 5–1158 m. N, B, wynbergensis S.Moore = I. filiformis
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.
trita L.f. subsp. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali var. scabra Anila zeyheri (Spreng.) Kuntze var. normalis Kuntze (34)
(Roth) Ali = I. trita subsp. scabra I. acutisepala Conrath ex Baker f. (34)
I. cinerascens Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
trita L.f. subsp. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali var. subula- I. nana Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
ta = I. trita subsp. subulata I. stricta L.f. var. pedunculata Eckl. & Zeyh. (34)
trita L.f. var. scabra (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali = I. trita subsp. I. viminea E.Mey. (34)
scabra Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 24–
1693 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
trita L.f. var. subulata (Vahl ex Poir.) Ali = I. trita subsp.
subulata zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. var. leptophylla (E.Mey.)
Harv. = I. verrucosa
umbonata Welw. ex Baker = I. arrecta
zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. var. trifoliolata Eckl.
varia E.Mey. = I. vicioides var. rogersii & Zeyh. = I. angustata
variabilis N.E.Br. in part = I. bainesii
variabilis N.E.Br. in part = I. nebrowniana INGA Scop. 3436000
velutina E.Mey. fastigiata (E.Mey.) Oliv. = Albizia adianthifolia var.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.8 m. Alt 90–1664 m. LIM, adianthifolia
M, S, KZN, EC mellifera (Vahl) Willd. = Acacia mellifera subsp. mel-
venusta Eckl. & Zeyh. lifera
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 305–780 m. NC, sericocephala A.Rich. = Albizia amara subsp. serico-
WC cephala
verrucosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
I. angustifolia Curtis, not of L. (34) INGENHOUSSIA E.Mey. 3644030
I. glabella Fourc. (34)
I. leptophylla E.Mey. (34) micrantha E.Mey. = Amphithalea micrantha
I. punctata Thunb. (34) rosea E.Mey. = Amphithalea perplexa
I. setulosa Bertol. (34)
I. zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. var. leptophylla (E.Mey.) Harv. (34) rugosa E.Mey. = Amphithalea ciliaris
listoides Dinter & Harms = L. marlothii omahekensis Dinter ex A.Schreib. = Indigofera areno-
longicephala B.-E.van Wyk phila
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? WC oocarpa Dinter ex Wilman = L. sparsiflora
longiflora Bolus ornata Dummer = L. mucronata
L. speciosa Hutch. (13) orthorrhiza Conrath = L. calycina
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–1005 m. NC oxyptera (E.Mey.) Benth.
lotononoides (Scott-Elliot) B.-E.van Wyk Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 153–255 m. WC
Buchenroedera lotononoides Scott-Elliot (13)
L. dieterlenii E.Phillips (13) pachycarpa Dinter ex B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–5 m. Alt 1300– Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.1 m. Alt? N
2450 m. FS, KZN, L, EC pallens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth.
macrocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 120–283 m. WC pallidirosea Dinter & Harms
macrosepala Conrath Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? N
L. basutica E.Phillips (13) pariflora N.E.Br.
L. humilior Dummer (13)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.05 m. Alt ?–1920 m. LIM
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 1430–1890 m.
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L parviflora (P.J.Bergius) D.Dietr.
L. brachyloba (E.Mey.) Benth. (13)
maculata Dummer Annual. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.6 m. Alt 30–1037 m. NC,
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 1052–1130 m. N, NC WC, EC
magnifica B.-E.van Wyk pauciflora Dummer = L. carinata
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? WC peduncularis (E.Mey.) Benth. = L. involucrata subsp.
marginata Schinz = Pearsonia sessilifolia subsp. mar- peduncularis
ginata pentaphylla (E.Mey.) Benth.
marlothii Engl. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.07 m. Alt 120–167 m. NC
L. barberae Dummer (13)
L. listoides Dinter & Harms (13) perplexa (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 640–1340 m. N, B, NW, FS, Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 397–763 m. WC
NC platycarpa (Viv.) Pic.Serm.
Capnitis clandestina E.Mey. (13)
maximiliani Schltr. ex De Wild. Leobordea abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich. (13)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt 5–1370 m. NC Leobordea platycarpa Viv. (3)
meyeri (C.Presl) B.-E.van Wyk L. clandestina (E.Mey.) Benth. (13)
Buchenroedera meyeri C.Presl (13) L. clandestina (E.Mey.) Benth. var. steingroeveriana Schinz (13)
Buchenroedera umbellata Harv. (13) L. dinteri Schinz (13)
L. platycarpa (Viv.) Pic.Serm. var. abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 610–1525 m. KZN, Pic.Serm. (13)
EC L. porrecta (E.Mey.) Benth. (13)
micrantha Eckl. & Zeyh. L. steingroeveriana (Schinz) Dummer (13)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt? WC Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–2 m. Alt 700–2000 m. N, B,
FS, NC, WC
microphylla Harv. = L. prolifera
platycarpa (Viv.) Pic.Serm. var. abyssinica (Hochst. ex
minima B.-E.van Wyk A.Rich.) Pic.Serm. = L. platycarpa
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? NW, FS, NC
plicata B.-E.van Wyk
minor Dummer & Jenn. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–870 m. NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt 2440–2745 m. L, EC
polycephala Benth.
mirabilis Dinter Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt? N
porrecta (E.Mey.) Benth. = L. platycarpa
mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. pottiae Burtt Davy
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? NC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–1500 m. M, KZN
monophylla Harv. procumbens Bolus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt? EC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.015–0.3 m. Alt 1678–2700 m.
mucronata Conrath M, FS, KZN, L
L. ornata Dummer (13)
prolifera (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.3 m. Alt 1068–2500 m. L. microphylla Harv. (13)
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–1068 m. EC
multiflora Schinz = Pearsonia sessilifolia subsp. mar- prostrata (L.) Benth.
ginata Ononis prostrata Burm. (3)
myriantha Baker f. ex Gibbs Russ. et al. = L. arida Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 30–570 m.
nutans B.-E.van Wyk WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt ?–550 m. WC pulchella (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk
Buchenroedera tenuifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. pulchella (E.Mey.)
oligocephala B.-E.van Wyk Harv. (13)
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? NC Buchenroedera tenuifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. tenuifolia (13)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–6 m. Alt 1140– sparsiflora (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk
2440 m. FS, KZN, L, EC L. oocarpa Dinter ex Wilman (13)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 280–1357 m. N, FS,
pulchra Dummer
L. tenuipes Burtt Davy (13) NC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–2 m. Alt 1037–2317 m. M, S, speciosa Hutch. = L. longiflora
KZN, EC spicata Compton
pumila Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt 1000–1525 m. S
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 336–763 m. WC, EC steingroeveriana (Schinz) Dummer = L. platycarpa
pungens Eckl. & Zeyh. stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E.van Wyk
L. depressa Eckl. & Zeyh. (13)
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 640–732 m. NC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–1 m. Alt 5–1650 m. FS, NC,
WC, EC stipulosa Baker f.
Amphinomia stipulosa (Baker f.) A.Schreib. (3)
purpurescens B.-E.van Wyk Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt ?–458 m. LIM, M
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? WC
stricta (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E.van Wyk
pusilla Dummer Buchenroedera griquana Schltr. (13)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 1373–1769 m. FS, EC L. cytisoides (E.Mey.) Benth. var. brevifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Drège
(13)
quinata (Thunb.) Benth. L. cytisoides (E.Mey.) Benth. var. cytisoides (13)
L. delicatula Bolus ex De Wild. (13)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–1.2 m. Alt 15–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt 305–700 m. NC 2135 m. KZN, L, EC
rabenaviana Dinter & Harms
Amphinomia rabenaviana (Dinter & Harms) A.Schreib. (6)
strigillosa (Merxm. & A.Schreib.) A.Schreib.
Amphinomia strigillosa Merxm. & A.Schreib. (3)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.04–0.2 m. Alt 280–1065 m. N, Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–61 m. N, NC
NC, WC
subulata B.-E.van Wyk
racemiflora B.-E.van Wyk Perennial. Herb, creeper. Ht? Alt? NW, FS, NC
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht? Alt?
WC sutherlandii Dummer
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
rehmannii Dummer = L. decumbens subsp. rehmannii
swaziensis Bolus = Pearsonia sessilifolia subsp. swa-
rigida (E.Mey.) Benth. ziensis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 366–427 m.
WC tenella (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.03 m. Alt 15–1800 m. NW, G,
rogersii Kensit = Pearsonia sessilifolia subsp. filifolia FS, L, WC, EC
rosea Dummer tenella Harv. var. hirsutissima Harv. = L. calycina
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–458 m. WC
tenuipes Burtt Davy = L. pulchra
rostrata Benth. subsp. brachybotrys B.-E.van Wyk
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–153 m. WC tenuis Baker
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.12 m. Alt? N
rostrata Benth. subsp. namaquensis (Bolus) B.-E.van
Wyk trichodes (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk
Buchenroedera trichodes C.Presl (13)
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.33 m. Alt 640–1220 m. NC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt 1525–1800 m. EC
rostrata Benth. subsp. rostrata
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt ?–214 m. WC trichopoda Benth. = L. glabra
sabulosa Salter trisegmentata E.Phillips var. robusta E.Phillips = L.
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–150 m. WC sericophylla
umbellata (L.) Benth.
schlechteri Schinz = L. laxa Lipozygis umbellata E.Mey. (3)
schoenfelderi (Dinter ex Merxm. & A.Schreib.) A.Schreib. L. debilis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth. (13)
Amphinomia schoenfelderi Dinter ex Merxm. & A.Schreib. (13) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–5 m. Alt 18–488 m. WC
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? N, B uniflora Kensit = Pearsonia uniflora
schreiberi B.-E.van Wyk varia (E.Mey.) Steud.
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.1 m. Alt? N Telina varia E.Mey. (3)
sericoflora Dummer = L. adpressa subsp. adpressa Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.35 m. Alt 458–915 m.
WC
sericophylla Benth.
L. trisegmentata E.Phillips var. robusta E.Phillips (13) venosa B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–2.4 m. Alt 1220–2898 m. FS, Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? WC
KZN, L, EC versicolor Benth. = L. decumbens subsp. decumbens
serpens (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren = L. hirsuta viborgioides Benth.
sessilifolia Harv. = Pearsonia sessilifolia subsp. sessili- Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 120–
folia 300 m. WC
solitudinis Dummer villosa (E.Mey.) Steud.
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 915–2200 m. G, M, FS, KZN Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt ?–183 m. WC
Compiled by H.F. Glen capitata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. = M. pruriens var. utilis
(1) Ross. 1972. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No. coriacea Baker subsp. irritans (Burtt Davy) Verdc.
39: 203. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 3–4 m. Alt 365–1300 m.
(2) Pooley. 1993. The complete field guide to trees of Natal, Zululand LIM, G, M, S
& Transkei: 164–166.
(3) Van Wyk & Van Wyk. 1997. Field guide to trees of southern gigantea (Willd.) DC. subsp. gigantea
Africa: 458–461. Perennial. Climber. Ht ?–30 m. Alt ± 2 m. KZN
caffra Meisn. = M. grandis nivea (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. = M. pruriens var. utilis
grandis (E.Mey.) Skeels pruriens (L.) DC. var. pruriens
M. caffra Meisn. (1) Dolichos pruriens L. (1)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–11 m. Alt 0–900 m. KZN, EC Stizolobium pruriens (L.) Medik. (1)
stuhlmannii Taub. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–3 m. Alt 488–763 m.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–20 m. Alt 100–500 m. LIM KZN
sutherlandii Harv. = Philenoptera sutherlandii pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wall. ex Wight) Baker ex
Burck
M. capitata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (4)
MIMOSA L. 3449000 M. nivea (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (1)
Compiled by T. Nkonki Stizolobium deeringianum Bort (1)
Stizolobium niveum (Roxb.) Kuntze (1)
(1) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 117–119.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–3 m. Alt? M
adianthifolia Schumach. = Albizia adianthifolia var.
adianthifolia MUNDULEA (DC.) Benth. 3719000
asperata L. = M. pigra Compiled by H.F. Glen
capensis Burm.f. = Acacia karroo (1) Phillips. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 406.
decurrens J.C.Wendl. = Acacia decurrens (2) Gillett. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 3: 155–157.
distachya Vent. = Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lo- pondoensis Codd = Tephrosia pondoensis
phantha sericea (Willd.) A.Chev.
farnesiana L. = Acacia farnesiana Cytisus sericeus Willd. (2)
M. suberosa (DC.) Benth. (2)
lebbeck L. = Albizia lebbeck Tephrosia suberosa DC. (2)
leucacantha Jacq. = Acacia karroo Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 25–1850 m. N,
leucocephala Lam. = Leucaena leucocephala subsp. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
leucocephala suberosa (DC.) Benth. = M. sericea
longifolia Andrews = Acacia longifolia
mellifera Vahl = Acacia mellifera subsp. mellifera NEONOTONIA J.A.Lackey 3864010
natans L.f. = Neptunia oleracea Compiled by T. Nkonki
nilotica in sense of Burm.f., not of L., misapplied name (1) Lackey. 1977. Phytologia 37: 209–212.
(2) Viswanathan. 1991. Journal of the Bombay Natural History
= Acacia karroo Society 88: 137, 138.
nilotica in sense of Thunb. (1800), not of L., misapplied wightii (Arn.) J.A.Lackey
name = Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana Glycine javanica L. subsp. javanica (1)
nilotica in sense of Thunb. (1823), not of L., misapplied Glycine javanica L. subsp. micrantha (Hochst. & A.Rich.)
name = Acacia karroo F.J.Herm. (1)
Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. subsp. wightii var. longicau-
pigra L. da (Schweinf.) Verdc. (1)
M. asperata L. (1) Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.6–4.5 m. Alt 0–1500 m. N, B,
Perennial. Shrub, climber. Ht 0.3–4.5 m. Alt 50–1400 LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
m. N, B, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
procera Roxb. = Albizia procera NEORAUTANENIA Schinz 3865000
prostrata Lam. = Neptunia oleracea Compiled by T. Nkonki
*pudica L. var. hispida Brenan (1) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,2: 300–308.
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 0–500 amboensis Schinz
m. LIM, KZN Dolichos brachypus Engl. (1)
N. brachypus (Harms) C.A.Sm. (1)
saligna Labill. = Acacia saligna N. edulis C.A.Sm. (1)
spicata E.Mey. = Adenopodia spicata N. seineri (Harms) C.A.Sm. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.9–3 m. Alt 305– OPHRESTIA H.M.L.Forbes 3718020
1525 m. N, B, LIM, M Compiled by T. Nkonki
brachypus (Harms) C.A.Sm. = N. amboensis (1) Forbes. 1948. Bothalia 4: 1003–1006.
(2) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,2: 257–262.
edulis C.A.Sm. = N. amboensis
oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes var. oblongifolia
ficifolius (Benth.) C.A.Sm. O. retusa H.M.L.Forbes (2)
Dolichos ficifolius (Benth.) Harms (1) O. swazica H.M.L.Forbes (2)
Pueraria ficifolia (Benth.) L.Bolus (1) Tephrosia oblongifolia E.Mey. (2)
Rhynchosia ficifolia Benth. (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–3 m. Alt 12–1700 m. NW, G,
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.15–1.5 m. Alt 365–
S, KZN, EC
1713 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC
oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes var. velutinosa
seineri (Harms) C.A.Sm. = N. amboensis
H.M.L.Forbes
NEPTUNIA Lour. 3451000 Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
Compiled by T. Nkonki
retusa H.M.L.Forbes = O. oblongifolia var. oblongifolia
(1) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 120–122. swazica H.M.L.Forbes = O. oblongifolia var. oblongi-
folia
oleracea Lour.
Desmanthus stolonifer DC. (1)
Mimosa natans L.f. (1)
ORMOCARPUM P.Beauv. 3792000
Mimosa prostrata Lam. (1) Compiled by H.F. Glen
N. prostrata (Lam.) Baill. (1) (1) Killick. 1970. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1585.
N. stolonifera (DC.) Guill. & Perr. (1) (2) Gillett. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 3: 352–364.
Perennial. Herb, hypophyte. Ht up to 0.2 m above affine De Wild. = O. kirkii
water level, stems prostrate. Alt 25–1150 m. N, discolor Vatke = O. kirkii
B, LIM, KZN
kirkii S.Moore
prostrata (Lam.) Baill. = N. oleracea Diphaca discolor (Vatke) Chiov. (2)
stolonifera (DC.) Guill. & Perr. = N. oleracea Diphaca kirkii (S.Moore) Taub. (2)
O. affine De Wild. (2)
O. discolor Vatke (2)
NEWTONIA Baill. 3460000 O. mimosoides S.Moore (2)
Compiled by H.F. Glen Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 550–1300 m. N,
(1) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 134, 135. LIM, M
hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre var. hildebrandtii mimosoides S.Moore = O. kirkii
Perennial. Tree. Ht 9–18 m. Alt 0–120 m. S, KZN setosum Burtt Davy = O. trichocarpum
trichocarpum (Taub.) Engl.
NICOLSONIA Span. 3807020 Diphaca trichocarpa Taub. (2)
O. setosum Burtt Davy (2)
barbata (L.) DC. var. argyrae (Welw. ex Baker)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt 50–1550 m. B,
Schindl. = Desmodium barbatum var. argyrae
LIM, M, S, KZN
barbata (L.) DC. var. dimorpha (Welw. ex Baker)
Schindl. = Desmodium barbatum var. dimorpha *ORNITHOPUS L. 3773000
caffra E.Mey. = Desmodium dregeanum Compiled by T. Nkonki
(1) Ball. 1968. Flora europaea 2: 182.
setigera E.Mey. = Desmodium setigerum
sativus Brot.
OMPHALOBIUM Jacq. 3506030 Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 170–280 m. NC, WC
schotia J.Jacq. ex DC. = Schotia latifolia OSTRYODERRIS Dunn 3838040
ONONIS L. 3685000 stuhlmannii (Taub.) Harms = Xeroderris stuhlmannii
capillaris Thunb. = Aspalathus bracteata OTHOLOBIUM C.H.Stirt. 3703040
cernua L. = Melolobium aethiopicum Compiled by M. Jordaan
(1) Stirton. 1981. Advances in Legume Systematics: 337–343.
excisa Thunb. = Crotalaria excisa subsp. excisa (2) Stirton. 1982. Bothalia 14: 72, 73.
fasciculata Thunb. = Aspalathus fasciculata (3) Stirton. 1983. Journal of South African Botany 49: 337–342.
(4) Stirton. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52: 1–6.
filiformis L. = Indigofera sarmentosa (5) Stirton. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 336–341.
involucrata P.J.Bergius = Lotononis involucrata subsp. (6) Stirton. 1991. South African Journal of Botany 57: 123–127.
involucrata (7) Stirton & Schutte. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9:
500–503.
lagopus Thunb. = Aspalathus lotoides subsp. lagopus (8) Verdcourt. 2000. FZ 3,6: 46–48.
mauritanica L. = Indigofera mauritanica accrescens C.H.Stirt.
prostrata Burm. = Lotononis prostrata Perennial. Resprouting subshrub. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt
50–150 m. WC
racemosa Thunb. = Crotalaria effusa
acuminatum (Lam.) C.H.Stirt.
spicata Thunb. = Aspalathus aemula Psoralea acuminata Lam. (4)
villosa Thunb. = Lotononis azurea Psoralea densa E.Mey. (4)
multiflora (Thunb.) C.Presl = Aspalathus vermiculata Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 880–2075 m. FS, KZN
nigra (L.) C.Presl = Aspalathus nigra grandifolia (Bolus) Polhill subsp. latibracteolata
nigrescens (E.Mey.) C.Presl = Aspalathus nigra (Dummer) Polhill
Phaenohoffmannia latibracteolata (Dummer) J.B.Gillett (1)
plukenetiana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl = Aspalathus Pleiospora latibracteolata Dummer (1)
rugosa Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–2285 m. G, M, KZN
procumbens (E.Mey.) C.Presl = Aspalathus lotoides hirsuta Germish.
subsp. lotoides Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? M
psoraloides C.Presl = Aspalathus psoraleoides marginata Dummer = P. sessilifolia subsp. marginata
purpurascens (E.Mey.) C.Presl = Aspalathus ternata mucronata Burtt Davy ex Baker f. = P. sessilifolia
sericea (P.J.Bergius) C.Presl = Aspalathus sericea subsp. sessilifolia
stellaris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl = Aspalathus aspa- obovata (Schinz) Polhill
lathoides Phaenohoffmannia obovata (Schinz) J.B.Gillett (1)
stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl = Aspalathus steno- Pleiospora obovata Schinz (1)
phylla Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.8 m. Alt 1235–2195 m.
LIM, M
villosa (Thunb.) C.Presl = Aspalathus villosa
virgata (Thunb.) C.Presl = Aspalathus quinquefolia sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. filifolia (Bolus)
subsp. virgata Polhill
Lotononis filifolia Bolus (1)
Lotononis rogersii Kensit (1)
PARKINSONIA L. 3551000 P. filifolia (Bolus) Dummer (1)
Compiled by H.F. Glen Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 305–1675 m. LIM,
(1) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 109–112. M, S, KZN
(2) Henderson. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: 120.
sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. marginata (Schinz)
*aculeata L. Polhill
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 6–9 m. Alt 500–1200 m. N, Lotononis marginata Schinz (1)
B, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC Lotononis multiflora Schinz (1)
P. atherstonei Dummer (1)
africana Sond. P. marginata Dummer (1)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.4–6 m. Alt 100–1350 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 300–
N, LIM, NW, NC 2135 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
PAULETIA Cav. 3528060 sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. sessilifolia
Lotononis sessilifolia Harv. (1)
bowkeri (Harv.) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia bowkeri P. mucronata Burtt Davy ex Baker f. (1)
tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia tomentosa Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–1 m. Alt 457–
2195 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
PEARSONIA Dummer 3657010 sessilifolia (Harv.) Dummer subsp. swaziensis (Bolus)
Compiled by T. Nkonki
Polhill
(1) Polhill. 1974. Kew Bulletin 29: 383–410. Lotononis swaziensis Bolus (1)
(2) Germishuizen. 1998. Bothalia 28: 57, 58. P. swaziensis (Bolus) Dummer (1)
aristata (Schinz) Dummer Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 759–
Lotononis aristata Schinz (1) 1371 m. M, S
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1.8 m. Alt 152–1940 m.
swaziensis (Bolus) Dummer = P. sessilifolia subsp. swa-
LIM, G, M, S, KZN
ziensis
atherstonei Dummer = P. sessilifolia subsp. marginata
uniflora (Kensit) Polhill
bracteata (Benth.) Polhill Lotononis uniflora Kensit (1)
Lotononis bracteata Benth. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.45 m. Alt 457–1525 m.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.35 m. Alt 1525–1713 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S
LIM, G
cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill subsp. cajanifolia PELTARIA DC. 3661030
Pleiospora cajanifolia Harv. (1)
Pleiospora gracilior Dummer (1) capensis Burm.f. = Wiborgia fusca subsp. fusca
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 855–1740 m.
LIM, NW, G, M, FS PELTOPHORUM (Vogel) Benth. 3561000
Compiled by H.F. Glen
cajanifolia (Harv.) Polhill subsp. cryptantha (Baker)
Polhill (1) Verdoorn. 1964. The Flowering Plants of Africa 36: t. 1434.
Eriosema cryptantha Baker (1) (2) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 130–133.
Pleiospora bolusii Dummer (1) (3) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 26.
Pleiospora cryptantha (Baker) Baker (1) africanum Sond.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.25–1.5 m. Brasilettia africana (Sond.) Kuntze (2)
Alt 946–2257 m. LIM, G, M Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.5–18 m. Alt 60–1950 m. N, B,
filifolia (Bolus) Dummer = P. sessilifolia subsp. filifolia LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
grandifolia (Bolus) Polhill subsp. grandifolia PERLEBIA Spix & Mart. 3528070
Lotononis grandifolia Bolus (1)
Pleiospora grandifolia (Bolus) Dummer (1) galpinii (N.E.Br.) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia galpinii
macrantha (Oliv.) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia petersiana cajanifolia Harv. = Pearsonia cajanifolia subsp. cajani-
subsp. macrantha folia
natalensis (Oliv. ex Hook.) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia nata- cryptantha (Baker) Baker = Pearsonia cajanifolia subsp.
lensis cryptantha
petersiana (Bolle) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia petersiana gracilior Dummer = Pearsonia cajanifolia subsp. cajani-
subsp. petersiana folia
urbaniana (Schinz) A.Schmitz = Bauhinia urbaniana grandifolia (Bolus) Dummer = Pearsonia grandifolia
subsp. grandifolia
PHAENOHOFFMANNIA Kuntze 3656000 latibracteolata Dummer = Pearsonia grandifolia
latibracteolata (Dummer) J.B.Gillett = Pearsonia subsp. latibracteolata
grandifolia subsp. latibracteolata obovata Schinz = Pearsonia obovata
obovata (Schinz) J.B.Gillett = Pearsonia obovata
PODALYRIA Willd. 3621000
PHASEOLUS L. 3901000 Compiled by H.F. Glen
amboensis Schinz = Bolusia amboensis (1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 9–14.
dinteri Harms = Decorsea dinteri (2) Bolus. 1934. Journal of Botany, London 72: 22.
(3) Schelpe. 1987. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1958.
luteolus (Jacq.) Gagnep. = Vigna luteola var. luteola (4) Van Wyk & Schutte. 1994. Nordic Journal of Botany 14: 319–325.
schlechteri Harms = Decorsea schlechteri
amoena Eckl. & Zeyh.
vexillatus L. = Vigna vexillata var. vexillata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 300–800 m. WC, EC
PHILENOPTERA Fenzl ex A.Rich. 3834010 angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. argentea
Compiled by H.F. Glen anomala Lehm. = P. sericea
(1) Verdoorn. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1543. argentea Salisb.
(2) Polhill. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 3: 65–73. P. angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
(3) Ross. 1979. The Flowering Plants of Africa 46: t. 1820. P. biflora Sims (1)
(4) Schrire. 2000. Kew Bulletin 55: 81–94. P. cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
bussei (Harms) Schrire P. liparioides Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Lonchocarpus bussei Harms (4) P. pedunculata Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Lonchocarpus fischeri Harms (2) P. subbiflora Benth. (1)
Lonchocarpus menyhartii Schinz (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–1.2 m. Alt 150–900 m. WC
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–15 m. Alt 200–400 m. M argentea Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. biflora
nelsii (Schinz) Schrire aurea (Aiton) Willd. = Calpurnia aurea subsp. aurea
Dalbergia nelsii Schinz (2)
Lonchocarpus nelsii (Schinz) Schinz ex Heering & Grimme (4) biflora Lam.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–12 m. Alt 850–1450 m. P. argentea Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
N, B Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–2.5 m. Alt 50–
1000 m. WC
sutherlandii (Harv.) Schrire
Millettia sutherlandii Harv. (4) biflora Sims = P. argentea
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2.5–21.5 m. Alt 50–750 m. S, burchellii DC.
KZN, EC P. burchellii Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
P. lancifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire
Capassa violacea Klotzsch (2) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–2.5 m. Alt 50–1450 m. WC,
Derris violacea (Klotzsch) Harms (2) EC
Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe (4) burchellii Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. burchellii
Lonchocarpus violaceus (Klotzsch) Oliv. (2)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 4.5–20 m. Alt 50–1250 m. N, B, buxifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. myrtillifolia
LIM, M, S buxifolia Lam. = P. glauca
buxifolia (Retz.) Willd.
PILIOSTIGMA Hochst. 3528010 Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 15–1050 m.
Compiled by H.F. Glen
WC, EC
(1) Coetzer & Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 58–60.
calyptrata (Retz.) Willd.
thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. P. calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. var. lanceolata E.Mey. (3)
Bauhinia thonningii Schumach. (1) P. lanceolata Benth. (3)
Locellaria bauhinioides Welw. (2) P. myrtillifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–13 m. Alt 250–1525 m. P. styracifolia Sims (1)
N, B, LIM, M Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–6 m. Alt 0–1250 m. WC, EC
calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. var. lanceolata E.Mey. = P.
PLAGIOSTIGMA C.Presl 3662060 calyptrata
pinea (Thunb.) C.Presl = Aspalathus pinea subsp.
pinea canescens E.Mey.
P. intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
P. meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
PLEIOSPORA Harv. 3656010 P. thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
bolusii Dummer = Pearsonia cajanifolia subsp. cryp- Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2.5 m. Alt 300–1700 m. WC,
tantha EC
canescens Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. sericea Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 0–550 m. WC, EC
capensis (L.) Willd. = Virgilia oroboides subsp. oroboi- sparsiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. glauca
des speciosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
chrysantha Adamson = Stirtonanthus chrysanthus Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 75–575 m. WC
cordata R.Br. styracifolia Sims = P. calyptrata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–4.5 m. Alt 300–1150 m. WC,
subbiflora Benth. = P. argentea
EC
cuneifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. argentea tayloriana L.Bolus = Stirtonanthus taylorianus
cuneifolia Vent. thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. canescens
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 0–1050 m. WC, EC velutina Burch. ex Benth.
genistoides Willd. in part = Cyclopia galioides Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–3 m. Alt 50–600 m. FS,
glauca DC. KZN, WC, EC
P. buxifolia Lam. (1)
P. mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) POINCIANA (Tourn. ex L.) L. 3556000
P. sparsiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
gilliesii Wall. ex Hook. = Caesalpinia gilliesii
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 50–
1150 m. WC, EC pulcherrima L. = Caesalpinia pulcherrima
hamata E.Mey. spinosa Molina = Caesalpinia spinosa
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 60–300 m. WC
POLHILLIA C.H.Stirt. 3660020
hirsuta (Aiton) Willd.
Compiled by T. Nkonki
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2.5 m. Alt 50–1450 m. WC
(1) Stirton. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52: 167–180;
insignis Compton = Stirtonanthus insignis 354–356.
intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. canescens (2) Van Wyk & Schutte. 1989. Kew Bulletin 44,3: 420, 421.
(3) Van Wyk. 1992. Bothalia 22: 42, 43.
lanceolata Benth. = P. calyptrata
lancifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. burchellii brevicalyx (C.H.Stirt.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
Argyrolobium brevicalyx C.H.Stirt. (2)
leipoldtii L.Bolus Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt ?–210 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 150–1150 m. NC, WC
canescens C.H.Stirt.
liparioides Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. argentea
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1.5 m. Alt? WC
meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. canescens
connata (Harv.) C.H.Stirt.
microphylla E.Mey. Argyrolobium connatum Harv. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 75–200 m. WC Genista connata (Harv.) Briq. (1)
montana Hutch. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.2 m. Alt ?–1675 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–1 m. Alt 150–1150 m. WC, involucrata (Thunb.) B.-E.van Wyk & A.L.Schutte
EC Argyrolobium involucratum (Thunb.) Harv. (2)
Genista involucrata (Thunb.) Briq. (2)
mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. glauca Melolobium involucratum (Thunb.) C.H.Stirt. (2)
myrtillifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. calyptrata Psoralea involucrata Thunb. (2)
myrtillifolia (Retz.) Willd. Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt ?–1300 m. NC
P. buxifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) obsoleta (Harv.) B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–3 m. Alt 0–850 m. WC, EC Lebeckia waltersii C.H.Stirt. (3)
P. waltersii (C.H.Stirt.) C.H.Stirt. (3)
oleaefolia Salisb.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–0.8 m. Alt ± 300 m. WC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 50–350 m.
WC pallens C.H.Stirt.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt ± 30 m. WC
orbicularis E.Mey.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 300–750 m. WC, waltersii (C.H.Stirt.) C.H.Stirt. = P. obsoleta
EC
pearsonii E.Phillips PRIESTLEYA DC. 3643000
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 300–1050 m. NC, Compiled by T. Nkonki
WC (1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 15–20.
(2) Druce. 1917. Report of the Botanical Society and Exchange Club
pedunculata Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. argentea of the British Isles: 1916.
pulcherrima Schinz (3) Phillips. 1941. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 21: t. 833.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 100–750 (4) Adamson & Salter. 1950. Flora of the Cape Peninsula: 461, 462.
(5) Oliver et al. 1992. Bothalia 22: 47–51.
m. WC (6) Schutte & Van Wyk. 1994. Taxon 43: 573–582.
racemulosa Eckl. & Zeyh. (7) Schutte. 1997. Nordic Journal of Botany 17,1: 11–37.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 30–300 m. WC angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. = Liparia angustifolia
reticulata Harv. boucheri E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham = Liparia
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 90–600 m. WC boucheri
sericea (Andrews) R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton calycina L.Bolus = Liparia calycina
P. anomala Lehm. (1)
P. canescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) capitata (Thunb.) DC. = Liparia capitata
capitata (Thunb.) DC. var. pilosa (E.Mey.) Harv. = glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa
Liparia capitata P. juliflora of author, not of (Sw.) DC., concept invalid (2)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–25 m. Alt 200–1400 m.
cephalotes E.Mey. = Liparia umbellifera
N, B, NW, FS, NC, WC
cephalotes E.Mey. var. angustifolia E.Mey. = Liparia
glandulosa Torr. var. torreyana (Benson) Johnst.
umbellifera
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 300–1300 m. N,
elliptica DC. = Xiphotheca elliptica NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
glauca Salter = Xiphotheca lanceolata juliflora of author, not of (Sw.) DC., concept invalid =
graminifolia (L.) DC. = Liparia graminifolia P. glandulosa var. glandulosa
guthriei L.Bolus = Xiphotheca guthriei pubescens Benth.
hirsuta (Thunb.) DC. = Liparia hirsuta Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 1000–1400 m.
NC
hirsuta (Thunb.) DC. var. subenervia Meisn. = Liparia
hirsuta velutina Wooton
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 750–1400 m.
hirsuta (Thunb.) DC. var. trinervia Meisn. = Liparia NW, FS, NC, WC, EC
hirsuta
laevigata (L.) DC. = Liparia laevigata PSEUDARTHRIA Wight & Arn. 3808000
laevigata (L.) DC. var. glabra E.Mey. = Liparia capitata Compiled by T. Nkonki
laevigata (L.) DC. var. pilosa E.Mey., excluding syn- (1) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae (part 3,1): 483–487.
(2) Schrire. 1988. Bothalia 18: 17.
onym = Liparia capitata
laevigata (L.) Druce hookeri Wight & Arn. var. hookeri
P. umbellifera Eckl. & Zeyh. (4) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 30–
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 610–1280 m. WC 1525 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
lanceolata E.Mey. = Xiphotheca lanceolata PSEUDOCADIA Harms 3580010
latifolia Benth. = Liparia latifolia zambesiaca (Baker) Harms = Xanthocercis zambesiaca
leiocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. = Liparia myrtifolia
meyeri Meisn. = Amphithalea imbricata PSILOLEPUS C.Presl 3662070
myrtifolia DC. = Liparia myrtifolia bracteatus (Thunb.) C.Presl = Aspalathus bracteata
rotundifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = Xiphotheca tecta lanatus (E.Mey.) C.Presl = Aspalathus lanata
schlechteri L.Bolus = Xiphotheca canescens pedunculatus (L’Hér.) C.Presl = Aspalathus bracteata
sericea of author, concept invalid = Xiphotheca reflexa PSORALEA L. 3703000
stokoei L.Bolus = Xiphotheca tecta Compiled by M. Jordaan & H.F. Glen
tecta (Thunb.) DC. = Xiphotheca tecta (1) Harvey. 1862. FC 2: 143–157.
(2) Forbes. 1930. Bothalia 3: 116–136.
teres (Thunb.) DC. = Liparia genistoides (3) Salter. 1939. Journal of South African Botany 5: 45, 46.
thunbergii Benth., illegitimate name = Liparia laevigata (4) Verdoorn. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: t. 1029.
(5) Stirton. 1984. Journal of South African Botany 50: 461, 462.
thunbergii Benth. var. villosa Harv., illegitimate name = (6) Stirton. 1995. Kew Bulletin 50: 619–622.
Liparia laevigata (7) Stirton. 1998. South African Journal of Botany 64: 244, 245.
(8) Stirton & Schutte. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9:
tomentosa (L.) Druce = Liparia vestita 500–503.
umbellifera Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. laevigata (9) Verdcourt. 2000. FZ 3,6: 48–50.
(10) Jordaan. Personal comunication.
umbellifera (Thunb.) DC. = Liparia umbellifera
abbottii C.H.Stirt.
vestita (Thunb.) DC. = Liparia vestita
Perennial. Procumbent subshrub. Length up to 1.5 m.
villosa DC., illegitimate name = Xiphotheca fruticosa Alt 300–1000 m. KZN, EC
villosa (Thunb.) Druce = Liparia angustifolia acaulis Stev. ap. Hoffm. = Bituminaria acaulis
aculeata L.
*PROSOPIS L. 3454000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 30–900 m. WC
Compiled by T. Nkonki aculeata Thunb. = Otholobium fruticans
(1) Isely. 1973. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 25: 116–122. acuminata Lam. = Otholobium acuminatum
(2) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 6, 7.
(3) Burkart. 1976. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 57: 219–249, affinis Eckl. & Zeyh.
450–525. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 100–1800 m. WC, EC
chilensis (Molina) Stuntz alata (Thunb.) T.M.Salter
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3.5–10 m. Alt 90–1250 m. Hallia alata Thunb. (3)
N, NC Perennial. Prostrate shrublet. Ht up to 0.1 m. Length
elephantina (Burch.) E.Mey. = Elephantorrhiza ele- up to 0.6 m. Alt 100–1050 m. WC
phantina albicans Thunb. = Otholobium argenteum
elephantorrhiza (DC.) Spreng. = Elephantorrhiza ele- algoensis Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium bracteolatum
phantina angustifolia Jacq.
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht up to 4 m. Alt 330–1200 foliosa Oliv. var. gazensis Baker f. = Otholobium folio-
m. WC, EC sum subsp. gazense
aphylla L. fruticans (L.) Druce = Otholobium fruticans
P. decidua P.J.Bergius (1)
glaucescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Reseeding or resprouting shrub. Ht up to 4
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 760–1260 m. NC,
m. Alt 80–1460 m. WC
WC
aphylla L. × P. pinnata L.
glaucina Harv.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 250–1050 m. P. axillaris Eckl. & Zeyh., not of L. (1)
WC, EC Perennial. Shrublet. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 0–500 m. WC
argentea Thunb. = Otholobium argenteum glabra E.Mey.
arborea Sims P. pinnata L. var. glabra (E.Mey.) Harv. (9)
P. latifolia (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. (10) Perennial. Subshrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 0–300 m.
P. pinnata L. var. latifolia Harv. (9) KZN
Perennial. Shrub or subshrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 30– gueinzii Harv.
330 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC Perennial. Subshrub. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 100–1250 m.
asarina (P.J.Bergius) T.M.Salter WC
Hallia asarina (P.J.Bergius) Thunb. (3)
Perennial. Prostrate shrublet. Length up to 0.6 m. Alt hamata Harv. = Otholobium hamatum
20–1400 m. WC heterosepala Fourc. = Otholobium heterosepalum
axillaris Eckl. & Zeyh., not of L. = P. glaucina hilaris Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium racemosum
axillaris L. hirta L. = Otholobium hirtum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 330–800 m. WC, holubii Burtt Davy = Cullen holubii
EC imbricata (L.) T.M.Salter
biflora Harv. = Cullen biflora Hallia imbricata (L.) Thunb. (3)
biovulata Bolus = Amphithalea biovulata Perennial. Resprouting shrublet. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt
bituminosa L. = Bituminaria bituminosa 180–800 m. WC
bolusii H.M.L.Forbes = Otholobium bolusii involucrata Thunb. = Polhillia involucrata
bowieana Harv. = Otholobium bowieanum jaubertiana Fenzl = Cullen jaubertiana
bracteolata Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium bracteolatum keetii Schönland
caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium caffrum Perennial. Resprouting shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 830–
1560 m. WC, EC
candicans Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium candicans
canescens Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium canescens latifolia (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. = P. arborea
carnea E.Mey. = Otholobium carneum laxa T.M.Salter
Hallia virgata Thunb. (3)
cataracta C.H.Stirt.
Hallia filiformis Harv. (5) Perennial. Prostrate shrublet. Length up to 0.4 m. Alt
Perennial. Prostrate shrublet. Length up to 0.6 m. Alt 30–1160 m. WC
150–600 m. WC linearis Burm.f. = Aspalathus linearis
cephalotes E.Mey. = Otholobium uncinatum macradenia Harv. = Otholobium macradenium
cordata (L.) Salter = P. monophylla
monophylla (L.) C.H.Stirt.
corylifolia L. = Cullen corylifolia Hallia cordata (L.) Thunb. (5)
cuneifolia Dum.Cours. = Otholobium fruticans P. cordata (L.) Salter (5)
cytisoides L. = Indigofera cytisoides Perennial. Resprouting shrublet. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt
decidua P.J.Bergius = P. aphylla 230–1700 m. WC
decumbens Aiton = Otholobium virgatum mundiana Eckl. & Zeyh. = Otholobium mundianum
decumbens Willd. = Otholobium mundianum obliqua E.Mey. = Otholobium obliquum
densa E.Mey. = Otholobium acuminatum
diffusa Eckl. & Zeyh. = P. repens obtusifolia DC. = Cullen tomentosum
drupacea Bunge = Cullen drupacea odorata Blatt. & Halb. = Cullen plicata
eckloniana Otto = Otholobium striatum odoratissima Jacq.
ensifolia (Houtt.) Merr. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 300–1330 m. WC
Perennial. Resprouting shrub. Ht up to 1.2 m. Alt 0– oligophylla Eckl. & Zeyh.
1250 m. WC, EC Perennial. Resprouting shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 0–
fascicularis DC. 1850 m. WC, EC
P. thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) oreophila Schltr.
Perennial. Resprouting shrub. Ht up to 2.5 m. Alt 100– Perennial. Shrublet. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 460–1660 m.
600 m. WC WC
filifolia Thunb. parviflora E.Mey. = Otholobium parviflorum
Perennial. Resprouting shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 0–750
m. WC patersoniae Schönland = Cullen corylifolia
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 275– Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt ?–2100 m. WC
1100 m. B, LIM angulata Thunb. subsp. thunbergii (Harv.) G.J.Campbell
plicatum (Oliv.) Harms subsp. plicatum & B.-E.van Wyk
Tephrosia plicata Oliv. (3) R. filifolia Thunb. in part. (3)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 244– R. thunbergii Harv. (3)
1129 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1.5 m. Alt? WC
angulata Thunb. var. angustifolia (Thunb.) E.Mey. = R.
*PUERARIA DC. 3889000 angulata subsp. angulata
Compiled by T. Nkonki angulata Thunb. var. filifolia (Thunb.) E.Mey. = R.
(1) Ohwi. 1965. Flora of Japan: 570. angulata subsp. angulata
(2) Maesen. 1985. Agricultural University of Wageningen, Papers
85-1: 1–132. angulata Thunb. var. latifolia Harv. = R. angulata var.
angulata
ficifolia (Benth.) L.Bolus = Neorautanenia ficifolius
axillaris in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. = R.
lobata (Willd.) Ohwi var. lobata
Dolichos hirsutus Thunb. (2) crassifolia
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 30 m. Alt 750–1000 axillaris Thunb. = R. elliptica
m. M capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. capensis
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 61–
PUSAETHA L. ex Kuntze 3468030 1829 m. WC
wahlbergii (Harv.) Kuntze = Entada wahlbergii capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. calycina G.J.Campbell &
B.-E.van Wyk
QUARTINIA A.Rich. 3553020 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 610–793 m. WC
abyssinica A.Rich. = Pterolobium stellatum capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. carinata G.J.Campbell &
B.-E.van Wyk
RAFNIA Thunb. 3654000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 960–1450 m. WC
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. dichotoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
(1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 31–39. G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk
(2) Schinz. 1894. Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier 2: 183–228. R. dichotoma Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
(3) Campbell & Van Wyk. 2001. South African Journal of Botany 67: R. gibba (E.Mey.) Druce (3)
90–149. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 1128–1800 m. WC
acuminata (E.Mey.) G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. elsieae G.J.Campbell & B.-
Borbonia perfoliata Thunb. (3)
R. perfoliata of author, not of (L.) Willd. (3) E.van Wyk
Vascoa perfoliata (Thunb.) DC. var. acuminata (E.Mey.) Walp. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 1525–1678
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt? WC m. WC
affinis Harv. = R. elliptica capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. ovata (P.J.Bergius) G.J.Camp-
alata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk bell & B.-E.van Wyk
R. cuneifolia Thunb. (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 30–1830 m. WC R. cuneifolia Thunb. var. lanceolata Harv. (3)
alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. triflora R. cuneifolia Thunb. var. obovata Harv., superfluous name (3)
R. cuneifolia Thunb. var. rhomboidea (E.Mey.) Harv. (3)
amplexicaulis Thunb. R. ovata (P.J.Bergius) Schinz (3)
Crotalaria amplexicaulis L. (3) R. rhomboidea (E.Mey.) Walp. (3)
Crotalaria reniformis Lam. (3) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–3 m. Alt 244–1037 m. WC
R. virens E.Mey. (3)
Vascoa amplexicaulis DC. (1) capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. pedicellata G.J.Campbell
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 30–1295 m. NC, & B.-E.van Wyk
WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.35–0.5 m. Alt 30–458 m.
angulata Thunb. subsp. angulata WC
R. angulata Thunb. var. angustifolia (Thunb.) E.Mey. cordata Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. capensis subsp. ovata
R. angulata Thunb. var. filifolia (Thunb.) E.Mey.
R. angulata Thunb. var. latifolia Harv. cordata (L.) Mart. = R. triflora
R. filifolia Thunb. in part. (3) crassifolia Harv.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–2.2 m. Alt 75–2100 m. R. axillaris in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. (3)
WC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 10–
angulata Thunb. subsp. ericifolia (T.M.Salter) 610 m. WC
G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk crispa C.H.Stirt.
R. ericifolia T.M.Salter (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt? WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt ?–92 m. WC
cuneifolia in sense of E.Mey., not of Thunb. = R. elliptica
angulata Thunb. subsp. humilis (Eckl. & Zeyh.)
cuneifolia Thunb. = R. capensis subsp. ovata
G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk
R. humilis Eckl. & Zeyh. (3) cuneifolia Thunb. var. lanceolata Harv. = R. capensis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt? WC subsp. ovata
angulata Thunb. subsp. montana G.J.Campbell & B.- cuneifolia Thunb. var. obovata Harv., superfluous name
E.van Wyk = R. capensis subsp. ovata
cuneifolia Thunb. var. rhomboidea (E.Mey.) Harv. = R. retroflexa in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. = R.
capensis subsp. ovata elliptica
dichotoma Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. capensis subsp. dicho- retroflexa Thunb. var. β Thunb. ex Kies, naked name =
toma Cyclopia sessiliflora
diffusa Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. triflora rhomboidea (E.Mey.) Walp. = R. capensis subsp. ovata
diffusa Thunb. rostrata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk subsp. pluri-
R. retroflexa in sense of Benth. (3) flora G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt 30– Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? WC
1219 m. WC rostrata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk subsp. rostrata
divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh. ms. (never published) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.3 m. Alt 976–1800 m.
elliptica Thunb. WC
R. affinis Harv. (3) schlechteriana Schinz
R. axillaris Thunb. (3)
R. cuneifolia in sense of E.Mey., not of Thunb. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 300–1400
R. elliptica Benth. (1) m. WC
R. elliptica Thunb. var. acuminata Harv. (3) spicata Thunb.
R. elliptica Thunb. var. erecta Harv. (3)
R. elliptica Thunb. var. intermedia (Walp.) Harv. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 488–1400
R. erecta in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. (3) m. WC
R. intermedia Benth. (1) thunbergii Harv. = R. angulata subsp. thunbergii
R. intermedia Vogel ex Walp. (3)
R. retroflexa in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. (3) triflora Thunb.
R. alpina Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 30–1341 m. KZN, R. cordata (L.) Mart. (3)
WC, EC R. diffusa Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
elliptica Benth. = R. elliptica R. fastigiata Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
elliptica Thunb. var. acuminata Harv. = R. elliptica Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 10–915 m. KZN,
WC
elliptica Thunb. var. erecta Harv. = R. elliptica
virens E.Mey. = R. amplexicaulis
elliptica Thunb. var. intermedia (Walp.) Harv. = R. vlokii G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk
elliptica Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–2 m. Alt? WC
erecta in sense of Eckl. & Zeyh., not of Thunb. = R.
elliptica REICHARDIA Roth 3553030
ericifolia T.M.Salter = R. angulata subsp. ericifolia decapetala Roth = Caesalpinia decapetala
fastigiata Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. triflora
REQUIENIA DC. 3718010
filifolia Thunb. in part = R. angulata subsp. angulata Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo
filifolia Thunb. in part = R. angulata subsp. thunbergii (1) Schreiber. 1970. FSWA 60: 99, 100.
gibba (E.Mey.) Druce = R. capensis subsp. dichotoma pseudosphaerosperma (Schinz) Brummitt
Tephrosia pseudosphaerosperma Schinz (2)
globosa G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 488–820 m. Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.9–1.5 m. Alt 885–1300 m.
WC N, B, LIM, NW
sphaerosperma DC.
humilis Eckl. & Zeyh. = R. angulata subsp. humilis Tephrosia sphaerosperma (DC.) Baker (2)
inaequalis G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 900–1485 m. N, B,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1 m. Alt? WC NW, FS, NC
intermedia Benth. = R. elliptica
RHYNCHOSIA Lour. 3897000
intermedia Vogel ex Walp. = R. elliptica Compiled by G. Germishuizen
lancea Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Bolus. 1906. Transactions of the South African Philosophical
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt ?–61 m. Society 16: 383, 384.
WC (2) Brown. 1906. Kew Bulletin 1906: 103.
(3) Baker. 1921. Bothalia 1: 113–138.
meyeri Schinz = R. ovata (4) Killick. 1967. The Flowering Plants of Africa 38: t. 1497.
ovata E.Mey. (5) Schreiber. 1970. FSWA 60: 100–106.
R. meyeri Schinz. (6) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 4: 711–761.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1.2 m. Alt? WC (7) Germishuizen. 1987. Bothalia 17: 181, 182.
(8) Lebrun & Stork. 1992. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
ovata (P.J.Bergius) Schinz = R. capensis subsp. ovata tropicale 2: 112–114.
perfoliata of author, not of (L.) Willd. = R. acuminata (9) Germishuizen & Condy. 1994. Flowering Plants of Africa 53:
32–35, t. 2087.
racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pumila G.J.Campbell (10) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 465–467.
& B.-E.van Wyk (11) Germishuizen. 1998. Bothalia 28: 58–60.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt? WC (12) Verdcourt. 1999. Kew Bulletin 55: 137–146.
(13) Germishuizen & Schutte. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia
racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. racemosa 9: 509, 510.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 365–1798 m. WC
adenodes Eckl. & Zeyh.
retroflexa in sense of Benth. = R. diffusa R. amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 2–8 m. Alt 755–1065 m. pentheri Schltr. ex Zahlbr. var. hutchinsoniana Burtt
LIM, M Davy
holosericea Schinz Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht? Alt? G, FS, KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 915–1372 m. N, B, pentheri Schltr. ex Zahlbr. var. pentheri
NW, FS, NC Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht 0.25–0.7 m. Alt 36–
jacottetii Schinz = R. reptabunda 2000 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
komatiensis Harms pinnata Harv.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–1.2 m. Alt 303–1435 m. Perennial. Subshrub. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 5–45 m. WC
LIM, M, S prostrata Suess., illegitimate name = R. monophylla
leucoscias Benth. ex Harv. reptabunda N.E.Br.
Chrysoscias calucina E.Mey. (3) R. jacottetii Schinz (7)
Cylista argentea Eckl. & Zeyh. (3) Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 245–
Perennial. Climbing shrub. Ht? Alt 15–1030 m. WC, 2200 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
EC
reptans Suess. = R. monophylla
longipes Harms = R. crassifolia
resinosa (A.Rich.) Baker
memnonia (Delile) DC. var. candida (Welw. ex Hiern) Fagelia resinosa A.Rich. (6)
Baker f. = R. candida Perennial. Shrub, climber. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt ?–1220
memnonia (Delile) DC. var. prostrata Harv. = R. mini- m. N, B, LIM
ma var. prostrata rogersii Schinz
microscias Benth. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt ?–1220 m. M
Chrysoscias parviflora E.Mey. (3)
Perennial. Climbing shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 155– rudolfii Harms (insufficiently known)
1065 m. WC, EC schlechteri Baker f.
minima (L.) DC. var. falcata (E.Mey.) Verdc. Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 3 m. Alt 540–600 m. NC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? N, B, LIM, NW, M, sigmoides Benth. ex Harv. = R. villosa
S, KZN sordida (E.Mey.) Schinz
minima (L.) DC. var. minima Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–2 m. Alt
Dolichos minimus L. (6) 45–1740 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 30–2440 m. N, B,
spectabilis Schinz
LIM, NW, M, S, KZN
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.45–2.4 m.
minima (L.) DC. var. prostrata (Harv.) Meikle Alt 305–1645 m. LIM, M
R. memnonia (Delile) DC. var. prostrata Harv. (6)
Perennial. Herb, climber, prostrate. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 30– sphaerocephala Baker = Dolichos sericeus subsp. seri-
1669 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC ceus
monophylla Schltr. stenodon Baker f.
R. monophylla Schltr. var. eylesii Baker f. (6) Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 460–1935 m. KZN
R. prostrata Suess., illegitimate name (6) stipitata Verdc.
R. reptans Suess. (6) R. caribaea in sense of F.White, not of (Jacq.) DC. (12)
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt Perennial. Climber. Ht 1.4–2 m. Alt? B
610–2050 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
sublobata (Schumach.) Meikle
monophylla Schltr. var. eylesii Baker f. = R. monophylla Glycine sublobata Schumach. (6)
namaensis Schinz Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 155–1740
R. dinteri Schinz (5) m. N, B, LIM, M, S
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–1163 m. N
thorncroftii (Baker f.) Burtt Davy
nervosa Benth. & Harv. var. nervosa Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 915–1824 m.
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht? Alt 15–2440 m. LIM, LIM, M, S
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
totta (Thunb.) DC. var. totta
nervosa Benth. & Harv. var. pauciflora Harv. = R. confusa Glycine totta Thunb. (6)
nervosa Benth. & Harv. var. petiolata Burtt Davy Perennial. Herb, climber. Alt 50–2090 m. N, B, LIM,
(insufficiently known) NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? G uniflora Harv. = R. angustifolia
nitens Benth. vendae C.H.Stirt.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 155–1700 m. LIM, Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.4–0.9 m. Alt 490–670
NW, G, M, S, KZN m. LIM
oligantha Harms = R. fleckii venulosa (Hiern) K.Schum.
ovata J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans Dolichos venulosus Hiern (5)
R. hirsuta Schinz (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 30–1035 m. KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 55–1725
pauciflora Bolus m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ?–1470 m. M, S
villosa (Meisn.) Druce
peglerae Baker f. Eriosema villosum (Meisn.) C.A.Sm. (9)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ?–460 m. EC R. sigmoides Benth. ex Harv. (3)
Perennial. Herb, prostrate. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 800–1950 Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–16 m. Alt 25–1800 m. LIM, G,
m. M, KZN, EC M, S, KZN, EC
viscidula Steud. brachypetala Sond. var. pubescens Burtt Davy = S.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt up to 1220 brachypetala
m. NC, WC capitata Bolle
woodii Schinz S. tamarindifolia Afzel. ex Sims var. forbesiana Baill. (3)
S. transvaalensis Rolfe (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 600–2000 m. LIM, Theodora capitata (Bolle) Taub. (3)
M, S, KZN Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–9 m. Alt 50–1250 m. M,
*ROBINIA L. 3733000 S, KZN, EC
Compiled by T. Nkonki cuneifolia Gand. = S. latifolia
(1) Ball. 1968. Flora europaea 2: 106. diversifolia Walp. = S. latifolia
(2) Isely & Peabody. 1984. Castanea 49: 187–202. latifolia Jacq.
(3) Cullen. 1995. European garden flora 4: 489, 490. Omphalobium schotia J.Jacq. ex DC. (3)
pseudoacacia L. S. cuneifolia Gand. (3)
S. diversifolia Walp. (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–25 m. Alt 1050–2000 Theodora latifolia (Jacq.) Taub. (5)
m. G, FS, KZN Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.6–10 m. Alt 0–1250 m. LIM, M,
subdecandra L’Hér. = Calpurnia aurea subsp. aurea KZN, WC, EC
uliginosa Willd. = Derris trifoliata latifolia Jacq. × S. afra (L.) Thunb. form A
S. speciosa Jacq. var. ovalifolia Harv. (3)
ROTHIA Pers. 3659000 S. stipulata W.T.Aiton (3)
Theodora stipulata (W.T.Aiton) Eckl. & Zeyh. (5)
Compiled by T. Nkonki
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–3 m. Alt 0–750 m. WC,
(1) Gillett et al. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 4: 811–813.
EC
hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.) Baker latifolia Jacq. × S. afra (L.) Thunb. form B
Lotononis desertorum Dummer (1)
Xerocarpus hirsutus Guill. & Perr. (1) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 3–8 m. Alt 0–350 m. EC
Annual. Herb. Ht ?–0.15 m. Alt 409–518 m. N, LIM parvifolia Jacq. = S. afra var. afra
rogersii Burtt Davy = S. brachypetala
SARCOCALYX Walp. 3662080 semireducta Merxm. = S. brachypetala
capensis Walp. = Aspalathus capensis speciosa Jacq. = S. afra var. afra
SARCOPHYLLUS Thunb. 3662090 speciosa Jacq. var. ovalifolia Harv. = S. latifolia × S.
afra form A
carnosus Thunb. = Aspalathus capensis speciosa Jacq. var. tamarindifolia (Afzel. ex Sims) Harv.
= S. afra var. afra
SAROTHAMNUS St.-Lag. 3682010
stipulata W.T.Aiton = S. latifolia × S. afra form A
scoparius (L.) Wimm. ex W.D.J.Koch = Cytisus sco- tamarindifolia Afzel. ex Sims = S. afra var. afra
parius
tamarindifolia Afzel. ex Sims var. forbesiana Baill. = S.
SCHOTIA Jacq. 3506000 capitata
Compiled by H.F. Glen transvaalensis Rolfe = S. capitata
(1) Phillips. 1935. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 15: t. 574.
(2) Dyer. 1940. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 20: t. 777. SCYTALISE E.Mey. 3905010
(3) Codd. 1956. Bothalia 6: 515–533.
(4) Codd. 1973. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1665. tenuis E.Mey. var. ovata E.Mey. = Vigna unguiculata
(5) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 23–33. subsp. tenuis var. ovata
afra (L.) Thunb. var. afra
Guajacum afrum L. (3) SENNA Mill. 3536020
S. parvifolia Jacq. (5) Compiled by H.F. Glen
S. speciosa Jacq. (3)
S. speciosa Jacq. var. tamarindifolia (Afzel. ex Sims) Harv. (3) (1) Gordon-Gray. 1977. FSA 16,2: 69–108.
S. tamarindifolia Afzel. ex Sims (3) (2) Samant & Shete. 1987. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of
Theodora speciosa Medik. (3) Science 97: 337–346.
(3) Lock. 1988. Kew Bulletin 43: 333–342.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.5–7 m. Alt 0–750 m. WC, (4) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 36–40.
EC (5) Luckow. 1996. Baileya 23: 195–241.
afra (L.) Thunb. var. angustifolia (E.Mey.) Harv. *bicapsularis (L.) Roxb.
S. angustifolia E.Mey. (3) Cassia bicapsularis L. (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2.7–6 m. Alt 125–1250 m. Cassia transversali-seminata De Wild. (3)
N, NC, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt 0–700 m. M, S,
angustifolia E.Mey. = S. afra var. angustifolia KZN
brachypetala Sond. *corymbosa (Lam.) Irwin & Barneby
S. brachypetala Sond. var. pubescens Burtt Davy (5) Cassia corymbosa Lam. (3)
S. rogersii Burtt Davy (3) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–3 m. Alt 700–1450 m. G, M,
S. semireducta Merxm. (3) KZN, EC
*didymobotrya (Fresen.) Irwin & Barneby *siamea (Lam.) Irwin & Barneby
Cassia didymobotrya Fresen. (3) Cassia siamea Lam. (3)
Cassia nairobensis Aggeler & Musser (3) Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–12 m. Alt 250–1250 m. M, S,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–7 m. Alt 0–1350 m. LIM, G, KZN
M, S, KZN, WC, EC singueana (Delile) Lock
*hirsuta (L.) Irwin & Barneby Cassia goratensis Fresen. (3)
Cassia hirsuta L. (3) Cassia singueana Delile (3)
Cassia tomentosa in sense of H.M.L.Forbes, misapplied name (3) Cassia sinqueana in sense of author, not of Delile, orthographic
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.7 m. Alt 0–700 m. M, KZN error, misapplied name (3)
Cassia zanzibarensis Vatke (3)
italica Mill. subsp. arachoides (Burch.) Lock
Cassia arachoides Burch. (3) Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 1100–1950 m. N
Cassia italica (Mill.) Lam. ex F.W.Andrews subsp. arachoides
(Burch.) Brenan (3) SESBANIA Scop. 3747000
Cassia obovata Collad. var. mucronata Burtt Davy (3) Compiled by H.F. Glen
Cassia obovata Collad. var. pilosa Burtt Davy (3)
(1) Phillips & Hutchinson. 1921. Bothalia 1: 40–56.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 50–1450 m. N, B, (2) Gillett. 1963. Kew Bulletin 17: 91–159.
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC (3) Gillett. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae 3: 330–351.
italica Mill. subsp. micrantha (Brenan) Lock (4) Ross. 1982. The Flowering Plants of Africa 47: t. 1856.
Cassia italica (Mill.) Lam. ex F.W.Andrews subsp. micrantha (5) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 460–464.
Brenan (3) (6) Burkart. 1967. Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 3:
Cassia obovata Collad. var. pallidiflora Dinter (3) 497–500.
(7) Burkart. 1951. Darwiniana 9: 387–396.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 850–1250 m. N, B
*multiglandulosa (Jacq.) Irwin & Barneby aculeata (Willd.) Pers. = S. bispinosa var. bispinosa
Cassia multiglandulosa Jacq. (5) aegyptiaca in sense of Baker, misapplied name = S. ses-
Cassia tomentosa L.f. (3) ban subsp. sesban var. nubica
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.8–7.5 m. Alt 35–2200 m. G,
FS, KZN, WC, EC aegyptiaca Pers. = S. sesban subsp. sesban var. sesban
*multijuga (Rich.) Irwin & Barneby aegypticus Poir. = S. sesban subsp. sesban var. sesban
Cassia multijuga Rich. (3) *bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight var. bispinosa
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–9 m. Alt 1100–1200 m. S S. aculeata (Willd.) Pers. (2)
*obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby Biennial. Tree, herb. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 50–1350 m. N, B,
Cassia obtusifolia L. (3) LIM, NW, M, S, KZN
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 850– brevipedunculata J.B.Gillett
1050 m. N, B, M Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 850–1400 m. B, LIM,
*occidentalis (L.) Link NW
Cassia occidentalis L. (3)
cinerascens in sense of Baker, misapplied name = S.
Annual, occ. perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt macrantha var. levis
0–1550 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
cinerascens Welw. ex Baker
*pendula (Willd.) Irwin & Barneby var. glabrata Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 2.5–5 m. Alt 850–1100 m.
(Vogel) Irwin & Barneby
Cassia coluteoides Collad. (3) N, B
Cassia indecora Kunth var. glabrata Vogel (3) coerulescens Harms
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 0–1350 m. N, LIM, G, S. hookii De Wild. (2)
M, S, KZN, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 3–5 m. Alt 850–1100 m. N
petersiana (Bolle) Lock hamata E.Phillips & Hutch. = S. tetraptera
Cassia delagoensis Harv. (3)
Cassia petersiana Bolle (3) hookii De Wild. = S. coerulescens
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.8–7 m. Alt 50–1200 m. kirkii E.Phillips & Hutch. = S. tetraptera
LIM, M, S, KZN macowaniana Schinz
*septemtrionalis (Viv.) Irwin & Barneby Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 800–1250 m. N, B,
Cassia floribunda in sense of Brenan, not of Cav., misapplied name LIM
(3)
Cassia laevigata Willd. (3) macrantha E.Phillips & Hutch. var. levis J.B.Gillett
Cassia septemtrionalis Viv. (5) S. cinerascens in sense of Baker, misapplied name (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–4.5 m. Alt Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 150–1800 m. LIM, G,
0–1850 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC M, S, KZN
septemtrionalis (Viv.) Irwin & Barneby × S. bicapsu- macrantha E.Phillips & Hutch. var. macrantha
laris (L.) Roxb. Perennial. Tree, herb. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 150–1800 m. LIM,
Cassia floribunda in sense of Brenan, not of Cav. × C. bicapsularis G, M
L. (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 500–1250 m. M marginata Benth. = S. virgata
septemtrionalis (Viv.) Irwin & Barneby × S. multi- microphylla E.Phillips & Hutch.
S. mossambicensis in sense of E.Phillips & Hutch., misapplied name
glandulosa (Jacq.) Irwin & Barneby (3)
Cassia floribunda in sense of Brenan, not of Cav. × C. tomentosa
L.f. (3) Annual. Herb. Ht 1–4 m. Alt 850–1100 m. N, B
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 0–900 m. KZN, mossambicensis in sense of E.Phillips & Hutch., misap-
WC, EC plied name = S. microphylla
capensis (Jacq.) Pers. var. acutifolia E.Mey. elongata E.Mey. var. tzaneenensis (H.M.L.Forbes)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.03–0.5 m. Brummitt
Alt 30–1403 m. G, M, WC, EC T. tzaneenensis H.M.L.Forbes (4)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.6–6 m. Alt 610–
capensis (Jacq.) Pers. var. angustifolia E.Mey.
991 m. LIM, M
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 30–1983 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, FS, WC, EC ensifolia Harv. = T. elongata var. elongata
capensis (Jacq.) Pers. var. capensis euchroa I.Verd.
Galega pallens Aiton (10) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 458–
T. ternatifolia R.G.N.Young (10) 1400 m. LIM
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–3 m. Alt euprepes Brummitt
945–1983 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.9 m. Alt? B
WC, EC
evansii Hutch. & Burtt Davy = T. rhodesica var. evansii
capensis (Jacq.) Pers. var. hirsuta Harv.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. forbesii Baker subsp. interior Brummitt
Alt 8–1068 m. NW, FS, KZN Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.5 m. Alt 381–1050 m. LIM,
NW, M, KZN
capensis (Jacq.) Pers. var. longipetiolata H.M.L.Forbes
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 17–915 m. WC, EC galpinii H.M.L.Forbes
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
cephalantha Welw. ex Baker var. decumbens Welw. ex
Baker glomeruliflora Meisn. subsp. glomeruliflora
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 915–2100 m. N Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 1–1.8 m. Alt ± 30 m.
KZN
contorta N.E.Br. = Ptycholobium contortum
glomeruliflora Meisn. subsp. meisneri (Hutch. & Burtt
cordata Hutch. & Burtt Davy Davy) Schrire
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 763– T. incarnata Brummitt (6)
2074 m. LIM, M, S, EC T. meisneri Hutch. & Burtt Davy (6)
coriaceae Benth. = T. elongata var. elongata Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 30–1260 m.
damarensis Engl. = T. dregeana var. dregeana LIM, M, S, KZN
dawsonii Baker f. = T. longipes subsp. longipes var. gobensis Brummitt
longipes Perennial. Shrub. Ht? Alt 229–458 m. S
delagoensis H.M.L.Forbes = T. purpurea subsp. lepto- godmaniae Baker f., as ‘godmanae’ = T. reptans var.
stachya var. delagoensis reptans
diffusa (E.Mey.) Harv. = T. macropoda var. diffusa gracilenta H.M.L.Forbes
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–1220 m. EC
diffusa Roxb. = T. purpurea subsp. purpurea
dinteri Schinz = T. dregeana var. dregeana grandiflora (Aiton) Pers.
Apodynomene grandiflora E.Mey. (2)
discolor E.Mey. = T. linearis Galega grandiflora Aiton (2)
dissitiflora Baker = T. elongata var. elongata Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–5 m. Alt 6–1500 m. KZN, EC
dregeana E.Mey. var. dregeana inandensis H.M.L.Forbes
T. brachyloba E.Mey. (2) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–1.5 m. Alt ?–610 m. KZN
T. damarensis Engl. (10)
T. dinteri Schinz (10) incana in sense of Baker, misapplied name = T. villosa
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1 subsp. ehrenbergiana var. ehrenbergiana
m. Alt 280–1585 m. N, B, NC incarnata Brummitt = T. glomeruliflora subsp. meis-
ehrenbergiana Schweinf. = T. villosa subsp. ehrenber- neri
giana var. ehrenbergiana indigofera Bertol. = T. purpurea subsp. leptostachya
var. delagoensis
elegans Schumach.
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt? N kraussiana Meisn.
T. amoena E.Mey. (10)
elongata E.Mey. var. elongata Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 9–1220
T. coriaceae Benth. (4)
T. dissitiflora Baker (4) m. S, KZN, EC
T. elongata E.Mey. var. glabra Sond. (4) laurentii De Wild. = T. purpurea subsp. leptostachya
T. elongata E.Mey. var. pubescens Harv. (4) var. pubescens
T. ensifolia Harv. (4)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.1–2.4 m. Alt leptostachya DC. = T. purpurea subsp. leptostachya
61–2080 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN var. leptostachya
limpopoensis J.B.Gillett
elongata E.Mey. var. glabra Sond. = T. elongata var. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.13–0.5 m. Alt
elongata 793–1168 m. N, LIM
elongata E.Mey. var. lasiocaulos Brummitt (insuffi- linearis (Willd.) Pers.
ciently known) T. discolor E.Mey. (10)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? Distr? T. linearis (Willd.) Pers. subsp. discolor (E.Mey.) J.B.Gillett (10)
T. linearis (Willd.) Pers. var. discolor (E.Mey.) Brummitt (10)
elongata E.Mey. var. pubescens Harv. = T. elongata var. T. pulchella Hook.f. (3)
elongata T. seminuda Bojer ex Baker (3)
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.7–6 m. Alt 46–60 m. noctiflora Bojer ex Baker
KZN Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt ?–458 m.
linearis (Willd.) Pers. subsp. discolor (E.Mey.) J.B.Gillett LIM, M
= T. linearis oblongifolia E.Mey. = Ophrestia oblongifolia var.
linearis (Willd.) Pers. var. discolor (E.Mey.) Brummitt oblongifolia
= T. linearis otaviensis Dinter = T. caerulea subsp. otaviensis
lineata Schumach. & Thonn. = T. purpurea subsp. lepto- oxygona Welw. ex Baker subsp. lactea (Schinz) A.Schreib.
stachya var. leptostachya Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt ?–1095 m. N
longipes Meisn. subsp. longipes var. icosisperma Brum- oxygona Welw. ex Baker subsp. oxygona var. oxygona
mitt = T. longipes subsp. longipes var. longipes Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 450–1000 m. N
longipes Meisn. subsp. longipes var. longipes pallida H.M.L.Forbes
T. angustissima Engl. (6)
T. dawsonii Baker f. (6) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht? Alt? N
T. longipes Meisn. subsp. longipes var. icosisperma Brummitt (6) pietersii H.M.L.Forbes
T. lurida Sond. var. drummondii Brummitt (6)
T. lurida Sond. var. lissocarpa Brummitt (6)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt 300–854 m. LIM, M
T. lurida Sond. var. lurida (6) plicata Oliv. = Ptycholobium plicatum subsp. plicatum
Annual, occ. perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht polystachya E.Mey. var. hirta Harv.
0.8–5 m. Alt 427–1525 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht ?–1.4 m. Alt 6–1340 m.
S, FS, KZN LIM, S, FS, KZN, EC
lupinifolia DC. polystachya E.Mey. var. latifolia Harv.
Cracca lupinifolia Kuntze (2)
Galega lupinifolia Burch. (2) Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–5 m. Alt 1080–
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 55– 1830 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
1713 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, NC polystachya E.Mey. var. longidens H.M.L.Forbes
lurida Sond. var. drummondii Brummitt = T. longipes Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–0.8 m. Alt 366–
subsp. longipes var. longipes 1220 m. EC
lurida Sond. var. lissocarpa Brummitt = T. longipes polystachya E.Mey. var. polystachya
subsp. longipes var. longipes Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–5 m. Alt
6–1700 m. B, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, WC, EC
lurida Sond. var. lurida = T. longipes subsp. longipes
var. longipes polystachyoides in sense of Burtt Davy, misapplied name
= T. rhodesica var. rhodesica
macropoda (E.Mey.) Harv. var. diffusa (E.Mey.) Schrire
T. aemula (E.Mey.) Harv. (6) pondoensis (Codd) Schrire
T. diffusa (E.Mey.) Harv. (6) Mundulea pondoensis Codd (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.6 m. Alt 10–1952 m. M, S, Perennial. Tree. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt ?–366 m. EC
KZN pseudocapitata H.M.L.Forbes = T. natalensis subsp.
macropoda (E.Mey.) Harv. var. macropoda pseudocapitata
Apodynomene macropoda E.Mey. (2) pseudosphaerosperma Schinz = Requienia pseudo-
T. armitageana Chiov. (10) sphaerosperma
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 2–1678 m. LIM, G,
M, S, KZN pulchella Hook.f. = T. linearis
marginella H.M.L.Forbes pumila (Lam.) Pers. var. pumila
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.33 m. Alt 1158–2135 m. Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
KZN, EC purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. canescens (E.Mey.) Brum-
medleyi H.M.L.Forbes = T. shiluwanensis mitt
T. canescens E.Mey. (4)
meisneri Hutch. & Burtt Davy = T. glomeruliflora subsp. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 1–460 m. N, KZN
meisneri purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brum-
monophylla Schinz mitt var. delagoensis (H.M.L.Forbes) Brummitt
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt ?–700 m. N T. delagoensis H.M.L.Forbes (4)
T. indigofera Bertol. (4)
mossambicensis Schinz = T. uniflora subsp. uniflora
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–0.7 m. Alt 500–610 m.
multijuga R.G.N.Young B, LIM, M
T. woodii Burtt Davy (4)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.)
430–1800 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC Brummitt var. leptostachya
T. leptostachya DC. (4)
natalensis H.M.L.Forbes subsp. natalensis T. lineata Schumach. & Thonn. (4)
T. apiculata H.M.L.Forbes (6) Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–3 m. Alt 150–
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.12 m. Alt 1600–1678 m. M, S, 1518 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC
KZN
purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. leptostachya (DC.) Brum-
natalensis H.M.L.Forbes subsp. pseudocapitata mitt var. pubescens Baker
(H.M.L.Forbes) Schrire T. laurentii De Wild. (4)
T. pseudocapitata H.M.L.Forbes (6) T. sparsiflora H.M.L.Forbes (10)
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 1068–1220 m. KZN T. transvaalensis Hutch. ex Burtt Davy (4)
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–4 m. Alt 8–1525 villosa (L.) Pers. subsp. ehrenbergiana (Schweinf.)
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M Brummitt var. ehrenbergiana
T. apollinea in sense of Klotzsch, misapplied name (4)
*purpurea (L.) Pers. subsp. purpurea T. ehrenbergiana Schweinf. (4)
T. diffusa Roxb. (4) T. incana in sense of Baker, misapplied name (4)
T. wallichii Graham (4)
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.01–2
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? KZN
m. Alt 315–750 m. N, LIM, NW, G, M
radicans Baker
virgata H.M.L.Forbes
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.4 m. Alt 1128–1403 m. N,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ?–0.2 m. Alt? LIM
LIM, M
vogelii Hook.f.
reptans Baker var. reptans
T. godmaniae Baker f., as ‘godmanae’ (4) Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–2 m. Alt? EC
Perennial, occ. annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.7–3.5 m. Alt? wallichii Graham = T. purpurea subsp. purpurea
LIM, G woodii Burtt Davy = T. multijuga
retusa Burtt Davy wyliei H.M.L.Forbes = T. shiluwanensis
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt 235–763 m. LIM,
zoutpansbergensis Bremek.
G, M
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt ?–885
rhodesica Baker f. var. evansii (Hutch. & Burtt Davy) m. LIM
Brummitt
T. evansii Hutch. & Burtt Davy (4) zuluensis H.M.L.Forbes = T. albissima subsp. zuluensis
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 275–
1373 m. LIM, NW, M, KZN TERAMNUS P.Browne 3866000
Compiled by T. Nkonki
rhodesica Baker f. var. rhodesica
T. polystachyoides in sense of Burtt Davy, misapplied name (4) (1) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24: 235–307.
(2) Verdcourt. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 4: 533–541.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt
300–1600 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M labialis (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. labialis
Glycine debilis Aiton (1)
salicifolia Schinz = T. acaciifolia Glycine labialis L.f. (2)
semiglabra Sond. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 0–1550 m.
Cracca semiglabra Kuntze (2) LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–4 m. Alt 793–1891 m. NW, G,
M, FS, KZN, L, EC THEODORA Medik. 3506040
seminuda Bojer ex Baker = T. linearis capitata (Bolle) Taub. = Schotia capitata
shiluwanensis Schinz latifolia (Jacq.) Taub. = Schotia latifolia
T. medleyi H.M.L.Forbes (6)
T. spathacea Hutch. & Burtt Davy (6) speciosa Medik. = Schotia afra var. afra
T. wyliei H.M.L.Forbes (6) stipulata (W.T.Aiton) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Schotia latifolia
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt × S. afra form A
763–1980 m. LIM, G, M, KZN
sparsiflora H.M.L.Forbes = T. purpurea subsp. lepto- TOUNATEA Aubl. 3574010
stachya var. pubescens madagascariensis (Desv.) Baill. = Swartzia madagas-
spathacea Hutch. & Burtt Davy = T. shiluwanensis cariensis
sphaerosperma (DC.) Baker = Requienia sphaerosperma
stricta (L.f.) Pers. = Indigofera stricta TRIFOLIUM L. 3690000
suberosa DC. = Mundulea sericea Compiled by T. Nkonki
subulata Hutch. & Burtt Davy (1) Harvey & Sonder. 1862. FC 2: 1–285.
(2) Zohary & Heller. 1984. The genus Trifolium: 1–606.
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht ?–2 m. Alt 1220– (3) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 489–498.
1400 m. M
africanum Ser. var. africanum
ternatifolia R.G.N.Young = T. capensis var. capensis T. africanum Ser. var. glabellum (E.Mey.) Harv. (2)
transvaalensis Hutch. ex Burtt Davy = T. purpurea Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 50–2600 m. N, B,
subsp. leptostachya var. pubescens LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
tzaneenensis H.M.L.Forbes = T. elongata var. tzanee- africanum Ser. var. glabellum (E.Mey.) Harv. = T. afri-
nensis canum var. africanum
uniflora Pers. subsp. uniflora africanum Ser. var. lydenburgense J.B.Gillett
T. anthylloides Hochst. ex Webb (3) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 1300–2050 m. NW,
T. mossambicensis Schinz (4)
G, M, S
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 350–
610 m. N, B, LIM, M agrarium L. = T. campestre var. campestre
unifolia H.M.L.Forbes = T. albissima subsp. zuluensis *angustifolium L. var. angustifolium
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 0–1750 m. L, WC
villosa (L.) Pers. subsp. ehrenbergiana (Schweinf.)
Brummitt var. daviesii Brummitt *arvense L. var. arvense
Annual, occ. perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.3 Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 50–300 m. WC
m. Alt 366–458 m. N, LIM, M bicorne Forssk. = T. resupinatum var. resupinatum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3 m. Alt 1250–2100 m. LIM, burchellii (DC.) Harv. = Otoptera burchellii
KZN, EC *comosa Baker subsp. comosa
Annual. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? FS
UMTIZA Sim 3506010
davyi Bolus = V. vexillata var. davyi
Compiled by H.F. Glen
(1) Ross. 1977. FSA 16,2: 33–35. decipiens Harv. = V. frutescens subsp. frutescens var.
(2) Germishuizen. 1986. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1939. frutescens
listeriana Sim dekindtiana Harms = V. unguiculata subsp. dekind-
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2.5–12 m. Alt 0–300 m. EC tiana var. dekindtiana
dinteri Harms = V. lobatifolia
VASCOA DC. 3654010
friesiorum Harms var. friesiorum
amplexicaulis DC. = Rafnia amplexicaulis Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt ?–152 m. M
perfoliata (Thunb.) DC. var. acuminata (E.Mey.) Walp. frutescens A.Rich. subsp. frutescens var. frutescens
= Rafnia acuminata V. decipiens Harv. (3)
V. longiloba Burtt Davy (3)
*VICIA L. 3852000 V. pongolensis Burtt Davy (3)
V. pseudotriloba Harms (3)
Compiled by T. Nkonki Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.1–1 m. Alt 61–1647 m.
(1) Ball. 1968. Flora europaea 2: 129–136. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
(2) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 507.
galpinii Burtt Davy = V. nervosa
angustifolia L. = V. sativa subsp. nigra
atropurpurea Desf. = V. benghalensis glabra Savi = V. luteola var. luteola
benghalensis L. huillensis Welw. ex Baker = V. unguiculata subsp. de-
V. atropurpurea Desf. (1) kindtiana var. huillensis
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. hygrophila Harms = V. oblongifolia var. parviflora
Alt 50–2000 m. LIM, G, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC junodii Harms = Dolichos junodii
cracca L. kokii B.J.Pienaar
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? EC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 305–458 m. N, NW, M
hirsuta (L.) Gray lobatifolia Baker
Annual. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–0.45 m. Alt 15–610 m. V. dinteri Harms (2)
N, FS, WC, EC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 305–458 m. N
sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. (insufficiently known) longiloba Burtt Davy = V. frutescens subsp. frutescens
V. angustifolia L. (2)
var. frutescens
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt? Distr?
luteola (Jacq.) Benth. var. luteola
sativa L. subsp. sativa Phaseolus luteolus (Jacq.) Gagnep. (3)
Annual. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 5–2000 m. V. brachystachys Benth. (3)
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC V. glabra Savi (3)
tetrasperma Moench Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–1.52 m. Alt 3–1000
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 30–60 m. WC, EC m. N, B, LIM, M, KZN, WC, EC
villosa Roth subsp. villosa marginata (E.Mey.) Benth. = Sphenostylis marginata
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 90–397 m. LIM, NW, subsp. marginata
G, M, L, EC marina (Burm.) Merr.
V. retusa (E.Mey.) Walp. (3)
VIGNA Savi 3905000 Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 0–580 m. KZN
Compiled by T. Nkonki & N. Swelankomo monophylla Taub.
(1) Bolus. 1906. Transaction of the South African Philosophical Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt? B
Society 16: 382.
(2) Schreiber. 1970. FSWA 60: 121–123. mudenia B.J.Pienaar
(3) Verdcourt. 1970. Kew Bulletin 24,3: 519–566. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? G, KZN
(4) Verdcourt. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae (part 4): 617–668. nervosa Markötter
(5) Maréchal et al. 1978. Boissiera 28: 14–237. Dolichos reticulatus Schltr. (9)
(6) Verdcourt. 1978. Taxon 27,2 & 3: 219–222. V. galpinii Burtt Davy (3)
(7) Lock. 1989. Legumes of Africa: 440–448.
(8) Pienaar & Kok. 1991. South African Journal of Botany 57: 236–245.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.12–0.8 m. Alt 915–
(9) Pienaar & Van Wyk. 1992. South African Journal Botany 58: 414–429. 2000 m. LIM, M, FS, KZN, EC
(10) Mithen & Kibblewhite. 1993. Kirkia 14,1: 100–113. oblongifolia A.Rich. var. oblongifolia
(11) Pienaar. 1993. Bothalia 23: 68–70. V. wilmsii Burtt Davy (3)
angustifolia Benth. = Sphenostylis angustifolia Annual. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 335–1250 m. N, NW,
angustifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hook.f. = V. vexil- G, M, FS, KZN
lata var. angustifolia oblongifolia A.Rich. var. parviflora (Baker) Verdc.
V. hygrophila Harms (3)
angustifoliolata Verdc. = V. unguiculata subsp. steno- V. parviflora Baker (3)
phylla Annual. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 930–1312 m. N, B,
brachystachys Benth. = V. luteola var. luteola NW, G, M, KZN
parviflora Baker = V. oblongifolia var. parviflora Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt
pongolensis Burtt Davy = V. frutescens subsp. frutes- 5–1713 m. N, B, G, M, S, KZN, EC
cens var. frutescens vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. angustifolia (Schumach. &
pseudotriloba Harms = V. frutescens subsp. frutescens Thonn.) Baker
var. frutescens V. angustifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hook.f. (8)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ?–0.6 m. Alt 91–1678 m.
pubescens Wilczek = V. unguiculata subsp. protracta
LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
pygmaea R.E.Fries
Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 305–458 m. N vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. davyi (Bolus) B.J.Pienaar
V. davyi Bolus (8)
retusa (E.Mey.) Walp. = V. marina Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 579–1600
rhomboidea Burtt Davy = V. unguiculata subsp. pro- m. M, S, KZN
tracta vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. ovata (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar
sinensis (L.) Hassk. = V. unguiculata subsp. unguicu- Perennial. Herb, creeper. Ht 0.1–0.9 m. Alt 8–1525 m.
lata S, KZN, EC
stenophylla (Harv.) Burtt Davy = V. unguiculata subsp. vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. vexillata
stenophylla Phaseolus vexillatus L. (3)
tenuis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. = V. unguiculata subsp. tenuis Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.15–1.2 m. Alt 5–2000
var. tenuis m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC
triloba (Thunb.) Walp. in part = V. unguiculata subsp. wilmsii Burtt Davy = V. oblongifolia var. oblongifolia
protracta
triloba (Thunb.) Walp. in part = V. unguiculata subsp. VIRGILIA Poir. 3608000
unguiculata Compiled by H.F. Glen
triloba Walp. var. stenophylla Harv. = V. unguiculata (1) Phillips. 1928. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 8: t. 305.
(2) Salter. 1939. Journal of South African Botany 5: 58.
subsp. stenophylla (3) Van Wyk. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52: 347–353.
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. dekindtiana (Harms)
aurea (Aiton) Lam. = Calpurnia aurea subsp. aurea
Verdc. var. dekindtiana
V. dekindtiana Harms (9) capensis in sense of Pole Evans, not of (L.) Lam., mis-
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–6 m. Alt applied name = V. divaricata
152–1150 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M capensis (L.) Lam. = V. oroboides subsp. oroboides
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. dekindtiana (Harms) capensis (L.) Lam. subsp. capensis = V. oroboides subsp.
Verdc. var. huillensis (Welw. ex Baker) B.J.Pienaar ferruginea
V. huillensis Welw. ex Baker (9)
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 381– divaricata Adamson
V. capensis in sense of Pole Evans, not of (L.) Lam., misapplied
1494 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M name (3)
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E.Mey.) Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–16 m. Alt 0–1300 m. WC, EC
B.J.Pienaar
Scytalis hispida E.Mey. (8) intrusa R.Br. in W.T.Aiton = Calpurnia intrusa
Scytalis protracta E.Mey. (8) oroboides (P.J.Bergius) Salter subsp. ferruginea B.-
V. pubescens Wilczek (8) E.van Wyk
V. rhomboidea Burtt Davy (8) V. capensis (L.) Poir. subsp. capensis (3)
V. triloba (Thunb.) Walp. in part (8)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 5–15 m. Alt 0–900 m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?–0.8 m. Alt 15–1830 m. NW, G,
M, S, KZN, EC oroboides (P.J.Bergius) Salter subsp. oroboides
Hypocalyptus capensis (L.) Thunb. (3)
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. stenophylla (Harv.) Podalyria capensis (L.) Willd. (3)
Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier Sophora capensis L. (3)
V. angustifoliolata Verdc. (9) Sophora oroboides P.J.Bergius (3)
V. stenophylla (Harv.) Burtt Davy (9) V. capensis (L.) Lam. (3)
V. triloba Walp. var. stenophylla Harv. (9) Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–15 m. Alt 30–1100 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 15–2100
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN WIBORGIA Thunb. 3661000
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maré- Compiled by H.F. Glen
chal var. ovata (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar (1) Dahlgren. 1975. Opera Botanica 38: 1–83.
Scytalise tenuis E.Mey. var. ovata E.Mey. (3)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 3–950 m. KZN angustifolia Benth. = W. tenuifolia
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maré- apterophora R.Dahlgren = W. humilis
chal var. tenuis armata (Thunb.) Harv. = W. mucronata
V. tenuis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (9)
armata (Thunb.) Harv. var. puberula Harv. = W. monop-
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 50–730 m. LIM, tera
KZN
cuspidata (E.Mey.) Benth. = W. incurvata
unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata
Dolichos sinensis L. (3) flexuosa E.Mey. = W. fusca subsp. fusca
Dolichos unguiculatus L. (2) floribunda Lodd. = W. obcordata
V. sinensis (L.) Hassk. (2)
V. triloba (Thunb.) Walp. in part (2) fusca Thunb. subsp. fusca
Jacksonago flexuosa (E.Mey.) Kuntze (1) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–1.4 m. Alt 50–400 m. WC
Jacksonago fusca (Thunb.) Kuntze (1)
Peltaria capensis Burm.f. (1) tetraptera E.Mey.
Pterocarpus peltaria DC. (1) Jacksonago tetraptera (E.Mey.) Kuntze (1)
W. flexuosa E.Mey. (1) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 100–750 m. NC,
W. oblongata E.Mey. (1) WC
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 30–850 m. NC, tetraptera E.Mey. var. β angustifolia (Benth.) Harv. =
WC W. tenuifolia
fusca Thunb. subsp. macrocarpa R.Dahlgren
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 50–200 m. NC, XANTHOCERCIS Baill. 3847000
WC Compiled by H.F. Glen
grandiflora E.Mey. = Lebeckia sessilifolia (1) Dumaz-le-Grand. 1953. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de
heteroclados E.Mey. = W. mucronata France 99: 313–315.
humilis (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand
Lebeckia humilis Thunb. (1) Pseudocadia zambesiaca (Baker) Harms (1)
W. apterophora R.Dahlgren (1) Perennial. Tree. Ht 7–40 m. Alt 200–1150 m. B, LIM,
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 400–600 M
m. NC
incurvata E.Mey. XEROCARPUS Guill. & Perr. 3659010
Jacksonago cuspidata (E.Mey.) Kuntze (1) hirsutus Guill. & Perr. = Rothia hirsuta
W. cuspidata (E.Mey.) Benth. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 300–900 m. XEROCLADIA Harv. 3453000
NC
Compiled by T. Nkonki
lanceolata E.Mey. = W. sericea
(1) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 130, 131.
leptoptera R.Dahlgren subsp. cedarbergensis R.Dahl-
gren viridiramis (Burch.) Taub.
Acacia viridiramis Burch. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.8–1.5 m. Alt 100–300 m. NC, X. zeyheri Harv. (1)
WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–2 m. Alt 100–1200 m. N, NC
leptoptera R.Dahlgren subsp. leptoptera zeyheri Harv. = X. viridiramis
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 100–
250 m. WC XERODERRIS Roberty 3838010
monoptera E.Mey. Compiled by H.F. Glen
W. armata (Thunb.) Harv. var. puberula Harv. (1)
(1) Polhill. 1971. FTEA Leguminosae, part 3: 91–93.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 150–1250 m. NC,
WC stuhlmannii (Taub.) Mendonça & E.C.Sousa
Deguelia stuhlmannii Taub. (1)
mucronata (L.f.) Druce Derris stuhlmannii (Taub.) Harms (1)
Acanthobotrya armata (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) Ostryoderris stuhlmannii (Taub.) Harms (1)
Aspalathus mucronata L.f. (1)
Jacksonago armata (Thunb.) Kuntze (1) Perennial. Tree. Ht 5–18 m. Alt 200–1000 m. N, B,
Lebeckia armata Thunb. (1) LIM
W. armata (Thunb.) Harv. (1)
W. heteroclados E.Mey. (1)
W. spinescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
XIPHOTHECA Eckl. & Zeyh. 3643010
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 0–1250 Compiled by T. Nkonki
m. NC, WC (1) Schutte & Van Wyk. 1993. Taxon 42,1: 43–49.
(2) Schutte & Van Wyk. 1997. Annals of the Missouri Botanical
obcordata (P.J.Bergius) Thunb. Garden 84,1: 90–102.
Crotalaria floribunda Lodd. (1)
Crotalaria obcordata P.J.Bergius (1) canescens (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
Hedysarum capense Burm.f. (1) Priestleya schlechteri L.Bolus (1)
Jacksonago obcordata (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze (1) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt ?–820 m. NC, WC
Loethainia obcordata (P.J.Bergius) Heynh. (1)
W. floribunda Lodd. (1) cordifolia A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3.5 m. Alt 0–1350 m. NC, WC Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–2.5 m. Alt 1333–1666 m. WC
oblongata E.Mey. = W. fusca subsp. fusca elliptica (DC.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
Priestleya elliptica DC. (1)
parvifolia E.Mey. = W. tenuifolia
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–0.7 m. Alt 366–1400
sericea Thunb. m. WC
Jacksonago sericea (Thunb.) Kuntze (1)
Loethainia sericea (Thunb.) Heynh. (1) fruticosa (L.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
W. lanceolata E.Mey. (1) Crotalaria lanata Thunb.(2)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 100– Priestleya villosa DC., illegitimate name (1)
1200 m. NC, WC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 1.2–2.5 m. Alt 397–900 m.
spinescens Eckl. & Zeyh. = W. mucronata WC
tenuifolia E.Mey. guthriei (L.Bolus) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
W. angustifolia Benth. (1) Priestleya guthriei L.Bolus (1)
W. parvifolia E.Mey. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 61–130 m.
W. tetraptera E.Mey. var. β angustifolia (Benth.) Harv. (1) WC
lanceolata (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Perennial. Tree. Ht 6–15 m. Alt 250–500 m. LIM
Priestleya glauca Salter (1)
Priestleya lanceolata E.Mey. (1) ZORNIA J.F.Gmel. 3804000
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 35–610 m. Compiled by T. Nkonki
WC (1) Mohlenbrock. 1961. Webbia 16: 1–141.
phylicoides A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk capensis Pers. subsp. capensis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ?–1.2 m. Alt 530–800 m. WC Z. tetraphylla Michx. var. capensis (Pers.) Harv. (1)
polycarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. = X. tecta Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–3 m. Alt 5–2000 m. LIM,
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, NC, EC
reflexa (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk
Priestleya sericea of author, concept invalid (1) glochidiata DC.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 30–1500 m. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 380–1112 m. N, B,
WC LIM, NW, G, M, EC
rotundifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. = X. tecta linearis E.Mey.
Z. tetraphylla Michx. var. linearis (E.Mey.) Harv. (1)
tecta (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 90–1830 m. LIM,
Liparia tecta Thunb. (1) NW, G, M, KZN, EC
Priestleya rotundifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (1)
Priestleya stokoei L.Bolus (1) milneana Mohlenbr.
Priestleya tecta (Thunb.) DC. (1) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.75 m. Alt 15–1950 m. N, B,
X. polycarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. (2) LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, EC
X. rotundifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. (2)
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.8 m. Alt 300– tetraphylla Michx. var. capensis (Pers.) Harv. = Z. capen-
702 m. WC sis subsp. capensis
tetraphylla Michx. var. linearis (E.Mey.) Harv. = Z. linea-
XYLIA Benth. 3462000 ris
Compiled by T. Nkonki ZYGIA Walp. 3443030
(1) Ross. 1975. FSA 16,1: 136, 137. fastigiata E.Mey. = Albizia adianthifolia var. adian-
torreana Brenan thifolia
*F A G A C E A E
Compiled by H.F. Glen
FLACOURTIACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
Notes: phylogenetic relationships within the Flacourtiaceae have been assessed with rbcl DNA sequences and two groups have been identified.
The first group retains the family name Salicaceae as the name has nomenclatural priority, and the second group has the conserved name
Achariaceae (Soltis et al. 2000, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 381–461; Chase et al. 2002, in Kew Bulletin 57: 141). Although
Chase et al. (2002) have placed the Flacourtiaceae and Samydaceae in synonymy under Salicaceae and Achariaceae, the present publication retains
the families Flacourtiaceae and Achariaceae for practical reasons.
CASEARIA Jacq. 5343000 (4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 124.
(1) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 293, 294.
(2) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 91, 92. abdessammadii Asch. & Schweinf.
(3) Sleumer. 1980. Flora Neotropica 22: 280–415. Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–10 m. Alt up to 945 m. N
(4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 123. dentatum (Harv.) Warb.
Blackwellia dentata Harv. (3)
gladiiformis Mast. H. subsuperum Sprague (3)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2.28–24.38 m. Alt 30–1675 m. KZN, Perennial. Tree. Ht 6–30 m. Alt 305–1525 m. LIM, M,
EC S, KZN, EC
DOVYALIS E.Mey. ex Arn. 5328000 rufescens Benth.
Blackwellia rufescens Arn. (3)
(1) Killick. 1969. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1546. Perennial. Tree. Ht 3.04–6.09 m. Alt 5–800 m. KZN, EC
(2) Thom. 1971. The Flowering Plants of Africa 41: t. 1608.
(3) Langenegger. 1976. FSA 22: 84–90. subsuperum Sprague = H. dentatum
(4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 123. KIGGELARIA L. 5296000
(5) Pooley. 1993. Trees of Natal: 334–338.
(1) Killick. 1976. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1702.
caffra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Hook.f. (2) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 265–267.
Aberia caffra Hook.f. & Harv. (3) (3) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 60–63.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.82–7.62 m. Alt 15–1370 m. (4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 124.
LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
celastroides Sond. = D. rotundifolia africana L.
K. dregeana Turcz. (3)
longispina (Harv.) Warb. K. ferruginea Eckl. & Zeyh. (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 5–20 m. Alt 5–105 m. S, KZN Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht up to 17 m. Alt 5–2560 m.
lucida Sim LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–12.19 m. Alt 90–1890 m. dregeana Turcz = K. africana
LIM, M, S, KZN, EC ferruginea Eckl. & Zeyh. = K. africana
rhamnoides (Burch. ex DC.) Burch. & Harv.
D. zizyphoides E.Mey. ex Sond. (3) NEUMANNIA A.Rich. 5326010
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–6.09 m. Alt 5–1646 m.
LIM, M, S, KZN, WC, EC myrtiflora (Galpin) T.Durand = Aphloia theiformis
rotundifolia (Thunb.) Thunb. & Harv.
D. celastroides Sond. (3) ONCOBA Forssk. 5284000
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.21–6.09 m. Alt 30–460 m. EC (1) Verdoorn. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1111.
tristis (Sond.) Warb. = D. zeyheri (2) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 275, 276.
(3) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 56–58.
zeyheri (Sond.) Warb. (4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
Aberia zeyheri Sond. (3) tropicale 1: 124, 125.
D. tristis (Sond.) Warb. (3) (5) Hul & Breteler. 1997. Adansonia Sér. 3,19,2: 253–262.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.52–11 m. Alt 30–1675 m. kraussiana (Hochst.) Planch. = Xylotheca kraussiana
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
spinosa Forssk. subsp. spinosa
zizyphoides E.Mey. ex Sond. = D. rhamnoides Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.82–5 m. Alt 30–1065 m.
FLACOURTIA L’Hér. 5327000 N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN
(1) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 285, 286.
(2) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 82–84. PHOBEROS Lour. 5304020
(3) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 123, 124. mundii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl = Scolopia mundii
hirtiuscula = F. indica
indica (Burm.f.) Merr. PSEUDOSCOLOPIA Gilg 5304010
F. hirtiuscula Oliv. (2) (1) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 70–72.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.6–15.24 m. Alt 10–1555 fraseri E.Phillips = P. polyantha
m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, KZN, EC
polyantha Gilg
P. fraseri E.Phillips (1)
GERRARDINA Oliv. 5312000 Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–6 m. Alt 50–155 m. KZN,
(1) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 287.
(2) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 72–74.
WC, EC
foliosa Oliv.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.8–10 m. Alt 12–1920 m. RAWSONIA Harv. & Sond. 5275000
LIM, M, S, KZN, EC (1) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 262, 263.
(2) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 54–56.
HOMALIUM Jacq. 5313000 (3) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs
d’Afrique tropicale 1: 125.
(1) Wild. 1960. FZ 1: 287–293.
(2) Sleumer. 1973. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique lucida Harv. & Sond.
43: 239–328. Perennial. Tree. Ht 0.46–15 m. Alt 5–2900 m. B, LIM,
(3) Killick. 1976. FSA 22: 74–77. M, S, KZN, EC
FRANKENIACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
FUMARIACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
GEISSOLOMATACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
GENTIANACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp & N. Govender
ANTHOCLEISTA Afzel. ex R.Br. 6466000 (3) Marais & Verdoorn. 1963. FSA 26: 212–236.
(4) Hilliard. 1983. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
(1) Leeuwenberg. 1961. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 10: 1–53. 41: 303, 304.
(2) Verdoorn. 1963. FSA 26: 135, 136.
(3) Leeuwenberg. 1993. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2080. albiflora Hilliard
(4) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt? KZN, EC
Africa, edn 3: 932, 933.
arenaria E.Mey.
grandiflora Gilg C. arenaria E.Mey. var. mediocris (Schoch) Prain (3)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 5–35 m. Alt 0–2300 m. N, LIM, M, Perennial. Dwarf shrub, suffrutex. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt?
S NC, WC
liebrechtsiana De Wild. & T.Durand arenaria E.Mey. var. mediocris (Schoch) Prain = C.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–12 m. Alt 0–400 m. N arenaria
BELMONTIA E.Mey. 6483010 baccifera L.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb, suffrutex. Ht 0.1–1 m.
cordata (L.f.) E.Mey. = Sebaea exacoides Alt 5–1450 m. KZN, NC, WC, EC
cordata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. var. intermedia (Cham. decumbens Levyns
& Schltdl.) Griseb. = Sebaea micrantha var. inter- C. maritima Eckl. (3)
media Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–0.7 m. Alt 1–765 m. WC, EC
cordata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. var. micrantha (Cham. emarginata Jaroscz = C. linoides subsp. emarginata
& Schltdl.) Griseb. = Sebaea micrantha var. mi- gracilis Salisb. ex Prain = C. linoides subsp. nana
crantha gracilis Salisb. ex Prain var. macrocalyx Prain = C.
debilis (Welw.) Schinz = Sebaea debilis linoides subsp. macrocalyx
flanaganii Schinz = Sebaea spathulata humilis Gilg = C. purpurascens subsp. humilis
grandis E.Mey. = Sebaea grandis jasminoides L.
spathulata E.Mey. = Sebaea spathulata Perennial. Herb, suffrutex. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 30–1220
m. WC, EC
CHIRONIA L. 6503000 krebsii Griseb.
(1) Mogg. 1941. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 21: t. 814. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 75–
(2) Dyer. 1944. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 24: t. 951. 2700 m. LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
GERANIACEAE
Compiled by T. Nkonki, L.L. Dreyer, H.F. Glen & K. Maserumule
obcordata E.Mey. = Sarcocaulon l’heritieri (31) Vorster. 1987. South African Journal of Botany 53: 65–70, 71–74.
(32) Van der Walt & Van Zyl. 1988. South African Journal of Botany
ovata Cav. = M. emarginata 54: 145–171.
ovata Cav. subsp. glauca (R.Knuth) Bowden & (33) Van der Walt & Vorster. 1988. Pelargoniums of southern Africa 3.
F.S.Mull. = M. glauca (34) Marais. 1989. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50: t. 1987.
(35) Van der Walt et al. 1989. Plant Systematics and Evolution 171: 15–26.
parvifolia Schinz (36) Barker. 1990. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2019.
M. senegalensis Guill. & Perr. var. hirsutissima Harv. (3) (37) Dreyer & Van der Walt. 1990. South African Journal of Botany
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.02–0.8 m. Alt 290–1006 m. N, 56: 65–67.
NC (38) Marais. 1990. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2018.
(39) Marais. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 565–570.
praemorsa E.Mey. ex R.Knuth (40) Scheltema & Van der Walt. 1990. South African Journal of Botany
M. senecioides R.Knuth (3) 56: 285–302.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 3–427 m. KZN (41) Van der Walt et al. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 467–470.
rehmii Suess. = M. umbellata (42) Van der Walt et al. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 560–564.
(43) Van der Walt et al. 1990. Plant Systematics and Evolution 171: 15–26.
rudatisii R.Knuth = M. grandifolia (44) Van der Walt & Roux. 1991. South African Journal of Botany 57:
senecioides R.Knuth = M. praemorsa 291–293.
(45) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
senegalensis Guill. & Perr. tropicale 1: 106.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 500–1485 m. N, (46) Marais. 1991. South African Journal of Botany 57: 55, 56.
B, LIM (47) Van Jaarsveld. 1991. The Flowering Plants of Africa 51: t. 2035.
(48) Albers et al. 1992. Plant Systematics and Evolution 179: 257–276.
senegalensis Guill. & Perr. var. hirsutissima Harv. = M. (49) Dreyer et al. 1992. Plant Systematics and Evolution 183: 83–97.
parvifolia (50) Dreyer et al. 1992. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2059.
speciosa L. (51) Marais. 1992. South African Journal of Botany 58: 220–223.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 36–305 m. WC (52) Coetzee & Van der Walt. 1992. South African Journal of Botany
58: 77–82.
spinosa L’Hér. = Sarcocaulon l’heritieri (53) Vorster. 1992. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2060.
stricta R.Knuth = M. glauca (54) Marais. 1993. South African Journal of Botany 59: 123–134.
(55) Marais. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea
transvaalensis R.Knuth (Geraniaceae). Ph.D. thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 1525–2300 m. M (56) Marais. 1994. South African Journal of Botany 60: 333–339.
trilobata Kers (57) Van der Walt et al. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 331–338.
(58) Albers et al. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 339–346.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.07–0.3 m. Alt? N (59) Dreyer et al. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 325–330.
umbellata Harv. (60) Lavranos et al. 1995. Flowering Plants of Africa 54: t. 2109.
M. rehmii Suess. (3) (61) Marais & Condy. 1995. Flowering Plants of Africa 54: t. 2108.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.6 m. Alt 490–1250 m. N, (62) Marais 1995. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: t. 2018.
(63) Marais. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 90–100.
NC (64) Van Wyk & Van der Walt. 1995. Bothalia 25: 133–139.
(65) Maggs et al. 1995. South African Journal of Botany 61: 53–59, 173–179.
PELARGONIUM L’Hér. 3928000 (66) Marais. 1996. South African Journal of Botany 62: 225–227, 228–230.
(1) Harvey. 1860. FC 1: 254–308. (67) Vorster. 1996. South African Journal of Botany 62: 54–56.
(2) Knuth. 1912. Das Pflanzenreich 4, 129 (Heft 53): 316–545. (68) Van der Walt et al. 1997. South African Journal of Botany 63: 4–21.
(3) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: t. 52. (69) Marais. 1997. South African Journal of Botany 63: 68–73, 82–89.
(4) Phillips. 1924. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 4: t. 146. (70) Marais. 1998. South African Journal of Botany 64: 308–311.
(5) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: t. 335. (71) Marais. 1999. South African Journal of Botany 65: 50–58, 404–406.
(6) Leighton. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 13: t. 512. (72) Maggs et al. 1999. South African Journal of Botany 65: 115–143.
(7) Phillips. 1937. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 17: t. 671. (73) Albers et al. 2000. South African Journal of Botany 66: 31–43.
(8) Dyer. 1940. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 20: tt. 780, (74) Dreyer & Marais. 2000. South African Journal of Botany 66: 44–51.
794, 795. (75) Meve et al. 2000. South African Journal of Botany 66: 96–98.
(9) Dyer. 1945. The Flowering Plants of Africa 25: tt. 971, 981. (76) Vorster. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 516–528.
(10) Van Druten. 1952. The Flowering Plants of Africa 29: t. 1134. (77) Craib & Condy 2001. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: t. 2174.
(11) Dyer. 1953. The Flowering Plants of Africa 29: t. 1145. (78) Marais & Condy 2001. Flowering Plants of Africa 57: t. 2175.
(12) Leighton. 1959. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1282.
(13) Müller. 1963. Flora zambesiaca 2: 140–149. abrotanifolium (L.f.) Jacq.
(14) Dyer. 1966. The Flowering Plants of Africa 37: t. 1475. P. incisum (Andrews) Willd. (20)
(15) Merxmüller. 1966. FSWA 64: 5–13. Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 37–
(16) Vorster. 1973. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1669. 2196 m. FS, WC, EC
(17) Van der Walt & Vorster. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa 1.
(18) Van der Walt. 1978. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1773. acerifolium (Mill.) L’Hér. = P. cucullatum subsp. strigi-
(19) Dyer. 1979. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1800. folium
(20) Van der Walt & Vorster. 1980. Journal of South African Botany
46: 279–281, 283–292.
acetosum (L.) L’Hér.
(21) Marais et al. 1981. Journal of South African Botany 47: 573–576. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 80–300 m.
(22) Van der Walt & Vorster. 1981. Bothalia 13: 431–433. EC
(23) Van der Walt & Vorster. 1981. Pelargoniums of southern Africa 2.
(24) Olivier & Van der Walt. 1984. Journal of South African Botany
aciculatum E.M.Marais
50: 1–14. Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? WC
(25) Van der Walt. 1985. Bothalia 15: 345–385. aconitophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. = P. luridum
(26) Van der Walt & Boucher. 1986. South African Journal of Botany
52: 438–462. acraeum R.A.Dyer
(27) Vorster. 1986. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: tt. 1923, 1924. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 1200–1970 m. M, S,
(28) Vorster. 1986. South African Journal of Botany 52: 184–186, 268, KZN
383, 384, 481–484.
(29) Nordenstam. 1987. Plant Systematics and Evolution 155: 333–337. aestivale E.M.Marais
(30) Vorster. 1987. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1947. Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt? WC, EC
ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 15–884 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 167–915 m. EC WC
jacobii R.A.Dyer = P. klinghardtense longiflorum Jacq.
P. affine (Poir.) G.Don (55)
juttae Dinter = P. dolomiticum P. angustifolium (Thunb.) DC. (55)
karooicum Compton & P.E.Barnes P. depressum Jacq. (55)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt P. lineare (Andrews) Pers. (55)
P. longiflorum Jacq. var. depressum (Jacq.) Loudon (55)
250–732 m. NC, WC P. longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. longiflorum(Jacq.) Harv. (55)
karrooense R.Knuth = P. quercifolium P. rumicifolium (Sweet) Loudon (55)
P. spathulatum (Andrews) Pers. (55)
klinghardtense R.Knuth P. spathulatum (Andrews) Pers. var. affine (Poir.) Loudon (55)
P. jacobii R.A.Dyer (15) P. spathulatum (Andrews) Pers. var. curvifolium (Andrews) Knuth (55)
P. paradoxum Dinter (15)
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.13–0.3 m. Alt? NC, WC
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt? N, NC
laciniatum R.Knuth longiflorum Jacq. var. depressum (Jacq.) Loudon = P.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt up to 550 m. WC longiflorum
laciniatum (Andrews) Pers. = P. proliferum longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq.
P. andrewsii (Sweet) G.Don (55)
ladysmithianum R.Knuth P. auriculatum Willd. (55)
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht? Alt? WC P. bipinnatifidum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. (55)
P. ciliatum Jacq. (17)
laevigatum (L.f.) Willd. subsp. diversifolium (J.C.Wendl.) P. heterophyllum (Andrews) Loudon (55)
Schonken P. lancifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. (55)
P. diversifolium J.C.Wendl. (23) Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt 61–1220 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 915–1830 m. WC
WC, EC
longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. ciliatum (L’Hér.) Harv.
laevigatum (L.f.) Willd. subsp. laevigatum = P. heterophyllum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 450–1616 m.
longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. longiflorum (Jacq.) Harv.
WC, EC
= P. longiflorum
laevigatum (L.f.) Willd. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.)
longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. nivea (Sweet) R.Knuth
Schonken
= P. violiflorum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 1100–1311 m.
WC, EC longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. parnassioides (DC.)
Knuth = P. proliferum
lancifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. = P. longifolium
longifolium (Burm.f.) Jacq. var. virgineum (Pers.) Harv.
lanceolatum (Cav.) Kern
P. glaucum (L.f.) L’Hér. (23) = P. undulatum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 457–762 m. longiscapum Schltr. = P. luridum
WC luridum (Andrews) Sweet
lateripes L’Hér. = P. peltatum P. aconitophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. (17)
P. flabellifolium Harv. (13)
laxum (Sweet) G.Don P. longiscapum Schltr. (13)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? WC, EC P. rehmannii Szyszyl. (13)
P. schlechteri R.Knuth (55)
leeanum (Sweet) G.Don = P. proliferum P. zeyheri Harv. (13)
leipoldtii R.Knuth Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.8–1 m. Alt 10–2440 m. N,
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt up to 793 m. NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
NC, WC luteolum N.E.Br.
leptopodium Bolus = P. capillare Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.08–0.3 m. Alt up to 520 m.
leptum L.Bolus NC, WC, EC
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? WC luteum (Andrews) G.Don
lessertiaefolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. = P. pinnatum Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.05–0.1 m. Alt? NC
leucophyllum Turcz. magenteum J.J.A.van der Walt
P. rhodanthum Schltr. (20)
Perennial, occ. annual. Herb. Ht 0.01–0.3 m. Alt 1830–
2287 m. FS, EC Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–1 m. Alt 120–
940 m. NC, WC
l’héritieri (Sweet) G.Don = P. dipetalum
mahernium L’Hér. ex DC. = P. capillare
lineare (Andrews) Pers. = P. longiflorum
malacoides R.Knuth = P. nanum
lobatum (Burm.f.) L’Hér.
Perennial. Geophyte. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 5–1678 m. WC, malvaefolium Jacq. = P. alchemilloides
EC marginatum R.Knuth = P. ellaphieae
longicaule Jacq. var. angustipetalum C.Boucher marlothii R.Knuth = P. alpinum
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt? WC maximiliani Schltr. = P. carneum
longicaule Jacq. var. longicaule melananthon Jacq. = P. auritum var. auritum
P. myrrhifolium (L.) L’Hér. var. fruticosum (Cav.) Harv. (26)
P. myrrhifolium (L.) L’Hér. var. longicaule (Jacq.) Harv. (26) meyeri Harv. = P. chelidonium
GESNERIACEAE
Compiled by S.J. Smithies
cyaneus S.Moore subsp. nigridens Weigend & T.J.Edwards Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 0.12−0.24 m. Alt 30−
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.06−0.35 1650 m. KZN, EC
m. Alt 960−2075 m. LIM, M junodii Beauverd = S. cyaneus subsp. cyaneus
cyaneus S.Moore subsp. polackii (B.L.Burtt) Weigend kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story
& T.J.Edwards Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ± 0.11−0.3 m. Alt ± 0−
S. polackii B.L.Burtt (14) 150 m. EC
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial, Ht 0.1−0.3 m.
Alt 1000−1850 m. M latens Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ± 0.03−0.07 m. Alt ±
daviesii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke 2100−2225 m. M
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte or lithophyte. Ht 0.05−0.2 m.
Alt 425−1830 m. S, KZN longiflorus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) T.J.Edwards
S. caeruleus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt subsp. longiflorus Hilliard &
davyi S.Moore B.L.Burtt (12)
Perennial. Herb, terrestrial. Ht 0.08−0.28 m. Alt ± 1065− Perennial. Herb, lithophyte? Ht ?−± 0.2 m at least. Alt
1370 m. S ± 1830 m. LIM
decipiens Hilliard & B.L.Burtt luteus C.B.Clarke in part = S. candidus
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht ?−0.05 m. luteus C.B.Clarke in part = S. parviflorus subsp. parvi-
Alt ± 1525 m. M florus
denticulatus Turrill makabengensis Hilliard
Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 0.08−0.28 m. Alt 960− Monocarpic. Herb. Ht ± 0.07 m. Alt ± 1220 m. LIM
1525 m. M meyeri B.L.Burtt
dunnii Hook.f. S. parviflorus in sense of E.Mey. ex C.B.Clarke, not of Hook.f. (11)
S. armitagei Baker f. & S.Moore (1) Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.06−0.3
Monocarpic or perennial. Herb, lithophyte, occ. terres- m. Alt 610−1830 m. M, EC
trial. Ht 0.05−0.21 m. Alt 1060−2285 m. M, S micranthus C.B.Clarke
fanniniae Harv. ex C.B.Clarke Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial, rarely epi-
S. fanniniae Harv. ex C.B.Clarke var. minor C.B.Clarke (11) phyte. Ht 0.04−0.24 m. Alt 1150−1830 m. M, S
S. woodii C.B.Clarke (11)
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.17−1 m. modestus L.L.Britten
Alt 790−1675 m. KZN Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht ?−± 0.1
m. Alt ± 305 m. EC
fanniniae Harv. ex C.B.Clarke var. minor C.B.Clarke =
S. fanniniae molweniensis Hilliard subsp. eshowicus Hilliard &
B.L.Burtt
fasciatus T.J.Edwards & Kunhardt Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ?−0.6 m. Alt ± 460
Perennial. Herb. Ht ?− ± 0.3 m. Alt ± 460 m. M m. KZN
fenestra-dei Weigend & T.J.Edwards molweniensis Hilliard subsp. molweniensis
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht ?−± 0.3 Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht ± 0.25−
m. Alt ± 1525 m. M 0.3 m. Alt ± 610 m. KZN
floribundus Weigend & T.J.Edwards montigena L.L.Britten
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ?−± 0.17 m. Alt? KZN Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ?−0.17 m. Alt ± 1525
formosus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) T.J.Edwards m. EC
S. primulifolius Gand. subsp. formosus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (15) muddii C.B.Clarke = S. wilmsii
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht ± 0.16−0.25 m. Alt ±
occultis Hilliard
120 m. KZN, EC
Perennial. Herb, terrestrial. Ht ?−0.09 m. Alt ± 1710
galpinii Hook.f. m. M
Monocarpic or perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. parviflorus Hook.f. subsp. parviflorus
Ht 0.05−0.28 m. Alt 915−2000 m. LIM, M, S S. luteus C.B.Clarke in part (11)
gardenii Hook. Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.09−0.35 m. Alt ± 1065−1600 m. LIM, M
0.06−0.23 m. Alt 1065−1980 m. FS, KZN, EC parviflorus Hook.f. subsp. soutpansbergensis Weigend
gracilis B.L.Burtt = S. prolixus & T.J.Edwards
grandis N.E.Br. subsp. grandis Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.07−0.24 m. Alt ± 1220 m. LIM
S. tubiflos C.B.Clarke in part (11) parviflorus in sense of E.Mey. ex C.B.Clarke, not of
Monocarpic. Herb, terrestrial, occ. epiphyte or litho- Hook.f. = S. meyeri
phyte. Ht 0.1−± 1 m. Alt 275−1660 m. M, KZN pentherianus Fritsch
haygarthii N.E.Br. ex C.B.Clarke Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.02−0.39
S. reynoldsii I.Verd. (11) m. Alt 1220−2285 m. M, S, FS, KZN, L
Monocarpic. Herb, terrestrial, occ. epiphyte or lithophyte. pogonites Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Ht 0.05−0.54 m. Alt 60−1830 m. KZN, EC Perennial. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 0.05−0.09 m. Alt ±
hirtinervis C.B.Clarke in part = S. baudertii 1585 m. M
insignis B.L.Burtt = S. primulifolius polackii B.L.Burtt = S. cyaneus subsp. polackii
johannis L.L.Britten pole-evansii I.Verd.
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial? Ht 0.1−0.17 rexii of author, not of (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl.: Phillips
m. Alt 365−± 760 m. M (1937) = S. roseo-albus
polyanthus Hook. subsp. comptonii (Mansf.) Hilliard reynoldsii I.Verd. = S. haygarthii
S. comptonii Mansf. (11)
rimicola Story
Monocarpic or perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.03−
Ht 0.07−0.21 m. Alt 960−± 1525 m. M, S, KZN 0.08 m. Alt 1675−1830 m. LIM
polyanthus Hook. subsp. dracomontanus Hilliard roseo-albus Weigend & T.J.Edwards
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.05−0.17 S. rexii of author, not of (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl.: Phillips (1937) (14)
m. Alt 1320−2000 m. LIM, M, FS, KZN Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.1−0.27
polyanthus Hook. subsp. polyanthus m. Alt 1000−1500 m. M
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.07−0.5 saundersii Hook.
m. Alt ± 400−1065 m. KZN S. tubiflos C.B.Clarke in part (11)
polyanthus Hook. subsp. verecundus Hilliard Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte. Ht 0.1−0.5 m. Alt 610−
Monocarpic, occ. perennial? Herb, lithophyte or terres- 915 m. KZN
trial. Ht 0.07−0.19 m. Alt ± 900−1065 m. KZN saundersii Hook. var. breviflos C.B.Clarke = S. breviflos
porphyrostachys Hilliard saundersii of author, not of Hook.: Marloth (1932) = S.
Perennial, Herb, lithophyte. Ht 0.1−0.26 m. Alt 120− wendlandii
305 m. KZN, EC silvaticus Hilliard
primulifolius Gand., as ‘primuliflorus’ Perennial. Herb, epiphyte or lithophyte. Ht 0.05−0.23
S. insignis B.L.Burtt (11) m. Alt ± 1100−1675 m. KZN, EC
S. rexii of author, not of (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl.: Phillips (1939) (11)
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht ± 0.13− trabeculatus Hilliard
0.37 m. Alt 60−790 m. KZN, EC Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial? Ht ± 0.1−
0.14 m. Alt ± 450 m. KZN, EC
primulifolius Gand. subsp. formosus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
= S. formosus tubiflos C.B.Clarke in part = S. grandis subsp. grandis
tubiflos C.B.Clarke in part = S. saundersii
prolixus C.B.Clarke
S. gracilis B.L.Burtt (11) vandeleurii Baker f. & S.Moore
Perennial. Herb, lithophyte, occ. terrestrial. Ht 0.04− Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.15−
0.2 m. Alt 396−670 m. KZN 0.32 m. Alt ± 1525−1830 m. LIM, NW, G, M
pusillus Harv. ex C.B.Clarke wendlandii Spreng.
S. bolusii C.B.Clarke in part (11) S. saundersii of author, not of Hook.: Marloth (1932) (11)
Monocarpic. Herb, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht 0.05− Monocarpic. Herb, epiphyte or terrestrial. Ht ± 0.25−
0.18 m. Alt 1200−2745 m. M, FS, KZN, L, EC ± 0.55 m. Alt 305−610 m. KZN
rexii (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl. wilmsii Engl.
Didymocarpus rexii Bowie ex Hook. (1) S. muddii C.B.Clarke (11)
Perennial. Herb, epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial. Ht Monocarpic, occ perennial. Herb, epiphyte or terres-
0.07−0.3 m. Alt 200−1550 m. KZN, WC, EC trial, occ. lithophyte. Ht 0.07−0.44 m. Alt 1300−
rexii of author, not of (Bowie ex Hook.) Lindl.: Phillips 1920 m. M, S
(1939) = S. primulifolius woodii C.B.Clarke = S. fanniniae
GISEKIACEAE
Compiled by A.M. Makwarela & M.C. Makgakga
GOODENIACEAE
Compiled by W.G. Welman
SCAEVOLA L. 8716000 EC
(1) Jeffrey. 1980. Kew Bulletin 34: 537–545.
sericea Vahl
lobelia Murray = S. plumieri S. taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. (1)
plumieri (L.) Vahl Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 2–5 m. KZN
S. lobelia Murray (1)
S. thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh. (1)
taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. = S. sericea
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt 5–15 m. KZN, WC, thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh. = S. plumieri
GREYIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
GREYIA Hook. & Harv. 4855000 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 555–1340 m. EC
(1) Phillips. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: t. 101. radlkoferi Szyszyl.
(2) Burtt Davy. 1932. A manual of the flowering plants and ferns of Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–8 m. Alt ?–1900 m. LIM,
the Transvaal with Swaziland, South Africa Part 2: 311, 312. M, S, KZN
(3) Killick. 1977. The Flowering Plants of Africa 44: t. 1732.
(4) Steyn et al. 1999. Flowering Plants of Africa 56: 86–92, t. 2155. sutherlandii Hook. & Harv.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–7 m. Alt 90–2135 m. LIM,
flanaganii Bolus M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
GRUBBIACEAE
Compiled by A.M. Makwarela & M.C. Makgakga
GUNNERACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
HALORAGACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
HERNANDIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
HETEROPYXIDACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
HYDNORACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
HYDROSTACHYACEAE
Compiled by R.P. Glen & C.D.K. Cook
HYPERICACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
ICACINACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
KIRKIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
KIRKIA Oliv. 4128000 acuminata Oliv. var. pubescens (Burtt Davy) Bremek. =
K. acuminata
(1) Wild & Phipps. 1963. FZ 2: 214, 216.
(2) Ross. 1970. The Flowering Plants of Africa 40: t. 1590. dewinteri Merxm. & Heine
(3) Stannard. 1981. Kew Bulletin 35: 829–839. Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–10 m. Alt ± 750 m. N
(4) Immelman. 1986. FSA 18,3: 1–3.
pubescens Burtt Davy = K. acuminata
acuminata Oliv. pubescens Burtt Davy var. glabripetala Burtt Davy = K.
K. acuminata Oliv. var. pubescens (Burtt Davy) Bremek. (1)
K. pubescens Burtt Davy (1)
acuminata
K. pubescens Burtt Davy var. glabripetala Burtt Davy (3) wilmsii Engl.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–17 m. Alt 245–1465 m. N, B, Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–15 m. Alt 365–1495 m. LIM,
LIM, M, S NW, G, M, S
LAMIACEAE
Compiled by E. Retief & P.P.J. Herman
Note: Paton (pers. comm.) regards the genera Englerastrum, Holostylon, Neohyptis and Solenostemon as congeneric with Plectranthus
and places Becium under Ocimum, but they are here retained as separate taxa.
obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. glabrius (Benth.) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.9–2.5 m. Alt 200–500 m. LIM
Cufod. = B. obovatum subsp. obovatum var. obo- rehmannii Gürke = C. glabrum var. glabrum
vatum
scheffleri Gürke var. ellipticum Moldenke = Rotheca
obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. hians (Benth.) cuneiformis
N.E.Br. = B. obovatum subsp. obovatum var. obo-
vatum schlechteri Gürke = Rotheca myricoides
obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. knyanum (Vatke) simile H.Pearson = C. transvaalense
Cufod. = B. filamentosum spinescens (Oliv.) Gürke, illegitimate name = Rotheca
obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. obovatum = uncinata
B. obovatum subsp. obovatum var. obovatum ternatum Schinz
C. ternatum Schinz var. lanceolatum (Gürke) Moldenke (4)
reclinatum S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill C. wilmsii Gürke (4)
Perennial. Herb, procumbent. Length 0.1–0.35 m. Alt Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 91–1500 m.
70–148 m. KZN N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S
waterbergensis S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill ternatum Schinz var. lanceolatum (Gürke) Moldenke =
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 1400–1700 m. LIM C. ternatum
*CEDRONELLA Moench 7245000 transvaalense Thomas
C. simile H.Pearson (1)
(1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 26, 27.
(2) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 530.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt? ‘TV’
triphyllum (Harv.) H.Pearson = Rotheca hirsuta
canariensis (L.) Webb & Berthel.
C. triphylla Moench (1) uncinatum Schinz = Rotheca uncinata
Dracocephalum canariense L. (1) violaceum Gürke = Rotheca violacea
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 2.5 m. Alt ± 300 m. NC wildii Moldenke forma glabrum R.Fern. = Rotheca
triphylla Moench = C. canariensis wildii forma glabra
wilmsii Gürke = C. ternatum
CLERODENDRUM L. 7191000
(1) Thomas. 1937. Botanische Jahrbücher 68: 1–106. CLINOPODIUM L. 7305030
(2) Moldenke. 1940. Phytologia 1: 416.
(3) Friedrich-Holzhammer. 1967. FSWA 122: 4–6. martinicense Jacq. = Leucas martinicensis
(4) Verdcourt. 1992. FTEA Verbenaceae: 84–144.
(5) Fernandes. 1998. Memórias da Sociedade Broteriana 30: 5–109. COLEUS Lour. 7355000
africanum Moldenke (insufficiently known) amboinicus Lour. = Plectranthus amboinicus
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht? Alt? KZN
barbatus (Andrews) Benth. = Plectranthus barbatus
buchneri Gürke
Perennial. Dwarf shrub or herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 600– caninus (Roth) Vatke = Plectranthus caninus
1350 m. B carnosus Dinter ex Eliovson = Plectranthus neochilus
caeruleum N.E.Br. = Rotheca caerulea comosus Hochst. ex Gürke = Plectranthus ornatus
cuneatum Gürke = Rotheca cuneiformis decumbens Gürke = Plectranthus tetensis
cuneiforme Moldenke = Rotheca cuneiformis dysentericus Baker = Solenostemon rotundifolius
dekindtii Gürke = Rotheca myricoides latifolius Hochst. ex Benth. = Solenostemon latifolius
dekindtii Gürke var. dinteri Thomas = Rotheca myri- mirabilis Briq. = Plectranthus mirabilis
coides neochilus (Schltr.) Codd = Plectranthus neochilus
discolor (Klotzsch) Vatke var. oppositifolium Thomas = omahekense Dinter = Plectranthus caninus
Rotheca myricoides
pentheri Gürke = Plectranthus neochilus
glabrum E.Mey. var. angustifolium E.Mey. = C. glabrum
rehmannii Briq. = Solenostemon latifolius
var. glabrum
rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot = Solenostemon
glabrum E.Mey. var. glabrum
C. glabrum E.Mey. var. angustifolium E.Mey. (4) rotundifolius
C. rehmannii Gürke (5) schinzii Gürke = Plectranthus neochilus
Perennial. Shrub or small tree. Ht 0.3–9 m. Alt 0–1600 tetensis Baker = Plectranthus tetensis
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
vagatus E.A.Bruce = Plectranthus tetensis
hirsutum (Hochst.) H.Pearson = Rotheca hirsuta
louwalbertsii P.P.J.Herman = Rotheca louwalbertsii CYCLONEMA Hochst. 7191010
myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke = Rotheca myricoides myricoides (Hochst.) Hochst. = Rotheca myricoides
myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke subsp. namibiense R.Fern. = hirsutum Hochst. = Rotheca hirsuta
Rotheca myricoides
triphyllum Harv. = Rotheca hirsuta
pearsonii Moldenke = Rotheca hirsuta
pilosum H.Pearson = Rotheca pilosa DRACOCEPHALUM L. 7250000
pleiosciadium Gürke canariense L. = Cedronella canariensis
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 305– opposita Vahl var. decumbens (Benth.) Baker = H. oppo-
2336 m. N, B, NW, LIM, M sita
pretoriae (Gürke) M.Ashby subsp. heterotricha Codd opposita Vahl var. verticillata (Vahl) Baker = H. oppo-
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt 380–1220 m. M, S, sita
KZN
*HYPTIS Jacq. 7342000
pretoriae (Gürke) M.Ashby subsp. pretoriae
Orthosiphon pretoriae Gürke (1) (1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 117–119.
(2) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 495.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 610–1830 m. G,
M, S, KZN mutabilis (A.Rich.) Briq.
H. mutabilis (A.Rich.) Briq. var. spicata (Poit.) Briq. (1)
punctata Codd Nepeta mutabilis A.Rich. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt 915–1400 m. M Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt ± 800 m. KZN
ramosa Codd mutabilis (A.Rich.) Briq. var. spicata (Poit.) Briq. = H.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt ± 400 m. KZN mutabilis
rehmannii (Gürke) M.Ashby pectinata (L.) Poit.
Orthosiphon rehmannii Gürke (1) Nepeta pectinata L. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 1280–2180 m. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–2.3 m. Alt 10–1220 m. B,
LIM LIM, M, S, KZN
rugosifolia M.Ashby spicigera Lam.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 1380–1440 m. LIM Annual. Herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 600–1000 m. B, LIM
serrata Briq. = H. bracteosa
IBOZA N.E.Br. 7357010
stalmansii A.J.Paton & K.Balkwill
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.8–1.5 m. Alt 890–1410 m. M, S bainesii N.E.Br. = Tetradenia riparia
stenophylla (Gürke) M.Ashby barberae N.E.Br. = Tetradenia barberae
Orthosiphon stenophyllus Gürke (1) brevispicata N.E.Br. = Tetradenia brevispicata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 915–1920 m. galpinii N.E.Br. = Tetradenia riparia
KZN, EC riparia (Hochst.) N.E.Br. = Tetradenia riparia
subvelutina (Gürke) M.Ashby
Orthosiphon subvelutinus Gürke (1) KALAHARIA Baill. 7187000
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 915–2300 m. uncinata (Schinz) Moldenke = Rotheca uncinata
LIM, G, M
teucriifolia (Hochst.) Briq. KAROMIA Dop 7192010
Ocimum teucriifolium Hochst. (1) (1) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: t. 49.
Orthosiphon teucriifolius (Hochst.) N.E.Br. var. galpinianus (Briq.) (2) Fernandes. 1985. Garcia de Orta 7,1, 2: 33–46.
N.E.Br. (1) (3) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 642.
Orthosiphon teucriifolius (Hochst.) N.E.Br. var. teucriifolius (1)
Orthosiphon woodii Gürke (1) speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. forma flava
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 765–2135 m. M, (Moldenke) R.Fern.
KZN, EC Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3.5 m. Alt ± 200 m. M
thorncroftii (N.E.Br.) M.Ashby speciosa (Hutch. & Corbishley) R.Fern. forma speciosa
Orthosiphon thorncroftii N.E.Br. (1) Holmskioldia speciosa Hutch. & Corbishley (2)
Holmskioldia tettensis of authors not of (Klotzsch) Vatke, concept
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 914–1675 m. M, invalid (2)
S Perennial. Shrub. Ht 4–6 m. Alt 152–1220 m. LIM, G,
transvaalensis (Schltr.) M.Ashby M, S, KZN
Orthosiphon muddii N.E.Br. (1)
Orthosiphon transvaalensis Schltr. (1) *LAMIUM L. 7271000
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 701–1900 m. NW, M, (1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 46, 47.
S (2) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 495.
(4) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 495, 496. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 800–1800 m.
(5) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 530. LIM, NW, G, M, NC, WC, EC
africanus Mill. = L. leonurus ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson var. raineriana (Vis.)
bachmannii Gürke = L. intermedia Iwarsson = L. ocymifolia
brevipes Skan = L. intermedia ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson var. schinzii (Gürke)
dinteri Briq. = L. schinzii Iwarsson = L. schinzii
dubia E.Mey. parvifolia Benth. = L. ocymifolia
L. galpinii Skan (3)
L. laxifolia MacOwan (3) raineriana Vis. = L. ocymifolia
L. laxifolia MacOwan forma pilosa Gürke (3) randii S.Moore
L. mollis Benth. var. albiflora Skan (3) L. microphylla Skan (3)
L. urticifolia Briq. (3)
L. westae Skan (3) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 1000–1600 m. B,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 182–2000 m. S, LIM, G, M, FS
KZN, EC schinzii Gürke
L. dinteri Briq. (3)
dysophylla Benth. = L. intermedia L. hereroensis Briq. (3)
galpinii Skan = L. dubia L. ocymifolia (Burm.f) Iwarsson var. schinzii (Gürke) Iwarsson (3)
grandiflorus Moench = L. leonurus Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 900–2000 m. N, LIM,
hereroensis Briq. = L. schinzii NW, G, M
intermedia Lindl. urticifolia Briq. = L. dubia
L. bachmannii Gürke (3) westae Skan = L. dubia
L. brevipes Skan (3)
L. dysophylla Benth. (3)
L. intermedia Lindl. var. natalensis Skan (3) LEONURUS L. 7273000
L. malacophylla Gürke (3)
minor Boerh. = Leonotis ocymifolia
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 100–2100 m.
LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC LEUCAS Burm. ex R.Br. 7268000
intermedia Lindl. var. natalensis Skan = L. intermedia (1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 38–45.
kwebensis N.E.Br. = L. nepetifolia (2) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 496.
(3) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 530.
latifolia Gürke = L. ocymifolia
altissima Engl. = L. pechuelii
laxifolia MacOwan = L. dubia
capensis (Benth.) Engl.
laxifolia MacOwan forma pilosa Gürke = L. dubia Lasiocorys capensis Benth. (1)
leonitis R.Br. var. hirtiflora (Benth.) Skan = L. ocymi- Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–1.5 m. Alt 30–1465
folia m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC, EC
leonitis R.Br. var. leonitis = L. ocymifolia dinteri Briq. = L. glabrata var. glabrata
leonurus (L.) R.Br ebracteata Peyr. var. kaokoveldensis Sebald
L. africanus Mill. (3) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 1100–1340 m. N
L. grandiflorus Moench (3)
L. leonurus (L.) R.Br. var. albiflora Benth. (3)
fleckii Gürke = Acrotome fleckii
Phlomis leonurus L. (3) glabrata (Vahl) Sm. var. glabrata
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt 5–1980 m. LIM, M, L. dinteri Briq. (1)
KZN, WC, EC L. junodii Briq. (1)
L. natalensis Sond. (1)
leonurus (L.) R.Br. var. albiflora Benth. = L. leonurus Phlomis glabrata Vahl (1)
malacophylla Gürke = L. intermedia Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 30–1350 m. N, B,
LIM, NW, M, S, KZN, EC
microphylla Skan = L. randii
glabrata (Vahl) Sm. var. linearis Codd
mollis Benth. var. albiflora Skan = L. dubia
Perennial. Herb, short-lived. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt ± 1000
mollis Benth. var. mollis = L. ocymifolia m. LIM
nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. indica (L.) Vatke = L. lavandulifolia
L. kwebensis N.E.Br. (3)
Phlomis nepetifolia L. (3) junodii Briq. = L. glabrata var. glabrata
Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 151–1065 m. N, B, lavandulifolia Sm.
LIM, G, M, S L. indica (L.) Vatke (1)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 5–155 m. KZN
ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson
L. latifolia Gürke (3) martinicensis (Jacq.) R.Br.
L. leonitis R.Br. var. hirtiflora (Benth.) Skan (3) Clinopodium martinicense Jacq. (1)
L. leonitis R.Br. var. leonitis (3) Annual. Herb. Ht 0.15–1.2 m. Alt 120–1705 m. N, B,
L. mollis Benth. var. mollis (3) LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN
L. ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson var. raineriana (Vis.) Iwarsson (3)
L. parvifolia Benth. (3) natalensis Sond. = L. glabrata var. glabrata
L. raineriana Vis. (3)
Leonurus minor Boerh. (3)
neuflizeana Courbon
Phlomis leonotis L. (3) Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 441–
Phlomis ocymifolia Burm.f. (3) 1530 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC
stenoglossum Briq. = Becium filamentosum Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 1450–1600 m.
suave Willd. = O. gratissimum subsp. gratissimum LIM
var. gratissimum rehmannii Gürke = Hemizygia rehmannii
suffrutescens Thonn. = Orthosiphon suffrutescens rogersii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia persimilis
tereticaule Poir. = Endostemon tereticaulis rubicundus (D.Don) Benth.
Plectranthus rubicundus D.Don (4)
teucriifolium Hochst. = Hemizygia teucriifolia
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.6 m. Alt 700–1000 m. LIM
urticifolium Roth subsp. caryophyllatum Codd = O.
schinzianus Briq. = Hemizygia bracteosa
natalense
serratus Schltr.
urticifolium Roth subsp. urticifolium = O. gratissimum
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 185–2000 m. M,
subsp. gratissimum var. gratissimum
S, KZN
verticillatum L.f. = Plectranthus verticillatus
stenophyllus Gürke = Hemizygia stenophylla
ORTHOSIPHON Benth. 7367000 subvelutinus Gürke = Hemizygia subvelutina
(1) Verdoorn. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 901. suffrutescens (Thonn.) J.K.Morton
(2) Codd. 1972. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1657. Ocimum suffrutescens Thonn. (4)
(3) Codd. 1976. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1697. O. australis Vatke (4)
(4) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 229–236. O. inconcinnus Briq. (4)
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 497, 498. O. wilmsii Gürke var. komghensis N.E.Br. (4)
affinis N.E.Br. = Hemizygia canescens O. wilmsii Gürke var. wilmsii (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 20–1405 m. B,
albiflorus N.E.Br. = Hemizygia albiflora
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
amabilis (Bremek.) Codd
Nautochilus amabilis Bremek. (4) tenuiflorus Benth. = Endostemon tenuiflorus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 560–1065 m. teucriifolius (Hochst.) N.E.Br. var. galpinianus (Briq.)
LIM, M N.E.Br. = Hemizygia teucriifolia
ambiguus Bolus = Plectranthus ambiguus teucriifolius (Hochst.) N.E.Br. var. teucriifolius = Hemi-
australis Vatke = O. suffrutescens zygia teucriifolia
bolusii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia bolusii thorncroftii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia thorncroftii
bracteosus (Benth.) Baker = Hemizygia bracteosa transvaalensis Schltr. = Hemizygia transvaalensis
canescens Gürke = Hemizygia canescens tubiformis R.D.Good
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.3–0.9 m. Alt 1000–1800 m.
decipiens N.E.Br. = Hemizygia albiflora LIM
elliottii Baker = Hemizygia elliottii varians N.E.Br. = Hemizygia petrensis
engleri Perkins = Hemizygia petrensis vernalis Codd
foliosus (S.Moore) N.E.Br. = Hemizygia foliosa Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 762–915 m. S
fruticosus Codd wilmsii Gürke var. komghensis N.E.Br. = O. suffrutes-
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 304–1280 m. cens
LIM, M wilmsii Gürke var. wilmsii = O. suffrutescens
gerrardii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia gerrardii woodii Gürke = Hemizygia teucriifolia
holubii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia petrensis
inconcinnus Briq. = O. suffrutescens PHLOMIS L. 7266000
labiatus N.E.Br. glabrata Vahl = Leucas glabrata var. glabrata
Nautochilus breyeri Bremek. (4) leonitis L. = Leonotis ocymifolia
Nautochilus labiatus (N.E.Br.) Bremek. (4) leonurus L. = Leonotis leonurus
Nautochilus urticaefolia Bremek. (4)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–1.8 m. Alt 305–2130 m. nepetifolia L. = Leonotis nepetifolia
LIM, NW, M, S, KZN ocymifolia Burm.f. = Leonotis ocymifolia
latidens N.E.Br. = Syncolostemon latidens PLATOSTOMA P.Beauv. 7360000
linearis Benth. = Hemizygia linearis (1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 214, 215.
macranthus Gürke = Syncolostemon macranthus (2) Paton. 1997. Kew Bulletin 52: 257–292.
(3) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 493.
macrophyllus (Gürke) N.E.Br. = Hemizygia macro-
phylla rotundifolium (Briq.) A.J.Paton
Geniosporum angolense Briq. (2)
messinensis R.D.Good = Hemizygia elliottii Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 765–1890 m.
muddii N.E.Br. = Hemizygia transvaalensis LIM, G, M, S
persimilis N.E.Br. = Hemizygia persimilis PLECTRANTHUS L’Hér. 7350000
petrensis Hiern = Hemizygia petrensis (1) Phillips. 1928. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 8: t. 294.
pretoriae Gürke = Hemizygia pretoriae subsp. pretoriae (2) Dyer. 1944. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 24: t. 960.
(3) Dyer & Bruce. 1949. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: t. 1073.
pseudoserratus M.Ashby (4) Verdoorn. 1949. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: t. 1051.
(5) Dyer & Bruce. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1110. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 152–
(6) Lewis. 1951. The Flowering Plants of Africa 28: t. 1109. 3250 m. N, B, NW, G, M, S, KZN
(7) Codd. 1957. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1244.
(8) Codd. 1963. The Flowering Plants of Africa 36: t. 1417. densiflorus T.Cooke = P. cylindraceus
(9) Codd. 1971. The Flowering Plants of Africa 41: t. 1601.
(10) Codd. 1972. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1646.
dinteri Briq.
P. zatarhendi in sense of Launert & A.Schreib., misapplied name (18)
(11) Agnew. 1974. Upland Kenya wild flowers: 633–640.
(12) Codd. 1977. The Flowering Plants of Africa 44: tt. 1728, 1729. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.4 m. Alt 410–1830
(13) Codd. 1979. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1791. m. N
(14) Codd. 1979. The Flowering Plants of Africa 46: t. 1809.
(15) Codd. 1982. The Flowering Plants of Africa 47: tt. 1854, 1855.
dolichopodus Briq.
P. cooperi T.Cooke in part (18)
(16) Codd. 1984. The Flowering Plants of Africa 48: tt. 1887, 1888.
(17) Codd. 1985. The Flowering Plants of Africa 48: tt. 1903–1905. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–1 m. Alt 765–1830 m. LIM,
(18) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 137–172. M, KZN, EC
(19) Van Jaarsveld & Edwards. 1991. The Flowering Plants of Africa
51: t. 2034.
dolomiticus Codd
(20) Van Jaarsveld & Edwards. 1997. Bothalia 27: 1–6. Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt ± 1000
(21) Van Jaarsveld & Hankey. 1997. Aloe 34: 40, 41. m. LIM
(22) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 498–501.
(23) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 531.
draconis Briq. = P. hadiensis var. woodii
aliciae (Codd) Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards dregei Codd = P. ambiguus
P. madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth. var. aliciae Codd (20) ecklonii Benth.
Perennial. Herb, decumbent, semisucculent. Ht 0.4– Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.7–2.5 m. Alt 30–1525 m. M,
0.5 m. Alt ± 400 m. KZN, EC KZN, EC
ambiguus (Bolus) Codd elegantulus Briq.
Orthosiphon ambiguus Bolus (20)
P. coloratus E.Mey. ex Benth. in part (18)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt 1350–3000 m. KZN
P. dregei Codd (18) ernstii Codd
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–1.2 m. Alt 5– Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Ht up to 2 m.
1645 m. G, M, S, KZN, EC Alt ± 350 m. KZN, EC
amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. esculentus N.E.Br.
Coleus amboinicus Lour. (18) P. floribundus N.E.Br. (18)
Perennial. Herb, decumbent, succulent. Length up to Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.06–1.2 m. Alt 600–
1.5 m. Alt 60–155 m. KZN 1370 m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN
amboinicus of author, not of (Lour.) Spreng. = P. unguen- floribundus N.E.Br. = P. esculentus
tarius
fruticosus L’Hér.
arthropodus Briq. = P. fruticosus P. arthropodus Briq. (18)
aurifer Dinter ex Launert = P. hereroensis P. behrii Compton (18)
*barbatus Andrews P. charianthus Briq. (18)
Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. (18) P. galpinii Schltr. (18)
P. peglerae T.Cooke (18)
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht ± 3 m. Alt 213–1075 m.
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 2–2012 m.
LIM, G, S, WC, EC
LIM, G, M, S, KZN, WC, EC
baumii Gürke = Holostylon baumii
galpinii Schltr. = P. fruticosus
behrii Compton = P. fruticosus
glomeratus R.A.Dyer = P. cylindraceus
calycinus Benth. var. calycinus = Rabdosiella calycina
calycinus Benth. var. pachystachyus (Briq.) T.Cooke = grallatus Briq.
P. cooperi T.Cooke in part (18)
Rabdosiella calycina P. krookii Gürke ex Zahlbr. (18)
candelabriformis Launert P. natalensis Gürke forma glandulosa E.Phillips (18)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 1 m. Alt ± 2135 m. N P. praetervisus Briq. (18)
P. transvaalensis Briq. var. grandifolia T.Cooke (18)
caninus Roth P. transvaalensis Briq. var. transvaalensis (18)
Coleus caninus (Roth) Vatke (18) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 565–2200 m. LIM,
Coleus omahekense Dinter (18)
G, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 1000–
1200 m. N, LIM, NW grandidentatus Gürke
charianthus Briq. = P. fruticosus Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Length up to
2 m. Alt 335–1775 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
ciliatus E.Mey. ex Benth.
P. natalensis Gürke (18) hadiensis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Spreng. var. hadiensis
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 15–1730 m. LIM, Ocimum hadiense Forssk. (18)
P. pachyphyllus Gürke ex T.Cooke (18)
G, S, KZN, WC, EC P. zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. zatarhendi in sense of Codd,
coloratus E.Mey. ex Benth. in part = P. ambiguus misapplied name (18)
cooperi T.Cooke in part = P. dolichopodus Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 420–
cooperi T.Cooke in part = P. grallatus 2195 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN
cylindraceus Hochst. ex Benth. hadiensis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Spreng. var. tomento-
P. densiflorus T.Cooke (18) sus (Benth.) Codd
P. glomeratus R.A.Dyer (18) P. tomentosus Benth. (18)
P. spiciformis R.A.Dyer (18) P. zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. tomentosus (Benth.) Codd, mis-
P. villosus T.Cooke (18) applied name (18)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 30–1800 Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.12–0.5
m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC m. Alt 15–1800 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S,
hadiensis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Spreng. var. woodii KZN, EC
(Gürke) Codd nummularius Briq. = P. verticillatus
P. draconis Briq. (18)
P. woodii Gürke (18) oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr.
P. zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. woodii (Gürke) Codd, misap- Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt ± 100–450
plied name (18) m. KZN
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 100– oribiensis Codd
1700 m. LIM, M, KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt ± 600 m. KZN
hereroensis Engl. otaviensis Dinter = P. hereroensis
Neomuellera damarensis S.Moore (18)
P. aurifer Dinter ex Launert (18) pachyphyllus Gürke ex T.Cooke = P. hadiensis var.
P. myrianthus Briq. (18) hadiensis
P. otaviensis Dinter (18)
parviflorus Gürke = P. strigosus
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, semisucculent. Ht up to
1 m. Alt 305–1830 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, KZN peglerae T.Cooke = P. fruticosus
hilliardiae Codd *ornatus Codd
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt ± 200 m. Perennial. Herb, decumbent, succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m.
KZN, EC Alt? Distr.?
hirtus Benth. = P. madagascariensis var. madagas- pentheri (Gürke) Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards
cariensis Perennial. Herb, decumbent, succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m.
hylophilus of author, not of Gürke, concept invalid = P. Alt ± 530 m. EC
laxiflorus petiolaris E.Mey. ex Benth.
krookii Gürke ex Zahlbr. = P. grallatus P. kuntzei Gürke (18)
kuntzeanus Domin = P. strigosus Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 50–500 m.
M, KZN, EC
kuntzei Gürke = P. petiolaris
praetermissus Codd
laxiflorus Benth.
P. hylophilus of author, not of Gürke, concept invalid (18) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.5 m. Alt ± 200 m. EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.7–1.5 m. Alt 15–1980 m. LIM, praetervisus Briq. = P. grallatus
M, S, KZN, EC psammophilus Codd
lucidus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards Perennial. Herb, decumbent to procumbent, succulent.
P. strigosus Benth. var. lucidus Benth. (20) Length up to 0.5 m. Alt 175–700 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Ht? Alt 60– purpuratus Harv. subsp. montanus Van Jaarsv. &
133 m. EC T.J.Edwards
madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth. var. aliciae Codd = P. Perennial. Herb, procumbent to decumbent, succulent.
aliciae Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt? M, KZN
madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth. var. madagascariensis purpuratus Harv. subsp. purpuratus
P. hirtus Benth. (18)
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt 460–795 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb, procumbent, decumbent, succulent.
Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 6–1676 m. M, S, KZN, EC purpuratus Harv. subsp. tongaensis Van Jaarsv. &
madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth. var. ramosior Benth. T.J.Edwards
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Ht/Length?
560–1830 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, EC Alt ± 90 m. KZN
malvinus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards pyramidatus Gürke = Rabdosiella calycina
Perennial. Herb, decumbent, succulent. Ht? Alt ± reflexus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards
500–600 m. EC Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt ± 700 m.
mirabilis (Briq.) Launert EC
Coleus mirabilis Briq. (18)
rehmannii Gürke
Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–3.5 m. Alt ± 900 m. N
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt 826–1400 m. KZN
mutabilis Codd
Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Length up to rubicundus D.Don = Orthosiphon rubicundus
0.4 m. Alt 1000–2230 m. LIM, G, M rubropunctatus Codd
myrianthus Briq. = P. hereroensis Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 2 m. Alt 860–2100 m. LIM, G,
natalensis Gürke = P. ciliatus M, S, KZN
natalensis Gürke forma glandulosa E.Phillips = P. gral- saccatus Benth. var. longitubus Codd
latus Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt ± 480 m.
neglectus Dinter = Aeollanthus neglectus KZN
neochilus Schltr. saccatus Benth. var. saccatus
Coleus carnosus Dinter ex Eliovson (18) Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.5–1.2 m. Alt 30–1150
Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd (18) m. KZN, EC
Coleus pentheri Gürke (18)
Coleus schinzii Gürke (18) saccatus Benth. subsp. pondoensis Van Jaarsv. & Milstein
Perennial. Herb, trailing, succulent. Ht? Alt? KZN, EC zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. zatarhendi in sense of
spicatus E.Mey. ex Benth. Codd, misapplied name = P. hadiensis var.
P. subspicatus Hochst. (18) hadiensis
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Alt 25–1065 m. LIM, M, zatarhendi in sense of Launert & A.Schreib., misapplied
S, KZN, EC name = P. dinteri
spiciformis R.A.Dyer = P. cylindraceus zuluensis T.Cooke
strigosus Benth. Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 50–1160 m. S, KZN
P. kuntzeanus Domin (18)
P. parviflorus Gürke (18) PREMNA L. 7185000
Perennial. Herb, decumbent or erect, succulent. Length (1) Pieper. 1928. Botanische Jahrbücher 62, Beiblatt 142: 80.
up to 0.3 m. Alt 15–1280 m. M, S, KZN, EC (2) Verdcourt. 1992. FTEA Verbenaceae: 68–82.
(3) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 643.
strigosus Benth. var. lucidus Benth. = P. lucidus
mooiensis (H.Pearson) W.Piep.
subspicatus Hochst. = P. spicatus Vitex mooiensis H.Pearson (1)
succulentus R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce = Thorncroftia Perennial. Tree. Ht ± 5 m. Alt 30–1370 m. LIM, NW,
succulenta M, S, KZN, EC
swynnertonii S.Moore senensis Klotzsch
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–0.75 m. Alt 765–1495 m. LIM Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 3 m. Alt ± 915 m. N
tetensis (Baker) Agnew *PRUNELLA L. 7254000
Coleus decumbens Gürke (18)
Coleus tetensis Baker (18) (1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 28, 29.
Coleus vagatus E.A.Bruce (18) vulgaris L.
P. vagatus (E.A.Bruce) Codd (18)
Perennial. Herb, straggling. Length up to 0.3 m. Alt
Perennial. Herb, procumbent, succulent. Length up to
457–1850 m. KZN, WC, EC
0.75 m. Alt 120–1440 m. B, LIM, M, S
tetragonus Gürke PSEUDOCIMUM Briq. 7365010
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 1000–3400 m. N, B, trichocalyx Bremek. = Endostemon tenuiflorus
LIM, S
thorncroftii S.Moore = Thorncroftia thorncroftii PYCNOSTACHYS Hook. 7347000
thunbergii Benth. = P. verticillatus (1) Phillips. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 13: t. 513.
(2) Dyer. 1934. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 14: t. 560.
tomentosus Benth. = P. hadiensis var. tomentosus (3) Phillips. 1940. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 20: t. 766.
transvaalensis Briq. var. grandifolia T.Cooke = P. gral- (4) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 131–134.
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 501.
latus
coerulea Hook.
transvaalensis Briq. var. transvaalensis = P. grallatus
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.2 m. Alt ± 1000 m. B
tysonii Gürke = Solenostemon latifolius holophylla Briq. = P. reticulata
unguentarius Codd pubescens Gürke = P. urticifolia
P. amboinicus of author, not of (Lour.) Spreng. (18)
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt ± 2135 m. purpurascens Briq. = P. reticulata
N reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth.
Echinostachys reticulata E.Mey. (4, 6)
vagatus (E.A.Bruce) Codd = P. tetensis P. holophylla Briq. (4, 6)
venteri Van Jaarsv. & Hankey P. purpurascens Briq. (4, 6)
P. reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth. var. angustifolia Benth. (4, 6)
Perennial. Herb, subshrub. Ht ± 0.7 m. Alt ± 1680 m. P. schlechteri Briq. (4, 6)
LIM Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 10–2134 m. LIM,
verticillatus (L.f.) Druce NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
Ocimum verticillatum L.f. (18)
P. nummularius Briq. (18)
reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth. var. angustifolia Benth. = P.
P. thunbergii Benth. (18) reticulata
Perennial. Herb, decumbent to procumbent, succulent. schlechteri Briq. = P. reticulata
Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 3–1770 m. LIM, G, M, S, urticifolia Hook.
KZN, WC, EC P. pubescens Gürke (4, 6)
villosus T.Cooke = P. cylindraceus Perennial. Herb. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 490–1920 m. LIM,
G, M
woodii Gürke = P. hadiensis var. woodii
xerophilus Codd RABDOSIA Hassk. 7350010
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht 1–1.7 m. Alt 312–1740 calycina (Benth.) Codd = Rabdosiella calycina
m. LIM, M
zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. tomentosus (Benth.) RABDOSIELLA Codd 7350030
(1) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 175.
Codd, misapplied name = P. hadiensis var. tomen- (2) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 501.
tosus
calycina (Benth.) Codd
zatarhendi in sense of Codd var. woodii (Gürke) Codd, Plectranthus calycinus Benth. var. calycinus (1)
misapplied name = P. hadiensis var. woodii Plectranthus calycinus Benth. var. pachystachyus (Briq.) T.Cooke (1)
Plectranthus pyramidatus Gürke (1) (3) Codd. 1966. The Flowering Plants of Africa 37: t. 1461.
Rabdosia calycina (Benth.) Codd (1) (4) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 79–101.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 60–2285 m. LIM, (5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 501, 502.
(6) Van Jaarsveld. 1999. Bothalia 29: 100–102.
M, S, FS, KZN, EC (7) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 531, 532.
ROTHECA Raf. 7191020 africana L. = S. africana-caerulea
(1) Phillips. 1921. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 1: t. 19. africana-caerulea L.
(2) Meeuse. 1958. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1274. S. africana L. (4)
(3) Fernandes. 1998. Memórias da Sociedade Broteriana 30: 5–109. S. lanuginosa Burm.f. (4)
(4) Steane & Mabberley. 1998. Novon 8: 204–206. S. undulata Benth. (4)
(5) Fernandes & Verdcourt. 2000. Kew Bulletin 55: 147–154. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 20–1097 m. NC,
(6) Herman & Retief. 2002. Bothalia 32: 81.
WC, EC
caerulea (N.E.Br.) P.P.J.Herman & Retief africana-lutea L.
Clerodendrum caeruleum N.E.Br. (6)
S. aurea L. (4)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 640–1005 S. eckloniana Benth. (4)
m. LIM, M, KZN Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 4–755 m. NC, WC,
cuneiformis (Moldenke) P.P.J.Herman & Retief EC
Clerodendrum cuneatum Gürke illegitimate name (6)
Clerodendrum cuneiforme Moldenke (6)
albicaulis Benth.
S. albicaulis Benth. var. dregeana (Benth.) Skan (4)
Clerodendrum scheffleri Gürke var. ellipticum Moldenke (6)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub or suffrutex. Ht? Alt 90–1800 Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 60–900 m. WC
m. M, KZN albicaulis Benth. var. dregeana (Benth.) Skan = S. albi-
hirsuta (Hochst.) R.Fern. in broad sense caulis
Clerodendrum hirsutum (Hochst.) H.Pearson (5) aurea L. = S. africana-lutea
Clerodendrum pearsonii Moldenke (3)
Clerodendrum triphyllum (Harv.) H.Pearson (5) aurita L.f. var. aurita
Cyclonema hirsutum Hochst. (5) S. lasiostachys Benth. (4)
Cyclonema triphyllum Harv. (5) S. pallidiflora Skan (4)
S. peglerae Skan (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.5 m. Alt 70–2150 m. LIM,
Perennial. Herb, straggling. Length up to 1.2 m. Alt
NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
5–1405 m. LIM, KZN, WC, EC
louwalbertsii (P.P.J.Herman) P.P.J.Herman & Retief
Clerodendrum louwalbertsii P.P.J.Herman (6) aurita L.f. var. galpinii (Skan) Hedge
S. galpinii Skan (4)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.8 m. Alt 170–1850 m. LIM,
Perennial. Herb, straggling. Length up to 1.2 m. Alt
NW, G, M, S, KZN
610–1675 m. M, S, KZN, EC
myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb. in broad sense
Clerodendrum dekindtii Gürke (3) burchellii N.E.Br. var. burchellii = S. namaensis
Clerodendrum dekindtii Gürke var. dinteri Thomas (3) burchellii N.E.Br. var. hispidula Skan = S. namaensis
Clerodendrum discolor (Klotzsch) Vatke var. oppositifolium
Thomas (3) chamelaeagnea P.J.Bergius
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke (4) S. paniculata L. (4)
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke subsp. namibiense Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 15–1100 m. NC,
R.Fern. (5) WC
Clerodendrum schlechteri Gürke (3)
Cyclonema myricoides (Hochst.) Hochst. (4) chlorophylla Briq. = S. stenophylla
Perennial. Shrub or tree. Ht 0.9–5 m. Alt 30–1800 m. clandestina L. var. angustifolia Benth. = S. verbenaca
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN clandestina L. var. clandestina = S. verbenaca
pilosa (H.Pearson) P.P.J.Herman & Retief *coccinea Etl.
Clerodendrum pilosum H.Pearson (6) S. coccinea Etl. var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.Gray (4)
Perennial. Suffrutex. Length 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 305–610 Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–1.5 m. Alt 759–1524 m. N,
m. EC LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC
uncinata (Schinz) P.P.J.Herman & Retief coccinea Etl. var. pseudococcinea (Jacq.) A.Gray = S.
Clerodendrum spinescens (Oliv.) Gürke, illegitimate name (6) coccinea
Clerodendrum uncinatum Schinz (6)
Kalaharia uncinata (Schinz) Moldenke (6)
cooperi Skan = S. repens var. repens
Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht 0.2–1.2 m. Alt 915–1310 m. dentata Aiton
N, B, NW Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2 m. Alt 151–1525 m. NC,
violacea (Gürke) Verdc. WC
Clerodendrum violaceum Gürke (5) dinteri Briq. = S. garipensis
Perennial. Shrub, scrambler. Ht 1–2.5 m. Alt 3–15 m. disermas L.
KZN S. fleckii Gürke (4)
S. rugosa Aiton (4)
wildii (Moldenke) R.Fern. in broad sense S. rugosa Thunb. var. angustifolia Benth. (4)
Clerodendrum wildii Moldenke forma glabrum R.Fern. (5)
S. rugosa Thunb. var. rugosa (4)
Perennial. Shrub or tree, succulent. Ht up to 3 m. Alt Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.2 m. Alt 360–1555 m.
550–1020 m. B, LIM N, NW, G, FS, NC, EC
SALVIA L. 7290000 dolomitica Codd
(1) Codd. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1219. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 1150–1900 m. LIM,
(2) Codd. 1957. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1248. M
repens Burch. ex Benth. var. keiensis Hedge biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Briq.
Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 900–1560 m. EC Thymus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (1)
repens Burch. ex Benth. var. repens Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 915–1740 m. LIM,
S. cooperi Skan (4) NW, G, M, S, L, EC
S. raphanifolia Benth. (4)
S. rudis Benth. (4) compacta Killick
S. woodii Gürke (4) Perennial. Herb, procumbent. Length 0.15–0.3 m. Alt
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 15–2440 m. LIM, ± 2125 m. KZN
NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC grandibracteata Killick
repens Burch. ex Benth. var. transvaalensis Hedge Micromeria grandiflora Killick (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt 1600–1850 m. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt 2000–2300 m.
NW, G, M, FS KZN
rudis Benth. = S. repens var. repens reptans Killick
Micromeria pilosa Benth. (1)
rugosa Aiton = S. disermas
Perennial. Herb, procumbent. Length 0.25–0.6 m. Alt
rugosa Thunb. var. angustifolia Benth. = S. disermas 1800–2230 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt ± 1525 Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2.5–3 m. Alt 33–1000 m. LIM,
m. M, S M, S, KZN
ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn. subsp. amboniensis
THYMUS L. 7319000 (Gürke) Verdc. var. amaniensis (W.Piep.) Verdc. =
biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don = Satureja biflora V. ferruginea
TINNEA Kotschy & Peyr. 7213000 ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn. subsp. amboniensis
(Gürke) Verdc. var. amboniensis = V. ferruginea
(1) Phillips. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 13: t. 517.
(2) Codd. 1979. The Flowering Plants Africa 46: tt. 1813, 1814. flavescens Rolfe = V. mombassae
(3) Codd. 1985. FSA 28,4: 12–15.
(4) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 505. geminata H.Pearson = V. harveyana
barbata Vollesen harveyana H.Pearson
V. geminata H.Pearson (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht up to 4 m. Alt 884–1100 m. M, S,
KZN Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–3 m. Alt 60–610 m. M, S,
KZN, EC
dinteri Gürke ex Dinter = T. rhodesiana
mechowii Gürke = V. mombassae
eriocalyx Welw.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 1100–1250 mombassae Vatke
V. flavescens Rolfe (3)
m. N, B V. mechowii Gürke (3)
galpinii Briq. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–3 m. Alt ± 975 m. B
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.6 m. Alt 180–1950 m. G, mooiensis H.Pearson = Premna mooiensis
M, S, KZN, EC
obovata subsp. obovata
juttae Dinter = T. rhodesiana V. reflexa H.Pearson (4)
rehmannii Schinz = T. rhodesiana V. wilmsii Gürke var. reflexa (H.Pearson) W.Piep. (4)
rhodesiana S.Moore Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–4 m. Alt 550–1370 m. LIM, M,
T. dinteri Gürke ex Dinter (3) S, KZN, EC
T. juttae Dinter (3) obovata E.Mey. subsp. wilmsii (Gürke) C.L.Breden-
T. rehmannii Schinz (3)
kamp & D.J.Botha
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.6–2.25 m. Alt 333–1220 m. N, V. wilmsii Gürke var. wilmsii (4)
LIM, M Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–4 m. Alt? LIM, G, M, S
VITEX L. 7186000 patula E.A.Bruce
(1) Pearson. 1901. FC 5: 180–226. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2.5–4 m. Alt 720–914 m. LIM,
(2) Merxmüller. 1967. FSWA 122: 9, 10. KZN
(3) Verdcourt. 1992. FTEA Verbenaceae: 50–68. pooara Corbishley
(4) Bredenkamp & Botha. 1993. South African Journal of Botany 59:
611–622. Perennial. Tree. Ht up to 5 m. Alt 318–1600 m. LIM,
(5) Bredenkamp & Botha. 1996. Bothalia 26: 141–151. NW, G
(6) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 644, 645. reflexa H.Pearson = V. obovata subsp. obovata
(7) Sales. 2001. Kew Bulletin 56: 189–207.
rehmannii Gürke
amboniensis Gürke = V. ferruginea Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–3 m. Alt 60–1646 m. LIM, NW,
angolensis Gürke G, M, S, KZN
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt ± 900 m. N
wilmsii Gürke var. reflexa (H.Pearson) W.Piep. = V.
ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn. obovata subsp. obovata
V. amboniensis Gürke (7)
V. ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn. subsp. amboniensis (Gürke) wilmsii Gürke var. wilmsii = V. obovata subsp. wilmsii
Verdc. var. amaniensis (W.Piep.) Verdc. (7)
V. ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn. subsp. amboniensis (Gürke) zeyheri Sond.
Verdc. var. amboniensis (7) Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–4 m. Alt 1050–1600 m. B, NW, G
LAURACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BEILSCHMIEDIA Nees 2801000 Perennial. Twining herb, parasite. Ht variable. Alt 30–
1000 m. NC, WC, EC
natalensis J.H.Ross = Dahlgrenodendron natalense
*filiformis L.
CASSYTHA L. 2825000 Perennial. Twining herb, parasite. Ht variable. Alt 5–
(1) Stapf. 1912. FC 5,1: 500–502. 1600 m. N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
(2) Verdcourt. 1996. FTEA Lauraceae: 14–18. pondoensis Engl. var. pondoensis
(3) Diniz. 1997. FZ 9,2: 46–49. Perennial. Twining herb, parasite. Ht variable. Alt 0–
ciliolata Nees 850 m. KZN, EC
LECYTHIDACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
BARRINGTONIA J.R.Forst. 5506000 (4) Tsou. 1994. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 71:
& G.Forst. 1–110.
(1) Strey. 1976. The Flowering Plants of Africa 43: t. 1706. racemosa (L.) Roxb.
(2) Fernandes. 1978. FZ 4: 216–218.
(3) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs Perennial. Tree (mangrove), shrub. Ht 2–20 m. Alt 45–
d’Afrique tropicale 1: 149. 90 m. KZN
LENTIBULARIACEAE
Compiled by S.J. Smithies
BUCRANION Raf. 7901010 (5) Taylor. 1991 Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 20: 20−35.
capense (Spreng.) Raf. = Utricularia bisquamata africana Oliv. in part; Kamieński (1902) in part = G.
hispidula
CALPIDISCA Barnhart 7901020
hispidula Stapf
capensis (Spreng.) Barnhart = Utricularia bisquamata G. africana Oliv. in part; Kamieński (1902) in part (2)
G. hispidula Stapf subsp. hispidula P.Taylor (4)
GENLISEA A.St.-Hil. 7899000 Annual or perennial? Herb, terrestrial or affixed aquatic,
(1) Kamieński. 1902. Botanische Jahrbücher 33: 92, 93. inflorescence emergent, carnivore. Ht 0.08–0.3 m.
(2) Stapf. 1904. FC 4,2: 436, 437. Alt 6–1980 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC
(3) Taylor. 1973. FTEA Lentibulariaceae: 23−26.
(4) Taylor. 1988. FZ 8,3: 38−42. hispidula Stapf subsp. hispidula P.Taylor = G. hispidula
U. longecalcarata Benj. (5) spiralis Sm. var. tortilis (Welw. ex Oliv.) P.Taylor = U.
U. sanguinea Oliv. (5) tortilis
U. sanguinea Oliv. var. minor Kamieński (5)
U. transrugosa Stapf (5) sprengelii Kamieński = U. bisquamata
U. tribracteata in sense of Kamieński (1902) in part; Stapf (1904) sprengelii Kamieński var. acuticeras Kamieński = U.
among others, not of Hochst. ex A.Rich. (5)
bisquamata
Annual or perennial. Herb, terrestrial, carnivore. Ht
0.02–0.47 m. Alt 8–± 2450 m. LIM, NW, G, M, stellaris in sense of Wager (1928), not of L.f. = U. aus-
S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC tralis
stellaris L.f.
livida E.Mey. var. engleri (Kamieński) Stapf = U. livida U. foliosa in sense of Kamieński (1902) in part; Stapf (1904) in part,
livida E.Mey. var. micrantha Kamieński = U. livida not of L. (10)
U. inflexa Forssk. var. stellaris (L.f.) P.Taylor in part (10)
livida E.Mey. var. pauciflora Kamieński = U. livida U. stellaris L.f. var. breviscapa Kamieński (10)
longecalcarata Benj. = U. livida U. stellaris L.f. var. dilatata Kamieński (10)
U. stellaris L.f. var. filiformis Kamieński (10)
monophylla Dinter = U. arenaria Perennial, occ. annual? Herb, suspended aquatic, in-
prehensilis E.Mey. florescence emergent, carnivore. Ht 0.03–0.3 m.
U. prehensilis E.Mey. var. hians (A.DC.) Kamieński (10) Alt 1–1675 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS,
Perennial? Herb, terrestrial, carnivore. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. KZN, L, EC
Alt 0–2200 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC stellaris L.f. var. breviscapa Kamieński = U. stellaris
prehensilis E.Mey. var. hians (A.DC.) Kamieński = U. stellaris L.f. var. dilatata Kamieński = U. stellaris
prehensilis
stellaris L.f. var. filiformis Kamieński = U. stellaris
reflexa Oliv. strumosa Sol. ex Stapf as syn. = U. bisquamata
U. diploglossa Welw. ex Oliv. (10)
U. grandivesiculosa Czech (10) subulata L.
U. reflexa Oliv. var. reflexa P.Taylor in part (10) U. subulata L. var. inaequalis in sense of Kamieński (1902), not of
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, suspended aquatic, in- A.DC. (10)
florescence emergent, carnivore. Ht 0.05–0.12 Annual. Herb, terrestrial, helophyte/tenagophyte/hyper-
m. Alt 4–± 915 m. N, B, LIM, KZN hydate, carnivore. Ht 0.02–0.05 m. Alt 1–± 1500
m. N, B, LIM, G, M, KZN, EC
reflexa Oliv. var. reflexa P.Taylor in part = U. reflexa
subulata L. var. inaequalis in sense of Kamieński (1902),
rehmannii Kamieński = U. bisquamata not of A.DC. = U. subulata
sandersonii Oliv. tortilis Welw. ex Oliv.
U. sandersonii Oliv. var. treubii (Kamieński) Kamieński (10) U. spiralis Sm. var. tortilis (Welw. ex Oliv.) P.Taylor (5)
U. treubii Kamieński (5)
Annual. Herb, terrestrial, carnivore. Ht 0.05–0.4 m.
Perennial. Herb, terrestrial and lithophyte, carnivore. Alt ± 900 m. N, B
Ht 0.02–0.07 m. Alt ± 20–± 1200 m. KZN, EC
transrugosa Stapf = U. livida
sandersonii Oliv. var. treubii (Kamieński) Kamieński =
treubii Kamieński = U. sandersonii
U. sandersonii
tribracteata in sense of Kamieński (1902) in part; Stapf
sanguinea Oliv. = U. livida (1904) in part, among others, not of Hochst. ex
sanguinea Oliv. var. minor Kamieński = U. livida A.Rich. = U. livida
scandens Benj. vulgaris in sense of P.Taylor (1964) in part, not of L. =
U. gibbsiae Stapf (5) U. australis
Annual? Herb, terrestrial, helophyte/tenagophyte, car- welwitschii Oliv.
nivore. Ht 0.02–0.09 m. Alt ± 900 m. B, M Perennial? Herb, terrestrial, carnivore. Ht 0.05–0.3 m.
schinzii Kamieński = U. bisquamata Alt ± 1219–1690 m. LIM, NW, G
LINACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
LOASACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
LOBELIACEAE
Compiled by P.B. Phillipson & E.B. Knox
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.16 m. Alt 340–460 m. WC C. elata Harv. forma truncata E.Wimm. (5)
corylifolia Harv. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 15–800 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt ± 1800 m. KZN elata Harv. var. globularis E.Wimm.
C. elata Harv. forma latifolia E.Wimm. (5)
crenata (Thunb.) C.Presl var. angustifolia E.Wimm. Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.6 m. Alt 600–1600 m. M,
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt ± 1000 KZN
m. NC
elata Harv. var. oblongifolia (Sond. & Harv.) E.Phillips
crenata (Thunb.) C.Presl var. crenata = C. oblongifolia
C. crenata (Thunb.) C.Presl var. smithiae (L.Bolus) E.Wimm. (2)
Lobelia crenata Thunb. (2) galpinii E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 10–120 m. NC, WC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 500–700
crenata (Thunb.) C.Presl var. smithiae (L.Bolus) E.Wimm. m. EC
= C. crenata var. crenata georgica E.Wimm.
deltoidea E.Wimm. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt ± 200 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt ±1300 m. M, KZN gerrardii Harv. = C. elata var. gerrardii
dentariifolia C.Presl var. dentariifolia glabra E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 160–420 m. WC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt up to 1550 m. LIM
dentariifolia C.Presl var. luttigii E.Wimm. heterophylla [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt ± 700 m. WC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 0–150 m.
dentariifolia C.Presl var. psilandra E.Wimm. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? WC incisa (Thunb.) Willd. var. bracteata E.Phillips
dentata E.Wimm. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 100–850 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 480–1000 m. WC incisa (Thunb.) Willd. var. cardamines (Thunb.)
digitata (Thunb.) Willd. subsp. digitata E.Phillips
C. digitata (Thunb.) Willd. var. tomentosa (C.Presl in E.Mey.) Sond. C. cardamines (Thunb.) Willd. (1)
(5) Lobelia cardamines Thunb. (1)
C. digitata (Thunb.) Willd. var. trimera E.Wimm. (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 30–915 m. WC
Lobelia digitata Thunb. (2)
incisa (Thunb.) Willd. var. incisa
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 100–1000 m. WC Lobelia incisa Thunb. (1)
digitata (Thunb.) Willd. subsp. gracilis E.Wimm. Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± 120 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–1.5 m. Alt ± 630 m. incisa (Thunb.) Willd. var. lyrata E.Wimm.
WC, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 100–300 m. WC
digitata (Thunb.) Willd. var. tomentosa (C.Presl in E.Mey.) incisa (Thunb.) Willd. var. sinuata E.Wimm
Sond. = C. digitata subsp. digitata Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? WC
digitata (Thunb.) Willd. var. trimera E.Wimm. = C. digi- kerastes E.Wimm. = C. bulbosa var. bulbosa
tata subsp. digitata
latipetala [C.Presl in] Eckl. & Zeyh.
eckloniana [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh. C. volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. latipetala ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. &
C. zeyheriana [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh. var. eckloniana ([C.Presl Zeyh.) E.Wimm. (5)
ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. (5)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt ± 200 m.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 300–1220 m. WC
WC
elata Harv. forma decurrens E.Wimm. = C. elata var.
linarioides [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh..
gerrardii C. bulbosa (L.) P.J.Bergius var. orientalis E.Phillips (5)
elata Harv. forma depauperata E.Wimm. = C. revoluta C. undulata Eckl. var. linarioides ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. &. Zeyh.)
E.Wimm. (2)
elata Harv. forma flanagana E.Wimm. = C. revoluta Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 30–800 m. WC, EC
elata Harv. forma latifolia E.Wimm. = C. elata var. linarioides [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh., in sense of E.Phil-
globularis lips in part = C. persicifolia
elata Harv. forma thodeana E.Wimm. = C. elata var. longiflora Schltr.
gerrardii Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 600–1030 m.
elata Harv. forma truncata E.Wimm. C. elata var. NC, WC
glabra longifolia N.E.Br.
elata Harv. var. elata C. longifolia N.E.Br. var. baurii E.Phillips (2)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.22–1 m. Alt 1500–2440 m. M, S, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 600–2075 m. KZN,
FS, KZN EC
elata Harv. var. gerrardii (Harv.) E.Wimm. longifolia N.E.Br. var. baurii E.Phillips = C. longifolia
C. elata Harv. forma decurrens E.Wimm. (5)
C. elata Harv. forma thodeana E.Wimm. (5)
longilobata E.Phillips
C. gerrardii Harv. (2) Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? WC
C. wilmsiana Diels (2) longipedicellata E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.8–2.13 m. Alt 300–2000 m. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? WC
LIM, M, S, KZN
longipetala C.Presl
elata Harv. var. glabra Harv. C. volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. intermedia E.Wimm. (5)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 400–680 m. WC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt ± 2042 m. B,
maculosa E.Phillips LIM, NW, G, M, FS, NC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt up to 400 m. EC stenopetala Diels var. johannesburgensis E.Wimm. = C.
natalensis E.Phillips stenopetala
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt 850– stenophylla E.Wimm.
2100 m. KZN, EC Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 1300–2500 m. M, FS,
oblongifolia Sond. & Harv. KZN
C. elata Harv. var. oblongifolia (Sond. & Harv.) E.Phillips (2) stephensii E.Wimm. = C. bulbosa var. acocksii
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.55 m. Alt 1250–2700 m. M, subtubulata E.Wimm.
S, KZN Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 160–300
oligotricha Schltr. m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 80–150 m. WC sylvatica Eckl. var. graminea E.Wimm.
pectinata E.Wimm. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt up to 1600 m. KZN
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.6–0.9 m. Alt 760–1370 m. S sylvatica Eckl. var. salicifolia ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.)
persicifolia C.Presl in E.Mey. E.Wimm.
C. linarioides ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.), in sense of E.Phillips in C. salicifolia C.Presl (2)
part (2) Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 90–1900
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt up to 900 m. EC m. WC, EC
phillipsii E.Wimm. sylvatica Eckl. var. sylvatica
C. assimilis Sond. var. latifolia E.Phillips (2)
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–1.6 m. Alt 20–1900
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 0–180 m. EC
m. KZN, WC, EC
phyteuma (L.) Willd. var. ciliata E.Wimm.
tenera Diels
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt ± 120 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt ± 200 m. WC
phyteuma (L.) Willd. var. grandidentata E.Wimm.
tortilis N.E.Br.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 150–230 m. WC
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 100–750
phyteuma (L.) Willd. var. phyteuma m. WC, EC
Lobelia phyteuma L. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 80–460 m. WC transvaalensis E.Phillips
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 975–1600 m. LIM
psilostemon E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 120–660 m. WC tricuspis E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt? WC
ramosa E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt 1350–2300 m. FS, triphylla E.Phillips
KZN, L Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.25–0.7 m. Alt 100–
2165 m. FS, L, EC
ranunculifolia E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht up to 0.8 m. Alt 900– tysonii E.Phillips
1000 m. WC Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt 1500–
1700 m. KZN, EC
revoluta E.Wimm.
C. elata Harv. forma depauperata E.Wimm. (5) undulata Eckl.
C. elata Harv. forma flanagana E.Wimm. (5) Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt 30–70 m. EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt 300–1500 m. KZN, undulata Eckl. var. linarioides ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. &.
EC Zeyh.) E.Wimm. = C. linarioides
rogersii S.Moore subsp. rogersii volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. banksiana E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt ± 1800 m. Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 500–1300 m. WC
LIM, G, M, S
volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. intermedia E.Wimm. = C.
rogersii S.Moore subsp. winteri E.Wimm.
longipetala
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 800–2200
m. KZN, EC volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. latipetala ([C.Presl ex]
salicifolia C.Presl = C. sylvatica var. salicifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.) E.Wimm. = C. latipetala
salteri E.Wimm. volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. longipes E.Wimm. = C.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt 900–2179 m. angustiloba
WC volubilis (Burm.f.) Willd. var. volubilis
Lobelia volubilis Burm.f. (2)
schlechteri E.Phillips
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt 30–1500 m.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 120–235 m. NC, WC
WC
smutsii E.Wimm.
wilmsiana Diels = C. elata var. gerrardi
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 1600–1900 m. M
zeyheriana [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.
stenodonta E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht? Alt 150–350 m. WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± 1200 m. G
zeyheriana [C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh. var. eckloniana
stenopetala Diels
C. bechuanensis Bremek. & Oberm. (3) ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. = C. eckloni-
C. stenopetala Diels var. johannesburgensis E.Wimm. (3) ana
chamaepitys Lam. var. ceratophylla (C.Presl) E.Wimm. depressa L.f. = Monopsis debilis var. depressa
Rapuntium ceratophyllum C.Presl (1)
depressa L.f. var. dregeana (Sond.) E.Wimm. = L. ango-
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 45–
lensis
460 m. WC
depressa L.f. var. seineri (Schltr.) E.Wimm. = L. ango-
chamaepitys Lam. var. chamaepitys
lensis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 30–
1540 m. WC depressa of authors, not of L.f. var. depressa = L. ango-
lensis
cheiranthus L. = Manulea cheiranthus
depressa of authors, not of L.f. var. depressa = L. limosa
cinerea Thunb. = Wahlenbergia albicaulis
dichroma Schltr.
cochlearifolia Diels
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt ± 900 m.
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt 600–1065 m. KZN
WC
coddii Compton = Monopsis malvacea
digitata Thunb. = Cyphia digitata subsp. digitata
comosa L. var. comosa
disperma E.Wimm. = Unigenes humifusa
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.5 m. Alt 5–450
m. WC dodiana E.Wimm. var. dodiana = L. quadrisepala
comosa L. var. foliosa E.Wimm. dodiana E.Wimm. var. radicans (Schönland) E.Wimm.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± 60 = L. zwartkopensis
m. WC dregeana (C.Presl) A.DC.
L. galpinii Schltr. var. dentosa E.Wimm. (7)
comosa L. var. microdon (C.Presl) E.Wimm. L. omphalodoides Schltr. (1)
Rapuntium microdon C.Presl (1) Rapuntium dregeanum C.Presl (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt 180–2560 m. N,
155 m. WC NW, G, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
comosa L. var. secundata (Sond.) E.Wimm.
L. triquetra L. var. secundata Sond. (1)
eckloniana (C.Presl) A.DC.
Rapuntium ecklonianum C.Presl (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt ± Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 400–1200 m. WC
100 m. WC
erinus L.
comptonii E.Wimm. L. bicolor Sims (7)
L. esterhuyseniae E.Wimm. (7) L. erinus L. var. bellidifolia (Thunb.) Sond. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.35 m. Alt 650–800 m. WC L. erinus L. var. grandiflora Paxton (7)
corniculata Thulin L. erinus L. var. schrankii (Sweet) E.Wimm. (7)
L. erinus L. var. subvillosa E.Wimm. (7)
Perennial. Herb, scrambler. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 120–305 L. filiformis Lam. var. filiformis in sense of E.Wimm., misapplied
m. S, KZN name (3)
coronopifolia L. L. filiformis Lam. var. natalensis (A.DC.) E.Wimm. (3)
L. krookii Zahlbr. (1)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 5– L. lavendulacea Klotzsch (3)
1000 m. WC L. lydenburgensis E.Wimm. (3)
coronopifolia L. var. caerulea (Sims) Sond. = L. tomen- L. montaguensis E.Wimm. (6)
L. nuda Hemsl. (3)
tosa L. oranjensis E.Wimm. (7)
coronopifolia L. var. macularis (C.Presl) Sond. = L. tomen- L. parvisepala E.Wimm. (7)
tosa L. rosulata S.Moore (3)
L. senegalensis A.DC. var. senegalensis (3)
crenata Thunb. = Cyphia crenata var. crenata L. transvaalensis Schltr. (3)
L. tysonii E.Phillips (1)
cuneifolia Link & Otto var. ananda E.Wimm. L. wildii E.Wimm. (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt? NW Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.85 m. Alt 2–
cuneifolia Link & Otto var. cuneifolia 2500 m. N, B, LIM, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 5–500 m. WC, EC erinus L. var. bellidifolia (Thunb.) Sond. = L. erinus
cuneifolia Link & Otto var. hirsuta (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
L. pilosa Schltr. (1) erinus L. var. grandiflora Paxton = L. erinus
L. sylvatica Fourc. (1) erinus L. var. schrankii (Sweet) E.Wimm. = L. erinus
Rapuntium ovatum C.Presl var. hirsutum C.Presl (1)
erinus L. var. subvillosa E.Wimm. = L. erinus
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt ± 1600 m. LIM,
WC esterhuyseniae E.Wimm. = L. comptonii
cyphioides Harv. eurypoda E.Wimm. var. eurypoda E.Wimm.
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt? WC Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.25–0.8 m. Alt ± 1675 m. LIM,
M, S, KZN
dasyphylla E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 760–1060 m. WC eurypoda E.Wimm. var. fissurarum E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt ± 2000 m. WC
decipiens Sond. = Monopsis decipiens
decurrentifolia (Kuntze) K.Schum. filiformis Lam. var. filiformis in sense of E.Wimm., mis-
Dortmannia decurrentifolia Kuntze (1) applied name = L. erinus
Annual. Herb. Ht? Alt ± 100 m. EC filiformis Lam. var. krebsiana (A.DC.) E.Wimm. = L.
delicatula Compton = L. trullifolia subsp. delicatula flaccida subsp. flaccida
filiformis Lam. var. natalensis (A.DC.) E.Wimm. = L. lasiantha (C.Presl) A.DC. = L. linearis
erinus laurentioides Schltr.
filipes E.Wimm. Annual. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.1 m. Alt 800–1600 m. WC
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt ± 1400 m. N lavendulacea Klotzsch = L. erinus
flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. subsp. flaccida laxa MacOwan
L. acutangula (C.Presl) A.DC. (7)
L. filiformis Lam. var. krebsiana (A.DC.) E.Wimm. (3) Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 1200–1800 m. FS,
L. flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. hirsuta (C.Presl) E.Wimm. (7) KZN, L, EC
L. flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. scabripes (C.Presl) E.Wimm. (7) leptocarpa Griess. = L. thermalis
L. flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. stricta (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm. (7)
L. linarioides (C.Presl) A.DC. (7) limosa (Adamson) E.Wimm.
L. oreas E.Wimm. (7) L. capensis E.Wimm. (6)
L. pentheri E.Wimm. (7) L. depressa of authors, not of L.f. var. depressa (6)
L. reinekeana E.Wimm. (7) Mezleria limosa Adamson (2)
L. sutherlandii E.Wimm. (7) Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt ± 100 m. WC
L. wilmsiana Diels (7)
Rapuntium acutangulum C.Presl (1) linarioides (C.Presl) A.DC. = L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
Rapuntium flaccidum C.Presl (3) linearis Thunb.
Rapuntium linarioides C.Presl (7) L. lasiantha (C.Presl) A.DC. (7)
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 15–2500 L. linearis Thunb. var. gloveri Schltr. (7)
m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, L. linearis Thunb. var. pinnata Schltr. (7)
L. spartioides (C.Presl) D.Dietr. (7)
EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–0.7 m. Alt 60–
flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. subsp. mossiana (R.D.Good) 2000 m. WC, EC
Thulin
L. mossiana R.D.Good (3) linearis Thunb. var. gloveri Schltr. = L. linearis
L. senegalensis A.DC. var. subaspera E.Wimm. (3) linearis Thunb. var. pinnata Schltr. = L. linearis
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.22–0.45 m. Alt 6–
lobata E.Wimm.
3050 m. LIM, M, S, KZN
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.06–0.3 m. Alt ± 1800
flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. hirsuta (C.Presl) E.Wimm. m. LIM
= L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
lutea L. = Monopsis lutea
flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. scabripes (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
lydenburgensis E.Wimm. = L. erinus
= L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
malowensis E.Wimm.
flaccida (C.Presl) A.DC. var. stricta (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–2 m. Alt 30–1525 m. LIM,
= L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
M, S, KZN, EC
galpinii Schltr.
L. aquatica E.Phillips (1) minutidentata Engl. & Gilg = L. angolensis
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.015 m. Alt up to 3230 m. L, montaguensis E.Wimm. = L. erinus
EC mossiana R.D.Good = L. flaccida subsp. mossiana
galpinii Schltr. var. dentosa E.Wimm. = L. dregeana mundtiana Cham. = L. thermalis
genistoides (C.Presl) A.DC. = L. patula muscoides Cham.
giftbergensis E.Phillips = Wimmerella bifida Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 800–1500 m. WC
glaucoleuca Schltr. = L. setacea neglecta Roem. & Schult.
L. hirsuta L.f. (1)
goetzei Diels
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.5 m. Alt 5–1000 m. WC,
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.7 m. Alt ± 1400
EC
m. LIM
goodii E.Wimm. = L. jasionoides var. jasionoides nuda Hemsl. = L. erinus
hereroensis Schinz nugax E.Wimm.
Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt ± 1150 m. N Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt ± 1500 m. WC
hirsuta L.f. = L. neglecta omphalodoides Schltr. = L. dregeana
hypsibata E.Wimm. oranjensis E.Wimm. = L. erinus
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.2 m. Alt ± 450 m. WC oreas E.Wimm. = L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
incisa Thunb. = Cyphia incisa var. incisa parvifolia P.J.Bergius = Wahlenbergia parvifolia
isotomoides E.Wimm. = L. stenosiphon parvisepala E.Wimm. = L. erinus
jasionoides (A.DC.) E.Wimm. var. jasionoides patula L.f.
Isolobus jasionoides A.DC. (1) L. genistoides (C.Presl) A.DC. (2, 7)
L. goodii E.Wimm. (1) Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 275–1220
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 300–1550 m. WC m. WC, EC
jasionoides (A.DC.) E.Wimm. var. sparsiflora (Sond.) patula L.f. var. pteropoda (C.Presl) Sond. = L. pteropoda
E.Wimm.
Isolobus corymbosus A.DC. var. sparsiflorus Sond. (1) pentheri E.Wimm. = L. flaccida subsp. flaccida
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt ± 600 m. WC phyteuma L. = Cyphia phyteuma
krookii Zahlbr. = L. erinus pilosa Schltr. = L. cuneifolia var. hirsuta
debilis (L.f.) C.Presl var. debilis stellarioides (C.Presl) Urb. subsp. stellarioides
M. conspicua Salisb. (3) Dobrowskya stellarioides C.Presl (1)
M. debilis (L.f.) C.Presl var. conspicua (Salisb.) E.Wimm. (3) Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.6 m. Alt 30–3000 m. LIM,
M. simplex (L.) E.Wimm. var. conspicua (Salisb.) E.Wimm. (3) M, S, KZN, EC
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 0–750 m. WC
stricta (C.Presl) E.Wimm. = M. unidentata subsp. uni-
debilis (L.f.) C.Presl var. depressa (L.f.) Phillipson
Lobelia depressa L.f. (3) dentata
M. inconspicua Salisb. (3) unidentata (Dryand.) E.Wimm. subsp. intermedia Phil-
M. monantha E.Wimm. (3)
M. simplex (L.) E.Wimm. var. simplex in sense of E.Wimm., misap-
lipson
M. scabra (Thunb.) Urb. var. glabrata (Sond.) Schönland (4)
plied name (3)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 0–1500 m. WC Perennial. Creeping or erect herb. Ht 0.1–0.25 m. Alt
0–1200 m. EC
debilis (L.f.) C.Presl var. gracilis (C.Presl) Phillipson
Lobelia campanulata Lam. (3) unidentata (Dryand.) E.Wimm. subsp. laevicaulis
M. campanulata (Lam.) Sond. (3) (C.Presl) Phillipson
M. conspicua Salisb. var. gracilis C.Presl (3) Dobrowskya laevicaulis C.Presl (1)
M. gracilis (C.Presl) A.DC. (3) M. laevicaulis (C.Presl) E.Wimm. (4)
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.45 m. Alt 500–1500 m. NC, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.75 m. Alt 50–800 m. KZN,
WC EC
decipiens (Sond.) Thulin unidentata (Dryand.) E.Wimm. subsp. unidentata
Lobelia decipiens Sond. (2) Dobrowskya tenella (Thunb.) Sond. (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.08–0.6 m. Alt 50–2225 m. LIM, Lobelia unidentata Aiton (1)
G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC M. stricta (C.Presl) E.Wimm. (4)
Perennial. Creeping or erect herb. Ht 0.1–0.45 m. Alt
flava ([C.Presl ex] Eckl. & Zeyh.) E.Wimm.
M. arenaria E.Wimm. (5) 0–400 m. WC, EC
Rapuntium flavum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) variifolia (Sims) Urb.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 900–1065 m. Lobelia variifolia Sims (1)
WC Parastranthus variifolius (Sims) G.Don (1)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.15 m. Alt 180–1220 m.
inconspicua Salisb. = M. debilis var. depressa
WC
kowynensis E.Wimm.
Perennial. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 1520–2290 m. M zeyheri (Sond.) M.Thulin
Lobelia zeyheri Sond. (2)
laevicaulis (C.Presl) E.Wimm. = M. unidentata subsp. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? N, NW
laevicaulis
lutea (L.) Urb. PARASTRANTHUS G.Don 8695020
Lobelia lutea L. (1)
M. lutea (L.) Urb. var. ericoides (C.Presl) Urb. (5) variifolius (Sims) G.Don = Monopsis variifolia
M. lutea (L.) Urb. var. euphrasioides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Urb. (5)
M. lutea (L.) Urb. var. subcoerulea Zahlbr. (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.12–0.3 m. Alt 5–1100 m. WC RAPUNTIUM Mill. 8694050
lutea (L.) Urb. var. ericoides (C.Presl) Urb. = M. lutea acutangulum C.Presl = Lobelia flaccida subsp. flaccida
lutea (L.) Urb. var. euphrasioides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Urb. arabideum C.Presl = Wimmerella arabidea
= M. lutea
capillifolium C.Presl = Lobelia capillifolia
lutea (L.) Urb. var. subcoerulea Zahlbr. = M. lutea
ceratophyllum C.Presl = Lobelia chamaepitys var. cer-
malvacea E.Wimm. atophylla
Lobelia coddii Compton (5)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt 1100–1390 m. S chamaedryfolium C.Presl = Lobelia chamaedryfolia
monantha E.Wimm. = M. debilis var. depressa dregeanum C.Presl = Lobelia dregeana
scabra (Thunb.) Urb. ecklonianum C.Presl = Lobelia eckloniana
Dobrowskya scabra (Thunb.) A.DC. (1)
Lobelia scabra Thunb. (1) flaccidum C.Presl = Lobelia flaccida subsp. flaccida
M. scabra (Thunb.) Urb. var. subhispida E.Wimm. (4) flavum Eckl. & Zeyh. = Monopsis flava
Perennial. Creeping or erect herb. Ht 0.05–0.4 m. Alt linarioides C.Presl = Lobelia flaccida subsp. flaccida
0–1800 m. EC
microdon C.Presl = Lobelia comosa var. microdon
scabra (Thunb.) Urb. var. glabrata (Sond.) Schönland =
M. unidentata subsp. intermedia ovatum C.Presl var. hirsutum C.Presl = Lobelia cunei-
folia var. hirsuta
scabra (Thunb.) Urb. var. subhispida E.Wimm. = M. scabra
simplex (L.) E.Wimm. pteropodum C.Presl = Lobelia pteropoda
Dobrowskya serratifolia A.DC. (1)
Lobelia simplex L. (1) UNIGENES E.Wimm. 8693000
M. aspera (Spreng.) Urb. (3)
(1) Phillipson. 2002. http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.3 m. Alt 0–600 m. WC, EC botany/phillipson/lobelia.htm
simplex (L.) E.Wimm. var. conspicua (Salisb.) humifusa A.DC.
E.Wimm. = M. debilis var. debilis Lobelia disperma E.Wimm. (1)
simplex (L.) E.Wimm. var. simplex in sense of E.Wimm., Annual. Prostrate herb. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to 1000
misapplied name = M. debilis var. depressa m. WC
LORANTHACEAE
Compiled by G. Germishuizen
Loranthus kraussianus Meisn. var. puberulus Sprague (2) Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.5–0.6 m. Alt 20–1200
Loranthus prunifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. (2) m. KZN
Tapinanthus prunifolius (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Tiegh. (2)
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt ?–700 m. LICHTENSTEINIA J.C.Wendl. 2074150
KZN, EC
pungu (De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens oleifolia J.C.Wendl. = Tapinanthus oleifolius
Loranthus carsonii Baker & Sprague (2)
Loranthus ceciliae N.E.Br. (2) LORANTHUS Jacq. 2074000
Loranthus pungu De Wild. (2) acaciaedetinentis Dinter = Plicosepalus kalachariensis
Tapinanthus carsonii (Baker & Sprague) Danser (2)
Tapinanthus ceciliae (N.E.Br.) Danser (2) bolusii Sprague = Oncocalyx bolusii
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt 610–765 m. bosciae Engl. & K.Krause = Agelanthus discolor
LIM, M breyeri Bremek. = Agelanthus lugardii
sambesiacus (Engl. & Schinz) Polhill & Wiens burchellii (DC.) Eckl. & Zeyh. = Moquiniella rubra
Loranthus sambesiacus Engl. & Schinz (2)
Tapinanthus sambesiacus (Engl. & Schinz) Danser (2) canescens Burch. = Septulina glauca
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt up to 550 carsonii Baker & Sprague = Agelanthus pungu
m. LIM
ceciliae N.E.Br. = Agelanthus pungu
terminaliae (Engl. & Gilg) Polhill & Wiens
Loranthus terminaliae Engl. & Gilg (2) cinereus Engl. = Phragmanthera cinerea
Tapinanthus terminaliae (Engl. & Gilg.) Danser (2) cistoides Welw. ex Engl. = Phragmanthera glaucocarpa
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt? N
cistoides Welw. ex Engl. var. longiflora Schinz = Phrag-
transvaalensis (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens manthera glaucocarpa
Loranthus kraussianus Meisn. var. transvaalensis Sprague (2)
Tapinanthus kraussianus (Meisn.) Tiegh. subsp. transvaalensis (Sprague) dinteri Schinz = Plicosepalus kalachariensis
Wiens (2) discolor Schinz = Agelanthus discolor
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.6–1 m. Alt 60–840 m.
LIM, M, S, KZN dombeyae K.Krause & Dinter = Phragmanthera dom-
beyae
DENDROPHTHOË Mart. 2074140 dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. = Erianthemum dregei
elegans (Cham. & Schltdl.) Mart. = Moquiniella rubra dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. forma obtusifolia Engl. = Erian-
themum dregei
glauca (Thunb.) Mart. = Septulina glauca
dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. forma subcuneifolia Engl. = Erian-
ERIANTHEMUM Tiegh. 2074060 themum dregei
(1) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 29–31. elegans Cham. & Schltdl. = Moquiniella rubra
(2) Germishuizen et al. 1994. Flowering Plants of Africa 53: 16–19. elegantissimus Schinz = Oncocalyx welwitschii
(3) Polhill & Wiens. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa: 234–245.
englerianus K.Krause & Dinter = Oncocalyx welwitschii
dregei (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tiegh.
Loranthus dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. (1) fleckii Schinz = Plicosepalus undulatus
Loranthus dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. forma obtusifolia Engl. (1)
Loranthus dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. forma subcuneifolia Engl. (1)
fulvus Engl., not of Korth., illegitimate name = Phrag-
Loranthus oblongifolius E.Mey. ex Drège, naked name (1) manthera dombeyae
Loranthus roseus Klotzsch (3) galpinii Schinz ex Sprague = Pedistylis galpinii
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 5–1525 m.
garcianus Engl. = Helixanthera garciana
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
glabriflorus Conrath = Tapinanthus rubromarginatus
ngamicum (Sprague) Danser
Loranthus ngamicus Sprague (1) glaucocarpus Peyr. = Phragmanthera glaucocarpa
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 30–1500 m. glaucus Thunb. = Septulina glauca
N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC
glaucus Thunb. var. burchellii DC. = Moquiniella rubra
HELIXANTHERA Lour. 2074100 guerichii Engl. = Phragmanthera guerichii
(1) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 37–39. juttae Dinter = Agelanthus discolor
(2) Polhill & Wiens. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa: 79–86.
kalachariensis Schinz = Plicosepalus kalachariensis
garciana (Engl.) Danser
H. messinensis (N.E.Br.) Danser (1) karibibensis Engl. = Oncocalyx welwitschii
Loranthus garcianus Engl. (1) kraussianus Meisn. = Agelanthus kraussianus
Loranthus messinensis N.E.Br. (1)
Perennial. Shrub, parasite, succulent. Ht ± 0.6 m. Alt kraussianus Meisn. var. puberulus Sprague = Agelan-
450–1300 m. LIM thus prunifolius
messinensis (N.E.Br.) Danser = H. garciana kraussianus Meisn. var. transvaalensis Sprague = Agelan-
thus transvaalensis
subcylindrica (Sprague) Danser = H. woodii
longitubulosus Engl. & K.Krause = Septulina glauca
woodii (Schltr. & K.Krause) Danser
Acrostachys sandersonii Tiegh. (1) lugardii N.E.Br. = Agelanthus lugardii
H. subcylindrica (Sprague) Danser (2) lugardii N.E.Br. var. hirtellus Weim. = Agelanthus lugardii
Loranthus sandersonii Harv. ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1)
Loranthus woodii Schltr. & K.Krause (1) messinensis N.E.Br. = Helixanthera garciana
P. fulva Tiegh. (1) (4) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 3–23.
Tapinanthus dombeyae (K.Krause & Dinter) Danser (1) (5) Germishuizen et al. 1994. Flowering Plants of Africa 53: t. 20–24.
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1.2 m. Alt? N (6) Polhill & Wiens. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa: 183–206.
fulva Tiegh. = P. dombeyae bolusii (Sprague) Danser = Oncocalyx bolusii
glaucocarpa (Peyr.) Balle carsonii (Baker & Sprague) Danser = Agelanthus pungu
Loranthus cistoides Welw. ex Engl. (1)
Loranthus cistoides Welw. ex Engl. var. longiflora Schinz (1)
ceciliae (N.E.Br.) Danser = Agelanthus pungu
Loranthus glaucocarpus Peyr. (1) cinereus (Engl.) Danser = Phragmanthera cinerea
Loranthus otaviensis Engl. & K.Krause, as ‘otavensis’ (1)
P. cistoides (Welw. ex Engl.) Tiegh. (1) cistoides (Welw. ex Engl.) Danser = Phragmanthera
Tapinanthus cistoides (Welw. ex Engl.) Danser (1) glaucocarpa
Tapinanthus glaucocarpus (Peyr.) Danser (1) crassifolius Wiens = Agelanthus crassifolius
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt? N
discolor (Schinz) Danser = Agelanthus discolor
guerichii (Engl.) Balle
Loranthus guerichii Engl. (1) dombeyae (K.Krause & Dinter) Danser = Phragman-
Tapinanthus guerichii (Engl.) Danser (1) thera dombeyae
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt? N elegantissimus (Schinz) Danser = Oncocalyx welwitschii
PLICOSEPALUS Tiegh. 2074090 englerianus (K.Krause & Dinter) Danser = Oncocalyx
(1) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 34–37.
welwitschii
(2) Lebrun & Stork. 1992. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique forbesii (Sprague) Wiens
tropicale 2: 172. Loranthus oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. forbesii
(3) Polhill & Wiens. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa: 87–95. Sprague (4)
acaciaedetinentis (Dinter) Danser = P. kalachariensis Perennial, shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt 300–640 m.
amplexicaulis Wiens LIM, M, S
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt? M, S, KZN glaucocarpus (Peyr.) Danser = Phragmanthera glauco-
curviflorus in sense of Balle, misapplied name = P. carpa
kalachariensis gracilis Tölken & Wiens = Agelanthus gracilis
kalachariensis (Schinz) Danser guerichii (Engl.) Danser = Phragmanthera guerichii
Loranthus acaciaedetinentis Dinter (1)
Loranthus dinteri Schinz (1) kraussianus (Meisn.) Tiegh. subsp. kraussianus = Agelan-
Loranthus kalachariensis Schinz (1) thus kraussianus
Loranthus splendens N.E.Br. (1)
P. acaciaedetinentis (Dinter) Danser (1)
kraussianus (Meisn.) Tiegh. subsp. transvaalensis (Sprague)
P. curviflorus in sense of Balle, misapplied name (1) Wiens = Agelanthus transvaalensis
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.3–2.5 m. Alt 50–1740 leendertziae (Sprague) Wiens = T. quequensis
m. N, B, LIM, M, S, KZN lugardii (N.E.Br.) Danser = Agelanthus lugardii
undulatus (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Tiegh. minor (Harv.) Danser = Agelanthus natalitius subsp.
Loranthus fleckii Schinz (1)
Loranthus undulatus E.Mey. ex Harv. (1) zeyheri
Loranthus undulatus E.Mey. ex Harv. var. angustior Sprague (1) minor (Sprague.) Danser, illegitimate name = Agelan-
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1 m. Alt up to 1950 m. thus gracilis
N, NC mollissimus (Engl.) Danser
Loranthus mollissimus Engl. (4)
SEPTULINA Tiegh. 2074110 Perennial, shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt? N
(1) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 39–41.
(2) Polhill & Wiens. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa: 223, 224. moorei (Sprague) Danser = Agelanthus natalitius subsp.
natalitius
glauca (Thunb.) Tiegh.
Dendrophthoë glauca (Thunb.) Mart. (1) namaquensis (Harv.) Tiegh. = T. oleifolius
Loranthus canescens Burch. (1) natalitius (Meisn.) Danser subsp. natalitius = Agelan-
Loranthus glaucus Thunb. (1) thus natalitius subsp. natalitius
Loranthus longitubulosus Engl. & K.Krause (1)
Perennial, shrub, parasite. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 5–1550 natalitius (Meisn.) Danser subsp. zeyheri (Harv.) Wiens
m. N, NC, WC = Agelanthus natalitius subsp. zeyheri
glauca (Thunb.) Tiegh. var. ovalis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Balle oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Danser
Lichtensteinia oleifolia J.C.Wendl. (4)
= S. ovalis Loranthus meyeri C.Presl (4)
ovalis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Tiegh. Loranthus meyeri C.Presl var. inachabensis Engl. (4)
Loranthus ovalis E.Mey. ex Harv. (1) Loranthus namaquensis Harv. (4)
S. glauca (Thunb.) Tiegh. var. ovalis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Balle (1) Loranthus namaquensis Harv. var. ligustrifolius Engl. (4)
Taxillus ovalis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Danser (1) Loranthus oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Cham. & Schltdl. (4)
Loranthus oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. luteus
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 2 m. Alt 50–610 m. N, Neusser (4)
NC Loranthus speciosus F.Dietr. (4)
T. namaquensis (Harv.) Tiegh. (4)
TAPINANTHUS (Blume) Rchb. 2074010 Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt 70–1950 m.
(1) Phillips. 1929. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 9: t .336. N, B, LIM, NW, FS, NC
(2) Phillips. 1930. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 10: t. 372.
(3) Danser. 1933. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van prunifolius (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Tiegh. = Agelanthus pruni-
Wetenschappen te Amsterdam. Sect. 2, 29,6: 1–128. folius
quequensis (Weim.) Polhill & Wiens zeyheri (Harv.) Danser = Agelanthus natalitius subsp.
Loranthus oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. leendertzi- zeyheri
ae Sprague (4)
Loranthus quequensis Weim. (6)
T. leendertziae (Sprague) Wiens (6) TAXILLUS Tiegh. 2074170
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 365– ovalis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Danser = Septulina ovalis
1525 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS
quinquenervius (Hochst.) Danser = Oncocalyx quinque- TIEGHEMIA Balle 2074020
nervius
bolusii (Sprague) Wiens = Oncocalyx bolusii
rubromarginatus (Engl.) Danser
Loranthus glabriflorus Conrath (6) quinquenervius (Hochst.) Balle, as ‘quinquenervis’ =
Loranthus rubromarginatus Engl. (4) Oncocalyx quinquenervius
Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht 0.02–1.5 m. Alt 303– rogersii (Sprague ex Burtt Davy) Wiens = Oncocalyx
1800 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN bolusii
sambesiacus (Engl. & Schinz) Danser = Agelanthus sam-
besiacus VANWYKIA Wiens 2074050
(1) Wiens & Tölken. 1979. FSA 10: 28,29.
terminaliae (Engl. & Gilg) Danser = Agelanthus ter- (2) Germishuizen et al. 1994. Flowering Plants of Africa 53: 2–5.
minaliae
remota (Baker & Sprague) Wiens
welwitschii (Engl.) Danser = Oncocalyx welwitschii Loranthus remotus Baker & Sprague (1)
wyliei (Sprague) Danser = Actinanthella wyliei Perennial. Shrub, parasite. Ht ± 1.5 m. Alt? LIM
LYTHRACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
MAESACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
MALPIGHIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
ACRIDOCARPUS Guill. & Perr. 4220000 pruriens A.Juss. var. laevigatus Sond. = Sphedamno-
(1) Launert. 1963. FZ 2: 109–113. carpus pruriens subsp. galphimiifolius
(2) Immelman. 1986. FSA 18,3: 69–71. reticulatus Burtt Davy = A. natalitius var. natalitius
angolensis A.Juss. = Sphedamnocarpus pruriens subsp.
pruriens SPHEDAMNOCARPUS Planch. 4219000
galphimiifolius A.Juss. = Sphedamnocarpus pruriens
ex Benth. & Hook.f.
(1) Launert. 1963. FZ 2: 119–125.
subsp. galphimiifolius (2) De Villiers & Botha. 1986. FSA 18,3: 66–69.
natalitius A.Juss. var. acuminatus Nied. = A. natalitius angolensis (A.Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. = S. pruriens subsp.
var. natalitius pruriens
natalitius A.Juss. var. linearifolius Launert angolensis (A.Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. var. pulcherrimus
Perennial. Tree, shrub, climber. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 25–1000 (Engl. & Gilg) Nied. = S. pruriens subsp. pruriens
m. S, KZN galphimiifolius (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. galphimi-
natalitius A.Juss. var. natalitius ifolius = S. pruriens subsp. galphimiifolius
A. natalitius A.Juss. var. acuminatus Nied. (2)
A. natalitius A.Juss. var. obtusus Nied. (2) galphimiifolius (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. subsp. rehmannii
A. pondoensis Eng. ex Nied. (2) (Szyszyl.) Launert = S. pruriens subsp. galphi-
A. reticulatus Burtt Davy (2) miifolius
Perennial. Tree, shrub, climber. Ht 0.5–7.5 m. Alt 10– latifolius (Engl.) Nied. = S. pruriens subsp. pruriens
1285 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. forma brevipedunculatus
natalitius A.Juss. var. obtusus Nied. = A. natalitius var. Nied. = S. pruriens subsp. pruriens
natalitius pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. forma longipedunculatus
pondoensis Eng. ex Nied. = A. natalitius var. natalitius Nied. = S. pruriens subsp. pruriens
pruriens A.Juss. = Sphedamnocarpus pruriens subsp. pruriens (A.Juss.) Szyszyl. forma wilmsii (Engl.) Nied.
pruriens = S. pruriens subsp. pruriens
MALVACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp & O.A. Leistner
*ABELMOSCHUS Medik. 5014000 (4) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 187, 188.
(1) Exell. 1961. FZ 1: 423–426.
(2) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var. angulatum
tropicale 1: 187. A. intermedium Hochst. ex Garcke (1)
esculentus (L.) Moench Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–3 m. Alt 273–1650 m. N, B,
Hibiscus esculentus L. LIM, NW, G, M
Annual, perennial. Herb. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 1070–1370 m. angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var. macrophyllum
G, KZN (Baker f.) Hochr.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 2–3.04 m. Alt 90–870 m. N, LIM,
ABUTILON Mill. 4983000 NW, KZN
(1) Meeuse. 1961. FZ 1: 484–499. asiaticum in sense of Garcke, misapplied name = A.
(2) Roessler. 1969. FSWA 82: 2–7.
(3) Wells et al. 1986. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South
guineense
Africa No. 53: 36. austro-africanum Hochr.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–0.75 m. Alt 60–1370 mollisimum of author, not of (Cav.) Sweet, concept
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, NC invalid = A. grandifolium
dinteri Ulbr. piloso-cinereum A.Meeuse
A. sonneratianum in sense of F.Bolus, L.Bolus & Glover, not of Annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 590–1675 m.
(Cav.) Sweet, misapplied name (2)
LIM, NW, G, M, FS
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.45–1.82 m. Alt up to 2000
m. N, NC pycnodon Hochr.
A. flavum Ulbr. (2)
engleranum Ulbr. A. marlothii Ulbr. (2)
A. membranifolium Baker f. (1) A. matopense Gibbs (5)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–3.04 m. Alt ± 940 m. N, B A. mendoncae Baker f. (2)
A. salmoneum Ulbr. (2)
flanaganii A.Meeuse Biennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 290–2135 m.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.25–0.4 m. Alt? EC N, B, LIM, NW, G, NC, WC
flavum Ulbr. = A. pycnodon ramosum (Cav.) Guill. & Perr.
fruticosum Guill. & Perr. A. harmsianum Ulbr. (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.15–1.25 m. Alt 275–1800 m. N, Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 450–1370 m.
B, LIM, M N, B, LIM, NW, M
galpinii A.Meeuse rehmannii Baker f.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.2–2 m. Alt 25–1525 m. A. seineri Ulbr. (1)
NW, M, S, FS, KZN Annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.7–1.5 m. Alt 500–1300 m.
N, B, LIM, NW, M, NC
grandiflorum G.Don
A. indicum in sense of Mast., not of Sweet, misapplied name (1) salmoneum Ulbr. = A. pycnodon
Annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.35–1.82 m. Alt 5–1065 m. seineri Ulbr. = A. rehmannii
LIM, M, S, KZN sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet
grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet A. umtaliense Baker f. (1)
A. mollisimum of author, not of (Cav.) Sweet, concept invalid (5) Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.18–2 m. Alt 5–2750 m. LIM,
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 490–1400 m. KZN, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
EC sonneratianum in sense of F.Bolus, L.Bolus & Glover,
grantii A.Meeuse not of (Cav.) Sweet, misapplied name = A. dinteri
A. indicum in sense of Harv., not of Sweet, misapplied name (1)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 5–1310 m. KZN, *theophrasti Medik.
EC Perennial. Herb. Ht? Alt? M, KZN
graveolens (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wight & Arn. = A. hir- umtaliense Baker f. = A. sonneratianum
tum var. hirtum zanzibaricum Bojer ex Mast. = A. mauritianum
guineense (K.Schum.) Baker f. & Exell
A. asiaticum in sense of Garcke, misapplied name (1) ALLENIA E.Phillips 5013020
Annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 90–460 m. LIM, urens (L.f.) E.Phillips = Radyera urens
M, S, KZN
harmsianum Ulbr. = A. ramosum ALTHAEA L. 4991000
(1) Roessler. 1969. FSWA 82,3: 7.
hirtum (Lam.) Sweet var. hirtum
A. graveolens (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wight & Arn. (1) burchellii DC. = Pavonia burchellii
A. lugardii Hochr. (1) ludwigii L.
Annual, occ. perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.3–1.52 m. Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.5 m. Alt ?–1005 m. N, NC
Alt 550–915 m. N, B, LIM
indicum in sense of Harv., not of Sweet, misapplied ANISODONTEA C.Presl 4986010
name = A. grantii (1) Bates. 1969. Gentes Herbarum 10,3: 215–383.
indicum in sense of Mast., not of Sweet, misapplied alexandri (Baker f.) Bates
name = A. grandiflorum Malvastrum alexandri Baker f. (1)
intermedium Hochst. ex Garcke = A. angulatum var. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.1–0.3 m. Alt? EC
angulatum anomala (Link & Otto) Bates
A. dregeana Presl (1)
lauraster Hochr. Malva anomala Link & Otto (1)
Annual. Shrub, herb. Ht 1–2 m. Alt? LIM Malva divaricata in sense of Harv., not of Andrews, misapplied
lugardii Hochr. = A. hirtum var. hirtum name (1)
Sphaeralcea dregeana (C.Presl) Harv. (1)
marlothii Ulbr. = A. pycnodon Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht 0.3–1.52 m. Alt
matopense Gibbs = A. pycnodon 550–3000 m. NC, WC
mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. biflora (Desr.) Bates
A. zanzibaricum Bojer ex Mast. (1) Malvastrum albens Harv. (1)
Annual, occ. perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.21–1.82 m. Alt Malvastrum grosulariifolium in sense of Garcke, not of A.Gray, also
not of A.Gray & Harv., misapplied name (1)
275–730 m. B, LIM, M, KZN Malveopsis albens (Harv.) Kuntze (1)
membranifolium Baker f. = A. engleranum Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.82 m. Alt 500–1200 m.
mendoncae Baker f. = A. pycnodon WC
anomala (Wawra ex Wawra & Peyr.) Gürke = Gossy- (3) Dyer. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 436.
pium anomalum subsp. anomalum (4) Phillips. 1933. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 13: t. 514.
(5) Baker. 1938. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, London 76:
digitata Cav. 22, 237.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.15–1 m. Alt 850– (6) Baker. 1939. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, London 77:
1050 m. N, B, LIM 17–22.
(7) Dyer. 1948. The Flowering Plants of Africa 27: t. 1050.
gerrardii (Harv.) Hochr. (8) Dyer. 1953. The Flowering Plants of Africa 29: t. 1157.
Fugosia gerrardii Harv. (1) (9) Exell. 1959. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 33: 165–181.
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 460–1465 m. (10) Exell. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1359.
M, S, KZN (11) Exell. 1961. FZ 1: 434–472.
(12) Meeuse. 1961. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1335.
hildebrandtii Garcke (13) Verdoorn . 1966. The Flowering Plants of Africa 37: t. 1470.
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.22–1.52 m. Alt 106–1525 (14) Exell. 1969. FSWA 82: 10–24.
m. N, LIM, M, S, KZN (15) Roessler. 1985. Botanische Jahrbücher 107: 11–15.
(16) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
pentaphylla K.Schum. = Gossypium anomalum subsp. tropicale 1: 189–192.
anomalum (17) Phillipson. 1992. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2057.
(18) Cheek. 1992. The Flowering Plants of Africa 52: t. 2058.
triphylla (Harv.) K.Schum. = Gossypium triphyllum (19) Wilson. 1999. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London,
Botany 29: 47–79.
FUGOSIA Juss. 5019010 aethiopicus L. var. aethiopicus
gerrardii Harv. = Cienfuegosia gerrardii H. aethiopicus L. var. genuinus Hochr. (11)
triphylla Harv. = Gossypium triphyllum Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.14–0.35 m. Alt 15–1200 m. N,
B, NW, S, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC
FURCARIA DC. 5013050 aethiopicus L. var. angustifolius (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Exell
surattensis Kostel. = Hibiscus surattensis H. aethiopicus L. var. diversifolius Harv. (11)
H. ovatus Cav. var. angustifolius Eckl. & Zeyh. (11)
H. zeyheri Hochr. (11)
GOSSYPIOIDES Skovst. ex 5020010
J.B.Hutch. Perennial. Herb. Length ± 0.18 m. Alt ?–1050 m.
KZN, EC
(1) Exell. 1961. FZ 1: 432.
kirkii (Mast.) J.B.Hutch. aethiopicus L. var. diversifolius Harv. = H. aethiopicus
Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 3.04 m. Alt 30–65 m. KZN L. var. angustifolius
aethiopicus L. var. genuinus Hochr. = H. aethiopicus var.
GOSSYPIUM L. 5020000 aethiopicus
(1) Exell. 1961. FZ 1: 428–431.
(2) Exell. 1969. FSWA 82: 8–10.
aethiopicus L. var. ovatus Harv.
H. leiospermus Harv. (11)
(3) Vollesen. 1987. Kew Bulletin 42: 337–349.
H. ovatus Cav. (11)
(4) Fryxell. 1992. Rheedea 2: 108–165.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.05–0.45 m. Alt 30–2135 m.
anomalum Wawra ex Wawra & Peyr. subsp. anoma- LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
lum
Cienfuegosia anomala (Wawra & Peyr.) Gürke (3) allenii Sprague & Hutch.
Cienfuegosia pentaphylla K.Schum. (3) Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.75 m. Alt ?–
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–2.43 m. Alt 600–1100 1400 m. N, B
m. N altissimus Hornby
anomalum Wawra ex Wawra & Peyr. subsp. triphyllum H. furcatus in sense of Harv., not of Roxb., misapplied name (11)
(Harv.) Roberty = G. triphyllum Perennial. Shrub, climber, scrambler. Ht 9.14–10 m.
Alt 30–1200 m. LIM, KZN
herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen
G. herbaceum L. var. africanum (Watt) Hutch. & R.L.M.Ghose (3) aponeurus in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Sprague &
G. obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don var. africanum Watt (3) Hutch., misapplied name = H. barbosae
G. transvaalense Watt (3)
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 5–1220 m. N, B, aridus R.A.Dyer
LIM, M, S, KZN Annual, occ. perennial. Herb, shrublet. Ht up to 0.15–
0.3 m. Alt 230–610 m. EC
herbaceum L. var. africanum (Watt) Hutch. & R.L.M.Ghose
= G. herbaceum subsp. africanum aristivalvis Garcke = H. palmatus
obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don var. africanum Watt = G. articulatus Hochst. ex A.Rich. var. articulatus
herbaceum subsp. africanum Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht up to 0.75 m. Alt up
transvaalense Watt = G. herbaceum subsp. africanum to 1500 m. N
triphyllum (Harv.) Hochr. atromarginatus Eckl. & Zeyh. = H. pusillus
Cienfuegosia triphylla (Harv.) K.Schum. (3) barbosae Exell
Fugosia triphylla Harv. (3) H. aponeurus in sense of Burtt Davy, not of Sprague & Hutch., mis-
G. anomalum Wawra ex Wawra & Peyr. subsp. triphyllum (Harv.) applied name (11)
Roberty (3)
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.45–1.51 m. Alt 212–1065 m.
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.4–1.5 m. Alt 900–1372 m. N, B LIM, M, S, KZN
HIBISCUS L. 5013000 barnardii Exell
(1) Cavanilles. 1787. Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem. Diss. 3. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.8–1.21 m. Alt ±
(2) Drège. 1843. Zwei pflanzengeographische Documente: 192. 765 m. LIM, M
sabdariffa Mendonça & Torre, not of L. (1753) in part, vitifolius L. subsp. vulgaris Brenan & Exell
as to specimen Mendonça 332 (LISC) = H. nigri- H. vitifolius L. var. genuinus Hochr. (11)
caulis Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 0.05–3.04 m. Alt 100–1800
m. N, B, LIM, NW, M, S, KZN
sabiensis Exell
H. micranthus L.f. var. hispidus Cufod. (11) vitifolius L. var. genuinus Hochr. = H. vitifolius subsp.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt? LIM vulgaris
saxatilis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans vitifolius L. var. ricinifolius Hochr. = H. vitifolius
Perennial. Herb. Ht ± 0.3 m. Alt 762–2135 m. M, S, subsp. vitifolius
KZN
waterbergensis Exell
schinzii Gürke Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–2 m. Alt ?–1065 m. LIM
H. cordatus in sense of J.G.García, misapplied name (11)
H. physaloides Guill. & Perr. var. genuinus forma schinzii (Gürke) zeyheri Hochr. = H. aethiopicus var. angustifolius
Hochr. (11)
H. swynnertonii Baker f. (11) KOSTELETZKYA C.Presl 5015000
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 70–1065 m. N, B, (1) Exell. 1961. FZ 1: 472–475.
LIM, G, M, KZN, NC
buettneri Gürke
schinzii (Gürke) Hochr., not of H. schinzii Gürke = H. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht up to 1.8 m. Alt 900–
sidiformis 1600 m. N, B
seineri Engl. = H. platycalyx
sidiformis Baill. *LAVATERA L. 4990000
H. schinzii (Gürke) Hochr., not of H. schinzii Gürke (11) (1) Fernandes. 1968. Flora europaea. 2: 251–253.
H. ternatus (Cav.) Mast. (11) (2) Miller. 1997. European garden flora 5: 215–217.
H. ternifoliolus F.W.Andrews (11)
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–0.91 m. Alt 312–1200 m. N, B, arborea L.
LIM, NW, G, M, KZN Perennial. Shrub. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 5–600 m. N, FS,
WC, EC
subphysaloides Hochr. = H. engleri
subreniformis Burtt Davy assurgentiflora Kellogg
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, herb. Ht 0.4–1.43 m. Alt ?– Perennial. Shrub. Ht ± 4 m. Alt? G, NC
1465 m. B, LIM, NW, G cretica L.
sulfuranthus Ulbr. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1.21 m. Alt ± 30 m. WC
Perennial. Shrub, dwarf shrub. Ht up to 1.5 m. Alt? N trimestris L.
surattensis L. Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt? EC
Furcaria surattensis Kostel. (19)
H. surattensis L. var. genuinus Hochr., illegitimate name (19) *MALVA L. 4992000
H. surattensis L. var. villosus Hochr. (19) (1) Meeuse. 1961. FZ 1: 501–503.
Annual. Herb, climber. Ht 0.3–3 m. Alt 10–1700 m. (2) Roessler. 1969. FSWA 82: 24, 25.
LIM (3) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tropicale 1: 192.
surattensis L. var. genuinus Hochr., illegitimate name =
H. surattensis aegyptia L.
surattensis L. var. villosus Hochr. = H. surattensis Annual. Herb. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt ?–1000 m. FS, NC
swynnertonii Baker f. = H. schinzii anomala Link & Otto = Anisodontea anomala
*syriaca L. capensis L. var. capensis = Anisodontea capensis
Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt? G capensis L. var. scabrosa (L.) L. = Anisodontea scabrosa
ternatus (Cav.) Mast. = H. sidiformis
capensis of author, not of L., concept invalid = Aniso-
ternifoliolus F.W.Andrews = H. sidiformis dontea scabrosa
tiliaceus L. subsp. tiliaceus
Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.St.-Hil. (11) divaricata in sense of Harv., not of Anderson, misap-
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 0.3–5 m. Alt up to 1065 m. plied name = Anisodontea anomala
KZN, EC elegans Cav. = Anisodontea elegans
trionum L. neglecta Wallr.
Annual. Herb. Ht 0.1–1.5 m. Alt 3–2635 m. N, B, Perennial. Herb. Length 0.3–1 m. Alt ± 2400 m. LIM,
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC NW, M, FS, KZN, L, EC
upingtoniae Gürke nicaeensis All.
Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Ht 0.4–1 m. Alt 312– Herb. Ht? Alt? Distr.?
790 m. N, B, LIM, M parviflora L. var. parviflora
urens L.f. = Radyera urens Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Length 0.15–0.4 m. Alt
vitifolius L. subsp. vitifolius 15–1405 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L,
H. natalitius Harv. (11) NC, WC, EC
H. ricinifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. (11)
H. vitifolius L. var. ricinifolius Hochr. (11) pusilla Sm.
Perennial. Shrub, herb. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt 5–915 m. Annual, occ. perennial. Herb. Length 0.2–0.5 m. Alt
LIM, M, S, KZN, EC ?–1465 m. N, NW, FS, L, NC, WC, EC
MELASTOMATACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
MELIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
AITONIA Thunb., illegitimate name 4168010 toona Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd. = Toona ciliata
capensis Thunb. = Nymania capensis EKEBERGIA Sparrm. 4193000
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 316–319.
*CEDRELA P.Browne 4155000 (2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 51–53.
(1) Pennington & Styles. 1975. Blumea 22: 512.
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 60.
capensis Sparrm.
E. meyeri C.Presl & C.DC. (1)
odorata L. Trichilia ekebergia E.Mey. ex Sond. (1)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 9–15 m. Alt ?–380 m. G, M, S, Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–18 m. Alt 5–2075 m. B, LIM, M,
KZN S, KZN, EC
meyeri C.Presl & C.DC. = E. capensis (2) De Wilde. 1968. Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen
68-2: 50.
pterophylla (C.DC.) Hofmeyr (3) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 53–57.
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 90–1980 m. LIM,
dregeana Sond.
M, S, KZN, WC, EC
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–15 m. Alt 15–1220 m. LIM, M,
ENTANDROPHRAGMA C.DC. 4163000 KZN, EC
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 289–293. ekebergia E.Mey. ex Sond. = Ekebergia capensis
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 59–61. emetica Vahl subsp. emetica
(3) De Winter & Condy. 1999. Flowering Plants of Africa 56: 74–80, T. roka Chiov., illegitimate name (1)
t. 2153.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–18 m. Alt 5–1800 m. N, B, LIM,
caudatum (Sprague) Sprague M, S, KZN
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3–20(–30) m. Alt 60–662 m. N, B,
roka Chiov., illegitimate name = T. emetica subsp.
LIM, M, S, KZN
emetica
spicatum (C.DC.) Sprague
Wulfhorstia spicata C.DC. (1) TURRAEA L. 4171000
Perennial. Tree. Ht 2–20(–30) m. Alt ?–335 m. N (1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 307–315.
(2) Killick. 1967. The Flowering Plants of Africa 38: t. 1499.
*KHAYA A.Juss. 4159000 (3) Pennington & Styles. 1975. Blumea 22: 454–458.
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 287. (4) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 41–49.
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18: 60. (5) White. 1988. The Flowering Plants of Africa 50: t. 1962.
(3) Styles & White. 1991. FTEA Meliaceae: 46. (6) Williams. 1989. Bothalia 19: 31, 32.
anthotheca (Welw.) C.DC. floribunda Hochst.
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–40 m. Alt 10–2000 m. LIM, M, T. heterophylla in sense of Sond., misapplied name (1)
KZN Perennial. Shrub, tree. Ht 1–9 m. Alt 5–915 m. S,
KZN, EC
*MELIA L. 4175000 heterophylla in sense of Sond., misapplied name = T.
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 315. floribunda
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 49–51.
nilotica Kotschy & Peyr.
azedarach L. T. randii Baker f. (1)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–30 m. Alt 10–2000 m. N, B, Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1.5–6 m. Alt 425–1065 m.
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, EC LIM, M, S
oblancifolia Bremek. = T. obtusifolia
NURMONIA Harms 4170010
obtusifolia Hochst.
pulchella Harms = Turraea pulchella T. oblancifolia Bremek. (1)
T. obtusifolia Hochst. var. microphylla C.DC. (1)
NYMANIA Lindb. 4168000 Perennial. Tree, shrub, climber. Ht 0.6–5 m. Alt
(1) Verdoorn. 1965. The Flowering Plants of Africa 37: t. 1454. 5–1405 m. B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC
(2) Pennington & Styles. 1975. Blumea 22: 460.
(3) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 39–41.
obtusifolia Hochst. var. microphylla C.DC. = T. obtusi-
folia
capensis (Thunb.) Lindb.
Aitonia capensis Thunb. (2) pulchella (Harms) T.D.Penn.
Nurmonia pulchella Harms (3)
Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 122–1600 m. N,
NC, WC, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 305–365 m.
KZN, EC
PSEUDOBERSAMA Verdc. 4195010 randii Baker f. = T. nilotica
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 304, 305. streyi F.White & Styles
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 57–59.
Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht ± 0.75 m. Alt 50–200 m.
mossambicensis (Sim) Verdc. KZN
Perennial. Tree. Ht 3.5–12 m. Alt 10–500 m. KZN zambesica Sprague & Hutch.
*TOONA (Endl.) M.Roem. 4156000 Perennial. Tree, shrub. Ht 2–5 m. Alt ± 980 m. N, B
(1) Pennington & Styles. 1975. Blumea 22: 512, 513.
(2) White & Styles. 1986. FSA 18,3: 61.
WULFHORSTIA C.DC. 4162010
(3) Edmonds. 1995. Flora Malesiana 12: 358–371. spicata C.DC. = Entandrophragma spicatum
ciliata M.Roem.
Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd. (1) XYLOCARPUS J.König 4167000
Perennial. Tree. Ht 5–12 m. Alt ?–750 m. M, KZN (1) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 447.
TRICHILIA P.Browne 4195000 granatum J.König
(1) White & Styles. 1963. FZ 2: 297–304. Perennial. Tree. Ht ± 5 m. Alt 1–10 m. KZN
MELIANTHACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
MENISPERMACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
(2) Troupin. 1962. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences HYPSERPA Miers 2577010
d’Outre-Mer, Classe des sciences naturelles et médicales 13:
1–312. funifera Miers = Tiliacora funifera
(3) Botha. 1980. Journal of South African Botany 46: 1–5.
angustifolius Burch. = Antizoma angustifolia MENISPERMUM L. 2567000
capensis L.f. capense Thunb. = Cissampelos torulosa
Antizoma capensis (L.f.) Diels (3)
Antizoma capensis (L.f.) Diels var. pulverulenta (Harv.) Diels (3)
hirsutum L. = Cocculus hirsutus
C. fruticosa L.f. (3)
C. humilis Poir. (3) STEPHANIA Lour. 2572000
Perennial. Shrub, herb, climber. Ht 0.4–2 m. Alt 0– (1) Troupin. 1960. FZ 1: 169–171.
1900 m. N, NC, WC, EC (2) Troupin. 1962. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences
d’Outre-Mer, Classe des sciences naturelles et médicales 13:
fruticosa L.f. = C. capensis 1–312.
(3) Troupin & Gonçalves. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 7: 24–26.
hirta Klotzsch
C. tamnifolia Miers (2) abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp. var. abyssinica
Perennial. Herb, climber. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt 0–50 m. Clypea abyssinica Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich. (1)
KZN Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–5 m. Alt 50–2100 m. LIM,
humilis Poir. = C. capensis M, KZN
macrostachya Klotzsch = C. mucronata abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp. var. tomen-
tella (Oliv.) Diels
mucronata A.Rich. Cissampelos umbellata E.Mey. ex Miers (2)
C. macrostachya Klotzsch (2) S. hernandifolia (Willd.) Walp. var. tomentella Oliv. (3)
C. pareira L. var. mucronata (A.Rich.) Engl. (2) Perennial. Climber. Ht 1.5–3 m. Alt 5–1980 m. M, S,
Perennial. Climber. Ht 2–2.5 m. Alt 15–1850 m. N, B, FS, KZN, L, EC
LIM, M, S, KZN
hernandifolia (Willd.) Walp. var. tomentella Oliv. = S.
pareira L. var. mucronata (A.Rich.) Engl. = C. mucro- abyssinica var. tomentella
nata
tamnifolia Miers = C. hirta SYNCLISIA Benth. 2634000
torulosa E.Mey. ex Harv. delagoense N.E.Br. = Albertisia delagoensis
Menispermum capense Thunb. (2)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 0.3–15 m. Alt 0–1980 m. LIM, TILIACORA Colebr. 2577000
M, S, KZN (1) Troupin. 1960. FZ 1: 153–155.
(2) Troupin. 1962. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences
umbellata E.Mey. ex Miers = Stephania abyssinica var. d’Outre-Mer, Classe des sciences naturelles et médicales 13:
tomentella 1–312.
(3) Troupin & Gonçalves. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 7: 6–8.
CLYPEA Blume 2572010 funifera (Miers) Oliv.
abyssinica Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich. = Stephania abyssi- Hypserpa funifera Miers (2)
nica var. abyssinica Perennial. Climber. Height indefinite. Alt 0–750 m. M,
KZN
*COCCULUS DC. 2570000
(1) Troupin. 1960. FZ 1: 163–165.
TINOSPORA Miers 2583000
(2) Forman. 1974. Kew Bulletin 29: 477–481. (1) Troupin. 1960. FZ 1: 159–163.
(3) Ferguson. 1974. Kew Bulletin 29: 483–492. (2) Troupin. 1962. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences
d’Outre-Mer, Classe des sciences naturelles et médicales 13:
hirsutus (L.) Diels 1–312.
C. villosus DC. (1) (3) Troupin & Gonçalves. 1973. Flora de Moçambique 7: 13–16.
Menispermum hirsutum L. (1)
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1.5–15 m. Alt 50–1200 m. B, caffra (Miers) Troupin
Desmonema caffrum Miers (2)
N, LIM, M, S, KZN
Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–10 m. Alt 0–1200 m. B, M,
villosus DC. = C. hirsutus KZN
DESMONEMA Miers 2591000 fragosa (I.Verd.) I.Verd. & Troupin
Desmonema fragosum I.Verd. (2)
caffrum Miers = Tinospora caffra Perennial. Climber. Ht 2–4 m. Alt 300–1100 m. N, B,
fragosum I.Verd. = Tinospora fragosa LIM, M
stuhlmannii Engl. = T. tenera
tenerum (Miers) Diels = Tinospora tenera
tenera Miers
EPINETRUM Hiern 2643000 Desmonema tenerum (Miers) Diels (2)
T. stuhlmannii Engl. (2)
delagoense (N.E.Br.) Diels = Albertisia delagoensis Perennial. Climber. Ht 1–2 m. Alt 150–1050 m. M, S
MENYANTHACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE
Compiled by P. Chesselet, P.M. Burgoyne, C. Klak, H. Kurzweil, A.P. Dold, N.J. Griffin & G.F. Smith
(4) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- quadrifidus L.Bolus var. rosea L.Bolus = C. quadri-
ceae, A–E: 97–101. fidus
acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus rubrocinctus (Haw.) N.E.Br. = C. acinaciformis
Abryanthemum acinaciforme (L.) Rothm., illegitimate name (4)
C. concavus L.Bolus (3) sauerae Schwantes = C. quadrifidus
C. laevigatus (Haw.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. laevigatus (Haw.) Schwantes (3)
subulatus (Haw.) N.E.Br. = C. acinaciformis
C. rubrocinctus (Haw.) N.E.Br. (3) vanzijliae L.Bolus = C. acinaciformis
C. subulatus (Haw.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. vanzijliae L.Bolus (3) CARRUANTHUS (Schwantes) 2405022
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme Gouan (3)
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. (3)
Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. var. purpureum L. (3) (1) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
Mesembryanthemum laevigatum Haw. (3) ceae, A–E: 101, 102.
Mesembryanthemum rubrocinctum Haw. (3) peersii L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum subalatum Haw. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 800–1200 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.05–0.2 m. Alt 20–400 m.
EC
WC
concavus L.Bolus = C. acinaciformis ringens (L.) Boom
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt 400–1200 m.
deliciosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus WC
C. dulcis L.Bolus (3)
C. fourcadei L.Bolus var. alba L.Bolus (3)
C. fourcadei L.Bolus var. fourcadei (3) CARYOTOPHORA Leistner 2405023
Mesembryanthemum deliciosum L.Bolus (3) (1) Leistner. 1958. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt 20–800 m. WC, 3: 289–291.
EC (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, A–E: 102.
dimidiatus (Haw.) L.Bolus
C. juritzii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (3) skiatophytoides Leistner
Mesembryanthemum dimidiatum Haw. (3) Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt up to 100 m.
Mesembryanthemum juritzii L.Bolus (3) WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 20–200 m. KZN,
EC CAULIPSOLON Klak 2405200
dulcis L.Bolus = C. deliciosus (1) Klak & Linder. 1998. Botanische Jahrbücher 120: 301–375.
(2) Klak & Gerbaulet. 2001. In Hartmann, Illustrated handbook of
edulis (L.) L.Bolus subsp. edulis succulent plants. Aizoaceae, A–E: 103.
Abryanthemum edule (L.) Rothm. (4)
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. var. β flavum L. (4) rapaceum (Jacq.) Klak
Mesembryanthemum edule L. (3) Psilocaulon longipes L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt up to 1100 m. Psilocaulon rapaceum (Jacq.) Schwantes (1)
NC, WC, EC Perennial, occ. annual. Succulent. Ht ± 0.1 m. Alt
200–350 m. NC, WC
edulis (L.) L.Bolus subsp. parviflorus Wisura & Glen
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.15 m. Alt up to 800 m. CEPHALOPHYLLUM N.E.Br. 2405024
WC (1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 257.
fourcadei L.Bolus var. alba L.Bolus = C. deliciosus (2) Bolus. 1962. The Flowering Plants of Africa 35: tt. 1396–1398.
(3) Hartmann. 1981. Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain
fourcadei L.Bolus var. fourcadei = C. deliciosus 43: 96–100.
juritzii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = C. dimidiatus (4) Hartmann. 1982. Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine
laevigatus (Haw.) N.E.Br. = C. acinaciformis Botanik, Hamburg 18: 85–101.
(5) Hartmann. 1983. Bibliographia Botanica 136: 1–67.
laevigatus (Haw.) Schwantes = C. acinaciformis (6) Hartmann. 1983. Bothalia 14: 653–659.
mellei (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (7) Hartmann. 1984. Botanische Jahrbücher 104: 321–360.
C. pageae L.Bolus (3) (8) Hartmann. 1984. Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine
C. pillansii L.Bolus (3) Botanik, Hamburg 19: 141–163.
Mesembryanthemum mellei L.Bolus (3) (9) Hartmann. 1988. Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine
Botanik, Hamburg 22: 93–187.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.2 m. Alt 200–900 m. WC (10) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
muirii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ceae, A–E: 103–113.
Mesembryanthemum muirii L.Bolus (3)
acutum (Haw.) L.Bolus = C. subulatoides
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.12 m. Alt 50–400 m. WC
albertiniense (L.Bolus) Schwantes = Jordaaniella dubia
pageae L.Bolus = C. mellei
alstonii Marloth ex L.Bolus
pillansii L.Bolus = C. mellei C. franciscii L.Bolus (9)
quadrifidus L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to 600 m.
C. quadrifidus L.Bolus forma rosea (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley, semi- NC, WC
naked name (3)
C. quadrifidus L.Bolus var. rosea L.Bolus (3) anemoniflorum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Jordaaniella dubia
C. sauerae Schwantes (3) apiculatum L.Bolus = C. loreum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.25 m. Alt up to 1200 m.
NC, WC artum L.Bolus = C. curtophyllum
quadrifidus L.Bolus forma rosea (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley, aurantiacum L.Bolus = C. purpureo-album
semi-naked name = C. quadrifidus aureorubrum L.Bolus = C. rigidum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 900–1160 cordatum Schick & Tischer var. macrostigma L.Bolus =
m. NC C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. bilobum
catervum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. coriaceum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
viridicatum bilobum
cauliferum N.E.Br. var. cauliferum = C. bilobum subsp. corniferum Schick & Tischer = C. bilobum subsp.
bilobum var. bilobum altum
cauliferum N.E.Br. var. lekkersingense L.Bolus = C. crassum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
bilobum subsp. bilobum var. bilobum bilobum
ceresianum L.Bolus = C. obcordellum subsp. craterulum Tischer = C. velutinum subsp. velutinum
obcordellum var. ceresianum cubicum Pavelka
ceresianum L.Bolus var. divergens (L.Bolus) Rawe = C. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt up to 930 m.
obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var. cere- NC
sianum cuneatum Tischer = C. halenbergense
chauviniae (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer cupreatum Tischer = C. pellucidum subsp. cupreatum
Mesembryanthemum augeiforme Schwantes (3)
Mesembryanthemum chauviniae Schwantes (3) cupreiflorum Tischer (insufficiently known)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 410–800 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? NC
WC curtum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
chloratum Tischer = C. ectypum subsp. ectypum bilobum
chrisocruxum S.A.Hammer cylindratum Schwantes = C. roodiae subsp. cylindra-
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt ± 900 m. tum
NC cylindratum Schwantes var. primosii (Lavis) Rawe = C.
chrisolum S.A.Hammer roodiae subsp. cylindratum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt ± 750 m. danielii Pavelka = C. jarmilae
NC declinatum L.Bolus = C. obcordellum subsp.
christiansenianum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. obcordellum var. obcordellum
bilobum var. bilobum
decoratum N.E.Br. = C. uviforme subsp. decoratum
cibdelum N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. truncatum
var. truncatum dennisii N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
bilobum
circumpunctatum Schick & Tischer = C. wettsteinii
densipunctum L.Bolus = C. quaesitum subsp. den-
citrinum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
sipunctum
bilobum
clarum N.E.Br. = C. uviforme subsp. uviforme depressum Lavis subsp. depressum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 500–1450
clavatum L.Bolus = C. obscurum subsp. obscurum m. NC
colorans Lavis = C. uviforme subsp. uviforme depressum Lavis subsp. perdurans S.A.Hammer
complanatum L.Bolus = C. truncatum subsp. viridica- Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 950–1075
tum m. NC
compressum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. devium G.D.Rowley subsp. devium
bilobum Ophthalmophyllum littlewoodii L.Bolus (3)
comptonii N.E.Br. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 650–1150
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 850–1010 m. NC
m. WC devium G.D.Rowley subsp. stiriiferum S.A.Hammer
concavum L.Bolus & Barnhill
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 300–650 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt up to 1200
NC m. NC
concinnum Schwantes = C. flavum subsp. flavum difforme L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
concordans G.D.Rowley bilobum
Ophthalmophyllum villetii L.Bolus (6) dilatatum Tischer = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 900–1300 bilobum
m. NC discrepans G.D.Rowley forma discrepans = C. maugh-
connatum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. altum anii subsp. latum
conradii L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. discrepans G.D.Rowley forma rubrum (Tischer)
bilobum G.D.Rowley = C. maughanii subsp. latum
convexum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. dispar N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. viridicatum
bilobum dissimile L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
corculum Schwantes = C. meyeri bilobum
cordatum Schick & Tischer var. cordatum = C. bilobum distans L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
subsp. bilobum var. bilobum bilobum
divaricatum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. elongatum Schick & Tischer = C. hians
bilobum ernianum Loesch & Tischer = C. taylorianum subsp.
divergens L.Bolus = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordel- ernianum
lum var. obcordellum ernstii S.A.Hammer subsp. cerebellum S.A.Hammer
diversum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 600–920 m.
bilobum N
dolomiticum Tischer = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. ernstii S.A.Hammer subsp. ernstii
bilobum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 200–1200
doornense N.E.Br., confused name = C. breve m. NC
ecarinatum L.Bolus var. angustum L.Bolus = C. etaylorii Schwantes = C. piluliforme subsp. piluli-
bilobum subsp. bilobum var. bilobum forme
excisum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
ecarinatum L.Bolus var. candidum (L.Bolus) Rawe = C.
meyeri bilobum
exiguum N.E.Br. = C. saxetanum
ecarinatum L.Bolus var. ecarinatum = C. bilobum
subsp. bilobum var. bilobum exsertum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
bilobum
ecarinatum L.Bolus var. mutabile L.Bolus = C.
extractum Tischer = C. meyeri
bilobum subsp. bilobum var. bilobum
fenestratum Schwantes = C. pellucidum subsp. pellu-
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. brownii (Tischer) S.A.Ham- cidum
mer
C. ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. ectypum var. brownii (Tischer) Tischer (8) fibuliforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. (insufficiently known)
C. brownii Tischer (8) Mesembryanthemum fibuliforme Haw. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 950–1000 Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘SA’
m. NC ficiforme (Haw.) N.E.Br.
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. cruciatum S.A.Hammer C. altile (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. assimile (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.012 m. Alt 650–850 C. ficiforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. placitum (N.E.Br.) Rawe (3)
m. NC C. fossulatum Tischer (3)
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. ectypum C. odoratum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. pallidum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. chloratum Tischer (3)
C. placitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. placitum (3)
C. ectypum N.E.Br. var. limbatum (N.E.Br.) Tischer (3)
C. placitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. pubescens Littlew. (3)
C. ectypum N.E.Br. var. tischleri (Schwantes) Tischer (3)
Mesembryanthemum altile N.E.Br. (3)
C. limbatum N.E.Br. (3)
Mesembryanthemum assimile N.E.Br. (3)
C. tischleri Schwantes (3)
Mesembryanthemum ficiforme Haw. (3)
C. virens L.Bolus (6)
Mesembryanthemum jugiferum N.E.Br. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.025 m. Alt 650–950 Mesembryanthemum odoratum N.E.Br. (3)
m. NC Mesembryanthemum pallidum N.E.Br. (3)
Mesembryanthemum placitum N.E.Br. (3)
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. ectypum var. brownii (Tischer)
Tischer = C. ectypum subsp. brownii Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 300–550 m.
WC
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. ignavum S.A.Hammer
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 950–1100 ficiforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. placitum (N.E.Br.) Rawe =
m. NC C. ficiforme
ectypum N.E.Br. subsp. sulcatum (L.Bolus) flavum N.E.Br. subsp. flavum
C. concinnum Schwantes (3)
S.A.Hammer C. flavum N.E.Br. var. luteum (N.E.Br.) Boom (3)
C. sulcatum L.Bolus (3) C. luteum N.E.Br. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 760–1080 C. ornatum Lavis (3)
m. NC C. percrassum Schick & Tischer (3)
C. tetracarpum Lavis (3)
ectypum N.E.Br. var. limbatum (N.E.Br.) Tischer = C. C. tinctum Lavis (3)
ectypum subsp. ectypum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 850–1100
ectypum N.E.Br. var. tischleri (Schwantes) Tischer = C. m. NC
ectypum subsp. ectypum flavum N.E.Br. subsp. novicium (N.E.Br.) S.A.Ham-
edithiae N.E.Br. = C. subfenestratum mer
C. ellipticum Tischer (3)
edwardii Schwantes = C. piluliforme subsp. edwardii C. luteolum L.Bolus var. luteolum (3)
edwardsiae Lavis = C. luckhoffii C. luteolum L.Bolus var. macrostigma L.Bolus (3)
C. novicium N.E.Br. (3)
edwardsiae Lavis var. albiflorum Rawe = C. albiflorum C. rubristylosum Tischer (3)
eenkokerense L.Bolus = C. tantillum subsp. eenkok- Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 800–1150
erense m. NC
elegans N.E.Br. = C. pellucidum subsp. pellucidum flavum N.E.Br. var. luteum (N.E.Br.) Boom = C. flavum
elishae (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum subsp. flavum
var. elishae forresteri L.Bolus = C. pageae
ellipticum Tischer = C. flavum subsp. novicium fossulatum Tischer = C. ficiforme
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘SA’ kennedyi L.Bolus = C. lithopsoides subsp. lithopsoides
insigne L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. khamiesbergense (L.Bolus) Schwantes
bilobum Berrisfordia khamiesbergensis L.Bolus (3)
intermedium L.Bolus = C. loeschianum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1200–1500
intrepidum L.Bolus = C. bolusiae subsp. bolusiae m. NC
irmae S.A.Hammer & Barnhill klaverense N.E.Br. = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordel-
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt ± 750 m. lum var. obcordellum
NC klinghardtense Rawe subsp. baradii (Rawe) S.A.Ham-
jacobsenianum Tischer = C. jucundum subsp. jucun- mer
C. hirtum Schwantes var. baradii Rawe (3)
dum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 290–1000
jarmilae Halda
C. danielii Pavelka (6) m. N
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1000–1150 klinghardtense Rawe subsp. klinghardtense
m. NC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 700–1120
johannis-winkleri (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. = C. m. N
pageae klipbokbergense L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum
joubertii Lavis var. bilobum
C. viride Tischer (3) komkansicum L.Bolus = C. calculus subsp. calculus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 390–580 m.
WC koubergense L.Bolus = C. lithopsoides subsp. kouber-
gense
jucundum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. fragile (Tischer)
S.A.Hammer koupense Tischer = C. truncatum subsp. viridicatum
C. avenantii L.Bolus (8) kubusanum N.E.Br.
C. fragile Tischer (8) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 300–800 m.
C. middlemostii L.Bolus (8)
C. nordenstamii L.Bolus (8) NC
C. wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. fragile (Tischer) labiatum Tischer = C. pageae
S.A.Hammer (8)
labyrintheum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. minimum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 700–930 m.
NC lacteum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
jucundum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. jucundum bilobum
C. admiraalii L.Bolus (3) laetum L.Bolus var. extractum (Tischer) Rawe = C.
C. geyeri L.Bolus (3) meyeri
C. gratum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. gratum (6)
C. jacobsenianum Tischer (6) laetum L.Bolus var. laetum = C. meyeri
C. longistylum N.E.Br. (3) lambertense Schick & Tischer var. conspicuum Rawe =
C. maximum Tischer (3)
C. orbicum N.E.Br. ex Tischer (3) C. obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var.
C. praegratum Tischer (3) obcordellum
C. rarum N.E.Br. (3) lambertense Schick & Tischer var. lambertense = C.
C. robustum Tischer (3)
Mesembryanthemum gratum N.E.Br. (6) obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var. obcordel-
Mesembryanthemum jucundum N.E.Br. (3) lum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 700–1100 lambertense Schick & Tischer var. rolfii (de Boer) Rawe
m. N, NC = C. obcordellum subsp. rolfii
jucundum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. marlothii (N.E.Br.) largum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
S.A.Hammer bilobum
C. fraternum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. leptanthum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (3)
C. gratum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. marlothii (N.E.Br.) S.A.Ham- latum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
mer (6) bilobum
C. leptanthum L.Bolus (3)
C. marlothii N.E.Br. (3) lavisianum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 700–850 m. bilobum
NC lavranosii Rawe var. cuneatum Rawe = C. taylorianum
jucundum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. ruschii (Schwantes) subsp. taylorianum
S.A.Hammer lavranosii Rawe var. lavranosii = C. taylorianum
C. ruschii Schwantes var. obtusipetalum L.Bolus (8) subsp. taylorianum
C. ruschii Schwantes var. ruschii (8)
C. speciosum Tischer (8) laxipetalum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
C. wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. ruschii (Schwantes) bilobum
S.A.Hammer (8)
C. wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. oculatum L.Bolus, semi- leightoniae L.Bolus = C. piluliforme subsp. piluli-
naked name (8) forme
C. wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. speciosum (Tischer) Tischer (8)
leipoldtii N.E.Br. = C. minusculum subsp. leipoldtii
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 780–1200
m. NC lekkersingense L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum
julii Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen = C. uviforme subsp. var. bilobum
uviforme leopardinum L.Bolus = C. meyeri
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 30–580 m. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var.
NC, WC ceresianum (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
C. ceresianum L.Bolus (6)
minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. laxum Lavis = C. minu- C. ceresianum L.Bolus var. divergens (L.Bolus) Rawe (6)
tum var. minutum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 650–900 m.
minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. nudum (Tischer) Boom WC
C. nudum Tischer (8)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 120–350 m. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. obcordellum var.
WC obcordellum
C. declinatum L.Bolus (3)
minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. pearsonii (N.E.Br.) C. divergens L.Bolus (6)
Boom C. germanum N.E.Br. (3)
C. pearsonii N.E.Br. var. latisectum L.Bolus (8) C. giftbergense Tischer (6)
C. pearsonii N.E.Br. var. minor N.E.Br. (8) C. impressum Tischer (3)
C. pearsonii N.E.Br. var. pearsonii (8) C. klaverense N.E.Br. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 120–580 m. C. lambertense Schick & Tischer var. conspicuum Rawe (3)
C. lambertense Schick & Tischer var. lambertense (3)
NC, WC C. longifissum Tischer (6)
minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. sellatum (Tischer) Boom = C. multicolor Tischer (3)
C. minutum var. minutum C. mundum N.E.Br. (3)
C. nevillei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
mirabile A.R.Mitch. & S.A.Hammer C. obconellum (Haw.) Schwantes (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1100–1340 C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. germanum (N.E.Br.) Rawe (3)
m. NC C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.) Rawe forma
mundum (3)
misellum N.E.Br. = C. saxetanum C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.) Rawe forma
miserum N.E.Br. = C. hians picturatum (N.E.Br.) Rawe (3)
C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.) Rawe forma
modestum L.Bolus = C. quaesitum subsp. quaesitum stayneri (L.Bolus) Rawe (6)
var. quaesitum C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.) Rawe forma
morganii Lavis = C. truncatum subsp. truncatum var. ursprungianum (Tischer) Rawe (3)
C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. obcordellum forma declinatum
truncatum (L.Bolus) Tischer (3)
muirii N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. viridicatum C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. obcordellum forma multicolor
(Tischer) Tischer (3)
multicolor Tischer = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordel- C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. obcordellum forma picturatum
lum var. obcordellum (N.E.Br.) Tischer (3)
C. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. parvipetalum (N.E.Br.) Tischer (3)
multipunctatum Tischer = C. truncatum subsp. trunca- C. parviflorum N.E.Br. (3)
tum var. truncatum C. parviflorum N.E.Br. var. impressum (Tischer) Tischer (6)
mundum N.E.Br. = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordel- C. parvipetalum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. picturatum N.E.Br. (3)
lum var. obcordellum C. spectabile Lavis (3)
muscosipapillatum Lavis = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum C. ursprungianum Tischer var. stayneri L.Bolus (6)
var. muscosipapillatum C. ursprungianum Tischer var. ursprungianum (3)
Mesembryanthemum nevillei N.E.Br. (3)
namibense N.E.Br. = C. saxetanum Mesembryanthemum obconellum Haw. (3)
namiesicum L.Bolus = C. calculus subsp. vanzylii Mesembryanthemum obcordellum Haw. (3)
Mesembryanthemum parvipetalum N.E.Br. (3)
nanum Tischer = C. meyeri Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 600–1650
nelianum Schwantes = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. m. NC, WC
bilobum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. rolfii (de Boer)
nevillei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. obcordellum subsp. S.A.Hammer
obcordellum var. obcordellum C. lambertense Schick & Tischer var. rolfii (de Boer) Rawe (3)
C. rolfii de Boer (3)
niveum L.Bolus = C. meyeri Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 20–180 m.
noctiflorum (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley = C. maughanii WC
subsp. latum obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. stenandrum
noisabisense L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
var. bilobum C. stenandrum L.Bolus (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 450–1150
nordenstamii L.Bolus = C. jucundum subsp. fragile
m. NC, WC
notabile N.E.Br. = C. frutescens obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. germanum (N.E.Br.)
notatum N.E.Br. = C. minimum Rawe = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var.
novellum N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. viridicatum obcordellum
novicium N.E.Br. = C. flavum subsp. novicium obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.)
Rawe forma mundum = C. obcordellum subsp.
nudum Tischer = C. minutum var. nudum
obcordellum var. obcordellum
nutaboiense Tischer = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. obcordellum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. mundum (N.E.Br.)
bilobum Rawe forma picturatum (N.E.Br.) Rawe = C.
obconellum (Haw.) Schwantes = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var. obcordel-
obcordellum var. obcordellum lum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 870–1050 C. piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. brevipetalum (Lavis) Rawe (3)
m. NC C. subconfusum Tischer (3)
Mesembryanthemum aggregatum Haw. ex N.E.Br. (3)
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. cupreatum (Tischer) Mesembryanthemum piluliforme N.E.Br. (3)
S.A.Hammer var. terrestre (Tischer) S.A.Hammer Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 390–600 m.
C. terrestre Tischer (8) WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 870–950 m.
piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. advenum (N.E.Br.)
NC
Rawe = C. piluliforme subsp. piluliforme
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. lilia-
piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. brevipetalum (Lavis)
num (Littlew.) S.A.Hammer
C. lilianum Littlew. (8) Rawe = C. piluliforme subsp. piluliforme
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 420–600 m. piriforme L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
NC bilobum
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. neohal- pisinnum N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. viridicatum
lii S.A.Hammer placitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. placitum = C. ficiforme
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 350–1050
placitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. pubescens Littlew. = C.
m. NC
ficiforme
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. pellu-
plenum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
cidum
C. areolatum Littlew. (3) bilobum
C. elegans N.E.Br. (3) pluriforme L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
C. fenestratum Schwantes (3) bilobum
C. pardicolor Tischer (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 350–1050 poellnitzianum Schwantes = C. pageae
m. NC pole-evansii N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. pellucidum var. terricol- bilobum
or (Tischer) Littlew. ex S.A.Hammer polulum N.E.Br. = C. minimum
C. terricolor Tischer (3)
polyandrum Lavis = C. velutinum subsp. polyandrum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 350–1150
m. NC praecinctum N.E.Br. = C. minimum
pellucidum Schwantes subsp. saueri S.A.Hammer & praecox N.E.Br. = C. fraternum
T.C.Smale praegratum Tischer = C. jucundum subsp. jucundum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 900–1150 praeparvum N.E.Br. var. praeparvum = C. uviforme
m. NC subsp. uviforme
percrassum Schick & Tischer = C. flavum subsp. praeparvum N.E.Br. var. roseum Lavis = C. uviforme
flavum subsp. uviforme
permaculatum Tischer = C. truncatum subsp. trunca- praesectum N.E.Br.
tum var. truncatum Ophthalmophyllum praesectum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes (6)
perpusillum (Haw.) N.E.Br. = C. minimum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1000–1150
petraeum N.E.Br. = C. minimum m. NC
primosii Lavis = C. roodiae
philippi L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
bilobum productum L.Bolus = C. pageae
phoeniceum S.A.Hammer prolongatum L.Bolus = C. uviforme subsp. uviforme
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 700–800 m. proximum L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
NC bilobum
pictum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. minimum puberulum Lavis = C. meyeri
picturatum N.E.Br. = C. obcordellum subsp. obcordel- pubescens (Tischer) G.D.Rowley
Ophthalmophyllum pubescens Tischer (3)
lum var. obcordellum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1000–1100
pillansii Lavis = C. subfenestratum m. NC
piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. edwardii (Schwantes) pubicalyx Lavis
S.A.Hammer Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 600–1070
C. edwardii Schwantes (3) m. NC
C. rubrum L.Bolus (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 500–650 m. pulchellum Tischer = C. obscurum subsp. obscurum
WC pumilum N.E.Br. = C. breve
piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. piluliforme purpusii (Schwantes) N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp.
C. advenum N.E.Br. (3) truncatum var. truncatum
C. aggregatum (Haw. ex N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. archeri Lavis var. archeri (3) pusillum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = C. minimum
C. brevipetalum Lavis (3) pygmaeum Schick & Tischer = C. breve
C. etaylorii Schwantes (3)
C. leightoniae L.Bolus (3) quaesitum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. densipunctum
C. piluliforme (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. advenum (N.E.Br.) Rawe (3) (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
tantillum N.E.Br. subsp. tantillum C. truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. truncatum forma rennei (Lavis)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1050–1150 Tischer (3)
C. wagneriorum Schwantes (3)
m. NC Mesembryanthemum purpusii Schwantes (3)
taylorianum (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 440–950 m.
ernianum (Loesch & Tischer) de Boer ex NC, WC, EC
S.A.Hammer truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. subsp. truncatum var.
C. ernianum Loesch & Tischer (3)
wiggettiae (N.E.Br.) Rawe
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 600–1114 C. wiggettiae N.E.Br. (8)
m. N Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 440–950 m.
taylorianum (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. WC
rosynense S.A.Hammer truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. subsp. viridicatum (N.E.Br.)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 600–1200 S.A.Hammer
m. NC C. archeri Lavis var. stayneri L.Bolus (3)
C. catervum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
taylorianum (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. tay- C. complanatum L.Bolus (3)
lorianum C. dispar N.E.Br. (3)
C. lavranosii Rawe var. cuneatum Rawe (3) C. koupense Tischer (3)
C. lavranosii Rawe var. lavranosii (3) C. longitubum L.Bolus (3)
Mesembryanthemum taylorianum Dinter & Schwantes (3) C. muirii N.E.Br. (3)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 650–1125 C. novellum N.E.Br. (3)
m. N C. pisinnum N.E.Br. (3)
C. viridicatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. pisinnum (N.E.Br.) Rawe (6)
tectum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var. C. viridicatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. punctatum N.E.Br. (3)
bilobum C. viridicatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. viridicatum (3)
Mesembryanthemum catervum N.E.Br. (3)
teguliflorum Tischer = C. frutescens Mesembryanthemum pisinnum N.E.Br. (3)
tenuisectum L.Bolus = C. pageae Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 550–1250
terrestre Tischer = C. pellucidum subsp. cupreatum m. WC
terricolor Tischer = C. pellucidum subsp. pellucidum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. brevitubum (Lavis)
var. terricolor Tischer = C. truncatum subsp. truncatum var.
truncatum
tetracarpum Lavis = C. flavum subsp. flavum
truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. truncatum forma
thudichumi L.Bolus = C. pageae parvipunctum (Tischer) Tischer = C. truncatum
tinctum Lavis = C. flavum subsp. flavum subsp. truncatum var. truncatum
tischeri Schick = C. velutinum subsp. velutinum truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. truncatum forma ren-
tischleri Schwantes = C. ectypum subsp. ectypum nei (Lavis) Tischer = C. truncatum subsp. trun-
catum var. truncatum
tomasi Halda
C. hanae Pavelka (8) tubatum Tischer = C. minutum var. minutum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 1000–1300 tumidum N.E.Br. = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
m. NC bilobum
translucens N.E.Br. = C. truncatum subsp. truncatum tumidum N.E.Br. var. asperulum L.Bolus = C. bilobum
var. truncatum subsp. bilobum var. bilobum
triebneri Schwantes = C. marginatum subsp. hara- turbiniforme Rawe = C. auriflorum subsp. turbini-
moepense forme
truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. subsp. truncatum var. turrigerum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
Mesembryanthemum turrigerum N.E.Br. (3)
truncatum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 200–880 m.
C. albertense (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (3)
C. brevitubum Lavis (3) WC
C. calitzdorpense L.Bolus (6) udabibense Loesch & Tischer = C. pageae
C. calitzdorpense Tischer (6)
C. cibdelum N.E.Br. (3) umdausense L.Bolus = C. bilobum subsp. bilobum var.
C. morganii Lavis (3) bilobum
C. multipunctatum Tischer (3)
C. orientale L.Bolus (3) ursprungianum Tischer var. stayneri L.Bolus = C.
C. parvipunctum Tischer (3) obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var. obcordel-
C. peersii Lavis var. multipunctatum (Tischer) Rawe (3) lum
C. peersii Lavis var. peersii (3)
C. permaculatum Tischer (6) ursprungianum Tischer var. ursprungianum = C.
C. purpusii (Schwantes) N.E.Br. (3) obcordellum subsp. obcordellum var. obcordel-
C. renniei Lavis (3) lum
C. spirale N.E.Br. (3)
C. stegmannianum L.Bolus (6)
uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. forma framesii (Lavis) Tischer
C. steytlervillense Tischer (3) = C. uviforme subsp. uviforme
C. subglobosum Tischer (3) uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. forma meleagris (L.Bolus)
C. translucens N.E.Br. (3) Tischer = C. uviforme subsp. uviforme
C. truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. brevitubum (Lavis) Tischer (3)
C. truncatum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. var. truncatum forma parvipunctum uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. subsp. decoratum (N.E.Br.)
(Tischer) Tischer (3) S.A.Hammer
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘CP’ Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.06–0.14 m.
aereum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. album (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Alt ± 1700 m. M, FS
= D. aereum carolinense N.E.Br. var. compacta L.Bolus = D. caroli-
affine Lavis nense
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.12–0.3 m. Alt? ‘SA’ carterae L.Bolus
algoense L.Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt? EC 365–915 m. EC
aliwalense L.Bolus clavipes Lavis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 1600–3400
1400–1700 m. EC m. FS, L
alticola L.Bolus cloeteae Lavis
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m.
Alt 3000–3300 m. KZN Alt 520–980 m. EC
angustifolium L.Bolus = Corpuscularia angustifolia concavum L.Bolus
angustipetalum Lavis = Corpuscularia angustipetala Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.12 m. Alt
annulare L.Bolus 610–1520 m. KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.04–0.12 m. congestum L.Bolus
Alt 2000–2330 m. M Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.13 m.
appressum L.Bolus = Corpuscularia appressum Alt up to 3400 m. FS, KZN, L
ashtonii L.Bolus cooperi (Hook.f.) L.Bolus
D. cooperi (Hook.f.) L.Bolus forma bicolor (L.Bolus) G.D.Rowley (9)
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m.
Alt 1600–3400 m. FS, KZN, L Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt
1350–2745 m. FS, L
asperulum (Salm-Dyck) L.Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.8 m. Alt cooperi (Hook.f.) L.Bolus forma bicolor (L.Bolus)
91–300 m. WC G.D.Rowley = D. cooperi
ausense L.Bolus = D. klinghardtianum crassuloides (Haw.) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.055 m. Alt 1450–
basuticum L.Bolus
3200 m. FS, KZN, L, EC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.055 m. Alt 3000–
3400 m. L crassum L.Bolus
Drosanthemum robustum L.Bolus (9)
brevipetalum L.Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m, 200–350 m. WC
when in flower. Alt 250–900 m. EC
cronemeyerianum (A.Berger) H.Jacobsen
brevisepalum L.Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m.
D. brevisepalum L.Bolus var. majus L.Bolus (9)
Alt? ‘SA’
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt
± 1220 m. EC davyi N.E.Br.
brevisepalum L.Bolus var. majus L.Bolus = D. bre- Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt ± 1730 m.
visepalum G
britteniae L.Bolus = Corpuscularia britteniae deilanthoides S.A.Hammer
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m, when in flower.
brunnthaleri (A.Berger) Schwantes
Alt 2000–2250 m. M
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt
120–580 m. EC deleeuwiae Lavis
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt up to 2970
burtoniae L.Bolus
m. FS, KZN, L
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m.
Alt 300–550 m. WC denticulatum L.Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m.
caespitosum L.Bolus
D. caespitosum L.Bolus forma roseum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (9) Alt 990–1800 m. M
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt dolomitica Van Jaarsv.
20–610 m. KZN, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt
caespitosum L.Bolus forma roseum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = 1000–1500 m. M
D. caespitosum dunense L.Bolus
calitzdorpense L.Bolus Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 50–350 m. EC
270–1200 m. WC dyeri L.Bolus
D. dyeri L.Bolus var. laxum L.Bolus (9)
calycinum L.Bolus
Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht 0.1–0.12 m. Alt Perennial. Dwarf shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt 1300–1600
± 305 m. EC m. EC
carolinense N.E.Br. dyeri L.Bolus var. laxum L.Bolus = D. dyeri
D. carolinense N.E.Br. var. compacta L.Bolus (9) echinatum (Lam.) Schwantes
FRITHIA N.E.Br. 2405051 G. heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus var. majus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (7)
G. luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (6)
(1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 275.
(2) Burgoyne et al. 2000. Bothalia 30: 1–7. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 430–700 m.
(3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- WC
ceae, F–Z: 27, 28. heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus var. elevatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
humilis Burgoyne = G. heathii
F. pulchra N.E.Br. var. minor de Boer, illegitimate name (2)
heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus var. majus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1400–1600
= G. heathii
m. G, M
helmiae L.Bolus = G. nuciforme
pulchra N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 1500–1770 hortenseae (N.E.Br.) Thiede & Klak = Muiria horten-
m. G, NW seae
pulchra N.E.Br. var. minor de Boer = F. humilis johnstonii Van Jaarsv. & S.A.Hammer = G. nebrownii
luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = G. heathii
GIBBAEUM N.E.Br. 2405052 luteoviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. gibbosum
(1) Bolus. 1953. The Flowering Plants of Africa 29: t. 1153.
(2) Nel. 1953. The Gibbaeum Handbook. marlothii N.E.Br. = G. gibbosum
(3) Glen. 1983. The Flowering Plants of Africa 47: t. 1865A. molle N.E.Br. = G. nuciforme
(4) Van Jaarsveld & Hammer. 1996. Bradleya 14: 14−16.
(5) Frandsen. 1998. Aloe 35: 14−17. muirii N.E.Br. = G. gibbosum
(6) Klak. 2000. In Goldblatt & Manning, Strelitzia 9: 243, 244.
(7) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
nebrownii Tischer
G. johnstonii Van Jaarsv. & S.A.Hammer (6)
ceae, F–Z: 35–41.
Imitaria muirii N.E.Br. (7)
album N.E.Br. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 730–880 m.
G. album N.E.Br. forma roseum (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley (6) WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 330–630 m.
WC nuciforme (Haw.) Glen & H.E.K.Hartmann
G. cryptopodium (Kensit) L.Bolus (7)
album N.E.Br. forma roseum (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley = G. helmiae L.Bolus (7)
G. album G. molle N.E.Br. (7)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 530–850 m.
angulipes (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 200–590 m.
WC pachypodium (Kensit) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 400–490 m.
blackburniae L.Bolus = G. heathii
WC
comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = G. heathii
perviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. gibbosum
cryptopodium (Kensit) L.Bolus = G. nuciforme
petrense (N.E.Br.) Tischer
dispar N.E.Br. G. tischleri H.Wulff (7)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 490–730 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 400–630 m.
WC WC
esterhuyseniae L.Bolus pilosulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt 300–450 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 400–580 m.
WC WC
geminum N.E.Br. pubescens (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 540–730 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 730–880 m.
WC WC
gibbosum (Haw.) N.E.Br. schwantesii Tischer = G. velutinum
G. luteoviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. (2)
G. marlothii N.E.Br. (2) shandii N.E.Br.
G. muirii N.E.Br. (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 700–850 m.
G. perviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. (2) WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 420–880 m. tischleri H.Wulff = G. petrense
WC
velutinum (L.Bolus) Schwantes
haagei Schwantes var. haagei = G. haaglenii G. schwantesii Tischer (6)
haagei Schwantes var. parviflorum L.Bolus = G. haa- Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 650–800 m.
glenii WC
haaglenii H.E.K.Hartmann
G. haagei Schwantes var. haagei (7) GLOTTIPHYLLUM N.E.Br. 2405053
G. haagei Schwantes var. parviflorum L.Bolus (7) (1) Hartmann & Gölling. 1993. Bradleya 11: 1–49.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 175–250 m. (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
WC ceae, F–Z: 42–47.
heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus album L.Bolus, naked name
G. blackburniae L.Bolus (2) angustum (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. cruciatum
G. comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (2)
G. heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus var. elevatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (7) apiculatum N.E.Br. = G. cruciatum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 30–650 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 800–1100
WC, EC m. WC
longum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. hamatum N.E.Br. = G. taurinum (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. depressum
longum uncatum (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br. = G. longum
longum (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. heterophyllum (Haw.) uniondalense L.Bolus = G. depressum
G.D.Rowley = G. longum
marlothii Schwantes = G. depressum HALLIANTHUS H.E.K.Hartmann 2405150
(1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 260.
muirii N.E.Br. = G. depressum (2) Hartmann. 1983. Botanische Jahrbücher 104: 143–169.
neilii N.E.Br. (3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 53.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 550–980 m. (4) Hammer. 2002. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 74: 228–232.
WC
griseus S.A.Hammer & U.Schmiedel
nelii Schwantes Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt up to 250 m.
G. pallens L.Bolus (1)
G. pygmaeum L.Bolus (1) WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 780–1100 planus (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
m. WC, EC Leipoldtia compressa L.Bolus var. compressa (2)
Leipoldtia compressa L.Bolus var. lekkersingensis L.Bolus (2)
nysiae Schwantes = G. depressum Leipoldtia plana L.Bolus (2)
obliquum (Willd.) N.E.Br. = G. longum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt up to 1200
ochraceum (A.Berger) N.E.Br. = Malephora ochracea m. NC, WC
oligocarpum L.Bolus HAMMERIA Burgoyne 2405190
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 370–1020 (1) Burgoyne et al. 1998. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 70:
m. EC 203–208.
(2) Klak. 2000. Bothalia 30: 35–42.
pallens L.Bolus = G. nelii (3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
parvifolium L.Bolus = G. surrectum ceae, F–Z: 53, 54.
peersii L.Bolus gracilis Burgoyne
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 730–950 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 1400–1600
WC, EC m. NC
platycarpum L.Bolus = G. depressum meleagris (L.Bolus) Klak
H. salteri (L.Bolus) Burgoyne (2)
praepingue (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. cruciatum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.06 m. Alt 600–700 m.
proclive N.E.Br. = G. depressum NC, WC
propinquum N.E.Br. = G. longum salteri (L.Bolus) Burgoyne = H. meleagris
pustulatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. longum
pygmaeum L.Bolus = G. nelii HARTMANTHUS S.A.Hammer 2405189
(1) Hammer. 1995. Haseltonia 3: 77–82.
regium N.E.Br. (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
G. compressum L.Bolus (1) ceae, F–Z: 55.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 400–650 m. hallii (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 190–850 m.
rosaliae L.Bolus = G. cruciatum N
rubrostigma L.Bolus = G. surrectum pergamentaceus (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
rufescens (Haw.) Tischer = G. depressum Delosperma pergamentaceum L.Bolus var. pergamentaceum (2)
Delosperma pergamentaceum L.Bolus var. roseum Lavis (2)
ryderae Schwantes = G. linguiforme Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 190–1100 m.
salmii (Haw.) N.E.Br. N, NC
Mesembryanthemum salmii Haw. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.12 m. Alt 950–1150 HEREROA (Schwantes) Dinter 2405055
m. WC, EC & Schwantes
semicylindricum (Haw.) N.E.Br. = G. difforme (1) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 56–62.
starkeae L.Bolus = G. depressum
suave N.E.Br. acuminata L.Bolus
G. herrei L.Bolus (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m, when in flower.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 800–1100 Alt 800–1100 m. WC
m. WC albanensis L.Bolus = Rhombophyllum albanense
subditum N.E.Br. = G. difforme aspera L.Bolus
surrectum (Haw.) L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt 190–550 m.
G. arrectum N.E.Br. (1) WC
G. concavum N.E.Br. (1)
G. parvifolium L.Bolus (1) brevifolia L.Bolus
G. rubrostigma L.Bolus (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.07 m. Alt 950–1200
Mesembryanthemum surrectum Haw. (1) m. WC
Amphibolia staynerii L.Bolus ex Tölken & Jessop (5) falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. var. galpinii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus =
Amphibolia stayneri L.Bolus, illegitimate name (5) L. falcatus
Ruschia dissimilis G.D.Rowley (5)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 500–900 m. falciformis (Haw.) N.E.Br.
L. falciformis (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. maritimus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (8)
WC Mesembryanthemum falciforme Haw. (8)
diutinus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum maritimum L.Bolus, illegitimate name (8)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 100–320 m. Oscularia falciformis (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann (8)
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.19–0.3 m. Alt 300–980 m.
WC
dregeanus (Sond.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 300–600 m. falciformis (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. maritimus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
WC = L. falciformis
drepanophyllus (Schltr. & A.Berger) N.E.Br. = Ester- fergusoniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
L. fergusoniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. crassistigma L.Bolus (7)
huysenia drepanophylla
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC
dubitans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Ruschia dubitans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (7) fergusoniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. crassistigma L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.16 m. Alt? WC = L. fergusoniae
dulcis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus filicaulis (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 300–980 m. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 20–80 m.
WC WC
dyckii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. flexifolius (Haw.) N.E.Br.
L. curvifolius (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. minor (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley (7)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.3–0.6 m. Alt 120–1010 m.
NC, WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘CP’
ebracteatus L.Bolus flexilis (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt? WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 20–650 m.
WC
edwardsiae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 300–600 m. WC foliosus L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 100–320 m.
egregius (L.Bolus) L.Bolus WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 300–1050 m.
WC formosus (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent, creeping. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt?
elegans (Jacq.) Schwantes EC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 20–650 m.
WC framesii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? WC
emarginatoides (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 20–150 m. francesiae H.E.K.Hartmann
Ruschia leightoniae L.Bolus (5)
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.12 m. Alt 300–850 m.
emarginatus (L.) N.E.Br. WC
L. emarginatus (L.) N.E.Br. var. puniceus (Jacq.) Schwantes (7)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 20–150 m. franciscii L.Bolus
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt 500–950 m.
WC
emarginatus (L.) N.E.Br. var. puniceus (Jacq.) Schwantes
fugitans L.Bolus
= L. emarginatus
Perennial. Succulent, creeping. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt?
ernestii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus EC
Perennial. Succulent, creeping. Ht 0.1–0.15 m. Alt? furvus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.2–0.3 m. Alt 500–1010 m.
erratus N.E.Br. WC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? WC, EC galpiniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
esterhuyseniae L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.2 m. Alt 20–220 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.2–0.4 m. Alt 300–980 m. WC
NC glaucoides (Haw.) N.E.Br.
excedens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Oscularia excedens L. aurantiacus (DC.) Schwantes (7)
eximius L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt 20–100 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.3 m. Alt 150–320 m. WC
WC glaucus (L.) N.E.Br.
L. glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. var. tortuosus (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes (8)
explanatus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.25 m. Alt 20–550 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.03–0.08 m. Alt 10–100 m.
WC
WC
glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. var. tortuosus (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
falcatus (L.) N.E.Br.
L. falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. var. galpinii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (7) = L. glaucus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt? WC globosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
fulviceps (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. herrei L.Bolus var. geyeri (Nel) de Boer & Boom = L.
L. fulviceps (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lactinea D.T.Cole (6) geyeri
Mesembryanthemum fulviceps N.E.Br. (6)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 700–1150 herrei L.Bolus var. plena L.Bolus = L. herrei
m. N, NC hillii L.Bolus = L. geyeri
fulviceps (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lactinea D.T.Cole = L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes
L. aurantiaca L.Bolus (2)
fulviceps L. dabneri L.Bolus (2)
gesineae de Boer L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. dabneri (L.Bolus) D.T.Cole (6)
L. annae de Boer (2) L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. elephina (D.T.Cole) D.T.Cole (6)
L. francisci (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. annae (de Boer) L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. lutea (de Boer) D.T.Cole (6)
B.Fearn (2) L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. marginata (Nel) D.T.Cole (6)
L. francisci (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. gesinae (de Boer) L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. subfenestrata (de Boer)
B.Fearn (2) D.T.Cole (6)
L. gesineae de Boer var. annae (de Boer) D.T.Cole (2) L. hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. susannae (D.T.Cole)
D.T.Cole (6)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1200–1620 L. marginata Nel (2)
m. N L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br., not of Haw., misapplied name (2)
gesineae de Boer var. annae (de Boer) D.T.Cole = L. L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. brunneo-violacea de Boer,
misapplied name (2)
gesineae L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. dabneri (L.Bolus)
geyeri Nel D.T.Cole, misapplied name (2)
L. herrei L.Bolus var. geyeri (Nel) de Boer & Boom (2) L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. elephina D.T.Cole, misap-
L. hillii L.Bolus (6) plied name (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 620–790 m. L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. lutea de Boer, misapplied
name (2)
NC L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. marginata (Nel) D.T.Cole,
glaudinae de Boer = L. bromfieldii misapplied name (2)
L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. subfenestrata de Boer, mis-
gracilidelineata Dinter subsp. brandbergensis (de Boer) applied name (2)
D.T.Cole L. turbiniformis in sense of N.E.Br. var. susannae D.T.Cole, misap-
L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. brandbergensis de Boer (2) plied name (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1900–2574 Mesembryanthemum hookeri A.Berger (6)
m. N Mesembryanthemum truncatellum Hook.f., not of Haw. (2)
Mesembryanthemum turbiniforme in sense of N.E.Br., not of Haw.,
gracilidelineata Dinter subsp. gracilidelineata misapplied name (2)
L. gracilidelineata Dinter subsp. gracilidelineata var. waldroniae de Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 890–1460
Boer (6)
L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. gracilidelineata (Dinter) m. NC
B.Fearn (2) hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. dabneri (L.Bolus)
L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. gracilidelineata D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
(Dinter) B.Fearn forma waldronae (de Boer) B.Fearn (2)
L. streyi Schwantes (2) hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. elephina (D.T.Cole)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 180–1430 D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
m. N hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. lutea (de Boer)
gracilidelineata Dinter subsp. gracilidelineata var. wal- D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
droniae de Boer = L. gracilidelineata subsp. gra- hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. marginata (Nel)
cilidelineata D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
gulielmi L.Bolus = L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. subfenestrata (de
halenbergensis Tischer (insufficiently known) Boer) D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
hallii de Boer hookeri (A.Berger) Schwantes var. susannae (D.T.Cole)
L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. ochracea de Boer (2)
L. hallii de Boer var. ochracea (de Boer) D.T.Cole (6) D.T.Cole = L. hookeri
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 830–1500 inae Nel = L. verruculosa
m. NC insularis L.Bolus = L. bromfieldii
hallii de Boer var. ochracea (de Boer) D.T.Cole = L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. fulleri
hallii (N.E.Br.) B.Fearn
helmutii L.Bolus L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. brunnea de Boer (2)
L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. fulleri (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m, when in flower. L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. rouxii (de Boer) D.T.Cole (2)
Alt 1080–1160 m. NC L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. tapscottii L.Bolus (2)
hermetica D.T.Cole L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. fulleri (N.E.Br.)
B.Fearn var. brunnea de Boer (6)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.025 m. Alt 20–180 m. L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. fulleri (N.E.Br.)
N B.Fearn var. rouxii (de Boer) D.T.Cole (6)
herrei L.Bolus L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. rouxii de Boer (2)
L. herrei L.Bolus var. plena L.Bolus (2) L. maughanii N.E.Br. (2)
L. translucens L.Bolus (2) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 870–1150
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 100–640 m. m. NC
N, NC julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. fulleri
herrei L.Bolus forma albiflora H.Jacobsen = L. mar- (N.E.Br.) B.Fearn var. brunnea de Boer = L. julii
morata subsp. fulleri
julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. fulleri karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karas-
(N.E.Br.) B.Fearn var. rouxii (de Boer) D.T.Cole = montana var. lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes)
L. julii subsp. fulleri D.T.Cole = L. karasmontana subsp. karasmon-
julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. julii tana
L. chrysocephala Nel (2) karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karas-
L. fulleri N.E.Br. var. chrysocephala (Nel) de Boer (2) montana var. tischeri D.T.Cole = L. karasmontana
L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. littlewoodii de Boer (2) subsp. karasmontana
L. julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. reticulata Tischer ex de
Boer (2) karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. mick-
L. lactea Schick & Tischer (2) bergensis (Dinter) de Boer & Boom = L. karas-
Mesembryanthemum julii Dinter & Schwantes (6) montana subsp. karasmontana
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 550–1069 karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. opali-
m. N na (Dinter) de Boer & Boom = L. karasmontana
julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. littlewoodii de subsp. karasmontana
Boer = L. julii subsp. julii karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. sum-
julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. reticulata mitatum (Dinter) de Boer & Boom = L. karas-
Tischer ex de Boer = L. julii subsp. julii montana subsp. karasmontana
julii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. rouxii de Boer = koelemanii de Boer = L. aucampiae subsp. aucampiae
L. julii subsp. fulleri kuibisensis Dinter ex H.Jacobsen = L. schwantesii
subsp. schwantesii
karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp.
bella (N.E.Br.) D.T.Cole kunjasensis Dinter = L. schwantesii subsp. schwantesii
L. bella N.E.Br. var. bella (2) lactea Schick & Tischer = L. julii subsp. julii
Mesembryanthemum bellum (N.E.Br.) Dinter (2)
lateritia Dinter = L. karasmontana subsp. karasmon-
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1200–1300 tana
m. N
lericheana Dinter & Schwantes = L. karasmontana
karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. subsp. karasmontana
eberlanzii (Dinter & Schwantes) D.T.Cole lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes =
L. bella N.E.Br. var. eberlanzii (Dinter & Schwantes) de Boer &
Boom (2) L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana
L. eberlanzii (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. (2) lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. = L. karas-
L. edithiae N.E.Br. (2) montana subsp. karasmontana
L. erniana Tischer ex H.Jacobsen (2)
L. erniana Tischer ex H.Jacobsen var. witputzensis de Boer (2) lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. forma minor (de Boer) B.Fearn
Mesembryanthemum eberlanzii Dinter & Schwantes (2) = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1000–1550 lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. burchellii D.T.Cole
m. N Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 1030–1350
karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. m. NC
karasmontana lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei
L. bella N.E.Br. var. lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) de Boer & L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. forma minor (de Boer) B.Fearn (2)
Boom (2) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. hornii de Boer (6)
L. damarana (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (2) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. mariae D.T.Cole (6)
L. erniana Tischer ex H.Jacobsen var. aiaisensis de Boer (2) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. minor de Boer (6)
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karasmon- L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. rubrobrunnea de Boer (2)
tana var. aiaisensis (de Boer) D.T.Cole (6) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. venteri (Nel) de Boer
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karasmon- & Boom (6)
tana var. lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) D.T.Cole (6) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lesliei ‘Albiflora’ D.T.Cole (2)
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. karasmon- L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lesliei ‘Albinica’ D.T.Cole (2)
tana var. tischeri D.T.Cole (6) L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. luteoviridis de Boer (2)
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. mickbergensis L. lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. maraisii de Boer (2)
(Dinter) de Boer & Boom (2) L. venteri Nel (2)
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. opalina Mesembryanthemum ferrugineum Schwantes (2)
(Dinter) de Boer & Boom (2) Mesembryanthemum lesliei N.E.Br. (6)
L. karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. summitatum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 900–1950
(Dinter) de Boer & Boom (2) m. B, LIM, NW, G, FS, NC
L. lateritia Dinter (2)
L. lericheana Dinter & Schwantes (2) lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. hornii de Boer
L. lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) Dinter & Schwantes (2) = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
L. lericheana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. (2)
L. mickbergensis Dinter (2) lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. mariae
L. opalina Dinter (2) D.T.Cole = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
L. summitatum Dinter (2) lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. minor de
Mesembryanthemum damaranum N.E.Br. (2) Boer = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
Mesembryanthemum karasmontanum Dinter & Schwantes (6)
Mesembryanthemum lericheanum Dinter & Schwantes (2) lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. rubrobrunnea
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1200–2200 de Boer = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
m. N lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. subsp. lesliei var. venteri (Nel)
karasmontana (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. subsp. de Boer & Boom = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
karasmontana var. aiaisensis (de Boer) D.T.Cole lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lesliei ‘Albiflora’ D.T.Cole
= L. karasmontana subsp. karasmontana = L. lesliei subsp. lesliei
lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. lesliei ‘Albinica’ D.T.Cole L. elevata L.Bolus (6)
= L. lesliei subsp. lesliei L. optica (Marloth) N.E.Br. cv. ‘rubra’ (Tischer) H.Jacobsen (6)
Mesembryanthemum opticum Marloth (6)
lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. luteoviridis de Boer = L. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 50–450 m.
lesliei subsp. lesliei N
lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. maraisii de Boer = L. optica (Marloth) N.E.Br. cv. ‘rubra’ (Tischer) H.Jacob-
lesliei subsp. lesliei sen = L. optica
lineata Nel = L. ruschiorum otzeniana Nel
localis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 825–1000
L. localis in sense of de Boer, misapplied name (2) m. NC
L. localis in sense of de Boer & Boom, misapplied name (2)
L. localis in sense of de Boer & Boom var. peersii (L.Bolus) de Boer otzeniana Nel var. weberi (Nel) B.Fearn = L. comptonii
& Boom, misapplied name (2) peersii L.Bolus = L. localis
L. localis in sense of de Boer & Boom var. terricolor (N.E.Br.) de
Boer & Boom, misapplied name (2)
pillansii L.Bolus = L. ruschiorum
L. peersii L.Bolus (6) pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. forma mundtii
L. terricolor N.E.Br. (6) (Tischer) H.Jacobsen = L. pseudotruncatella
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 800–1150 subsp. pseudotruncatella
m. NC, EC pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. archerae
localis in sense of de Boer, misapplied name = L. localis (de Boer) D.T.Cole
localis in sense of de Boer & Boom, misapplied name = L. archerae de Boer (2)
L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. archerae (de Boer)
L. localis D.T.Cole (2)
localis in sense of de Boer & Boom var. peersii Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.015 m. Alt 1500–
(L.Bolus) de Boer & Boom, misapplied name = L. 1770 m. N
localis pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. dendriti-
localis in sense of de Boer & Boom var. terricolor ca (Nel) D.T.Cole
(N.E.Br.) de Boer & Boom, misapplied name = L. L. dendritica Nel (2)
localis L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. dendritica (Nel) de
Boer & Boom (2)
marginata Nel = L. hookeri
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.015 m. Alt 1500–
marmorata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. 1870 m. N
L. diutina L.Bolus (6)
L. elisae de Boer (6) pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. groendray-
L. framesii L.Bolus (6) ensis (H.Jacobsen) D.T.Cole
L. herrei L.Bolus forma albiflora H.Jacobsen (2) L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. groendrayensis
L. marmorata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. elisae (de Boer) D.T.Cole (6) H.Jacobsen (2)
L. umdausensis L.Bolus (6) L. vallis-mariae (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. var. groendraaiensis
Mesembryanthemum marmoratum N.E.Br. (6) (H.Jacobsen) de Boer (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt up to 1320 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.015 m. Alt 1490–
m. NC 1520 m. N
marmorata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. var. elisae (de Boer) D.T.Cole pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. pseudo-
= L. marmorata truncatella
L. alpina Dinter (2)
marthae Loesch & Tischer = L. schwantesii subsp. L. edithiae in sense of H.Jacobsen, misapplied name (2)
schwantesii L. edithiae in sense of Schwantes, misapplied name (2)
maughanii N.E.Br. = L. julii subsp. fulleri L. elisabethiae Dinter (2)
L. mundtii Tischer (2)
mennellii L.Bolus = L. bromfieldii L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. forma mundtii (Tischer)
meyeri L.Bolus H.Jacobsen (2)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 825–1000 L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. pseudotruncatella
var. elisabethae (Dinter) de Boer & Boom (6)
m. NC L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. pseudotruncatella
mickbergensis Dinter = L. karasmontana subsp. var. riehmerae D.T.Cole (6)
karasmontana L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. alpina (Dinter) Boom (2)
mundtii Tischer = L. pseudotruncatella subsp. L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. alta Tischer (2)
L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. edithiae (N.E.Br.) de
pseudotruncatella Boer & Boom (2)
naureeniae D.T.Cole L. pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. var. mundtii (Tischer)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 1000–1200 H.Jacobsen (2)
m. NC Mesembryanthemum pseudotruncatellum A.Berger (6)
Mesembryanthemum truncatellum in sense of Dinter, not of Haw. (2)
nelii Schwantes = L. ruschiorum Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.015 m. Alt 1800–
olivacea L.Bolus 2080 m. N
L. olivacea L.Bolus var. nebrownii D.T.Cole (6)
pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. pseudo-
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1030–1150 truncatella var. elisabethae (Dinter) de Boer &
m. NC Boom = L. pseudotruncatella subsp. pseudo-
olivacea L.Bolus var. nebrownii D.T.Cole = L. olivacea truncatella
opalina Dinter = L. karasmontana subsp. karasmon- pseudotruncatella (A.Berger) N.E.Br. subsp. pseudo-
tana truncatella var. riehmerae D.T.Cole = L. pseudo-
optica (Marloth) N.E.Br. truncatella subsp. pseudotruncatella
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 175–1100 m. Micropterum puberulum (Haw.) Schwantes (7)
NC, WC Micropterum sessiliflorum (Aiton) Schwantes var. album (Haw.)
H.Jacobsen (7)
smithii (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann Annual, biennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 20–
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.035–0.04 m. Alt 1400– 1200 m. NC, WC, EC
1500 m. FS
alatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
thunbergii (Haw.) Schwantes
Crocanthus thunbergii (Haw.) L.Bolus (2) albatum L.Bolus = Juttadinteria albata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 250–1100 m. albicaule Haw. = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splen-
EC dens
uitenhagensis (L.Bolus) H.Jacobsen & Schwantes albicaule Salm-Dyck = Phyllobolus splendens subsp.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 550–1200 m. splendens
WC
albicute N.E.Br. = Ruschia bolusiae
verruculoides (Sond.) Schwantes
alboroseum L.Bolus = Leipoldtia alborosea
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt 1100–1500
m. NC album L.Bolus = Oscularia alba
aloides Haw. = Nananthus aloides
MARLOTHISTELLA Schwantes 2405175 altigenum L.Bolus = Ruschia altigena
(1) Schwantes. 1928. Gartenwelt 32: 599.
(2) Hammer. 1995. Bradleya 13: 82−87. altile N.E.Br. = Conophytum ficiforme
(3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- amicorum L.Bolus = Ruschia amicorum
ceae, F–Z: 142.
amplexicaule L.Bolus = Leipoldtia schultzei
stenophylla (L.Bolus) S.A.Hammer
Mesembryanthemum stenophyllum L.Bolus (2) amplexum N.E.Br. = Ruschia inclusa
Ruschia stenophylla (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (2)
ampliatum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Ruschia ampliata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.07 m. Alt 680–1400
m. EC anatomicum Haw. var. anatomicum = Sceletium emar-
cidum
uniondalensis Schwantes
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 850–1250 anatomicum Haw. var. emarcidum (Thunb.) DC. = Sce-
m. WC letium emarcidum
anatomicum Haw. var. fragile Haw. = Sceletium emar-
MAUGHANIELLA L.Bolus 2405072 cidum
luckhoffii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Diplosoma luckhoffii androsaceum Marloth, naked name = Antimima
androsacea
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM L. 2405073 androsaceum (Schwantes) N.E.Br. = Antimima andro-
(1) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: tt. 54, 73. sacea
(2) Phillips. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: tt. 102, 110.
(3) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: tt. 251, angelicae (Dinter & Schwantes) N.E.Br. = Conophy-
256, 263, 271, 272, 279. tum angelicae subsp. angelicae
(4) Phillips. 1930. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 10: tt. 393, 397.
(5) Bolus. 1931. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 11: t. 413. angustum Haw. = Glottiphyllum cruciatum
(6) Koutnik & O’Connor-Fenton. 1984. Journal of South African angustum Haw. var. heterophyllum Haw. = Glottiphyl-
Botany 50: 365−371. lum longum
(7) Gerbaulet. 2001. In Hartmann, Illustrated handbook of succulent
plants. Aizoaceae, F–Z: 143–153. angustum Haw. var. heterophyllum in sense of Salm-
abruptum A.Berger = Octopoma abruptum Dyck, not of Haw. = Glottiphyllum depressum
acinaciforme Gouan = Carpobrotus acinaciformis annuum L.Bolus = M. stenandrum
acinaciforme L. = Carpobrotus acinaciformis apiatum N.E.Br. = Conophytum bilobum subsp.
bilobum
acinaciforme L. var. β flavum L. = Carpobrotus edulis
subsp. edulis approximatum L.Bolus = Ruschia approximata
acinaciforme L. var. purpureum L. = Carpobrotus aci- apricum A.Berger = Leipoldtia schultzei
naciformis arenosum Schinz = Brownanthus arenosus
aculeatum N.E.Br. = Ruschia spinosa aridum Moench, illegitimate name = Sceletium tortuo-
acuminatum Haw. = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. sum
splendens aristulatum Sond. = Antimima aristulata
acutangulum Haw. = Ruschia acutangula articulatum Thunb. = Psilocaulon articulatum
acutisepalum A.Berger = Psilocaulon junceum assimile N.E.Br. = Conophytum ficiforme
adscendens Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum atratum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Ruschia atrata
aggregatum Haw. ex N.E.Br. = Conophytum piluli- atrocinctum N.E.Br. = Antimima saturata
forme subsp. piluliforme attenuatum Haw. = Drosanthemum attenuatum
aitonis Jacq. augeiforme Schwantes = Conophytum chauviniae
M. louiseae L.Bolus (7)
M. paulum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus (7) auratum Sond. = Phyllobolus nitidus
leipoldtii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima leipoldtii longum Haw. var. declive Haw. = Glottiphyllum de-
lene N.E.Br. = Ruschia mollis pressum
leptarthron A.Berger = Psilocaulon leptarthron longum Haw. var. flaccidum Haw. = Glottiphyllum de-
pressum
lericheanum Dinter & Schwantes = Lithops karasmon-
tana subsp. karasmontana longum Haw. var. uncatum Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum
lerouxiae L.Bolus = Ruschia lerouxii loratum Haw. = Prenia pallens subsp. pallens
lesliei N.E.Br. = Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei louiseae L.Bolus = M. aitonis
leucantherum L.Bolus = Antimima leucanthera lucidum Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum
leviculum N.E.Br. = Conophytum minimum luederitzii Engl. = Drosanthemum luederitzii
levynsiae L.Bolus = Antimima pumila lunatum Willd. = Oscularia lunata
liebendalense L.Bolus = M. stenandrum lupinum Haw. = Faucaria felina
limbatum N.E.Br. = Antimima limbata macowanii L.Bolus = Ruschia macowanii
lindequistii Engl. = Aridaria noctiflora subsp. nocti- macrophyllum L.Bolus = M. barklyi
flora macrostigma L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
linearifolium L.Bolus = M. longistylum magnipunctatum Haw. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp.
lineolatum Haw. = Ruschia lineolata canus
linguaeforme Haw. = Glottiphyllum depressum maleolens (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima maleolens
linguaeforme Haw. var. rufescens Haw., invalid name = mallesoniae L.Bolus = Esterhuysenia drepanophylla
Glottiphyllum depressum marianae L.Bolus = Ruschia marianae
linguiforme in sense of Haw., not of L. = Glottiphyllum maritimum L.Bolus, illegitimate name = Lampranthus
longum falciformis
linguiforme L. = Glottiphyllum linguiforme marlothii Pax = Brownanthus marlothii
linguiforme (L.) N.E.Br. var. scalpratum (Haw.) marmoratum N.E.Br. = Lithops marmorata
A.Berger = Glottiphyllum linguiforme maximum Haw. = Ruschia maxima
linguiforme L. var. adscendens (Haw.) A.Berger = Glotti- maxwellii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima maxwellii
phyllum longum
medium Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum
linguiforme L. var. angustum (Haw.) A.Berger, invalid
melanospermum Dinter, illegitimate name = Phyllo-
name = Glottiphyllum depressum
bolus melanospermus
linguiforme L. var. cultratum (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger =
mellei L.Bolus = Carpobrotus mellei
Glottiphyllum longum
mentiens A.Berger = Psilocaulon coriarium
linguiforme L. var. depressum (Haw.) A.Berger, invalid
name = Glottiphyllum longum micans L. = Drosanthemum micans
linguiforme L. var. fragrans (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger = Glotti- micranthon Haw., illegitimate name = Psilocaulon parvi-
phyllum depressum florum
linguiforme L. var. grandiflorum (Haw.) A.Berger = Glotti- microphyllum Haw. = Antimima microphylla
phyllum grandiflorum minimum Haw. = Conophytum minimum
linguiforme L. var. longum (Haw.) A.Berger = Glotti- minisculum N.E.Br. = Conophytum minusculum
phyllum longum subsp. minisculum
linguiforme L. var. obliquum (Willd.) A.Berger = Glotti- minutum Haw. = Conophytum minutum
phyllum longum
miserum L.Bolus = Ruschia misera
linguiforme L. var. pustulatum (Haw.) A.Berger = Glotti-
phyllum longum molle in sense of A.Berger, not of Aiton, illegitimate
name = Ruschia mollis
linguiforme L. var. uncatum (Haw.) A.Berger = Glotti-
phyllum longum montis-moltkei Dinter = Ebracteola montis-moltkei
longifolium L.Bolus = Astridia longifolia mucronatum Haw. = Antimima mucronata
longipapillosum Dinter = M. inachabense mucroniferum Haw. = Ruschia spinosa
longipes (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima longipes mucronulatum Dinter = Psilocaulon articulatum
longispinulum Haw. = Phyllobolus grossus muelleri L.Bolus = Ruschia muelleri
longispinulum Salm-Dyck = Phyllobolus grossus muirianum L.Bolus = Ruschia muiriana
longistylum DC. muirii L.Bolus = Carpobrotus muirii
M. cryocalyx L.Bolus (7) multiflorum Haw. = Ruschia multiflora
M. linearifolium L.Bolus (7)
Annual, biennial. Succulent. Ht 0.1–0.4 m. Alt 120– multiflorum Haw. var. rubrum (Haw.) Haw. = Ruschia
1100 m. NC, WC imbricata
longum Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum munitum L.Bolus = Ruschia intricata
pumilum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br., illegitimate name = Anti- schlechteri (Schwantes) N.E.Br. = Antimima schlech-
mima pumila teri
punctulatum L.Bolus = Ruschia punctulata schlichtianum Sond. = Brownanthus arenosus
pungens A.Berger = Ruschia pungens schneiderianum A.Berger = Eberlanzia schneideriana
purpureoroseum L.Bolus = M. guerichianum schultzei Schltr. & Diels = Leipoldtia schultzei
purpureostylum L.Bolus = Acrodon purpureostylus scintillans Dinter = Phyllobolus oculatus
purpusii Schwantes = Conophytum truncatum subsp. scitulum N.E.Br. = Conophytum minimum
truncatum var. truncatum
secundum Thunb., naked name = Psilocaulon articula-
pusillum N.E.Br. = Conophytum minimum
tum
pustulatum Haw. = Glottiphyllum longum
sedentiflorum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
pustulatum Haw. var. lividum Salm-Dyck = Glotti-
phyllum longum sedoides Dinter & A.Berger = Eberlanzia sedoides
puttkamerianum Dinter & A.Berger = Hereroa putt- semicylindricum Haw. = Glottiphyllum difforme
kameriana separatum N.E.Br. = Zeuktophyllum calycinum
pygmaeum Haw. = Antimima pygmaea serratum L. = Circandra serrata
quaesitum N.E.Br. = Conophytum quaesitum subsp. sessile Thunb. = Ruschia sessilis
quaesitum var. quaesitum
sessiliflorum Aiton = Cleretum papulosum subsp. papu-
quarziticum Dinter = Antimima quarzitica losum
quinangulatum L.Bolus = M. guerichianum setosum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
recurvum Moench = Ruschia recurva signatum N.E.Br. = Conophytum minimum
reductum N.E.Br. in part N.E.Br. = Octopoma subglo- simile Sond. = Psilocaulon junceum
bosum
simile Sond. var. namaquense Sond. = Psilocaulon
reductum N.E.Br. in part N.E.Br., illegitimate name = junceum
Ruschia nana
simulans Marloth = Pleiospilos simulans
reflexum Haw. = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splen-
sinuosum L.Bolus = Phyllobolus sinuosus
dens
sinus-redfordiani Dinter, naked name = Psilocaulon
relaxatum Willd. = Prenia pallens subsp. pallens
salicornioides
resurgens Kensit = Phyllobolus resurgens
sladenianum L.Bolus = Prenia sladeniana
rhodanthum L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
sobrinum N.E.Br. = Antimima sobrina
rhomboideum Salm-Dyck = Rhombophyllum rhom-
socium N.E.Br. = Argyroderma fissum
boideum
solidum L.Bolus = Antimima solida
rigidum Haw. = Ruschia rigida
sororium N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp. soro-
ringens L. var. β felinum L. = Faucaria felina
rius
roodiae N.E.Br. = Tanquana prismatica
spinescens Pax, naked name = Ruschia divaricata
roseolum N.E.Br. = Antimima roseola
spinosum L. = Ruschia spinosa
rostellum Haw. = Ruschia rostella
spinosum L. var. cradockense (Kuntze) A.Berger ex
rubrocinctum Haw. = Carpobrotus acinaciformis Range, naked name = Ruschia cradockensis
rubroroseum L.Bolus = M. guerichianum subsp. cradockensis
rubrum L.Bolus = Astridia rubra spinosum L. var. micranthum Pax = Ruschia spinosa
rufescens Haw. = Glottiphyllum depressum spinuliferum Haw. = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
rugulosum A.Berger ex Range, naked name = Eber- spinuliforme Harv. & Sond. = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
lanzia schneideriana splendens L. = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splen-
rupis-arcuatae Dinter = Amphibolia rupis-arcuatae dens
ruschiorum Dinter & Schwantes = Lithops ruschiorum squamulosum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = M. guerichianum
salicornioides Pax = Psilocaulon salicornioides steenbergense L.Bolus = Oscularia steenbergensis
salmii Haw. = Glottiphyllum salmii stellans (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima hantamensis
salmoneum Haw. = Phyllobolus canaliculatus stenandrum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
M. annuum L.Bolus (7)
salmoneum Salm-Dyck = Phyllobolus canaliculatus M. liebendalense L.Bolus (7)
saxetanum N.E.Br. = Conophytum saxetanum M. pomeridianum L.Bolus (7)
Psilocaulon pomeridianum L.Bolus (7)
saxicolum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Antimima saxicola
Annual, occ. perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt
scalpratum Haw., illegitimate name = Glottiphyllum 250–1450 m. FS, NC, WC
linguiforme
stenophyllum L.Bolus = Marlothistella stenophylla
schenckii Schinz = Brownanthus ciliatus subsp.
schenckii stipulaceum L. = Lampranthus stipulaceus
(2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- NEOHENRICIA L.Bolus 2405086
ceae, F–Z: 180, 181.
(1) Hammer. 1994. Cactus and Succulent Journal (US) 66: 84−86.
cinerea (Marloth) Dinter & Schwantes (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
Juttadinteria longipetala L.Bolus (2) ceae, F–Z: 186.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? N sibbettii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
pomonae (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes ex Walgate Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 1120–1380
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt? N m. FS, NC, EC
spiculata S.A.Hammer
NANANTHUS N.E.Br. 2405084 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 1400–1900
(1) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: t. 54.
(2) Bolus. 1947. The Flowering Plants of Africa 26: tt. 1036, 1037.
m. EC
(3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 181–184. NYCTERANTHUS Neck. 2405151
aloides (Haw.) Schwantes abbreviatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Mesembryanthemum aloides Haw. (3) Phyllobolus abbreviatus
N. aloides (Haw.) Schwantes var. latus L.Bolus (3) acuminatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
N. wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (3)
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt up to 1400
m. B, NW, NC albertensis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus pumilus
aloides (Haw.) Schwantes var. latus L.Bolus = N.
aloides albicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
aloides (Haw.) Schwantes var. striatus (L.Bolus)
L.Bolus = N. vittatus anguineus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus oculatus
broomii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = N. vittatus
arcuatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
gerstneri (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Aridaria noctiflora subsp. noctiflora
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.02 m. Alt 1400–1800
m. FS, EC arenicolus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus oculatus
margaritiferus L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt 900–1300 aureus (Thunb.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
m. N, B, NC Phyllobolus nitidus
pallens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ausanus (Dinter & A.Berger) Schwantes, illegitimate
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 950–1250 name = Prenia tetragona
m. NC bijliae (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
peersii L.Bolus = Deilanthe peersii Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
pole-evansii N.E.Br. blandus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1100–1750 Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
m. FS, EC brevicarpus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
transvaalensis (Rolfe) L.Bolus var. latus L.Bolus = N. Aridaria brevicarpa
vittatus brevifolius (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
transvaalensis (Rolfe) L.Bolus var. transvaalensis = N. Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
vittatus calycinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
vittatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes Aridaria noctiflora subsp. noctiflora
N. aloides (Haw.) Schwantes var. striatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (3)
N. broomii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (3) canaliculatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
N. transvaalensis (Rolfe) L.Bolus var. latus L.Bolus (3) Phyllobolus canaliculatus
N. transvaalensis (Rolfe) L.Bolus var. transvaalensis (3)
carneus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.01 m. Alt? NW, FS, Phyllobolus spinuliferus
NC
caudatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
wilmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = N. aloides Phyllobolus caudatus
NELIA Schwantes 2405085 celans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
(1) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
ceae, F–Z: 184, 185. commutatus (A.Berger) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
meyeri Schwantes = N. pillansii Phyllobolus grossus
pillansii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes compactus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
N. meyeri Schwantes (1) Aridaria serotina
N. robusta Schwantes (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt 100–350 m. congestus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
NC Phyllobolus congestus
robusta Schwantes = N. pillansii constrictus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
schlechteri Schwantes
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.12 m. Alt 190–680 m. debilis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
NC Aridaria noctiflora subsp. noctiflora
deciduus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = latipetalus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus deciduus Phyllobolus latipetalus
decurvatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = laxipetalus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus decurvatus Phyllobolus grossus
defoliatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = laxus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata Phyllobolus decurvatus
dejagerae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = leptopetalus (L.Bolus) Friedrich = Phyllobolus splen-
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. straminea dens subsp. splendens
delus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = ligneus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus delus Phyllobolus melanospermus
dinteri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = longisepalus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus melanospermus Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata
dyeri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = longispinulus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens Phyllobolus grossus
ebracteatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes var. brevipetalus longitubus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
(L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus tenuiflorus
Phyllobolus trichotomus luteoalbus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
ebracteatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes var. ebracteatus, ille- Prenia tetragona
gitimate name = Phyllobolus trichotomus macrosiphon (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
elongatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus tenuiflorus
Phyllobolus prasinus meridianus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
englishiae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata
Prenia englishiae meyeri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
esterhuyseniae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name Aridaria brevicarpa
= Aridaria noctiflora subsp. straminea muirii (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
flexuosus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens multiseriatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
floribundus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus prasinus
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. noctiflora mutans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
fourcadei (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Prenia tetragona
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens noctiflorus (L.) Rothm., illegitimate name = Aridaria
fragilis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = noctiflora subsp. noctiflora
Phyllobolus oculatus nothus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
framesii (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
Phyllobolus spinuliferus obtusus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
fulvus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Aridaria Phyllobolus decurvatus
noctiflora subsp. straminea oculatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus oculatus
glanduliferus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus sinuosus odoratus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Hereroa odorata
globosus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Aridaria serotina oubergensis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus pumilus
godmaniae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
ovalis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus sinuosus
Aridaria serotina
gracilis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = parvisepalus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Aridaria serotina Phyllobolus spinuliferus
gratiae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = paucandrus L.Bolus var. gracillima (L.Bolus)
Phyllobolus grossus Schwantes, illegitimate name = Aridaria serotina
grossus (Aiton) Schwantes, illegitimate name = paucandrus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. paucandrus, ille-
Phyllobolus grossus gitimate name = Aridaria serotina
herbertii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = peersii (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus herbertii Phyllobolus tenuiflorus
horizontalis (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = pentagonus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. occidentalis
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
inaequalis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. pentagonus
Phyllobolus nitidus pentagonus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. pentagonus, ille-
intricatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = gitimate name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp.
Aridaria brevicarpa pentagonus
platysepalus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = suffusus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus grossus Prenia tetragona
plenifolius (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = sulcatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
pomonae (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = tenuiflorus (Jacq.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus oculatus Phyllobolus tenuiflorus
prasinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = tenuifolius (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. speciosa L.Bolus,
Phyllobolus prasinus illegitimate name = Aridaria serotina
primulinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = tenuifolius (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. tenuifolius, illegit-
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens imate name = Aridaria serotina
pumilus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = tetragonus (Thunb.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
Phyllobolus pumilus Prenia tetragona
quartziticus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = tetramerus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. parviflorus
Phyllobolus quartziticus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllo-
quaternus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = bolus trichotomus
Phyllobolus spinuliferus tetramerus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. tetramerus, illegit-
rabiei (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = imate name = Phyllobolus trichotomus
Phyllobolus rabiei trichotomus (Thunb.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
rabiesbergensis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name Phyllobolus trichotomus
= Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens umbelliflorus (Jacq.) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
radicans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
Prenia radicans varians (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
recurvus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus oculatus
Phyllobolus sinuosus vernalis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
rhodandrus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
Phyllobolus nitidus vespertinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
roseus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Aridaria vespertina
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens viridiflorus (Aiton) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
salmoneus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus viridiflorus
Phyllobolus canaliculatus watermeyeri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name =
saturatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
Phyllobolus saturatus willowmorensis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name
scintillans (Dinter) Schwantes, illegitimate name = = Phyllobolus grossus
Phyllobolus oculatus
OCTOPOMA N.E.Br. 2405087
serotinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = (1) Hartmann. 1998. Bradleya 16: 44−91.
Aridaria serotina (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
sinuosus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = ceae, F–Z: 188–190.
Phyllobolus sinuosus abruptum (A.Berger) N.E.Br.
Mesembryanthemum abruptum A.Berger (1)
spinuliferus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Ruschia abrupta (A.Berger) G.D.Rowley (1)
Phyllobolus spinuliferus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 300–800 m.
splendens (L.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = WC
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens calycinum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Zeuktophyllum caly-
stramineus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name = cinum
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. straminea conjunctum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = O. connatum
straminicolor (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = connatum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Phyllobolus sinuosus Mesembryanthemum connatum N.E.Br. (1)
O. conjunctum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1)
striatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Ruschia conjuncta L.Bolus (1)
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens Ruschia connata L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 180–650 m.
strictus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = NC, WC
Phyllobolus spinuliferus
inclusum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
subaequans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Mesembryanthemum inclusum L.Bolus (1)
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. pentagonus Ruschia restituta G.D.Rowley (1)
subpatens (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt up to 1200
Phyllobolus splendens subsp. pentagonus m. NC
octojuge (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
subtruncatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name = Mesembryanthemum octojuge L.Bolus (1)
Aridaria noctiflora subsp. straminea Ruschia octojugis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1)
Lampranthus vredenburgensis L.Bolus (1) spinuliferus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name
Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.15–0.24 m. Alt 20–260 m. = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
WC splendens (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name =
OTTOSONDERIA L.Bolus 2405094 Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
(1) Hartmann. 1999. Bradleya 17: 38–74. sulcatus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name =
(2) Chesselet et al. 2000. Aloe 37: 88–90. Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
(3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 200.
vanrensburgii (L.Bolus) Rappa & Camarrone = Prenia
vanrensburgii
monticola (Sond.) L.Bolus
Ruschia monticola (Sond.) G.D.Rowley (1) viridiflorus (Aiton) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name
Ruschia ottosonderi G.D.Rowley (1) = Phyllobolus viridiflorus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.22 m. Alt 300–550 m.
NC, WC PERATETRACOILANTHUS Rappa 2405188
obtusa L.Bolus
& Camarrone
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 200–450 m. defoliatus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name =
NC, WC Aridaria noctiflora subsp. defoliata
noctiflorus (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name =
PEERSIA L.Bolus 2405153 Aridaria noctiflora subsp. noctiflora
(1) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 201. tetragonus (Thunb.) Rappa & Camarrone = Prenia tetra-
frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus gona
Rhinephyllum frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1) junceus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone = Psilocaulon jun-
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 600–950 m. ceum
WC, EC parviflorus (Jacq.) Rappa & Camarrone = Psilocaulon
macradenia (L.Bolus) L.Bolus parviflorum
Rhinephyllum macradenium (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 600–1200 PHEROLOBUS N.E.Br. 2405095
m. WC
maughanii N.E.Br. var. maughanii = Dorotheanthus
vanheerdei (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann maughanii
Rhinephyllum vanheerdei L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 1020–1170 maughanii N.E.Br. var. stayneri L.Bolus = Dorothe-
m. NC, WC anthus maughanii
Nycteranthus pentagonus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. pentagonus, Perapentacoilanthus splendens (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid
illegitimate name (1) name (1)
Nycteranthus subaequans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1) Perapentacoilanthus sulcatus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid
Nycteranthus subpatens (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1) name (1)
Sphalmanthus pentagonus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. occidentalis Sphalmanthus acuminatus (Haw.) L.Bolus (1)
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1) Sphalmanthus albicaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus (1)
Sphalmanthus pentagonus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. pentagonus, Sphalmanthus bijliae (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus (1)
invalid name (1) Sphalmanthus blandus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Sphalmanthus subaequans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1) Sphalmanthus celans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Sphalmanthus subpatens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1) Sphalmanthus constrictus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 980–1500 m. Sphalmanthus dyeri (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
FS, NC, WC, EC Sphalmanthus flexuosus (Haw.) L.Bolus (1)
Sphalmanthus fourcadei (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
splendens (L.) Gerbaulet subsp. splendens Sphalmanthus leptopetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria acuminata (Haw.) Schwantes (1) Sphalmanthus nothus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes (2)
Aridaria albicaulis (Haw.) N.E.Br. (1) Sphalmanthus plenifolius (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria bijliae N.E.Br. (1) Sphalmanthus primulinus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria blanda L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus rabiesbergensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria brevifolia L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus reflexus (Haw.) L.Bolus (2)
Aridaria celans L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus roseus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria constricta L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus splendens (L.) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria dyeri L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus striatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria fastigiata (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1) Sphalmanthus sulcatus (Haw.) L.Bolus (1)
Aridaria flexuosa (Haw.) Schwantes (1) Sphalmanthus umbelliflorus (Jacq.) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria fourcadei L.Bolus (1) Sphalmanthus vernalis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Aridaria leptopetala L.Bolus (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 10–890 m.
Aridaria nocta (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. (1) WC, EC
Aridaria plenifolia (N.E.Br.) Stearn (1)
Aridaria primulina L.Bolus (1) suffruticosus (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet
Aridaria rabiesbergensis L.Bolus (1) Cryophytum suffruticosum L.Bolus (1)
Aridaria reflexa (Haw.) N.E.Br. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 200–350 m.
Aridaria rosea L.Bolus (1) WC
Aridaria splendens (L.) Schwantes (1)
Aridaria striata L.Bolus (1) tenuiflorus (Jacq.) Gerbaulet
Aridaria sulcata (Haw.) Schwantes (1) Aridaria longituba L.Bolus (1)
Aridaria umbelliflora (Jacq.) Schwantes (1) Aridaria macrosiphon L.Bolus (1)
Aridaria vernalis L.Bolus (1) Aridaria peersii L.Bolus (1)
Mesembryanthemum acuminatum Haw. (1) Mesembryanthemum olivaceum Schltr. (1)
Mesembryanthemum albicaule Haw. (1) Mesembryanthemum tenuiflorum Jacq. (1)
Mesembryanthemum albicaule Salm-Dyck (1) Nycteranthus longitubus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Haw., illegitimate name (1) Nycteranthus macrosiphon (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Haw. var. reflexum (Haw.) Haw. (1) Nycteranthus peersii (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum Salm-Dyck (1) Nycteranthus tenuiflorus (Jacq.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Mesembryanthemum flexuosum Haw. (1) Prenia olivacea (Schltr.) H.Jacobsen (1)
Mesembryanthemum flexuosum Salm-Dyck (1) Sphalmanthus longitubus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Mesembryanthemum nothum N.E.Br. (1) Sphalmanthus macrosiphon (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Mesembryanthemum plenifolium N.E.Br. (1) Sphalmanthus nanus L.Bolus (1)
Mesembryanthemum reflexum Haw. (1) Sphalmanthus olivaceus (Schltr. & A.Berger) L.Bolus (2)
Mesembryanthemum splendens L. (1) Sphalmanthus tenuiflorus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. (1)
Mesembryanthemum sulcatum Haw. (1) Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 180–350 m.
Mesembryanthemum umbelliflorum Jacq. (1) WC
Nycteranthus acuminatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus albicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1) tortuosus (L.) Bittrich = Sceletium tortuosum
Nycteranthus bijliae (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus blandus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
trichotomus (Thunb.) Gerbaulet
Aridaria ebracteata N.E.Br. (1)
Nycteranthus brevifolius (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Aridaria ebracteata N.E.Br. var. brevipetala L.Bolus (1)
Nycteranthus celans (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Aridaria tetramera L.Bolus var. parviflora L.Bolus (1)
Nycteranthus constrictus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Aridaria tetramera L.Bolus var. tetramera (1)
Nycteranthus dyeri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Aridaria trichotoma (Thunb.) L.Bolus (1)
Nycteranthus flexuosus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Dicrocaulon trichotomum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. (1)
Nycteranthus fourcadei (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Mesembryanthemum trichotomum Thunb. (1)
Nycteranthus leptopetalus (L.Bolus) Friedrich (1)
Nycteranthus ebracteatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes var. brevipetalus
Nycteranthus nothus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
(L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus plenifolius (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus ebracteatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes var. ebracteatus,
Nycteranthus primulinus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus rabiesbergensis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate
Nycteranthus tetramerus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. parviflorus
name (1)
(L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus roseus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus tetramerus (L.Bolus) Schwantes var. tetramerus, ille-
Nycteranthus splendens (L.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
gitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus striatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus trichotomus (Thunb.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Nycteranthus sulcatus (Haw.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Sphalmanthus tetramerus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. parviflorus
Nycteranthus umbelliflorus (Jacq.) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
(L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
Nycteranthus vernalis (L.Bolus) Schwantes, illegitimate name (1)
Sphalmanthus tetramerus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. tetramerus, invalid
Pentacoilanthus splendens (L.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid name (1)
name (1)
Perapentacoilanthus acuminatus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid
Sphalmanthus trichotomus (Thunb.) L.Bolus, invalid name (1)
name (1)
Perapentacoilanthus brevifolius (L.Bolus) Rappa & Camarrone, invalid Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 20–980 m.
name (1) NC, WC
dekenahi N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus inaequale L.Bolus var. latipetalum L.Bolus = R. inae-
magnipunctata (Haw.) N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus quale
subsp. canus luteum (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
optata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp. Ruschia lutea L.Bolus (2)
compactus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 800–1100
m. WC
roodiae N.E.Br. = Tanquana prismatica
sesquiuncialis N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp. macradenium (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Peersia macradenia
canus muirii N.E.Br.
sororia (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = Pleiospilos compactus subsp. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 300–850 m.
sororius WC
obliquum L.Bolus
RABIEA N.E.Br. 2405102 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 1200–1500
(1) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- m. NC
ceae, F–Z: 237, 238.
parvifolium L.Bolus
albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 300–900 m.
R. albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. longipetala L.Bolus (1)
R. albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. microstigma L.Bolus (1) EC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.08 m. Alt? ‘CP’ pillansii N.E.Br.
albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. longipetala L.Bolus = R. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 1000–1200
albinota m. WC
albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. microstigma L.Bolus = R. rouxii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Chasmatophyllum rouxii
albinota schonlandii L.Bolus
albipuncta (Haw.) N.E.Br. Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 800–1500
R. albipuncta (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. major L.Bolus (1) m. NC
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1400–1700 vanheerdei L.Bolus = Peersia vanheerdei
m. FS
albipuncta (Haw.) N.E.Br. var. major L.Bolus = R. RHOMBOPHYLLUM (Schwantes) 2405104
albipuncta Schwantes
comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (1) Hartmann. 1998. Bradleya 16: 44–91.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.04 m. Alt 1400–1600 (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
ceae, F–Z: 241–243.
m. FS
albanense (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
difformis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Hereroa albanensis L.Bolus (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 990–1500 Mesembryanthemum dyeri (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. (1)
m. EC Ruschia dyeri L.Bolus (1)
jamesii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 650–820 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 990–1500 EC
m. EC dolabriforme (L.) Schwantes
Hereroa dolabriformis (L.) L.Bolus (1)
lesliei N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme L. (1)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 1600–1880 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 700–1100 m.
m. FS EC
tersa N.E.Br. = Prepodesma orpenii dyeri (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
Hereroa dyeri L.Bolus (1)
RHINEPHYLLUM N.E.Br. 2405103 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 750–1000 m.
(1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 264. EC
(2) Hartmann. 1999. Bradleya 17: 38–74.
(3) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa- nelii Schwantes
ceae, F–Z: 239–241. Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 450–1200 m. EC
broomii L.Bolus rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m, when in flower. Bergeranthus rhomboideus (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes (1)
Alt 1200–1700 m. NC Mesembryanthemum rhomboideum Salm-Dyck (1)
R. rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes var. groppiorum Heinrich (1)
comptonii L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht ± 0.03 m, 0.1 m when in
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1400–1600 flower. Alt? EC
m. FS, WC
rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes var. groppiorum
frithii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Peersia frithii
Heinrich = R. rhomboideum
graniforme (Haw.) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 800–1100 RHOPALOCYCLUS Schwantes 2405201
m. WC
herrei Schwantes = Leipoldtia schultzei
inaequale L.Bolus
R. inaequale L.Bolus var. latipetalum L.Bolus (3) nelii Schwantes = Leipoldtia schultzei
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.05 m. Alt 1100–1600 weigangianus (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes = Lei-
m. EC poldtia weigangiana subsp. weigangiana
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht? Alt 800–1200 m. WC punctulata (L.Bolus) L.Bolus ex H.E.K.Hartmann
Lampranthus punctulatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (11)
patens L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum punctulatum L.Bolus (11)
Mesembryanthemum diplosum N.E.Br. (12)
R. unca (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. punctulata (L.Bolus) L.Bolus (11)
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.25 m. Alt 800–1400 Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 800–1100 m.
m. WC NC
patulifolia L.Bolus pungens (A.Berger) H.Jacobsen
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 250–350 m. Mesembryanthemum pungens A.Berger (12)
WC Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 170–800 m. EC
pauciflora L.Bolus puniens L.Bolus = R. intricata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 800–1400 m. WC purpureostyla (L.Bolus) Bruyns = Acrodon purpure-
paucifolia L.Bolus = Antimima paucifolia ostylus
paucipetala L.Bolus pusilla Schwantes = Antimima pusilla
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.24 m. Alt putterillii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
980–1100 m. NC Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 1400–3000 m. FS, L, EC
pauper L.Bolus = Antimima pauper pygmaea (Haw.) Schwantes = Antimima pygmaea
peersii L.Bolus = Antimima peersii quadrisepala L.Bolus = Octopoma quadrisepalum
perfoliata (Mill.) Schwantes quarzitica (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes = Antimima
Mesembryanthemum perfoliatum Mill. (12)
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.6 m. Alt quarzitica
800–1200 m. WC, EC radicans L.Bolus
perforata L.Bolus = Antimima perforata Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 300–550 m. WC
persistens L.Bolus = R. intricata rariflora L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 300–550 m. WC
persistens L.Bolus (1963), not of L.Bolus (1932), ille-
gitimate name = Antimima persistens recurva (Moench) H.E.K.Hartmann
Mesembryanthemum recurvum Moench (11)
phylicoides L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.35 m. Alt 120–350 m.
Mesembryanthemum phylicoides (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. (12) EC
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 100–
330 m. NC restituta G.D.Rowley = Octopoma inclusum
pillansii L.Bolus = Eberlanzia schneideriana rigens L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.15 m. Alt 1200–1500
pilosula L.Bolus = Antimima pilosula m. FS
pinguis L.Bolus rigida (Haw.) Schwantes
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.1 m. Alt 900–1200 m. Mesembryanthemum rigidum Haw. (6)
NC Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 50–250 m.
piscodora L.Bolus = Antimima piscodora WC
polita L.Bolus = Braunsia geminata rigida L.Bolus, not of (Haw.) Schwantes = R. bolusiae
pollardii Friedrich rigidicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes
Perennial. Shrub, succulent. Ht up to 0.3 m. Alt 250– Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt 300–550 m. WC?
980 m. N robusta L.Bolus
primosii L.Bolus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.5 m. Alt 700–1200 m.
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.03 m. Alt 1000–1200 NC
m. NC roseola (N.E.Br.) Schwantes = Antimima roseola
profunda L.Bolus = Lampranthus profundus rostella (Haw.) Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum rostellum Haw. (13)
prolongata L.Bolus = Antimima prolongata
Perennial. Succulent. Ht? Alt? ‘SA’
promontorii L.Bolus rubra (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Astridia rubra
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 120–175 m.
WC rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.2 m. Alt 50–300 m.
propinqua (N.E.Br.) Schwantes = Antimima propin- WC
qua
rupicola (Engl.) Schwantes
prostrata L.Bolus = Antimima prostrata Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 50–1100 m.
pulchella (Haw.) Schwantes (insufficiently known) N
pulchella (Haw.) Schwantes var. caespitosa L.Bolus = rupicola L.Bolus, illegitimate name = Octopoma rupi-
Antimima aristulata genum
pulvinaris L.Bolus rupigena L.Bolus = Octopoma rupigenum
Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 0.07 m. Alt 1200–1800 rupis-arcuatae (Dinter) Friedrich = Amphibolia rupis-
m. EC arcuatae
pumila L.Bolus = Antimima pumila ruralis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
framesii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus plenifolius (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
spinuliferus bolus splendens subsp. splendens
geniculiflorus (L.) L.Bolus = Aptenia geniculiflora pomonae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
glanduliferus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- bolus oculatus
bolus sinuosus praecox L.Bolus = Phyllobolus sinuosus
godmaniae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- prasinus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
bolus sinuosus bolus prasinus
gratiae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus primulinus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
grossus bolus splendens subsp. splendens
grossus (Aiton) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus grossus pumulis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus
gydouwensis L.Bolus = Phyllobolus grossus pumilus
hallii L.Bolus = Phyllobolus delus quarternus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyll-
bolus spinuliferus
herbertii N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus herbertii
quarziticus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
herrei L.Bolus = Phyllobolus prasinus bolus quartziticus
humilis L.Bolus = Phyllobolus herbertii rabiei (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus rabiei
latipetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- rabiesbergensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
bolus latipetalus bolus splendens subsp. splendens
laxipetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- radicans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Prenia
bolus grossus radicans
laxus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus decurvatus recurvus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
leipoldtii L.Bolus = Phyllobolus grossus bolus sinuosus
leptopetalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- reflexus (Haw.) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus splendens subsp.
bolus splendens subsp. splendens splendens
lignescens L.Bolus = Phyllobolus lignescens rejuvenalis L.Bolus = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
ligneus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus resurgens (Kensit) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus resurgens
melanospermus rhodandrus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
littlewoodii L.Bolus = Phyllobolus nitidus bolus nitidus
longipapillatus L.Bolus = Phyllobolus oculatus roseus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus
longispinulus (Haw.) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus grossus splendens subsp. splendens
longitubus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- salmoneus (Haw.) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus canaliculatus
bolus tenuiflorus saturatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
macrosiphon (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- bolus saturatus
bolus tenuiflorus scintillans (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes = Phyllobolus
melanospermus Dinter & Schwantes = Phyllobolus oculatus
melanospermus sinuosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
micans L.Bolus = Phyllobolus resurgens bolus sinuosus
nanus L.Bolus = Phyllobolus tenuiflorus spinuliferus (Haw.) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus spinuliferus
nitidus (Haw.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus nitidus splendens (L.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus
nothus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes = Phyllobolus splendens splendens subsp. splendens
subsp. splendens stayneri L.Bolus = Phyllobolus delus
obtusus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus straminicolor (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
decurvatus bolus sinuosus
oculatus (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus oculatus striatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus
olivaceus (Schltr. & A.Berger) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. splendens
tenuiflorus strictus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus
oubergensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- spinuliferus
bolus pumilus suaveolens (L.Bolus) H.Jacobsen = Phyllobolus lignescens
pentagonus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. occidentalis (L.Bolus) subaequans (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus splendens bolus splendens subsp. pentagonus
subsp. pentagonus
subpatens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo-
pentagonus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. pentagonus, invalid bolus splendens subsp. pentagonus
name = Phyllobolus splendens subsp. penta-
gonus subpetiolatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus grossus
platysepalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- suffusus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Prenia
bolus grossus tetragona
sulcatus (Haw.) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus splendens Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 2.5 m. Alt 300–1300 m.
subsp. splendens N, NC, WC
tenuiflorus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus tenuiflorus gigas (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum gigas Dinter (5)
tetragonus (Thunb.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Prenia Ruschianthemum gigas (Dinter) Friedrich (5)
tetragona Perennial. Succulent. Ht 0.4–0.6 m. Alt 150–600 m. N,
tetramerus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. parviflorus (L.Bolus) NC
L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus trichoto- hallii L.Bolus = Lampranthus amphibolius
mus
littlewoodii L.Bolus = Lampranthus mutatus
tetramerus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. tetramerus, invalid
name = Phyllobolus trichotomus porphyrea H.E.K.Hartmann = S. arborea
trichotomus (Thunb.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- rupis-arcuatae (Dinter) Dinter & Schwantes = Amphi-
bolus trichotomus bolia rupis-arcuatae
umbelliflorus (Jacq.) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- utilis (L.Bolus) Van Jaarsv.
bolus splendens subsp. splendens Mesembryanthemum utile L.Bolus (1)
Ruschia utilis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. giftbergensis L.Bolus (4)
vanheerdei L.Bolus = Phyllobolus roseus Ruschia utilis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. utilis (1)
varians (L.Bolus) L.Bolus = Phyllobolus oculatus Perennial. Succulent. Ht up to 2 m. Alt 50–1000 m. N,
vernalis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllobolus NC, WC
splendens subsp. splendens
STOMATIUM Schwantes 2405119
viridiflorus (Aiton) N.E.Br. = Phyllobolus viridiflorus (1) Phillips. 1927. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 7: t. 265.
watermeyeri (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, invalid name = Phyllo- (2) Hartmann. 2001. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants. Aizoa-
bolus spinuliferus ceae, F–Z: 308–314.
MOLLUGINACEAE
Compiled by M.C. Makgakga
MONIMIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
MONTINIACEAE
Compiled by E. Retief
MORACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
BOSQUIEA Thouars ex Baill. 1960000 Perennial. Shrub or climber. Ht 0.5–5 m. Alt 5–1525
phoberos Baill. = Trilepisium madagascariense m. KZN, WC, EC
capensis Thunb. = F. sur
FICUS L. 1961000 capreifolia Delile
(1) Marais. 1956. The Flowering Plants of Africa 31: t. 1215. F. antithetophylla Steud. (5)
(2) Dyer. 1959. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1319. F. capreifolia Delile var. ovalifolia Hutch. (11)
(3) Friedrich-Holzhammer. 1967. FSWA 16: 1–5. Perennial. Shrub. Ht 1–6 m. Alt 45–1600 m. N, B,
(4) Von Breitenbach. 1974. Trees in South Africa 26,3: 58–80.
(5) Aweke. 1979. Mededelingen van de Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen
LIM, M, S, KZN
79-3: 1–96. capreifolia Delile var. ovalifolia Hutch. = F. capreifolia
(6) Berg et al. 1984. Flore du Gabon 26: 123–249. chrysocerasus Welw. ex Warb. = F. natalensis subsp.
(7) Barker. 1987. The Flowering Plants of Africa 49: t. 1957.
(8) Berg. 1989. FTEA Moraceae: 43–86. natalensis
(9) Van Greuning. 1990. South African Journal of Botany 56: 599–630. cordata Thunb.
(10) Berg. 1991. FZ 9,6: 39–76. F. rupium Dinter (9)
(11) Lebrun & Stork. 1992. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique F. welwitschii Warb. (9)
tropicale 2: 134–141. Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–7 m. Alt 105–1850 m. N, B, NC,
(12) Coates Palgrave. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern
Africa, edn 3: 132–153.
WC
cordata Thunb. subsp. salicifolia (Vahl) C.C.Berg = F.
abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. salicifolia
F. soldanella Warb. (8)
Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 152–1600 m. craterostoma Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN Perennial. Tree or shrub. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 200–2135 m.
LIM, M, S, KZN, EC
antithetophylla Steud. = F. capreifolia
erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. = F. burkei
bizanae Hutch. & Burtt Davy fischeri Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Perennial. Tree. Ht 9–18 m. Alt 0–90 m. KZN, EC F. kiloneura Hornby (8)
bubu Warb. Perennial. Tree. Ht 12–20 m. Alt 900–1500 m. N, B
Perennial. Tree. Ht 4–20 m. Alt 0–300 m. S, KZN gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) A.Rich. = F. sycomorus subsp.
burkei (Miq.) Miq. gnaphalocarpa
F. erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. (12) glumosa Delile
F. thonningii Blume in part (12) F. glumosa Delile var. glaberrima Mart. (5)
Perennial. Tree. Ht 1–15 m. Alt 900–1800 m. N, B, F. glumosa Delile var. intermedia Mart. (5)
LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN, EC F. glumosa Delile var. lanuginosa Mart. (5)
F. glumosoides Hutch. (10)
burtt-davyi Hutch. F. rehmanii Warb. var. villosa Warb. (10)
MORINGACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
*M Y O P O R A C E A E
Compiled by W.G. Welman
MYRICACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
MYROTHAMNACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
MYROTHAMNUS Welw. 3282000 (5) Glen et al. 1999. Flowering Plants of Africa 56: 62–68, t. 2151.
MYRSINACEAE
Compiled by M.A. Ngwenya & C.L. Bredenkamp
MYRTACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen & M. Jordaan
NEURADACEAE
Compiled by H.F. Glen
NYCTAGINACEAE
Compiled by A.M. Makwarela
AMPHORANTHUS Moore 2351010 (2) Meikle. 1978. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
36,2: 235–249.
spinosus S.Moore = Phaeoptilum spinosum (3) Meikle. 1979. Kew Bulletin 34: 341–343.
(4) Stannard. 1988. FZ 9,1: 15–20.
(5) Lebrun & Stork. 1991. Énumération des plantes à fleurs dAfrique
BOERHAVIA L. 2349000 tropicale 1: 118.
(1) Codd. 1966. Bothalia 9: 113–121. (6) Whitehouse. 1996. FTEA Nyctaginaceae: 8–15.
(2) Merxmüller. 1969. FSWA 25: 1–4. africanus of authors, not of (Lour.) Dandy, concept
(3) Stirton. 1982. Bothalia 14,1: 79, 80. invalid = C. plumbagineus var. plumbagineus
(4) Stannard. 1988. FZ 9,1: 20–25.
(5) Whitehouse. 1996. FTEA Nyctaginaceae: 2–8. chinensis (L.) Heimerl subsp. natalensis Meikle
adscendens Willd. = B. diffusa var. diffusa Perennial. Climber or prostrate herb. Length? Alt
bracteata T.Cooke = B. coccinea var. coccinea 10–150 m. KZN
coccinea Mill. var. coccinea decipiens Meikle
B. bracteata T.Cooke (4) Perennial. Climber, herb. Ht up to 2 m. Alt? N, LIM
B. diffusa L. var. hirsuta Heimerl (4) fallacissimus (Heimerl) Heimerl ex Oberm., Schweick.
B. diffusa L. var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) Heimerl (4)
B. marlothii Heimerl (4) & I.Verd.
C. fallacissimus (Heimerl) Pohnert (1)
Annual or perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–2 m. Alt 155–2000
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–1.5 m. Alt 152–1460 m. N, B
m. N, B, LIM, G, M, S, KZN, NC, EC
fallacissimus (Heimerl) Pohnert = C. fallacissimus
*cordobensis Kuntze
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 0.4 m. Alt 310–1340 m. FS, fruticosus Pohnert
NC, WC, EC Perennial. Dwarf shrub. Ht 0.5–1 m. Alt? N
deserticola Codd helenae (Roem. & Schult.) Meikle var. helenae
Perennial. Decumbent herb. Length 0.4–0.8 m. Alt? N Perennial. Scrambler or prostrate herb. Ht 1–1.5 m.
Alt 200–1100 m. B, LIM
*diffusa L. var. diffusa
B. adscendens Willd. (1) pentandrus (Burch.) Heimerl
Perennial or annual. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 5–1370 m. Boerhavia pentandra Burch. (4)
N, B, LIM, G, M, S, KZN, NC, WC Perennial. Prostrate, scrambler or ascending herb. Ht
up to 2 m. Alt 5–1525 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M,
diffusa L. var. hirsuta Heimerl = B. coccinea var. coc-
S, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC
cinea
pilosus (Heimerl) Meikle
diffusa L. var. minor (Delile) Cufod. = B. repens subsp.
Perennial. Procumbent herb. Ht up to 0.7 m. Alt 200–
repens
1350 m. N, B, LIM, NW, M
diffusa L. var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) Heimerl = B. coc-
plumbagineus (Cav.) Standl. var. plumbagineus
cinea var. coccinea C. africanus of authors, not of (Lour.) Dandy, concept invalid (4)
*erecta L. Perennial. Procumbent or scrambler, herb. Ht 4–10 m.
Annual. Herb. Ht up to 1 m. Alt 650–1250 m. N, B, Alt 50–1420 m. N, B, LIM, G, M, S, FS, KZN
LIM, G, M, FS, KZN, NC, WC, EC squarrosus (Heimerl) Standl.
hereroensis Heimerl Perennial. Suffrutex. Ht up to 1 m. Alt ?–1200 m. N
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–0.4 m. Alt 500–1700 m. N, NC
marlothii Heimerl = B. coccinea var. coccinea *MIRABILIS L. 2347000
(1) Cooke. 1910. FC 5: 393.
pentandra Burch. = Commicarpus pentandrus (2) Stannard. 1988. FZ 9,1: 13, 14.
repens L. subsp. repens jalapa L.
B. diffusa L. var. minor (Delile) Cufod. (1)
Annual or perennial. Prostrate herb. Length? Alt 640– Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–1.5 m. Alt 650–1590 m. NW,
1370 m. N, LIM, NC G, FS, EC
viscosa Cav.
Oxybaphus viscosus (Cav.) L’Hér. (1)
COMMICARPUS Standl. 2347010 Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.7 m. Alt? N
(1) Merxmüller. 1969. FSWA 25: 4, 5.
NYMPHAEACEAE
Compiled by R.P. Glen & C.D.K. Cook
OCHNACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
OLACACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
OLEACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
OLINIACEAE
Compiled by R.H. Archer
ONAGRACEAE
Compiled by C.L. Bredenkamp
EPILOBIUM L. 5795000 (5) Goldblatt & Raven. 1997. Bothalia 27: 153–155.
Biennial. Herb. Ht 1–1.5 m. Alt? WC 5–1830 m. LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC,
rosea L’Hér. ex Aiton EC
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.2–0.25 m. Alt 60–2350 m. N, tetraptera Cav.
LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, WC, Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.15–0.4 m. Alt 155–2685 m.
EC LIM, NW, G, M, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
stricta Ledeb. ex Link subsp. stricta villosa Thunb.
Annual, short-lived perennial. Herb. Ht 0.3–1 m. Alt Biennial. Herb. Ht 0.5–2 m. Alt? WC
OPILIACEAE
Compiled by M. Jordaan
OROBANCHACEAE
(including Scrophulariaceae in part)
nigrina L.f. = Melasma scabrum var. scabrum (9) The Plant Names Project. 2002. International Plant Names
Index, http://www.ipni.org (accessed on 29-05-2002).
orobanchoides Lam. = Harveya purpurea Note: these are root parasites and, as soil level usually does not show
scabra L.f. = Graderia scabra on herbarium specimens, especially on forms with scale leaves,
heights are difficult to gauge.
sessiliflora Vahl = Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora
anisodonta C.A.Sm.
tubulosa L.f. = Cycnium tubulosum subsp. tubulosum Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht up to ± 0.3 m. Alt ± 1600
m. G
GERARDIINA Engl. 7605000
(1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 378, 379. bodkinii Hiern
(2) Philcox. 1990. FZ 8,2: 154−156. Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.1−0.2 m. Alt ± 1525 m.
(3) Mielcarek. 1996. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 41,1: 81−85. WC
angolensis Engl. bolusii Kuntze
Annual or perennial. Herb or suffrutex. Ht ± 0.3−0.8 Aulaya capensis of authors, not of Drège: Harv. (1838); Hook.
m. Alt 1220−2140 m. LIM, M, S (1841); Bernh. (1844) (1)
Orobanche capensis of authors, not of Burm.f.: Thunb. (1800 & 1823);
Burch. (1822) (1)
GERDARIA C.Presl 7616000 Orobanche purpurea of author, not of L.f. or Thunb.: Sm. (c. 1810) (1)
dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) C.Presl, name only = Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.05−0.25 m. Alt 305−
Sopubia simplex 1555 m. WC, EC
capensis Hook.
GLOSSOSTYLIS Cham. & Schltdl. 7597020 H. lactea (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl, as ‘Harweya’, name
only (1)
avensis Benth. = Alectra sessiliflora var. monticola H. spectabilis (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex Steud., as ‘Harwaya’,
capensis Benth. = Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora name only (1, 9)
Orobanche alectra D.Dietr. (1)
Orobanche lactea Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only (1)
GRADERIA Benth. 7614000 Orobanche purpurea L.f. var. β Thunb. (1)
(1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 388−391, as ‘Bopusia’. Orobanche spectabilis E.Mey. ex Drège, name only (1, 9)
(2) Phillips. 1930. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 10: t. 384 Annual or perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.11−0.65 m.
(G. subintegra).
(3) Melchior. 1932. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums
Alt 91−915 m. WC, EC
zu Berlin-Dahlem 11: 601−605. capensis of author, not of Hook.: Wettst. (1881), figure
(4) Codd. 1964. Bothalia 8: 176. only, insufficiently known (1)
(5) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 608.
cathcartensis Kuntze
linearifolia Codd Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.25−0.4 m. Alt ± 1400 m.
Perennial. Herb. Ht 0.015−± 0.13 m. Alt ± 2255 m. M EC
scabra (L.f.) Benth. coccinea (Harv.) Schltr.
Bopusia scabra (L.f.) C.Presl (3)
Aulaya coccinea Harv. (1)
Gerardia scabra L.f. (3)
G. scabra (L.f.) Benth. in part (3) Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.01−0.45 m. Alt 4−± 400
Melasma? zeyheri Hook. (3) m. KZN
Sopubia scabra (L.f.) G.Don (3)
crispula Conrath = H. randii
Perennial. Herb or suffrutex, parasite. Ht 0.08−0.65 m.
Alt ± 18−2250 m. G?, M, S, KZN, WC, EC euryantha Schltr.
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.13−0.3 m. Alt ± 305 m.
scabra (L.f.) Benth. in part = G. scabra WC
scabra (L.f.) Benth. in part = G. subintegra hirtiflora Schltr.
subintegra Mast. Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.05−0.2 m. Alt ± 45 m.
Bopusia subintegra (Mast.) Hiern (3) WC
G. scabra (L.f.) Benth. in part (3)
Perennial. Herb or suffrutex, parasite. Ht 0.06−0.6 m. huttonii Hiern
Alt 670−1985 m. NW, G, M, S Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.15−0.4 m. Alt 915−1415
m. EC
HAEMATOBANCHE C.Presl. 7629000 hyobanchoides Schltr. ex Hiern
sanguinea C.Presl = Hyobanche glabrata Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.1−0.3 m. Alt ± 460−
610 m. EC
HARVEYA Hook. 7627000 lactea (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl.) C.Presl, as ‘Harweya’,
(1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 400−415. name only = H. capensis
(2) Ostermeyer. 1910. Annalen des Kaiserlich-königliche Natur-
historischen Hofmuseums, Wien 24: 293−326, specifically 325. laxiflora Hiern
(3) Phillips. 1922. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 2: t. 67 (H. Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.07−0.6 m. Alt 20−800 m.
squamosa). WC
(4) Smith. 1931. Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 1931:
65−67. leucopharynx Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
(5) Henderson. 1958. The Flowering Plants of Africa 32: t. 1261 (H. Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.15−0.45 m. Alt 1675−
hyobanchoides). 2550 m. KZN, EC
(6) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh 43: 377−384. pauciflora (Benth.) Hiern. (species excluded by (8) as
(7) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 608, 609. no authentic material found)
(8) Goldblatt & Manning. 2000. Strelitzia 9: 551. Aulaya pauciflora Benth. (1)
H. squamosa of author, not of (Thunb.) Steud.: C.Presl (1844), as tubata (E.Mey. ex Drège) Reuter, name only = H. spe-
‘Harweya’ (1) ciosa
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.1−0.3 m. Alt? EC
tubulosa Harv. ex Hiern
pratensis (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl, as ‘Harweya Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.08−0.6 m. Alt 200−760
(Pseudoharweya)’, name only = H. purpurea m. WC, EC
pulchra Hilliard & B.L.Burtt tulbaghensis (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl, as
Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.1−± 0.4 m. Alt 1850− ‘Harweya (Harweyastrum)’, name only, insuffi-
2745 m. FS, KZN, L, EC ciently known (1)
pumila of author, not of Schltr.: Trauseld (1969) = H. Orobanche tulbaghensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only (1)
scarlatina tulbaghiensis Osterm., insufficiently known, probably
pumila Schltr. = H. tulbaghensis (9)
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.03−0.12 m. Alt 1370− varia (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex C.Presl as ‘Harweya’,
2440 m. G, M, FS, L, EC name only = Striga gesnerioides
purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. vestita Hiern
Aulaya grandiflora Benth. (1) Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht? Alt? ‘SA’
Aulaya purpurea (L.f.) Benth. (1)
Gerardia orobanchoides Lam. (1)
H. pratensis (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl, as ‘Harweya (Pseudo-
HIERNIA S.Moore 7615000
(1) Clarke. 1900. FTA 5: 261, 262.
harweya)’, name only (1) (2) Merxmüller & Roessler. 1967. FSWA 126: 24.
Orobanche pratensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only (1) Note: genus of uncertain position.
Orobanche purpurea L.f. (excl. var. β Thunb.) (1)
Orobanche uitenhagensis Eckl. ex Hook. (1) angolensis S.Moore
Annual or perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.05−0.35 m. Perennial. Dwarf shrub or suffrutex, occ. herb. Ht 0.3−
Alt 0−700 m. WC, EC 0.7 m. Alt 1000−1150 m. N
randii Hiern HYOBANCHE L. 7629000
H. crispula Conrath (5)
Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.03−0.1 m. Alt 1070− (1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 415−419.
(2) Schönland. 1913. Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information
2250 m. LIM, NW, G, FS?, KZN, NC 1913: 301.
scarlatina (Benth.) Hiern (3) Gandoger. 1919. Bulletin de la Societé Botanique de la France.
Aulaya scarlatina Benth. (1) 66: 220.
H. pumila of author, not of Schltr.: Trauseld (1969) (5) (4) Phillips. 1923. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 3: t. 89 (H. fulleri).
Orobanche scarlatina E.Mey. ex Drège, name only (1) (5) Merxmüller & Roessler. 1967. FSWA 126: 25.
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.07−0.2 m. Alt 1950−2735 (6) Hilliard & Burtt. 1986. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh 13: 384, 385.
m. KZN, L, EC (7) The Plant Names Project. 2002. International Plant Names
silvatica Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Index, http://www.ipni.org (accessed on 10-06-2002).
Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht (0.15–)0.4−0.6(–0.8) m. Note: these plants are root parasites with scale leaves that usually
show only the flowers and perhaps the stem apex above ground.
Alt 0−1950 m. LIM, M, S, KZN, EC Heights given here probably include some underground parts.
speciosa Bernh.
Cycnium tubatum Benth. (1) atropurpurea Bolus
H. tubata (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex Steud., as ‘Harwaya’, name Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.03−0.1 m. Alt? NC, WC
only (1) barklyi N.E.Br.
H. tubata (E.Mey. ex Drège) Reuter, name only (1) H. sanguinea of author, not of L.: Range (1935) (5)
Orobanche tubata E.Mey. ex Drège, name only (1)
Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.05−0.08 m. Alt? N, NC
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.15−± 1 m. Alt 45−±
2600 m. LIM, G?, S, FS, KZN, L, EC calvescens Gand., insufficiently known (4)
spectabilis (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex Steud., as coccinea L. ex Steud. = H. sanguinea
‘Harwaya’, name only = H. capensis fulleri E.Phillips
squamosa of author, not of (Thunb.) Steud.: C.Presl Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.04−0.1 m. Alt ± 7.5 m.
(1844), as ‘Harweya’ = H. pauciflora KZN
squamosa (Thunb.) Steud., as ‘Harwaya’ glabrata Hiern
Aulaya capensis of author, not of Harv.: Drège (1847) (1) Haematobanche sanguinea (L.) C.Presl (1)
Aulaya squamosa (Thunb.) Harv. (1) H. sanguinea L. var. β glabra Benth. (1)
Orobanche squammata G.Don (misquote of Thunberg’s name) (1) H. sanguinea L. var. β glabrescens Drège, name only (1)
Orobanche squamosa Thunb. (1) H. sanguinea L. var. β Thunb. (1)
Phelypaea capensis G.Don, as ‘Phelipaea’(1) H. sanguinea? of Burch. (1822) (1)
Annual or perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.08−0.43 m. Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.03−0.1 m. Alt ± 490−±
Alt ± 450 m. WC 1370 m. NC, WC, EC
stenosiphon Hiern robusta Schönland
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.04−0.6 m. Alt 305− Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht up to 0.23 m. Alt? EC
1220 m. WC, EC rubra N.E.Br.
sulphurea Hiern H. sanguinea of author, not of L.: Trauseld (1969) (6)
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.06−0.15 m. Alt 700− Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.04−± 0.15 m. Alt 245−±
1310 m. NC, WC 3000 m. FS, KZN, L, WC, EC
tubata (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex Steud., as ‘Harwaya’, sanguinea L.
name only = H. speciosa H. coccinea L. ex Steud. (1)
Annual? Herb, parasite. Ht 0.02−± 0.25 m. Alt 0−± sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze in part = Alectra sessiliflora
2440 m. NC, WC, EC var. sessiliflora
sanguinea L. var. β glabra Benth. = H. glabrata viscosa L. = Melasma scabrum var. scabrum
sanguinea L. var. β glabrescens Drège, name only = H.
glabrata OROBANCHE L. 7791000
sanguinea L. var. β Thunb. = H. glabrata (1)
(2)
Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 403.
Hiern & Stapf. 1904. FC 4,2: 421, 422.
sanguinea of author, not of L.: Range (1935) = H. barklyi (3) Stapf. 1906. FTA 4,2: 464−468.
sanguinea of author, not of L.: Thunb. (1792) = Cytinus (4) Graham. 1957. FTEA Orobanchaceae: 1−7.
(5) Philcox. 1990. FZ 8,2: 160, 161.
sanguineus (6) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
sanguinea of author, not of L.: Trauseld (1969) = H. tropicale 4: 448.
rubra (7) The Plant Names Project. 2002. International Plant Names
Index, http://www.ipni.org (accessed on 11-06-2002).
sanguinea? of Burch. (1822) = H. glabrata
alectra D.Dietr. = Harveya capensis
MACROSIPHON Hochst. 7624010 capensis of authors, not of Burm.f.: Thunb. (1800 &
1823); Burch. (1822) = Harveya bolusii
fistulosus Hochst. = Rhamphicarpa fistulosa
heyniae Dinter = Alectra orobanchoides
MELASMA P.J.Bergius 7597000 interrupta Pers., insufficiently known (7)
(1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 371−378. O. ramosa of author, not of L.: Thunb. (1800) (7)
(2) Melchior. 1940. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und lactea Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only. = Harveya
Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 119−127. capensis
(3) Mielcarek. 1996. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 41,1: 77−
81. minor of author, not of Sm.: Thunb (1800 & 1823),
barbatum Hiern = Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora insufficiently known (2)
basuticum E.Phillips = Alectra basutica *minor Sm. (author often given as Sutton in older liter-
capense (Thunb.) Hiern = Alectra capensis ature)
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.1−± 0.4 m. Alt ± 18 m. N,
indicum (Benth.) Wettst. = Alectra sessiliflora var.
EC, WC
monticola
parviflora E.Mey. ex Drège, name only = Alectra oro-
indicum (Benth.) Wettst. var. monticolum Engl. = Alectra
banchoides
sessiliflora var. monticola
pratensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only = Harveya
indicum Hiern not Alectra indica Benth. = Alectra lanci-
purpurea
folia
pseudobarleriae Dinter = Alectra pseudobarleriae
luridum (Harv.) Hiern = Alectra lurida
purpurea L.f. (excl. var. β Thunb.) = Harveya pur-
natalense Hiern = Alectra natalensis
purea
orobanchoides (Benth.) Engl. = Alectra orobanchoides
purpurea L.f. var. β Thunb. = Harveya capensis
ovatum E.Mey. ex Benth. = Melasma scabrum var.
purpurea of author, not of L.f. or Thunb.: Sm. (c. 1810)
ovatum
= Harveya bolusii
pictum Hiern = Alectra picta
*ramosa L. var. ramosa
scabrum P.J.Bergius var. ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Phelypaea ramosa (L.) C.A.Mey., as ‘Phelipaea’ (2)
Hiern Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.08−0.3 m. Alt 20−1830
M. ovatum E.Mey. ex Benth. (2) m. N, LIM, M, NC, WC
Nigrina ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Kuntze (2)
Perennial? Herb, parasite. Ht? Alt? M?, KZN, EC ramosa of author, not of L.: Thunb. (1800) = O. inter-
rupta
scabrum P.J.Bergius var. scabrum
Gerardia nigrina L.f. (1) scarlatina E.Mey. ex Drège, name only = Harveya
Nigrina viscosa L. (1) scarlatina
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.2−1 m. Alt 305−± 2500 spectabilis E.Mey. ex Drège, name only = Harveya
m. LIM, NW, M, S, FS, KZN, L, WC, EC capensis
sessiliflorum (Vahl) Hiern = Alectra sessiliflora var. squammata G.Don (misquote of Thunberg’s name) =
sessiliflora Harveya squamosa
welwitschii Hiern = Alectra welwitschii squamosa Thunb. = Harveya squamosa
zeyheri Hook., as ‘Melasma?’ = Graderia scabra tubata E.Mey. ex Drège, name only = Harveya speciosa
tulbaghensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, name only =
NIGRINA L. 7597000 Harveya tulbaghensis
ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Kuntze = Melasma scabrum uitenhagensis Eckl. ex Hook. = Harveya purpurea
var. ovatum varia E.Mey. ex Drège, name only = Striga gesneri-
orobanchoides (Benth.) Kuntze as ‘orobanchodes’ = oides
Alectra orobanchoides
PHELYPAEA Tourn. ex L. 7788000
sessiliflora (Vahl) Kuntze in part = Alectra sessiliflora
var. monticola capensis G.Don, as ‘Phelipaea’ = Harveya squamosa
ramosa (L.) C.A.Mey, as ‘Phelipaea’ = Orobanche Perennial. Herb or suffrutex, parasite. Ht 0.19−0.45 m.
ramosa Alt 550−1220 m. S, KZN
mannii Skan var. tenuifolia (Engl. & Gilg) Hepper
RAPHIDOPHYLLUM Hochst. 7616010 S. dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) Benth. var. tenuifolia Engl. & Gilg (3)
simplex Hochst. = Sopubia simplex S. trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don forma humilis Engl. & Gilg (ex-
cluding synonym S. decumbens Hiern) (3)
RHAMPHICARPA Benth. 7624000 Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.18−0.64 m. Alt 940−
emended Engl. 2050 m. N, B, M, FS?, S?, KZN?, L?, EC?
(1) Hansen. 1976 (‘1975’). Botanisk Tidsskrift 70, 2−3: 103−125. scabra (L.f.) G.Don = Graderia scabra
(2) Philcox. 1990. FZ 8,2: 135−137.
(3) Mielcarek. 1996. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 41, 1: simplex (Hochst.) Hochst.
172–174. Gerardia dregeana Benth. ex Hochst. (1)
Gerdaria dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) C.Presl, name only (1)
brevipedicellata O.J.Hansen Raphidophyllum simplex Hochst. (4)
R. fistulosa of author, not of (Hochst.) Benth.: Hiern (1904) in part (1) S. dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) Benth. in part, illegitimate name (4)
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.08−± 0.45 m. Alt ± 600− Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.2−0.6 m. Alt ± 30−
2000 m. B, LIM, M, S, KZN 1555 m. LIM, G, M, S, KZN, EC
filicalyx E.A.Bruce = Cycnium filicalyx trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don forma humilis Engl. &
fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth. (excl. synonym Macrosiphon Gilg (excluding synonym S. decumbens Hiern) =
elongatus Hochst.) S. mannii var. tenuifolia
Macrosiphon fistulosus Hochst. (1)
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.09−0.6 m. Alt 150−1530 STRIGA Lour. 7625000
m. B, LIM, M, S (1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 379−384
(2) Verdoorn. 1943. The Flowering Plants of South Africa 23: t. 907
fistulosa of author, not of (Hochst.) Benth.: Hiern (S. elegans).
(1904) in part = R. brevipedicellata (3) Merxmüller & Roessler. 1967. FSWA 126: 41−43.
hamata (Engl. & Gilg) Skan = Cycnium tubulosum (4) Hepper. 1990. FZ 8,2: 127−135.
(5) Mielcarek. 1996. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 41,1:
subsp. tubulosum 174–195.
montana N.E.Br. = Cycnium tubulosum subsp. mon- (6) Lebrun & Stork. 1997. Énumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique
tanum tropicale 4: 442, 443.
(7) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 614, 615.
tubulosa (L.f.) Benth. = Cycnium tubulosum subsp. (8) The Plant Names Project. 2002. International Plant Names
tubulosum Index, http://www.ipni.org (accessed on 13-06-2002).
asiatica (L.) Kuntze
RHINANTHUS L. 7647000 Buchnera asiatica L. (4)
Buchnera coccinea (Hook.) Benth., not of Scopoli (1, 4)
capensis L. = Bartsia trixago S. coccinea (Hook.) Benth. (1, 4)
scaber Thunb. = Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora S. hirsuta Benth. (1, 4)
S. lutea Lour. (4)
SOPUBIA Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don 7616000 S. lutea Lour. var. coccinea (Hook.) Kuntze (1, 4)
(1) Hiern. 1904. FC 4,2: 385−388. Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.05−0.45 m. Alt 170−2200
(2) Hemsley & Skan. 1906. FTA 4,2: 444−456. m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, EC
(3) Hepper. 1960. Kew Bulletin 14: 402−416.
(4) Hansen. 1975. Kew Bulletin 30: 543−558.
bilabiata (Thunb.) Kuntze subsp. bilabiata
Buchnera bilabiata Thunb. (3)
(5) Philcox. 1990. FZ 8,2: 143−149.
Buchnera thunbergii D.Dietr. (1, 3)
(6) Mielcarek. 1996. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 41,1: 199−220.
S. thunbergii Benth. (3)
(7) Retief & Herman. 1997. Strelitzia 6: 614.
(8) Hoffmann & Fischer. 1998. Adansonia Sér. 3, 20(2): 299–312 Annual or perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.07−± 0.6 m.
(‘all Sopubia species to date are hemiparasites’). Alt ± 30−2440 m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS,
(9) The Plant Names Project. 2002. International Plant Names KZN, L, NC, EC
Index, http://www.ipni.org (accessed on 29-05-2002).
chloroleuca Dinter = S. gesnerioides
cana Harv. var. cana coccinea (Hook.) Benth. = S. asiatica
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht (0.1−)0.15−± 0.6 m. Alt
elegans Benth.
1000−2500 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L,
Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.06−0.4 m. Alt ± 55−2425
EC
m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
cana Harv. var. glabrescens Diels forbesii Benth.
Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.25−0.45 m. Alt 1370− Annual. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.15−0.6 m. Alt 60−1160
± 2000 m. LIM, NW, G, M, S? m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, KZN
dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) Benth. in part, illegitimate gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke ex Engl.
name = S. simplex Buchnera gesnerioides Willd. (3)
dregeana (Benth. ex Hochst.) Benth. var. tenuifolia Buchnera orobanchoides R.Br., name only (4)
Harveya varia (E.Mey. ex Drège) Hook. ex C.Presl as ‘Harweya’,
Engl. & Gilg = S. mannii var. tenuifolia name only (1, 4)
eenii S.Moore = Gomphostigma virgatum Orobanche varia E.Mey. ex Drège, name only (1, 4)
S. chloroleuca Dinter (3)
fastigiata Hiern = S. karaguensis var. karaguensis S. orobanchoides (R.Br.) Benth. (4)
karaguensis Oliv. var. karaguensis Perennial. Herb, parasite. Ht 0.04−0.6 m. Alt 4−1830
S. fastigiata Hiern (4) m. N, B, LIM, NW, G, M, S, FS, KZN, L, NC, EC
OXALIDACEAE
Compiled by L.L. Dreyer & M.C. Makgakga