List of Aizoaceae of South Africa

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Aizoaceae Martynov, nom. cons. (fig-marigold family) is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales containing 135 currently accepted genera and about 1800 species.[1] They are commonly known as ice plants, carpet weeds or vygies.

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[2] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[3]

The 2018

Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[4]

169

taxonomic revision
over time.

Acrodon

Genus Acrodon:[4]

Acrosanthes

Genus Acrosanthes:[4]

Aethephyllum

Genus

Aethephyllum:[4]

Aizoanthemum

Genus Aizoanthemum:[4]

Aizoon

Genus Aizoon:[4]

Aloinopsis

Genus Aloinopsis:[4]

Amoebophyllum

Genus Amoebophyllum:[4]

Amphibolia

Genus Amphibolia:[4]

Antegibbaeum

Genus Antegibbaeum:[4]

  • Antegibbaeum fissoides
    (Haw.) Schwantes ex C.Weber, endemic

Antimima

Genus Antimima:[4]

Anysocalyx

Genus Anysocalyx:[4]

Apatesia

Genus Apatesia:[4]

Aptenia

Genus Aptenia:[4] (synonym of Mesembryanthemum)

Arenifera

Genus Arenifera:[4]

Argeta

Genus Argeta:[4]

Argyroderma

Genus Argyroderma:[4]

Aridaria

Genus

Aridaria:[4]

Aspazoma

Genus Aspazoma:[4]

Astridia

Genus Astridia:[4]

Bergeranthus

Genus Bergeranthus:[4]

Bijlia

Genus Bijlia:[4]

Braunsia

Genus Braunsia:[4]

Brianhuntleya

Genus Brianhuntleya:[4]

Brownanthus

Genus Brownanthus, now a synonym of Mesembryanthemum:

Calamophyllum

Genus Calamophyllum:[4]

Callistigma

Genus Callistigma:[4]

Carpanthea

Genus Carpanthea:[4]

Carpobrotus

Genus Carpobrotus:[4]

Carruanthus

Genus Carruanthus:[4]

Caryotophora

Genus Caryotophora:[4]

Caulipsolon

Genus Caulipsolon:[4]

Cephalophyllum

Genus Cephalophyllum:[4]

Cerochlamys

Genus Cerochlamys:[4]

Chasmatophyllum

Genus Chasmatophyllum:[4]

Cheiridopsis

Genus Cheiridopsis:[4]

Circandra

Genus Circandra:[4]

  • Circandra serrata
    (L.) N.E.Br. endemic

Cleretum

Genus Cleretum:[4]

Conicosia

Genus Conicosia:[4]

  • Conicosia coruscans (Haw.) Schwantes, accepted as Conicosia elongata (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
  • Conicosia elongata (Haw.) N.E.Br. endemic
  • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. alborosea (L.Bolus) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, endemic
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. muiri (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, endemic
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. pugioniformis, endemic

Conophyllum

Genus

Conophyllum:[4]

Conophytum

Genus Conophytum:[4]

Corpuscularia

Genus Corpuscularia:[4]

Cryophytum

Genus Cryophytum:[4]

Cylindrophyllum

Genus Cylindrophyllum:[4]

Dactylopsis

Genus Dactylopsis:[4]

Deilanthe

Genus Deilanthe:[4]

Delosperma

Genus Delosperma:[4]

Dicrocaulon

Genus Dicrocaulon:[4]

Didymaotus

Genus Didymaotus:[4]

  • Didymaotus lapidiformis
    (Marloth) N.E.Br. endemic

Dinteranthus

Genus Dinteranthus:[4]

Diplosoma

Genus Diplosoma:[4]

Disphyma

Genus Disphyma:[4]

Dorotheanthus

Genus

Dorotheanthus:[4]

Dracophilus

Genus Dracophilus:[4]

Drosanthemopsis

Genus Drosanthemopsis:[4]

Drosanthemum

Genus Drosanthemum:[4]

Eberlanzia

Genus Eberlanzia:[4]

Ebracteola

Genus Ebracteola:[4]

Ectotropis

Genus Ectotropis:[4]

Enarganthe

Genus Enarganthe:[4]

  • Enarganthe octonaria
    (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. endemic

Erepsia

Genus Erepsia:[4]

Esterhuysenia

Genus Esterhuysenia:[4]

Eurystigma

Genus Eurystigma:[4]

Faucaria

Genus Faucaria:[4]

Fenestraria

Genus Fenestraria:[4]

  • Fenestraria rhopalophylla
    (Schltr. & Diels) N.E.Br. indigenous
    • Fenestraria rhopalophylla (Schltr. & Diels) N.E.Br. subsp. aurantiaca (N.E.Br.) H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous

Frithia

Genus Frithia:[4]

Galenia

Genus

Galenia:[4]

Gasoul

Genus Gasoul:[4]

Gibbaeum

Genus Gibbaeum:[4]

Glottiphyllum

Genus Glottiphyllum:[4]

Halenbergia

Genus Halenbergia:[4]

Hammeria

Genus Hammeria:[4]

Hartmanthus

Genus Hartmanthus:[4]

Hereroa

Genus Hereroa:[4]

Herrea

Genus Herrea:[4]

Herreanthus

Genus Herreanthus:[4]

Hydrodea

Genus Hydrodea:[4]

Hymenogyne

Genus Hymenogyne:[4]

Ihlenfeldtia

Genus Ihlenfeldtia:[4]

Imitaria

Genus Imitaria:[4]

Jacobsenia

Genus Jacobsenia:[4]

Jensenobotrya

Genus Jensenobotrya:[4]

Jordaaniella

Genus Jordaaniella:[4]

Juttadinteria

Genus Juttadinteria:[4]

Kensitia

Genus Kensitia:[4]

Khadia

Genus Khadia:[4]

Lampranthus

Genus Lampranthus:[4]

Lapidaria

Genus

Lapidaria:[4]

Leipoldtia

Genus Leipoldtia:[4]

Lithops

Genus Lithops:[4]

Litocarpus

Genus Litocarpus:[4]

Machairophyllum

Genus Machairophyllum:[4]

Malephora

Genus Malephora:[4]

Marlothistella

Genus Marlothistella:[4]

Maughaniella

Genus Maughaniella:[4]

Mentocalyx

Genus Mentocalyx:[4]

Mesembryanthemum

Genus Mesembryanthemum:[4]

Mestoklema

Genus Mestoklema:[4]

Meyerophytum

Genus Meyerophytum:[4]

Micropterum

Genus Micropterum:[4]

Mitrophyllum

Genus Mitrophyllum:[4]

Monilaria

Genus Monilaria:[4]

Mossia

Genus Mossia:[4]

  • Mossia intervallaris
    (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. indigenous

Muiria

Genus Muiria:[4]

Namaquanthus

Genus Namaquanthus:[4]

Nananthus

Genus Nananthus:[4]

Nelia

Genus Nelia:[4]

Neohenricia

Genus Neohenricia:[4]

Nycteranthus

Genus Nycteranthus:[4]

Octopoma

Genus Octopoma:[4]

Odontophorus

Genus Odontophorus:[4]

Oophytum

Genus Oophytum:[4]

Ophthalmophyllum

Genus Ophthalmophyllum:[4]

Opophytum

Genus Opophytum:[4]

Orthopterum

Genus Orthopterum:[4]

Oscularia

Genus Oscularia:[4]

Ottosonderia

Genus Ottosonderia:[4]

Peersia

Genus Peersia:[4]

Pentacoilanthus

Genus Pentacoilanthus:[4]

Perapentacoilanthus

Genus Perapentacoilanthus:[4]

Peratetracoilanthus

Genus Peratetracoilanthus:[4]

Phiambolia

Genus Phiambolia:[4]

Phyllobolus

Genus Phyllobolus:[4]

Platythyra

Genus

Platythyra:[4]

Pleiospilos

Genus Pleiospilos:[4]

  • Pleiospilos bolusii (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. endemic
  • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes, indigenous
    • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede, endemic
    • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. compactus, endemic
    • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. fergusoniae (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede, endemic
    • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. minor (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede, endemic
    • Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. sororius (N.E.Br.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede, endemic
  • Pleiospilos nelii Schwantes, endemic
  • Pleiospilos simulans (Marloth) N.E.Br. endemic

Plinthus

Genus Plinthus:[4]

Polymita

Genus Polymita:[4]

Prenia

Genus Prenia:[4]

Prepodesma

Genus Prepodesma:[4]

  • Prepodesma orpenii
    (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. endemic

Psammophora

Genus Psammophora:[4]

Pseudobrownanthus

Genus Pseudobrownanthus:[4]

Psilocaulon

Genus Psilocaulon:[4]

Pteropentacoilanthus

Genus Pteropentacoilanthus:[4]

Rabiea

Genus Rabiea:[4]

Rhinephyllum

Genus Rhinephyllum:[4]

Rhombophyllum

Genus Rhombophyllum:[4]

Roosia

Genus Roosia:[4]

Ruschia

Genus Ruschia:[4]

Ruschianthemum

Genus Ruschianthemum:[4]

Ruschiella

Genus Ruschiella:[4]

Saphesia

Genus Saphesia:[4]

  • Saphesia flaccida
    (Jacq.) N.E.Br. endemic

Sceletium

Genus Sceletium:[4] (synonym of Mesembryanthemum)

Schlechteranthus

Genus Schlechteranthus:[4]

Schwantesia

Genus Schwantesia:[4]

Scopelogena

Genus Scopelogena :[4]

Semnanthe

Genus Semnanthe:[4]

Sesuvium

Genus Sesuvium:[4]

Sineoperculum

Genus Sineoperculum:[4]

Skiatophytum

Genus Skiatophytum:[4]

Smicrostigma

Genus Smicrostigma:[4]

  • Smicrostigma viride
    (Haw.) N.E.Br. endemic

Sphalmanthus

Genus Sphalmanthus:[4]

Stayneria

Genus Stayneria:[4]

  • Stayneria neilii
    (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, endemic

Stoeberia

Genus Stoeberia:[4]

Stomatium

Genus Stomatium:[4]

Synaptophyllum

Genus Synaptophyllum:[4]

Tanquana

Genus Tanquana:[4]

Tetracoilanthus

Genus Tetracoilanthus:[4]

Tetragonia

Genus Tetragonia:[4]

Titanopsis

Genus Titanopsis:[4]

Trianthema

Genus Trianthema:[4]

  • Trianthema parvifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. indigenous
    • Trianthema parvifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. var. parvifolia, indigenous
    • Trianthema parvifolia E.Mey. ex Sond. var. rubens (Sond.) Adamson, indigenous
  • Trianthema portulacastrum L. indigenous
  • Trianthema salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. indigenous
    • Trianthema salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. salsoloides, indigenous
    • Trianthema salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. stenophylla Adamson, indigenous
    • Trianthema salsoloides Fenzl ex Oliv. var. transvaalensis (Schinz) Adamson, indigenous
  • Trianthema triquetra
    Willd. ex Spreng. indigenous
    • Trianthema triquetra Willd. ex Spreng. subsp. triquetra, indigenous
    • Trianthema triquetra Willd. ex Spreng. subsp. triquetra var. triquetra, indigenous

Tribulocarpus

Genus Tribulocarpus:[4]

Trichocyclus

Genus

Trichocyclus:[4]

Trichodiadema

Genus Trichodiadema:[4]

Vanheerdea

Genus Vanheerdea:[4]

Vanzijlia

Genus Vanzijlia:[4]

  • Vanzijlia annulata
    (A.Berger) L.Bolus, endemic

Vlokia

Genus Vlokia:[4]

Volkeranthus

Genus Volkeranthus:[4]

Wooleya

Genus Wooleya:[4]

  • Wooleya farinosa
    (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, endemic

Zaleya

Genus Zaleya:[4]

Zeuktophyllum

Genus Zeuktophyllum:[4]

References

  1. ^ Hartmann, HEK (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Berlin, Germany: Springer.
  2. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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