List of Dioscoreales of South Africa
The
Gnetales and the extinct Bennettitales.[1]
23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[2] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[3]
The 2018
Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[4]
Three
taxonomic revision
over time.
Burmanniaceae
Family: Burmanniaceae,[4]
Burmannia
- Burmannia madagascariensis Mart. indigenous
Dioscoreaceae
Family: Dioscoreaceae,[4]
Dioscorea
- Dioscorea brownii Schinz, endemic
- Dioscorea buchananii Benth. subsp. undatiloba (Baker) Wilkin, endemic
- Dioscorea burchellii Baker, endemic
- Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth, indigenous
- Dioscorea crinita Hook.f. accepted as Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. present
- Dioscorea digitaria R.Knuth, accepted as Dioscorea multiloba Kunth, indigenous
- Dioscorea diversifolia Kunth, accepted as Dioscorea multiloba Kunth, indigenous
- Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz, indigenous
- Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Her.) Engl. endemic
- Dioscorea hemicrypta Burkill, indigenous
- Dioscorea junodii Burtt Davy, accepted as Dioscorea buchananii Benth. subsp. undatiloba (Baker) Wilkin, indigenous
- Dioscorea microcuspis Baker, accepted as Dioscorea retusa Mast. present
- Dioscorea multiloba Kunth, indigenous
- Dioscorea mundii Baker, endemic
- Dioscorea natalensis R.Knuth, accepted as Dioscorea multiloba Kunth, indigenous
- Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. indigenous
- Dioscorea retusa Mast. indigenous
- Dioscorea rupicola Kunth, endemic
- Dioscorea stipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth, endemic
- Dioscorea strydomiana Wilkin, indigenous
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. indigenous
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) Burkill, indigenous
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. multiflora (Marloth) Burkill, endemic
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. paniculata (Dummer) Burkill, endemic
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. rehmannii (Baker) Burkill, endemic
- Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. sylvatica, indigenous
- Dioscorea tysonii Baker, accepted as Dioscorea retusa Mast.
- Dioscorea undatiloba Baker, accepted as Dioscorea buchananii Benth. subsp. undatiloba (Baker) Wilkin, endemic
Testudinaria
Genus Testudinaria:[4]
- Testudinaria montana Burch. accepted as Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Her.) Engl.
Nartheciaceae
Family: Nartheciaceae,[4]
Aletris
- Aletris bifolia Burm.f. accepted as Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. indigenous
- Aletris linguiformis Burm.f. accepted as Lachenalia punctata Jacq. indigenous
References
- .
- ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
