List of Zygophyllales of South Africa

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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]

One

taxonomic revision
over time.

Zygophyllaceae

Family: Zygophyllaceae,[4]

Augea

Genus

Augea:[4]

Balanites

Genus Balanites:[4]

  • Balanites maughamii Sprague, indigenous, indigenous
    • Balanites maughamii Sprague subsp. Maughamii indigenous, indigenous
  • Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. Indigenous, indigenous, indigenous
    • Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. Pedicellaris, indigenous, indigenous
  • Balanites welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as Balanites angolensis (Welw.) Welw. ex Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Sands

Fagonia

Genus Fagonia:[4]

Roepera

Genus Roepera:[4]

Seetzenia

Genus Seetzenia:[4]

Sisyndite

Genus Sisyndite:[4]

Tetraena

Genus Tetraena:[4]

Tribulus

Genus Tribulus:[4]

Zygophyllum

Genus Zygophyllum:[4]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.