List of Scrophulariaceae of South Africa

Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Lamiales, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as one genus of shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains. The family name is based on the name of the included genus Scrophularia L.

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.[1] 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.[2]

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[3]

65 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[3] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Agathelpis

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Genus Agathelpis:[3]

Alonsoa

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Genus Alonsoa:[3]

Antherothamnus

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Genus Antherothamnus:[3]

Anticharis

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Genus Anticharis:[3]

Aptosimum

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Genus Aptosimum:[3]

Buddleja

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Genus Buddleja:[3]

Capraria

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Genus Capraria:[3]

Chaenostoma

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Genus Chaenostoma:[3]

Chamaecrypta

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Genus Chamaecrypta:[3]

Chenopodiopsis

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Genus Chenopodiopsis:[3]

Colpias

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Genus Colpias:[3]

Cromidon

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Genus Cromidon:[3]

Dermatobotrys

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Genus Dermatobotrys:[3]

Diascia

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Genus Diascia:[3]

Diclis

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Genus Diclis:[3]

Dischisma

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Genus Dischisma:[3]

Freylinia

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Genus Freylinia:[3]

Glekia

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Genus Glekia:[3]

Globulariopsis

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Genus Globulariopsis:[3]

Glumicalyx

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Genus Glumicalyx:[3]

Gomphostigma

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Genus Gomphostigma:[3]

Gosela

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Genus Gosela:[3]

Gratiola

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Genus Gratiola:[3]

Hebenstretia

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Genus Hebenstretia:[3]

Hemimeris

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Genus Hemimeris:[3]

Jamesbrittenia

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Genus Jamesbrittenia:[3]

Limosella

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Genus Limosella:[3]

Lyperia

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Genus Lyperia:[3]

Manulea

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Genus Manulea:[3]

Melanospermum

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Genus Melanospermum:[3]

Microdon

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Genus Microdon:[3]

Myoporum

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Genus Myoporum:[3]

Nemesia

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Genus Nemesia:[3]

Nemia

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Genus Nemia:[3]

Oftia

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Genus Oftia:[3]

Peliostomum

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Genus Peliostomum:[3]

Phygelius

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Genus Phygelius:[3]

Phyllopodium

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Genus Phyllopodium:[3]

Polycarena

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Genus Polycarena:[3]

Pseudoselago

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Genus Pseudoselago:[3]

Reyemia

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Genus Reyemia:[3]

Selago

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Genus Selago:[3]

Sphenandra

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Genus Sphenandra:[3]

Strobilopsis

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Genus Strobilopsis:[3]

Sutera

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Genus Sutera:[3]

Teedia

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Genus Teedia:[3]

Tetraselago

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Genus Tetraselago:[3]

Trieenea

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Genus Trieenea:[3]

Verbascum

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Genus Verbascum:[3]

Walafrida

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Genus Walafrida:[3]

Zaluzianskya

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Genus Zaluzianskya:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.