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List of Celastrales of South Africa

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Cassine schinoides (Spreng.) R.H.Archer, endemic to South Africa

The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. The 1200[1] to 1350[2] species are in about 100 genera. All but seven of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. The anthophytes are a grouping of plant taxa bearing flower-like reproductive structures. They were formerly thought to be a clade comprising plants bearing flower-like structures. The group contained the angiosperms – the extant flowering plants, such as roses and grasses – as well as the Gnetales and the extinct Bennettitales.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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)).[6]

One family is 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. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Celastraceae

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Family Celastraceae[6]

Allocassine

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Genus Allocassine:[6]

Cassine

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Genus Cassine:[6]

Catha

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Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.

Genus Catha:[6]

Celastrus

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Genus Celastrus:[6]

Elachyptera

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Genus Elachyptera:[6]

Elaeodendron

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Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC.

Genus Elaeodendron:[6]

Empleuridium

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Genus Empleuridium:[6]

Gloveria

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Genus Gloveria:[6]

Gymnosporia

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Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.

Genus Gymnosporia:[6]

Hippocratea

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Genus Hippocratea:[6]

Lauridia

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Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer

Genus Lauridia:[6]

Loeseneriella

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Genus Loeseneriella:[6]

Lydenburgia

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Genus Lydenburgia:[6]

Maurocenia

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Genus Maurocenia:[6]

Maytenus

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Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes.

Genus Maytenus:[6]

Mystroxylon

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Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer

Genus Mystroxylon:[6]

Pleurostylia

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Genus Pleurostylia:[6]

Prionostemma

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Genus Prionostemma:[6]

Pristimera

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Genus Pristimera:[6]

Pseudosalacia

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Genus Pseudosalacia:[6]

Pterocelastrus

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Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.

Genus Pterocelastrus:[6]

Putterlickia

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Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. endemic

Genus Putterlickia:[6]

Reissantia

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Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle

Genus Reissantia:[6]

  • Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
    • Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, indigenous

Robsonodendron

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Genus Robsonodendron:[6]

Salacia

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Genus Salacia:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kubitzki, Klaus, ed. (2004). "Lepidobotryaceae, Parnassiaceae, and Celastraceae". The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. VI. Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany.: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-540-06512-8.
  2. ^ Stevens, Peter F. (2001). "Celastrales". www.mobot.org. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  3. ^ Doyle, J. A.; Donoghue, M. J. (1986). "Seed plant phylogeny and the origin of the angiosperms – an experimental cladistic approach". Botanical Review. 52 (4): 321–431. doi:10.1007/bf02861082.
  4. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ 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 "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.