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List of Apiaceae of South Africa

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List of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae recorded from South Africa

Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Apiales. Apiaceae is named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 genera It includes a significant number of phototoxic species, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species.

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. 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.

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)).

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. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Aethusa

Genus Aethusa:

Afroligusticum

Genus Afroligusticum:

Afrosciadium

Genus Afrosciadium:

Agrocharis

Genus Agrocharis:

Alepidea

Genus Alepidea:

Ammi

Genus Ammi:

  • Ammi majus L. not indigenous
    • Ammi majus L. var. glaucifolium (L.) Godr. not indigenous, invasive

Anginon

Genus Anginon:

Annesorhiza

Genus Annesorhiza:

Anthriscus

Genus Anthriscus:

Apium

Genus Apium:

Arctopus

Genus Arctopus:

Berula

Genus Berula:

Bupleurum

Genus Bupleurum:

Buprestis

Genus Buprestis:

Capnophyllum

Genus Capnophyllum:

Carum

Genus Carum:

Caucalis

Genus Caucalis:

Celeri

Genus Celeri:

Centella

Genus Centella:

Chamarea

Genus Chamarea:

Choritaenia

Genus Choritaenia:

Conium

Genus Conium:

Coriandrum

Genus Coriandrum:

Cyclospermum

Genus Cyclospermum:

Cynorhiza

Genus Cynorhiza:

Dasispermum

Genus Dasispermum:

Daucus

Genus Daucus:

Deverra

Genus Deverra:

  • Deverra burchellii (DC.) Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
  • Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech, indigenous
    • Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech subsp. aphylla (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pfisterer & Podlech, indigenous

Diplolophium

Genus Diplolophium:

Dracosciadium

Genus Dracosciadium:

Ezosciadium

Genus Ezosciadium:

Ferula

Genus Ferula:

Foeniculum

Genus Foeniculum:

Glia

Genus Glia:

Helodium

Genus Helodium:

Helosciadium

Genus Helosciadium:

Hermas

Genus Hermas:

Heteromorpha

Genus Heteromorpha:

Ifdregea

Genus Ifdregea:

Itasina

Genus Itasina:

Lefebvrea

Genus Lefebvrea:

Lichtensteinia

Genus Lichtensteinia:

Meum

Genus Meum:

Nanobubon

Genus Nanobubon:

Oreoselinum

Genus Oreoselinum:

Pastinaca

Genus Pastinaca:

Perfoliata

Genus Perfoliata:

Petroselinum

Genus Petroselinum:

Peucedanum

Genus Peucedanum:

Pimpinella

Genus Pimpinella:

Polemannia

Genus Polemannia:

Polemanniopsis

Genus Polemanniopsis:

Ptychotis

Genus Ptychotis:

Sanicula

Genus Sanicula:

Scaraboides

Genus Scaraboides:

Seseli

Genus Seseli:

Sison

Genus Sison:

Sium

Genus Sium:

Sonderina

Genus Sonderina:

Steganotaenia

Genus Steganotaenia:

Stenosemis

Genus Stenosemis:

Stoibrax

Genus Stoibrax:

Torilis

Genus Torilis:

Turgenia

Genus Turgenia:

References

  1. Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008.
  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. ^ "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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