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List of Poales of South Africa

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Flowering plants in the order Poales recorded from South Africa

Poales is an order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges. Sixteen families are currently recognized to be part of Poales. The flowers are typically small, enclosed by bracts, and arranged in inflorescences The flowers of many species are wind pollinated, and the seeds usually contain starch.

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)).

10 families 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.

Bromeliaceae

Family: Bromeliaceae,

Tillandsia

Genus Tillandsia:

Cyperaceae

Family: Cyperaceae,

Abildgaardia

Genus Abildgaardia:

Afroscirpoides

Genus Afroscirpoides:

Alinula

Genus Alinula:

Archaeocarex

Genus Archaeocarex:

Ascolepis

Genus Ascolepis:

Asterochaete

Genus Asterochaete:

Bolboschoenus

Genus Bolboschoenus:

Bulbostylis

Genus Bulbostylis:

Capeobolus

Genus Capeobolus:

Carex

Genus Carex:

Carpha

Genus Carpha:

Chrysitrix

Genus Chrysitrix:

Cladium

Genus Cladium:

  • Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl, indigenous
    • Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl subsp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kuk. indigenous

Coleochloa

Genus Coleochloa:

Costularia

Genus Costularia:

Courtoisia

Genus Courtoisia:

Cyathocoma

Genus Cyathocoma:

Cyperus

Genus Cyperus:

Dracoscirpoides

Genus Dracoscirpoides:

Eleocharis

Genus Eleocharis:

Epischoenus

Genus Epischoenus:

Ficinia

Genus Ficinia:

Fimbristylis

Genus Fimbristylis:

Fuirena

Genus Fuirena:

Hellmuthia

Genus Hellmuthia:

Holoschoenus

Genus Holoschoenus:

Isolepis

Genus Isolepis:

Kobresia

Genus Kobresia:

Kyllinga

Genus Kyllinga:

Kyllingiella

Genus Kyllingiella:

Lipocarpha

Genus Lipocarpha:

Macrochaetium

Genus Macrochaetium:

Mariscus

Genus Mariscus:

Neesenbeckia

Genus Neesenbeckia:

Oxycaryum

Genus Oxycaryum:

Pseudomariscus

Genus Pseudomariscus:

Pseudoschoenus

Genus Pseudoschoenus:

Pycreus

Genus Pycreus:

Rhynchospora

Genus Rhynchospora:

Schoenoplectus

Genus Schoenoplectus:

Schoenoxiphium

Genus Schoenoxiphium:

Schoenus

Genus Schoenus:

Scirpoides

Genus Scirpoides:

Scirpus

Genus Scirpus:

Scleria

Genus Scleria:

Tetraria

Genus Tetraria:

Trianoptiles

Genus Trianoptiles:

Uncinia

Genus Uncinia:

Websteria

Genus Websteria:

Eriocaulaceae

Family: Eriocaulaceae,

Eriocaulon

Genus Eriocaulon:

Syngonanthus

Genus Syngonanthus:

  • Syngonanthus wahlbergii (Wikstr. ex Korn.) Ruhland, indigenous
    • Syngonanthus wahlbergii (Wikstr. ex Korn.) Ruhland var. wahlbergii, indigenous

Flagellariaceae

Family: Flagellariaceae,

Flagellaria

Genus Flagellaria:

Juncaceae

Family: Juncaceae,

Juncus

Genus Juncus:

Luzula

Genus Luzula:

Poaceae

Main article: List of Poaceae of South Africa

Family: Poaceae, 206 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.

Restionaceae

Family: Restionaceae,

Anthochortus

Genus Anthochortus:

Askidiosperma

Genus Askidiosperma:

Calopsis

Genus Calopsis:

Cannomois

Genus Cannomois:

Ceratocaryum

Genus Ceratocaryum:

Chondropetalum

Genus Chondropetalum:

Dovea

Genus Dovea:

Elegia

Genus Elegia:

Hydrophilus

Genus Hydrophilus:

Hypodiscus

Genus Hypodiscus:

Ischyrolepis

Genus Ischyrolepis:

Mastersiella

Genus Mastersiella:

Nevillea

Genus Nevillea:

Platycaulos

Genus Platycaulos:

Restio

Genus Restio:

Rhodocoma

Genus Rhodocoma:

Soroveta

Genus Soroveta:

Staberoha

Genus Staberoha:

Thamnochortus

Genus Thamnochortus:

Willdenowia

Genus Willdenowia:

Thurniaceae

Family: Thurniaceae,

Prionium

Genus Prionium:

Typhaceae

Family: Typhaceae,

Typha

Genus Typha:

Xyridaceae

Family: Xyridaceae,

Xyris

Genus Xyris:

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. Schoenefeldiella P.M.Peterson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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