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List of Solanales of South Africa

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Solanales is an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. 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. 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)). Four 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.

Convolvulaceae Family: Convolvulaceae,

Astripomoea Genus Astripomoea:

Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse, indigenous Astripomoea malvacea (Klotzsch) A.Meeuse var. malvacea, indigenous Astrochlaena rotundata Pilg. accepted as Astripomoea rotundata (Pilg.) A.Meeuse

Bonamia Genus Bonamia:

Bonamia schizantha (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Seddera schizantha Hallier f. Bonamia velutina Verdc. indigenous

Calystegia Genus Calystegia:

Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised Calystegia soldanella (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. not indigenous, naturalised

Convolvulus Genus Convolvulus:

Convolvulus arvensis L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. indigenous Convolvulus bidentatus Bernh. ex C.Krauss, endemic Convolvulus boedeckerianus Peter, endemic Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. endemic Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. bowieanus (Rendle) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. var. plicatus (Desr.) Baker, accepted as Convolvulus capensis Burm.f. present Convolvulus dregeanus Choisy, endemic Convolvulus farinosus L. indigenous Convolvulus galpinii C.H.Wright, endemic Convolvulus indicus Burm.f. accepted as Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. present Convolvulus malabaricus L. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present Convolvulus multifidus Thunb. endemic Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, indigenous Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss, present Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. indigenous Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, indigenous Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ornatus (Engl.) A.Meeuse, accepted as Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.f. var. ocellatus, present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. indigenous Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. graminifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. grandiflorus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. grandiflorus (Hallier f.) A.Meeuse var. linearifolius, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. hirtellus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. namaquensis, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. phyllosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. subsp. sagittatus var. ulosepalus, accepted as Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. present Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb. var. aschersonii (Engl.) Verdc. accepted as Convolvulus aschersonii Engl. present Convolvulus sublobatus L.f. accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present Convolvulus thunbergii Roem. & Schult. indigenous

Cuscuta Genus Cuscuta:

Cuscuta africana Willd. endemic Cuscuta angulata Engelm. endemic Cuscuta appendiculata Engelm. endemic Cuscuta australis R.Br. indigenous Cuscuta bifurcata Yunck. endemic Cuscuta campestris Yunck. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Cuscuta cassytoides Engelm. indigenous Cuscuta epithymum Murray, not indigenous, naturalised Cuscuta gerrardii Baker, endemic Cuscuta hyalina Roth, indigenous Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. indigenous Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv. var. kilimanjari, indigenous Cuscuta natalensis Baker, endemic Cuscuta nitida Choisy, endemic Cuscuta planiflora Ten. indigenous Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. madagascarensis (Yunck.) Verdc. indigenous Cuscuta planiflora Ten. var. planiflora, indigenous Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Dichondra Genus Dichondra:

Dichondra micrantha Urb. not indigenous, naturalised

Evolvulus Genus Evolvulus :

Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. indigenous Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. var. linifolius (L.) Baker, accepted as Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. present Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. indigenous

Falkia Genus Falkia:

Falkia oblonga Bernh. ex C.Krauss, indigenous Falkia repens Thunb. endemic

Hewittia Genus Hewittia:

Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, indigenous Hewittia sublobata (L.f.) Kuntze, accepted as Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh, present

Ipomoea Genus Ipomoea:

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