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List of Poales of South Africa

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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)).[5]

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

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Family: Bromeliaceae,[5]

Tillandsia

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Genus Tillandsia:[5]

Cyperaceae

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Family: Cyperaceae,[5]

Abildgaardia

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Genus Abildgaardia:[5]

Afroscirpoides

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Genus Afroscirpoides:[5]

Alinula

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Genus Alinula:[5]

Archaeocarex

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Genus Archaeocarex:[5]

Ascolepis

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Genus Ascolepis:[5]

Asterochaete

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Genus Asterochaete:[5]

Bolboschoenus

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Genus Bolboschoenus:[5]

Bulbostylis

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Genus Bulbostylis:[5]

Capeobolus

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Genus Capeobolus:[5]

Carex

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Genus Carex:[5]

Carpha

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Genus Carpha:[5]

Chrysitrix

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Genus Chrysitrix:[5]

Cladium

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Genus Cladium:[5]

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

Coleochloa

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Genus Coleochloa:[5]

Costularia

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Genus Costularia:[5]

Courtoisia

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Genus Courtoisia:[5]

Cyathocoma

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Genus Cyathocoma:[5]

Cyperus

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Genus Cyperus:[5]

Dracoscirpoides

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Genus Dracoscirpoides:[5]

Eleocharis

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Genus Eleocharis:[5]

Epischoenus

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Genus Epischoenus:[5]

Ficinia

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Genus Ficinia:[5]

Fimbristylis

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Genus Fimbristylis:[5]

Fuirena

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Genus Fuirena:[5]

Hellmuthia

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Genus Hellmuthia:[5]

Holoschoenus

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Genus Holoschoenus:[5]

Isolepis

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Genus Isolepis:[5]

Kobresia

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Genus Kobresia:[5]

Kyllinga

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Genus Kyllinga:[5]

Kyllingiella

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Genus Kyllingiella:[5]

Lipocarpha

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Genus Lipocarpha:[5]

Macrochaetium

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Genus Macrochaetium:[5]

Mariscus

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Genus Mariscus:[5]

Neesenbeckia

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Genus Neesenbeckia:[5]

Oxycaryum

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Genus Oxycaryum:[5]

Pseudomariscus

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Genus Pseudomariscus:[5]

Pseudoschoenus

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Genus Pseudoschoenus:[5]

Pycreus

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Genus Pycreus:[5]

Rhynchospora

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Genus Rhynchospora:[5]

Schoenoplectus

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Genus Schoenoplectus:[5]

Schoenoxiphium

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Genus Schoenoxiphium:[5]

Schoenus

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Genus Schoenus:[5]

Scirpoides

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Genus Scirpoides:[5]

Scirpus

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Genus Scirpus:[5]

Scleria

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Genus Scleria:[5]

Tetraria

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Genus Tetraria:[5]

Trianoptiles

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Genus Trianoptiles:[5]

Uncinia

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Genus Uncinia:[5]

Websteria

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Genus Websteria:[5]

Eriocaulaceae

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Family: Eriocaulaceae,[5]

Eriocaulon

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Genus Eriocaulon:[5]

Syngonanthus

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Genus Syngonanthus:[5]

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

Flagellariaceae

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Family: Flagellariaceae,[5]

Flagellaria

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Genus Flagellaria:[5]

Juncaceae

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Family: Juncaceae,[5]

Juncus

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Genus Juncus:[5]

Luzula

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Genus Luzula:[5]

Poaceae

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Family: Poaceae,[5] 206 genera have been recorded. Not all are necessarily currently accepted.

Restionaceae

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Family: Restionaceae,[5]

Anthochortus

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Genus Anthochortus:[5]

Askidiosperma

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Genus Askidiosperma:[5]

Calopsis

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Genus Calopsis:[5]

Cannomois

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Genus Cannomois:[5]

Ceratocaryum

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Genus Ceratocaryum:[5]

Chondropetalum

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Genus Chondropetalum:[5]

Dovea

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Genus Dovea:[5]

Elegia

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Genus Elegia:[5]

Hydrophilus

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Genus Hydrophilus:[5]

Hypodiscus

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Genus Hypodiscus:[5]

Ischyrolepis

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Genus Ischyrolepis:[5]

Mastersiella

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Genus Mastersiella:[5]

Nevillea

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Genus Nevillea:[5]

Platycaulos

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Genus Platycaulos:[5]

Restio

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Genus Restio:[5]

Rhodocoma

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Genus Rhodocoma:[5]

Soroveta

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Genus Soroveta:[5]

Staberoha

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Genus Staberoha:[5]

Thamnochortus

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Genus Thamnochortus:[5]

Willdenowia

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Genus Willdenowia:[5]

Thurniaceae

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Family: Thurniaceae,[5]

Prionium

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Genus Prionium:[5]

Typhaceae

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Family: Typhaceae,[5]

Typha

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Genus Typha:[5]

Xyridaceae

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Family: Xyridaceae,[5]

Xyris

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Genus Xyris:[5]

References

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  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.
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