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
[1] 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.
[2] 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 .
[3]
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)).
[4]
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.
[4] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect
taxonomic revision over time.
Aethusa
Genus
Aethusa :
[4]
Afroligusticum
Genus
Afroligusticum :
[4]
Afrosciadium
Genus
Afrosciadium :
[4]
Agrocharis
Genus
Agrocharis :
[4]
Alepidea
Genus
Alepidea :
[4]
Alepidea acutidens Weim. indigenous
Alepidea acutidens Weim. var. acutidens , endemic
Alepidea acutidens Weim. var. dispar Weim. endemic
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. amatymbica endemic
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. aquatica (Kuntze) Weim. endemic
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cordata Sond. accepted as
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. microbracteata Weim. endemic
Alepidea angustifolia Schltr. & H.Wolff, accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea attenuata Weim. indigenous
Alepidea basinuda Pott, indigenous
Alepidea basinuda Pott var. basinuda , indigenous
Alepidea basinuda Pott var. subnuda Weim. endemic
Alepidea capensis (P.J.Bergius) R.A.Dyer, indigenous
Alepidea capensis (P.J.Bergius) R.A.Dyer var. capensis , endemic
Alepidea capensis (P.J.Bergius) R.A.Dyer var. tenella (Schltr. & H.Wolff) Weim. endemic
Alepidea cirsiifolia Schltr. & H.Wolff, endemic
Alepidea comosa Dummer, accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea cordifolia B.-E.van Wyk, indigenous
Alepidea delicatula Weim. endemic
Alepidea duplidens Weim. endemic
Alepidea galpinii Dummer, indigenous
Alepidea gracilis Dummer, accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea insculpta Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic
Alepidea jenkinsii Pott, accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea longeciliata Schinz ex Dummer, endemic
Alepidea longifolia E.Mey. ex Dummer subsp. lancifolia Weim. accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea longifolia E.Mey. ex Dummer subsp. swynertonii (Dummer) Weim. accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea longifolia E.Mey. ex Dummer var. angusta Dummer accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea longifolia E.Mey. ex Dummer var. longifolia accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Alepidea macowani Dummer, endemic
Alepidea multisecta B.L.Burtt, endemic
Alepidea natalensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans, indigenous
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich. indigenous
Alepidea pilifera Weim. indigenous
Alepidea pusilla Weim. indigenous
Alepidea reticulata Weim. indigenous
Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cathcartensis (Kuntze) Weim. endemic
Alepidea serrata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. serrata endemic
Alepidea setifera N.E.Br. indigenous
Alepidea stellata Weim. indigenous
Alepidea thodei Dummer, indigenous
Alepidea woodii Oliv. indigenous
Alepidea wyliei Dummer, accepted as
Alepidea peduncularis Steud. ex A.Rich.
Ammi
Genus
Ammi :
[4]
Ammi majus L. not indigenous
Ammi majus L. var. glaucifolium (L.) Godr. not indigenous, invasive
Anginon
Genus
Anginon :
[4]
Anginon difforme (L.) B.L.Burtt, endemic
Anginon fruticosum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Anginon intermedium I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Anginon jaarsveldii B.L.Burtt, endemic
Anginon paniculatum (Thunb.) B.L.Burtt, endemic
Anginon pumilum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Anginon rugosum (Thunb.) Raf. endemic
Anginon swellendamensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt, endemic
Anginon tenuior I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Anginon ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Anginon uitenhagense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Anginon rugosum (Thunb.) Raf.
Anginon verticillatum (Sond.) B.L.Burtt, indigenous
Annesorhiza
Genus
Annesorhiza :
[4]
Annesorhiza altiscapa Schltr. endemic
Annesorhiza articulata Magee, endemic
Annesorhiza asparagoides B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza bracteosa Magee, endemic
Annesorhiza burttii B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza calcicola Magee & J.C.Manning, endemic
Annesorhiza elata Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Annesorhiza grandiflora (Thunb.) M.Hiroe
Annesorhiza elsiae Vessio, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza fibrosa B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza filicaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Annesorhiza flagellifolia Burtt Davy, endemic
Annesorhiza grandiflora (Thunb.) M.Hiroe, endemic
Annesorhiza hirsuta Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Annesorhiza grandiflora (Thunb.) M.Hiroe
Annesorhiza lateriflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza laticostata Magee, endemic
Annesorhiza latifolia Adamson, endemic
Annesorhiza macrocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Annesorhiza marlothii H.Wolff, accepted as
Annesorhiza lateriflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E.van Wyk
Annesorhiza nuda (Aiton) B.L.Burtt, endemic
Annesorhiza radiata Magee, endemic
Annesorhiza refracta Magee, endemic
Annesorhiza schlechteri H.Wolff, endemic
Annesorhiza thunbergii B.L.Burtt, endemic
Annesorhiza triternata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Vessio, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Annesorhiza villosa (Thunb.) Sond. accepted as
Annesorhiza grandiflora (Thunb.) M.Hiroe
Annesorhiza wilmsii H.Wolff, indigenous
Anthriscus
Genus
Anthriscus :
[4]
Apium
Genus
Apium :
[4]
Arctopus
Genus
Arctopus :
[4]
Berula
Genus
Berula :
[4]
Bupleurum
Genus
Bupleurum :
[4]
Buprestis
Genus
Buprestis :
[4]
Capnophyllum
Genus
Capnophyllum :
[4]
Carum
Genus
Carum :
[4]
Caucalis
Genus
Caucalis :
[4]
Celeri
Genus
Celeri :
[4]
Centella
Genus
Centella :
[4]
Centella affinis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson, indigenous
Centella affinis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson var. affinis , endemic
Centella affinis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson var. oblonga Adamson, endemic
Centella annua M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. indigenous
Centella brachycarpa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella caespitosa Adamson, endemic
Centella calcaria M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, indigenous
Centella calliodus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Drude, indigenous
Centella capensis (L.) Domin, endemic
Centella capensis (L.) Domin var. micrantha Adamson, accepted as
Centella annua M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk
Centella cochlearia (Domin) Adamson, indigenous
Centella comptonii Adamson, indigenous
Centella coriacea Nannf. endemic
Centella cryptocarpa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, indigenous
Centella debilis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Drude, endemic
Centella dentata Adamson, endemic
Centella didymocarpa Adamson, endemic
Centella difformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson, endemic
Centella dolichocarpa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella dregeana (Sond.) Domin, accepted as
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk
Centella eriantha (Rich.) Drude, indigenous
Centella eriantha (Rich.) Drude var. eriantha , endemic
Centella eriantha (Rich.) Drude var. orientalis Adamson, endemic
Centella eriantha (Rich.) Drude var. rotundifolia Adamson, endemic
Centella flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Drude, endemic
Centella fourcadei Adamson, endemic
Centella fusca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson, endemic
Centella glabrata L. indigenous
Centella glabrata L. var. bracteata Adamson, endemic
Centella glabrata L. var. glabrata , endemic
Centella glabrata L. var. natalensis Adamson, indigenous
Centella glauca M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella graminifolia Adamson, indigenous
Centella gymnocarpa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin, accepted as
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin
Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin var. littoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin, accepted as
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. litoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk
Centella laevis Adamson, endemic
Centella lanata Compton, endemic
Centella lasiophylla Adamson, endemic
Centella linifolia (L.f.) Drude, indigenous
Centella linifolia (L.f.) Drude var. depressa Adamson, endemic
Centella linifolia (L.f.) Drude var. linifolia , endemic
Centella longifolia (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella macrocarpa (Rich.) Adamson, indigenous
Centella macrocarpa (Rich.) Adamson var. macrocarpa , endemic
Centella macrocarpa (Rich.) Adamson var. saxatilis Adamson, endemic
Centella macrodus (Spreng.) B.L.Burtt, endemic
Centella montana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Domin, endemic
Centella montana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Domin var. longifolia Adamson, accepted as
Centella longifolia (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk
Centella pilosa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella pottebergensis Adamson, endemic
Centella recticarpa Adamson, endemic
Centella restioides Adamson, endemic
Centella rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson, endemic
Centella scabra Adamson, endemic
Centella sessilis Adamson, endemic
Centella stenophylla Adamson, endemic
Centella stipitata Adamson, endemic
Centella ternata M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella thesioides M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin, indigenous
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Eyk, endemic
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. litoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. tridentata , endemic
Centella triloba (Thunb.) Drude, endemic
Centella umbellata M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Centella villosa L. indigenous
Centella villosa L. var. latifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson, endemic
Centella villosa L. var. villosa , endemic
Centella virgata (L.f.) Drude, indigenous
Centella virgata (L.f.) Drude var. congesta Adamson, endemic
Centella virgata (L.f.) Drude var. gracilescens Domin, endemic
Centella virgata (L.f.) Drude var. virgata , endemic
Chamarea
Genus
Chamarea :
[4]
Choritaenia
Genus
Choritaenia :
[4]
Conium
Genus
Conium :
[4]
Coriandrum
Genus
Coriandrum :
[4]
Cyclospermum
Genus
Cyclospermum :
[4]
Cynorhiza
Genus
Cynorhiza :
[4]
Dasispermum
Genus
Dasispermum :
[4]
Daucus
Genus
Daucus :
[4]
Deverra
Genus
Deverra :
[4]
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 :
[4]
Dracosciadium
Genus
Dracosciadium :
[4]
Ezosciadium
Genus
Ezosciadium :
[4]
Ferula
Genus
Ferula :
[4]
Foeniculum
Genus
Foeniculum :
[4]
Glia
Genus
Glia :
[4]
Helodium
Genus
Helodium :
[4]
Helosciadium
Genus
Helosciadium :
[4]
Hermas
Genus
Hermas :
[4]
Heteromorpha
Genus
Heteromorpha :
[4]
Ifdregea
Genus
Ifdregea :
[4]
Itasina
Genus
Itasina :
[4]
Lefebvrea
Genus
Lefebvrea :
[4]
Lichtensteinia
Genus
Lichtensteinia :
[4]
Meum
Genus
Meum :
[4]
Nanobubon
Genus
Nanobubon :
[4]
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Nanobubon hypogaeum Magee, endemic
Nanobubon strictum (Spreng.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon capense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, indigenous
Notobubon collinum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon ferulaceum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon galbaniopse (H.Wolff) Magee, endemic
Notobubon galbanum (L.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon gummiferum (L.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon laevigatum (Aiton) Magee, indigenous
Notobubon montanum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon pearsonii (Adamson) Magee, endemic
Notobubon pungens (Sond.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon sonderi (M.Hiroe) Magee, endemic
Notobubon striatum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Notobubon tenuifolium (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Oreoselinum
Genus
Oreoselinum :
[4]
Pastinaca
Genus
Pastinaca :
[4]
Perfoliata
Genus
Perfoliata :
[4]
Petroselinum
Genus
Petroselinum :
[4]
Peucedanum
Genus
Peucedanum :
[4]
Peucedanum caffrum (Meisn.) E.Phillips, accepted as
Afrosciadium caffrum (Meisn.) P.J.D.Winter, indigenous
Peucedanum camdebooense B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Notobubon laevigatum (Aiton) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum capense (Thunb.) Sond. var. capense , accepted as
Notobubon laevigatum (Aiton) Magee, indigenous
Peucedanum capense (Thunb.) Sond. var. lanceolatum Sond. accepted as
Notobubon laevigatum (Aiton) Magee, indigenous
Peucedanum capillaceum Thunb. accepted as
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee
Peucedanum capillaceum Thunb. var. rigidum Sond. accepted as
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum collinum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. accepted as
Notobubon collinum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, indigenous
Peucedanum dregeanum D.Dietr. accepted as
Notobubon montanum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum ecklonis Walp. accepted as
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee
Peucedanum ferulaceum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. ferulaceum , accepted as
Notobubon ferulaceum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum ferulaceum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. var. stadense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. accepted as
Notobubon ferulaceum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum galbaniopse H.Wolff, accepted as
Notobubon galbaniopse (H.Wolff) Magee
Peucedanum gummiferum (L.) Wijnands, accepted as
Notobubon gummiferum (L.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum hypoleucum (Meisn.) Drude, accepted as
Notobubon tenuifolium (Thunb.) Magee
Peucedanum kamiesbergense B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Notobubon capense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum lateriflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. accepted as
Annesorhiza lateriflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-E.van Wyk
Peucedanum magalismontanum Sond. accepted as
Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter, indigenous
Peucedanum millefolium Sond. accepted as
Cynorhiza meifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum multiradiatum Drude, accepted as
Notobubon capense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee
Peucedanum natalense (Sond.) Engl. accepted as
Afrosciadium natalense (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter, endemic
Peucedanum olifantianum (Koso-Pol.) M.Hiroe, accepted as
Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
Peucedanum pearsonii Adamson accepted as
Notobubon pearsonii (Adamson) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum platycarpum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as
Afrosciadium platycarpum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter, endemic
Peucedanum polyactinum B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Notobubon capense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee
Peucedanum pungens E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as
Notobubon pungens (Sond.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum rigidum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee
Peucedanum sieberianum Sond. accepted as
Nanobubon strictum (Spreng.) Magee
Peucedanum sonderi (M.Hiroe) B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Notobubon sonderi (M.Hiroe) Magee
Peucedanum striatum (Thunb.) Sond. accepted as
Notobubon striatum (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum strictum (Spreng.) B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Nanobubon strictum (Spreng.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum sulcatum Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Sond. accepted as
Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Peucedanum tenuifolium Thunb. accepted as
Notobubon tenuifolium (Thunb.) Magee, endemic
Peucedanum thodei T.H.Arnold, accepted as
Afroligusticum thodei (T.H.Arnold) P.J.D.Winter, indigenous
Peucedanum triternatum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as
Annesorhiza triternata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Vessio, Tilney & B.-E.van Wyk, endemic
Peucedanum typicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Peucedanum upingtoniae (Schinz) Drude, accepted as
Lefebvrea grantii (Hiern) S.Droop, indigenous
Peucedanum wilmsianum H.Wolff, accepted as
Afroligusticum wilmsianum (H.Wolff) P.J.D.Winter, endemic
Peucedanum zeyheri Steud. accepted as
Nanobubon capillaceum (Thunb.) Magee
Pimpinella
Genus
Pimpinella :
[4]
Polemannia
Genus
Polemannia :
[4]
Polemanniopsis
Genus
Polemanniopsis :
[4]
Ptychotis
Genus
Ptychotis :
[4]
Sanicula
Genus
Sanicula :
[4]
Scaraboides
Genus
Scaraboides :
[4]
Seseli
Genus
Seseli :
[4]
Sison
Genus
Sison :
[4]
Sium
Genus
Sium :
[4]
Sonderina
Genus
Sonderina :
[4]
Steganotaenia
Genus
Steganotaenia :
[4]
Stenosemis
Genus
Stenosemis :
[4]
Stoibrax
Genus
Stoibrax :
[4]
Torilis
Genus
Torilis :
[4]
Turgenia
Genus
Turgenia :
[4]
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