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List of Brassicales of South Africa

The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants (anthophytes), belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system.[1] One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority).[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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)).[6]

Six 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.

Brassicaceae

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Family: Brassicaceae,[6]

Alyssum

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Genus Alyssum:[6]

Aplanodes

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Genus Aplanodes:[6]

Arabidopsis

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Genus Arabidopsis:[6]

Barbarea

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Genus Barbarea:[6]

Brachycarpaea

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Genus Brachycarpaea:[6]

Brassica

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Genus Brassica:[6]

Camelina

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Genus Camelina:[6]

Capsella

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Genus Capsella:[6]

Cardamine

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Genus Cardamine:[6]

Cardaria

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Genus Cardaria:[6]

Chamira

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Genus Chamira:[6]

Cheiranthus

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Genus Cheiranthus:[6]

Coronopus

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Genus Coronopus:[6]

Crambe

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Genus Crambe:[6]

Cycloptychis

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Genus Cycloptychis:[6]

Descurainia

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Genus Descurainia:[6]

Diplotaxis

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Genus Diplotaxis:[6]

  • Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. not indigenous, naturalised
    • Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC. subsp, muralis, not indigenous, naturalised

Eruca

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Genus Eruca:[6]

Erucastrum

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Genus Erucastrum:[6]

Heliophila

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Genus Heliophila:[6]

Hirschfeldia

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Genus Hirschfeldia:[6]

Hymenolobus

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Genus Hymenolobus:[6]

Lepidium

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Genus Lepidium:[6]

Lobularia

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Genus Lobularia:[6]

Matthiola

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Genus Matthiola:[6]

Nasturtium

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Genus Nasturtium:[6]

Raphanus

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Genus Raphanus:[6]

Rapistrum

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Genus Rapistrum:[6]

Rorippa

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Genus Rorippa:[6]

Schlechteria

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Genus Schlechteria:[6]

Silicularia

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Genus Silicularia:[6]

Sinapis

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Genus Sinapis:[6]

Sisymbrium

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Genus Sisymbrium:[6]

Thlaspeocarpa

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Genus Thlaspeocarpa:[6]

Thlaspi

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Genus Thlaspi:[6]

Turritis

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Genus Turritis:[6]

Capparaceae

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Family: Capparaceae,[6]

Bachmannia

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Genus Bachmannia:[6]

Boscia

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Genus Boscia:[6]

  • Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
  • Boscia angustifolia A.Rich. var, corymbosa (Gilg) DeWolf, indigenous
  • Boscia filipes Gilg, accepted as Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, filipes (Gilg) Lotter, present
  • Boscia foetida Schinz, indigenous
    • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, filipes (Gilg) Lotter, indigenous
    • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, foetida, indigenous
    • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, longipedicellata (Gilg) Toelken, endemic
    • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, minima Toelken, indigenous
    • Boscia foetida Schinz subsp, rehmanniana (Pestal.) Toelken, indigenous
  • Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, indigenous
  • Boscia oleoides (Burch. ex DC.) Toelken, endemic

Cadaba

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Genus Cadaba:[6]

Capparis

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Genus Capparis:[6]

  • Capparis brassii DC. indigenous
  • Capparis fascicularis DC. indigenous
    • Capparis fascicularis DC. var, fascicularis, indigenous
    • Capparis fascicularis DC. var, zeyheri (Turcz.) Toelken, endemic
  • Capparis sepiaria L. indigenous
    • Capparis sepiaria L. var, citrifolia (Lam.) Toelken, indigenous
    • Capparis sepiaria L. var, subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf, indigenous
  • Capparis tomentosa Lam. indigenous

Cladostemon

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Genus Cladostemon:[6]

Courbonia

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Genus Courbonia:[6]

Maerua

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Genus Maerua:[6]

Thilachium

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Genus Thilachium:[6]

Cleomaceae

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Family: Cleomaceae,[6]

Cleome

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Genus Cleome:[6]

Tarenaya

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Genus Tarenaya:[6]

Resedaceae

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Family: Resedaceae,[6]

Oligomeris

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Genus Oligomeris:[6]

Reseda

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Genus Reseda:[6]

  • Reseda lutea L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
    • Reseda lutea L. subsp, lutea var, nutans, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Salvadoraceae

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Family: Salvadoraceae,[6]

Azima

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Genus Azima:[6]

Salvadora

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Genus Salvadora:[6]

Tropaeolaceae

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Family: Tropaeolaceae,[6]

Tropaeolum

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Genus Tropaeolum:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 141 (4): 399–436. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x.
  2. ^ Hall, Jocelyn C.; Sytsma, Kenneth J.; Iltis, Hugh H. (2002). "Phylogeny of Capparaceae and Brassicaceae based on chloroplast sequence data". American Journal of Botany. 89 (11): 1826–1842. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.11.1826. PMID 21665611.
  3. ^ 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. S2CID 44844947.
  4. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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