List of Ericales of South Africa

The Ericales are a large, diverse and cosmopolitan order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, The order includes trees, bushes, lianas, and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient mycoheterotrophic plants (e.g., Sarcodes sanguinea) and carnivorous plants (e.g., genus Sarracenia). Many species have five petals, often grown together. Fusion of the petals as a trait was traditionally used to place the order in the subclass Sympetalae. Mycorrhizal associations are quite common among the order representatives, and three kinds of mycorrhiza are found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). In addition, some families among the order are notable for their exceptional ability to accumulate aluminum.(Jansen et al., 2004). The entire order contains over 8,000 species, of which the Ericaceae account for 2,000-4,000 species (by various estimates).

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)).

11 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.

Actinidiaceae Family: Actinidiaceae,

Actinidia Genus Actinidia: Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa (A.Chev.) A.Chev., not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Balsaminaceae Family: Balsaminaceae,

Impatiens Genus IMPATIENS: Impatiens flanaganiae Hemsl. endemic Impatiens hochstetteri Warb. indigenous Impatiens hochstetteri Warb. subsp. hochstetteri, indigenous Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised Impatiens sylvicola Burtt Davy & Greenway, indigenous Impatiens walleriana Hook.f. not indigenous, naturalised

Ebenaceae Family: Ebenaceae,

Diospyros Genus Diospyros: Diospyros acocksii (De Winter) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros austro-africana De Winter, indigenous Diospyros austro-africana De Winter var. austro-africana, endemic Diospyros austro-africana De Winter var. microphylla (Burch.) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros austro-africana De Winter var. rubriflora (De Winter) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros austro-africana De Winter var. rugosa (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter, endemic Diospyros dichrophylla (Gand.) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros galpinii (Hiern) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros glabra (L.) De Winter, endemic Diospyros glandulifera De Winter, endemic Diospyros inhacaensis F.White, indigenous Diospyros loureiriana G.Don, indigenous Diospyros loureiriana G.Don subsp. loureiriana, indigenous Diospyros lycioides Desf. indigenous Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. guerkei (Kuntze) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. lycioides, indigenous Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. nitens (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter, endemic Diospyros lycioides Desf. subsp. sericea (Bernh.) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. indigenous Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan, indigenous Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan subsp. natalensis, indigenous Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan subsp. nummularia (Brenan) Jordaan, indigenous Diospyros nummularia Brenan, accepted as Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan subsp. nummularia (Brenan) Jordaan, indigenous Diospyros pallens (Thunb.) F.White, endemic Diospyros ramulosa (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros rotundifolia Hiern, indigenous Diospyros scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter var. cordata (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) De Winter, endemic Diospyros scabrida (Harv. ex Hiern) De Winter var. scabrida, endemic Diospyros simii (Kuntze) De Winter, endemic Diospyros usambarensis F.White, accepted as Diospyros loureiriana G.Don, indigenous Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter, indigenous Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter var. parvifolia (De Winter) De Winter, endemic Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter var. villosa, endemic Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) F.White, indigenous

Euclea Genus Euclea: Euclea acutifolia E.Mey. ex A.DC. endemic Euclea coriacea A.DC. indigenous Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gurke, indigenous Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gurke subsp. crispa, indigenous Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gurke subsp. ovata (Burch.) F.White, indigenous Euclea daphnoides Hiern, indigenous Euclea dewinteri Retief, endemic Euclea divinorum Hiern, indigenous Euclea lancea Thunb. endemic Euclea linearis Zeyh. ex Hiern, indigenous Euclea myrtina Burch. accepted as Euclea undulata Thunb. Euclea natalensis A.DC. indigenous Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. angustifolia F.White, indigenous Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. capensis F.White, endemic Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. magutensis F.White, endemic Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. natalensis, indigenous Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. obovata F.White, indigenous Euclea natalensis A.DC. subsp. rotundifolia F.White, indigenous Euclea polyandra (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Hiern, endemic Euclea pseudebenus E.Mey. ex A.DC. indigenous Euclea racemosa Murray, indigenous Euclea racemosa Murray subsp. bernardii F.White, endemic Euclea racemosa Murray subsp. macrophylla (E.Mey. ex A.DC.) F.White, endemic Euclea racemosa Murray subsp. racemosa, endemic Euclea racemosa Murray subsp. sinuata F.White, indigenous Euclea racemosa Murray subsp. zuluensis F.White, indigenous Euclea schimperi (A.DC.) Dandy, indigenous Euclea schimperi (A.DC.) Dandy var. daphnoides (Hiern) De Winter, accepted as Euclea daphnoides Hiern, indigenous Euclea sekhukhuniensis Retief, Siebert & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous Euclea tomentosa E.Mey. ex A.DC. endemic Euclea undulata Thunb. indigenous Euclea undulata Thunb. var. myrtina (Burch.) Hiern, accepted as Euclea undulata Thunb. indigenous

Ericaceae Family: Ericaceae,

Acrostemon Genus Acrostemon: Acrostemon barkerae Compton, accepted as Erica eriocephala Lam. present Acrostemon equisetoides Klotzsch, accepted as Erica eriocephala Lam. present Acrostemon eriocephalus (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. accepted as Erica pilosiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. pilosiflora, present Acrostemon glandulosus Rach, accepted as Erica eriocephala Lam. present Acrostemon incurvus (Klotzsch) Benth. accepted as Erica eriocephala Lam. present Acrostemon schlechteri N.E.Br. accepted as Erica radicans (L.Guthrie) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. schlechteri (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Acrostemon stokoei L.Guthrie, accepted as Erica eriocephala Lam. present Acrostemon xeranthemifolius (Salisb.) E.G.H.Oliv. accepted as Erica xeranthemifolia Salisb. present

Anomalanthus Genus Anomalanthus: Anomalanthus anguliger N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus collinus N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus curviflorus N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus discolor Klotzsch, accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus galpinii N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus marlothii N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus parviflorus (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus puberulus (Klotzsch) N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus scoparius Klotzsch, accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Anomalanthus turbinatus N.E.Br. accepted as Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present

Arachnocalyx Genus Arachnocalyx: Arachnocalyx cereris Compton, accepted as Erica cereris (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. present Arachnocalyx viscidus (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. accepted as Erica arachnocalyx E.G.H.Oliv. present

Blaeria Genus Blaeria: Blaeria barbigera (Salisb.) G.Don, accepted as Erica barbigera Salisb. endemic Blaeria campanulata Benth. accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria coccinea Klotzsch, accepted as Erica longimontana E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria dumosa J.C.Wendl. accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria dumosa J.C.Wendl. var. breviflora N.E.Br. accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria equisetifolia (Salisb.) G.Don, accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria ericoides L. accepted as Erica ericoides (L.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria fastigiata Benth. accepted as Erica longimontana E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria flava Bolus, accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria flexuosa Benth. accepted as Erica multiflexuosa E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria fuscescens Klotzsch, accepted as Erica fuscescens (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria klotzschii Alm & T.C.E.Fr. accepted as Erica klotzschii (Alm & T.C.E.Fr.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria kraussiana Klotzsch ex Walp. accepted as Erica russakiana E.G.H.Oliv. present Blaeria muirii L.Guthrie, accepted as Erica rosacea (L.Guthrie) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. rosacea, present Blaeria oppositifolia L.Guthrie, accepted as Erica equisetifolia Salisb. present Blaeria sagittata (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Alm & T.C.E.Fr. accepted as Erica sagittata Klotzsch ex Benth. present

Coccosperma Genus Coccosperma: Coccosperma areolatum N.E.Br. accepted as Erica areolata (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Coccosperma hexandrum (Klotzsch) Druce, accepted as Erica subcapitata (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Coccosperma rugosum Klotzsch, accepted as Erica rugata E.G.H.Oliv. present

Coilostigma Genus Coilostigma: Coilostigma glabrum Benth. accepted as Erica burchelliana E.G.H.Oliv. present Coilostigma zeyherianum Klotzsch, accepted as Erica zeyheriana (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. present Coilostigma zeyherianum Klotzsch var. tenuifolium (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. accepted as Erica zeyheriana (Klotzsch) E.G.H.Oliv. present

Eremia Genus Eremia: Eremia brevifolia Benth. accepted as Erica velatiflora E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia calycina Compton, accepted as Erica bokkeveldia E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia curvistyla (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. accepted as Erica curvistyla (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia florifera Compton, accepted as Erica florifera (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia peltata Compton, accepted as Erica cetrata E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia recurvata Klotzsch, accepted as Erica recurvifolia E.G.H.Oliv. present Eremia totta (Thunb.) D.Don, accepted as Erica totta Thunb. present

Eremiella Genus Eremiella: Eremiella outeniquae Compton, accepted as Erica outeniquae (Compton) E.G.H.Oliv. present

Erica Genus Erica: Erica abbottii E.G.H.Oliv. endemic Erica abelii E.G.H.Oliv. endemic Erica abietina L. indigenous Erica abietina L. subsp. abietina, endemic Erica abietina L. subsp. atrorosea E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. endemic Erica abietina L. subsp. aurantiaca E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. endemic