List of Geraniales of South Africa

The Geraniales are a small order of flowering plants, in the rosid subclade of eudicots. The largest family in the order is Geraniaceae with over 800 species. In addition, the order includes the smaller Francoaceae with about 40 species. Most Geraniales are herbaceous, but there are also shrubs and small trees.

Flower morphology of the Geraniales is rather conserved. They are usually perfectly pentamerous and pentacyclic without fused organs besides the carpels of the superior gynoecium. The androecium is obdiplostemonous. Only a few genera are tetramerous (Francoa, Dimorphopetalum, Melianthus). In some genera some stamens (Pelargonium) or a complete whorl of stamens are reduced (Erodium, Melianthus). In the genera Hypseocharis and Monsonia there are 15 instead of the usual ten stamens. Most genera bear nectariferous flowers. The nectary glands are formed by the receptacle and are localised at the bases of the antesepalous stamens.

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)).

Two 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.

Geraniaceae Family: Geraniaceae,

Erodium Genus Erodium Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. not indigenous, naturalised Erodium brachycarpum (Godr.) Thell. not indigenous, naturalised Erodium chium (L.) Willd. not indigenous, naturalised Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. not indigenous, naturalised Erodium malacoides (L.) L'Her. subsp. malacoides, not indigenous, naturalised Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Her. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive

Geraniospermum Genus Geraniospermum Geraniospermum carnosum (L.) Kuntze, accepted as Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. carnosum, indigenous Geraniospermum dipetalum (L'Her.) Kuntze, accepted as Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. dipetalum Geraniospermum ferulaceum (Cav.) Kuntze, accepted as Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. ferulaceum (Cav.) M.Becker & F.Albers, indigenous Geraniospermum nivenii (Harv.) Kuntze, accepted as Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. dipetalum

Geranium Genus Geranium Geranium amatolicum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium angustipetalum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium arabicum Forssk. indigenous Geranium arabicum Forssk. subsp. arabicum, endemic Geranium baurianum R.Knuth, endemic Geranium brycei N.E.Br. indigenous Geranium caffrum Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Geranium canescens L'Her. endemic Geranium carnosum L. accepted as Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. carnosum, indigenous Geranium contortum Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Geranium dipetalum (L'Her.) Poir. accepted as Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. dipetalum Geranium discolor Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium dissectum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Geranium drakensbergensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous Geranium dregei Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium ferulaceum Cav. accepted as Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. ferulaceum (Cav.) M.Becker & F.Albers, indigenous Geranium flanaganii R.Knuth, indigenous Geranium grandistipulatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium harveyi Briq. endemic Geranium incanum Burm.f. indigenous Geranium incanum Burm.f. var. incanum, endemic Geranium incanum Burm.f. var. multifidum (Sweet) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium magniflorum R.Knuth, indigenous Geranium molle L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Geranium multisectum N.E.Br. indigenous Geranium natalense Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium nyassense R.Knuth, indigenous Geranium ornithopodioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium ornithopodum Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Geranium pulchrum N.E.Br. endemic Geranium purpureum Vill. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive Geranium robustum Kuntze, indigenous Geranium rotundifolium L. not indigenous, naturalised Geranium schlechteri R.Knuth, indigenous Geranium sparsiflorum R.Knuth, endemic Geranium subglabrum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, endemic Geranium wakkerstroomianum R.Knuth, indigenous

Hoarea Genus Hoarea Hoarea erythrophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. dipetalum

Monsonia Genus Monsonia Monsonia angustifolia E.Mey. ex A.Rich. indigenous Monsonia attenuata Harv. indigenous Monsonia brevirostrata R.Knuth, indigenous Monsonia burkeana Planch. ex Harv. indigenous Monsonia camdeboensis (Moffett) F.Albers, endemic Monsonia ciliata (Moffett) F.Albers, endemic Monsonia crassicaulis (Rehm) F.Albers, indigenous Monsonia emarginata (L.f.) L'Her. endemic Monsonia flavescens (Rehm) F.Albers, indigenous Monsonia galpinii Schltr. ex R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia glauca R.Knuth, indigenous Monsonia grandifolia R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia herrei (L.Bolus) F.Albers, endemic Monsonia lanuginosa R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia luederitziana Focke & Schinz, indigenous Monsonia multifida E.Mey. indigenous Monsonia natalensis R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia parvifolia Schinz, indigenous Monsonia patersonii DC. indigenous Monsonia praemorsa E.Mey. ex R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia salmoniflora (Moffett) F.Albers, indigenous Monsonia senegalensis Guill. & Perr. indigenous Monsonia speciosa L. endemic Monsonia spinosa L'Her. endemic Monsonia transvaalensis R.Knuth, endemic Monsonia umbellata Harv. indigenous Monsonia vanderietiae (L.Bolus) F.Albers, endemic

Pelargonium Genus Pelargonium Pelargonium abrotanifolium (L.f.) Jacq. endemic Pelargonium acetosum (L.) L'Her. endemic Pelargonium aciculatum E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium acraeum R.A.Dyer, indigenous Pelargonium adriaanii M.Becker & F.Albers, endemic Pelargonium aestivale E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium albersii M.Becker, indigenous Pelargonium album J.J.A.van der Walt, endemic Pelargonium alchemilloides (L.) L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. indigenous Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. subsp. alternans, endemic Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. subsp. longicalcar M.Becker & F.Albers, endemic Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. subsp. parviinflorescens M.Becker & F.Albers, endemic Pelargonium althaeoides (L.) L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium anethifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. endemic Pelargonium angustifolium (Thunb.) DC. accepted as Pelargonium longiflorum Jacq. present Pelargonium angustipetalum E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium antidysentericum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kostel. indigenous Pelargonium antidysentericum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kostel. subsp. antidysentericum, indigenous Pelargonium antidysentericum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kostel. subsp. inerme Scheltema, endemic Pelargonium antidysentericum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kostel. subsp. zonale Scheltema, endemic Pelargonium appendiculatum (L.f.) Willd. endemic Pelargonium aridicola E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium aridum R.A.Dyer, indigenous Pelargonium aristatum (Sweet) G.Don, endemic Pelargonium articulatum (Cav.) Willd. indigenous Pelargonium asarifolium (Sweet) Loudon, endemic Pelargonium astragalifolium (Cav.) Jacq. accepted as Pelargonium pinnatum (L.) L'Her. present Pelargonium attenuatum Harv. endemic Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. indigenous Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. subsp. auritum, accepted as Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. var. auritum, indigenous Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. subsp. carneum (Harv.) J.J.A.van der Walt, accepted as Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. var. carneum (Harv.) E.M.Marais, indigenous Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. var. auritum, indigenous Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. var. carneum (Harv.) E.M.Marais, indigenous Pelargonium barklyi Scott-Elliot, endemic Pelargonium bechuanicum Burtt Davy var. latisectum Burtt Davy, accepted as Pelargonium dolomiticum R.Knuth, indigenous Pelargonium betulinum (L.) L'Her. endemic Pelargonium bicolor (Jacq.) L'Her. endemic Pelargonium bifolium (Burm.f.) Willd. endemic Pelargonium bowkeri Harv. indigenous Pelargonium brevipetalum N.E.Br. endemic Pelargonium brevirostre R.A.Dyer, endemic Pelargonium bubonifolium (Andrews) Pers. indigenous Pelargonium burgerianum J.J.A.van der Walt, endemic Pelargonium burtoniae L.Bolus, endemic Pelargonium buysii Hellbr. endemic Pelargonium caespitosum Turcz. indigenous Pelargonium caespitosum Turcz. subsp. caespitosum, endemic Pelargonium caespitosum Turcz. subsp. concavum Hugo, endemic Pelargonium caffrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. endemic Pelargonium caledonicum L.Bolus, endemic Pelargonium calviniae R.Knuth, endemic Pelargonium campestre (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. endemic Pelargonium candicans Spreng. endemic Pelargonium capillare (Cav.) Willd. endemic Pelargonium capitatum (L.) L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium capituliforme R.Knuth, indigenous Pelargonium carneum Jacq. endemic Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. carnosum, indigenous Pelargonium carnosum (L.) L'Her. subsp. ferulaceum (Cav.) M.Becker & F.Albers, indigenous Pelargonium caroli-henrici B.Nord. endemic Pelargonium caucalifolium Jacq. indigenous Pelargonium caucalifolium Jacq. subsp. caucalifolium, endemic Pelargonium caucalifolium Jacq. subsp. convolvulifolium (Schltr. ex R.Knuth) J.J.A.van der Walt, endemic Pelargonium cavanillesii Knuth, accepted as Pelargonium heterophyllum Jacq. present Pelargonium ceratophyllum L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium chamaedryfolium Jacq. endemic Pelargonium chelidonium (Houtt.) DC. endemic Pelargonium citronellum J.J.A.van der Walt, endemic Pelargonium columbinum Jacq. endemic Pelargonium confertum E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium connivens E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium conradieae J.C.Manning & A.Le Roux, endemic Pelargonium cordifolium (Cav.) Curtis, endemic Pelargonium coronopifolium Jacq. endemic Pelargonium crassicaule L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium crassipes Harv. endemic Pelargonium crinitum Harv. accepted as Pelargonium radiatum (Andrews) Pers. present Pelargonium crispum (P.J.Bergius) L'Her. endemic Pelargonium crithmifolium Sm. indigenous Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) L'Her. subsp. cucullatum, endemic Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) L'Her. subsp. strigifolium Volschenk, endemic Pelargonium cucullatum (L.) L'Her. subsp. tabulare Volschenk, endemic Pelargonium curviandrum E.M.Marais, endemic Pelargonium dasyphyllum E.Mey. ex R.Knuth, endemic Pelargonium denticulatum Jacq. endemic Pelargonium desertorum Vorster, endemic Pelargonium dichondrifolium DC. endemic Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. indigenous Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. dipetalum, endemic Pelargonium dipetalum L'Her. subsp. stenosiphon J.C.Manning & M.M.le Roux, endemic Pelargonium dispar N.E.Br. endemic Pelargonium divisifolium Vorster, endemic