List of Asphodelaceae of South Africa

Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. The type genus is Asphodelus. The family has a wide but scattered distribution throughout the tropics and temperate zones. Many of the species are cultivated as ornamentals. A few are grown commercially for cut flowers.

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)).

21 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. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Aloe Genus Aloe: Aloe aculeata Pole-Evans, indigenous Aloe aestivalis Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, accepted as Aloe jeppeae Klopper' & Gideon F.Sm. Aloe affinis A.Berger, endemic Aloe africana Mill. endemic Aloe albicans Haw. accepted as Tulista marginata (Lam.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe albida (Stapf) Reynolds, indigenous Aloe alooides (Bolus) Druten, endemic Aloe altilinea (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthia mucronata Haw. var. mucronata indigenous Aloe ammophila Reynolds, endemic Aloe angelica Pole-Evans, endemic Aloe anomala Haw. accepted as Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe arachnoidea Mill. var. pumila Aiton, accepted as Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe arachnoidea Mill. var. translucens (Haw.) Ker Gawl. accepted as Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn var. herbacea, indigenous Aloe arachnoides Thunb. var. pellucens (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn var. herbacea, indigenous Aloe arborescens Mill. indigenous Aloe arborescens Mill. subsp. mzimnyati Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk, accepted as Aloe arborescens Mill. indigenous Aloe arenicola Reynolds, endemic Aloe aristata Haw. Arist, accepted as Aloe aristata (Haw.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, indigenous Aloe asperiuscula (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper var. viscosa, indigenous Aloe atrovirens DC. accepted as Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn var. herbacea, indigenous Aloe attenuata Haw. accepted as Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe attenuata Haw. var. clariperla (Haw.) Salm-Dyck accepted as Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley var. attenuata, indigenous Aloe bainesii Dyer, accepted as Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. Aloe barbara-jeppeae T.A.McCoy & Lavranos, indigenous Aloe barberae Dyer, accepted as Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe barbertoniae Pole-Evans, indigenous Aloe barendii Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. accepted as Aloe bergeriana (Dinter) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning Aloe bergeriana (Dinter) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, indigenous Aloe bicarinata (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as × Astrolista bicarinata (Haw.) Molteno & Figueiredo indigenous Aloe bowiea Schult. & J.H.Schult. endemic Aloe boylei Baker, accepted as Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck Aloe braamvanwykii Gideon F.Sm. & Figueiredo, endemic Aloe bradlyana Jacq. accepted as Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn var. herbacea, indigenous Aloe branddraaiensis Groenew. endemic Aloe brevifolia Mill. endemic Aloe brevifolia Mill. var. brevifolia, endemic Aloe brevifolia Mill. var. depressa (Haw.) Baker, endemic Aloe brevis (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno, indigenous Aloe broomii Schonland, indigenous Aloe broomii Schonland var. broomii, indigenous Aloe broomii Schonland var. tarkaensis Reynolds, endemic Aloe buhrii Lavranos, endemic Aloe bullulata Jacq. accepted as Astroloba bullulata (Jacq.) Uitewaal, endemic Aloe burgersfortensis Reynolds, endemic Aloe camperi Schweinf. not indigenous Aloe candelabrum A.Berger, endemic Aloe castanea Schonland, indigenous Aloe chabaudii Schonland, indigenous Aloe chabaudii Schonland var. chabaudii, indigenous Aloe challisii Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk, endemic Aloe chloracantha (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthia chloracantha Haw. var. chloracantha, indigenous Aloe chlorantha Lavranos, endemic Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger, indigenous Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger var. boastii (Letty) Reynolds, accepted as Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger var. chortolirioides Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger var. chortolirioides, indigenous Aloe chortolirioides A.Berger var. woolliana (Pole-Evans) Glen & D.S.Hardy, indigenous Aloe ciliaris Haw. accepted as Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. ciliaris, accepted as Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. var. ciliaris, endemic Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. redacta S.Carter, accepted as Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. var. redacta (S.Carter) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. tidmarshii Schonland, accepted as Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. var. tidmarshii (Schonland) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe claviflora Burch. indigenous Aloe coarctata (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthiopsis coarctata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe commixta A.Berger, accepted as Aloiampelos commixta (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe comosa Marloth & A.Berger, endemic Aloe comptonii Reynolds, endemic Aloe concinna (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper var. viscosa, indigenous Aloe congesta Salm-Dyck, accepted as Astroloba congesta (Salm-Dyck) Uitewaal, endemic Aloe cooperi Baker, indigenous Aloe cooperi Baker subsp. pulchra Glen & D.S.Hardy, accepted as Aloe sharoniae N.R.Crouch & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe cordifolia (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper var. viscosa, indigenous Aloe craibii Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe cryptopoda Baker, indigenous Aloe cymbiformis Haw. accepted as Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval var. cymbiformis, indigenous Aloe dabenorisana Van Jaarsv. endemic Aloe denticulata (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Haworthia aristata Haw. indigenous Aloe dewetii Reynolds, indigenous Aloe dichotoma Masson, accepted as Aloidendron dichotomum (Masson) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe dichotoma Masson subsp. pillansii (L.Guthrie) Zonn. accepted as Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. Aloe dichotoma Masson subsp. ramosissima (Pillans) Zonn. accepted as Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. Aloe dichotoma Masson var. ramosissima (Pillans) Glen & D.S.Hardy, accepted as Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe dinteri A.Berger, accepted as Gonialoe dinteri (A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning Aloe distans Haw. endemic Aloe dolomitica Groenew. accepted as Aloe vryheidensis Groenew. Aloe dominella Reynolds, indigenous Aloe dyeri Schonland, indigenous Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck, indigenous Aloe erecta (Haw.) Salm-Dyck, accepted as Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe erecta (Haw.) Salm-Dyck var. laetevirens Salm-Dyck, accepted as Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe erecta (Haw.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno, indigenous Aloe excelsa A.Berger, indigenous Aloe excelsa A.Berger var. excelsa, indigenous Aloe falcata Baker, endemic Aloe fasciata (Willd.) Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe fasciata (Willd.) Salm-Dyck var. major Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley var. fasciata, indigenous Aloe fasciata (Willd.) Salm-Dyck var. minor Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley var. fasciata, indigenous Aloe ferox Mill. indigenous Aloe foliolosa Haw. accepted as Astroloba foliolosa (Haw.) Uitewaal, endemic Aloe fosteri Pillans, indigenous Aloe fouriei D.S.Hardy & Glen, endemic Aloe framesii L.Bolus, endemic Aloe gariepensis Pillans, indigenous Aloe gariusana Dinter, accepted as Aloe gariepensis Pillans Aloe gerstneri Reynolds, endemic Aloe glabrata Salm-Dyck, Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley var. glabrata (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe glabrata Salm-Dyck var. concolor Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley var. glabrata (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe glabrata Salm-Dyck var. perviridis Salm-Dyck, accepted as Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley var. glabrata (Salm-Dyck) G.D.Rowley Aloe glauca Mill. endemic Aloe glauca Mill. var. muricata (Schult.) Baker. accepted as Aloe glauca Mill. Aloe globuligemma Pole-Evans, indigenous Aloe gracilis Haw. accepted as Aloiampelos gracilis (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. endemic Aloe granata (Willd.) Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno, indigenous Aloe grandidentata Salm-Dyck, indigenous Aloe greatheadii Schonland, indigenous Aloe greatheadii Schonland var. davyana (Schonland) Glen & D.S.Hardy, indigenous Aloe greatheadii Schonland var. greatheadii, indigenous Aloe greenii Baker, indigenous Aloe haemanthifolia A.Berger & Marloth, accepted as Kumara haemanthifolia (A.Berger & Marloth) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning, endemic Aloe hahnii Gideon F.Sm. & Klopper, endemic Aloe hardyi Glen, endemic Aloe herbacea DC. accepted as Haworthia reticulata (Haw.) Haw. var. reticulata, indigenous Aloe herbacea Mill. accepted as Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn var. herbacea, indigenous Aloe hereroensis Engl. indigenous Aloe hereroensis Engl. var. hereroensis, indigenous Aloe hlangapies Groenew. accepted as Aloe ecklonis Salm-Dyck Aloe humilis (L.) Mill. endemic Aloe immaculata Pillans, endemic Aloe inconspicua Plowes, endemic Aloe integra Reynolds, indigenous Aloe jeppeae Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe kamnelii Van Jaarsv. endemic Aloe keithii Reynolds, accepted as Aloe parvibracteata Schonland Aloe khamiesensis Pillans, endemic Aloe knersvlakensis S.J.Marais, endemic Aloe kniphofioides Baker, indigenous Aloe komatiensis Reynolds, indigenous Aloe kouebokkeveldensis Van Jaarsv. & A.B.Low, endemic Aloe krapohliana Marloth, endemic Aloe kraussii Baker, indigenous Aloe laevigata Schult. & J.H.Schult. accepted as Tulista marginata (Lam.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous Aloe laxissima Reynolds, Aloe zebrina Baker Aloe lettyae Reynolds, endemic Aloe linearifolia A.Berger, mindigenous Aloe lineata (Aiton) Haw. endemic Aloe lineata (Aiton) Haw. var. lineata, endemic Aloe lineata (Aiton) Haw. var. muirii (Marloth) Reynolds, endemic Aloe littoralis Baker, indigenous Aloe longistyla Baker, endemic Aloe lutescens Groenew. indigenous Aloe maculata All. indigenous Aloe maculata All. subsp. ficksburgensis (Reynolds) Gideon F.Sm. indigenous Aloe maculata All. subsp. maculata, indigenous Aloe margaritifera (L.) Burm.f. accepted as Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley, indigenous