• Source: 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. 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).
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)).
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


Family: Brassicaceae,




= Alyssum

=
Genus Alyssum:

Alyssum minutum Schltdl. ex DC. not indigenous, naturalised




= Aplanodes

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Genus Aplanodes:

Aplanodes doidgeana Marais, endemic
Aplanodes sisymbrioides (Schltr.) Marais, indigenous




= Arabidopsis

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Genus Arabidopsis:

Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. not indigenous, naturalised




= Barbarea

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Genus Barbarea:

Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch. not indigenous, naturalised




= Brachycarpaea

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Genus Brachycarpaea:

Brachycarpaea juncea (P.J.Bergius) Marais, accepted as Heliophila juncea (P.J.Bergius) Druce, endemic




= Brassica

=
Genus Brassica:

Brassica elongata Ehrh. subsp, elongata, not indigenous, naturalised
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss. not indigenous, naturalised
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch, not indigenous, naturalised
Brassica rapa L. not indigenous, naturalised
Brassica tournefortii Gouan, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive




= Camelina

=
Genus Camelina:

Camelina rumelica Velen. not indigenous, naturalised




= Capsella

=
Genus Capsella:

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. not indigenous, naturalised




= Cardamine

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Genus Cardamine:

Cardamine africana L. indigenous
Cardamine flexuosa With. not indigenous, naturalised
Cardamine hirsuta L. not indigenous, naturalised
Cardamine impatiens L. not indigenous, naturalised
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. subsp, trichocarpa, endemic




= Cardaria

=
Genus Cardaria:

Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. accepted as Lepidium draba L. not indigenous, naturalised




= Chamira

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Genus Chamira:

Chamira circaeoides (L.f.) Zahlbr. endemic




= Cheiranthus

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Genus Cheiranthus:

Cheiranthus linearis Thunb. accepted as Heliophila linearis DC. var, linearis, indigenous




= Coronopus

=
Genus Coronopus:

Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. not indigenous, naturalised
Coronopus integrifolius (DC.) Spreng. not indigenous, naturalised
Lepidium coronopus (L.) Al-Shehbaz (formerly Coronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch.) not indigenous, naturalised




= Crambe

=
Genus Crambe:

Crambe hispanica L. not indigenous, naturalised




= Cycloptychis

=
Genus Cycloptychis:

Cycloptychis marlothii O.E.Schulz, accepted as Heliophila hurkana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Cycloptychis virgata (Thunb.) E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as Heliophila maraisiana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic




= Descurainia

=
Genus Descurainia:

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl, not indigenous, naturalised




= Diplotaxis

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Genus Diplotaxis:

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




= Eruca

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Genus Eruca:

Eruca sativa Mill. not indigenous, naturalised




= Erucastrum

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Genus Erucastrum:

Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick, indigenous
Erucastrum griquense (N.E.Br.) O.E.Schulz, indigenous
Erucastrum strigosum (Thunb.) O.E.Schulz, indigenous




= Heliophila

=
Genus Heliophila:

Heliophila acuminata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. endemic
Heliophila adpressa O.E.Schulz, endemic
Heliophila affinis Sond. endemic
Heliophila africana (L.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila alpina Marais, indigenous
Heliophila amplexicaulis L.f. endemic
Heliophila arenaria Sond. indigenous
Heliophila arenaria Sond. var, acocksii Marais, endemic
Heliophila arenaria Sond. var, agtertuinensis (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
Heliophila arenaria Sond. var, arenaria, endemic
Heliophila arenaria Sond. var, glabrescens (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
Heliophila arenosa Schltr. endemic
Heliophila brachycarpa Meisn. endemic
Heliophila brassicifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Heliophila bulbostyla P.E.Barnes, endemic
Heliophila callosa (L.f.) DC. endemic
Heliophila carnosa (Thunb.) Steud. indigenous
Heliophila cedarbergensis Marais, endemic
Heliophila cinerea Marais, endemic
Heliophila collina O.E.Schulz, endemic
Heliophila concatenata Sond. endemic
Heliophila cornellsbergia B.J.Pienaar & Nicholas, endemic
Heliophila cornuta Sond. indigenous
Heliophila cornuta Sond. var, cornuta, indigenous
Heliophila cornuta Sond. var, squamata (Schltr.) Marais, indigenous
Heliophila coronopifolia L. indigenous
Heliophila crithmifolia Willd. indigenous
Heliophila cuneata Marais, endemic
Heliophila descurva Schltr. endemic
Heliophila deserticola Schltr. var, deserticola, indigenous
Heliophila deserticola Schltr. var, micrantha A.Schreib. indigenous
Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. indigenous
Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. var, diffusa, endemic
Heliophila diffusa (Thunb.) DC. var, flacca (Sond.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila digitata L.f. endemic
Heliophila dregeana Sond. endemic
Heliophila elata Sond. indigenous
Heliophila elata Sond. var, elata, endemic
Heliophila elata Sond. var, pillansii Marais, endemic
Heliophila elongata (Thunb.) DC. endemic
Heliophila ephemera P.A.Bean, endemic
Heliophila esterhuyseniae Marais, endemic
Heliophila eximia Marais, indigenous
Heliophila filicaulis Marais, endemic
Heliophila formosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous
Heliophila gariepina Schltr. endemic
Heliophila glauca Burch. ex DC. endemic
Heliophila hurkana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Heliophila juncea (P.J.Bergius) Druce, endemic
Heliophila katbergensis Marais, endemic
Heliophila laciniata Marais, endemic
Heliophila lactea Schltr. indigenous
Heliophila latisiliqua E.Mey. ex Sond. var, latisiliqua, accepted as Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var, thunbergii, present
Heliophila latisiliqua E.Mey. ex Sond. var, macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais, accepted as Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var, macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) B.Nord. present
Heliophila leptophylla Schltr. endemic
Heliophila linearifolia Burch. ex DC. var, filifolia Sond. accepted as Heliophila coronopifolia L.
Heliophila linearis DC. endemic
Heliophila linearis DC. var, linearifolia (Burch. ex DC.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila linearis DC. var, linearis, endemic
Heliophila linearis DC. var, reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila linoides Schltr. endemic
Heliophila macowaniana Schltr. endemic
Heliophila macra Schltr. endemic
Heliophila macrosperma Burch. ex DC. endemic
Heliophila maraisiana Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Heliophila meyeri Sond. indigenous
Heliophila meyeri Sond. var, meyeri, endemic
Heliophila meyeri Sond. var, minor Marais, endemic
Heliophila minima (Stephens) Marais, indigenous
Heliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Heliophila namaquana Bolus, endemic
Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Heliophila nubigena Schltr. endemic
Heliophila patens Oliv. endemic
Heliophila pectinata Burch. ex DC. endemic
Heliophila pendula Willd. endemic
Heliophila pinnata L.f. endemic
Heliophila promontorii Marais, endemic
Heliophila pubescens Burch. ex Sond. endemic
Heliophila pusilla L.f. indigenous
Heliophila pusilla L.f. var, lanceolata (Adamson) Marais, endemic
Heliophila pusilla L.f. var, macrosperma Marais, endemic
Heliophila pusilla L.f. var, pusilla, endemic
Heliophila pusilla L.f. var, setacea (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila ramosissima O.E.Schulz, endemic
Heliophila refracta Sond. endemic
Heliophila remotiflora O.E.Schulz, endemic
Heliophila rigidiuscula Sond. indigenous
Heliophila rimicola Marais, endemic
Heliophila scandens Harv. endemic
Heliophila schulzii Marais, endemic
Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. var, aspera (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila scoparia Burch. ex DC. var, scoparia, endemic
Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var, marlothii (O.E.Schulz) Marais, endemic
Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var, nigellifolia (Schltr.) Marais, endemic
Heliophila seselifolia Burch. ex DC. var, seselifolia, indigenous
Heliophila suavissima Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Heliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic
Heliophila subulata Burch. ex DC. endemic
Heliophila tabularis Wolley-Dod, endemic
Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. indigenous
Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var, macrostylis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) B.Nord. endemic
Heliophila thunbergii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var, thunbergii, endemic
Heliophila tricuspidata Schltr. endemic
Heliophila trifurca Burch. ex DC. indigenous
Heliophila tulbaghensis Schinz, endemic
Heliophila variabilis Burch. ex DC. indigenous




= Hirschfeldia

=
Genus Hirschfeldia:

Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. not indigenous, naturalised




= Hymenolobus

=
Genus Hymenolobus:

Hymenolobus procumbens (L.) Nutt. in Torr. & A.Gray, not indigenous, naturalised




= Lepidium

=
Genus Lepidium:

Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. indigenous
Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp, africanum, indigenous
Lepidium africanum (Burm.f.) DC. subsp, divaricatum (Aiton) Jonsell, indigenous
Lepidium basuticum Marais, indigenous
Lepidium bipinnatum Thunb. endemic
Lepidium bonariense L. not indigenous, naturalised
Lepidium campestre R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
Lepidium capense Thunb. endemic
Lepidium desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
Lepidium draba L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Lepidium ecklonii Schrad. endemic
Lepidium flexuosum Thunb. endemic
Lepidium mossii Thell. endemic
Lepidium myriocarpum Sond. indigenous
Lepidium pinnatum Thunb. endemic
Lepidium schinzii Thell. indigenous
Lepidium schlechteri Thell. endemic
Lepidium suluense Marais, indigenous
Lepidium transvaalense Marais, indigenous
Lepidium trifurcum Sond. indigenous
Lepidium virginicum L. not indigenous, naturalised




= Lobularia

=
Genus Lobularia:

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. not indigenous, naturalised




= Matthiola

=
Genus Matthiola:

Matthiola bicornis (Sibth. & Sm.) DC. not indigenous, naturalised
Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
Matthiola torulosa (Thunb.) DC. indigenous




= Nasturtium

=
Genus Nasturtium:

Nasturtium officinale R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive




= Raphanus

=
Genus Raphanus:

Raphanus raphanistrum L. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Raphanus sativus L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised




= Rapistrum

=
Genus Rapistrum:

Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive




= Rorippa

=
Genus Rorippa:

Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. indigenous
Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var, caledonica (Sond.) Marais, indigenous
Rorippa fluviatilis (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Thell. var, fluviatilis, indigenous
Rorippa madagascariensis (DC.) Hara, indigenous
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek, accepted as Nasturtium officinale R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised
Rorippa nudiuscula Thell. indigenous




= Schlechteria

=
Genus Schlechteria:

Schlechteria capensis Bolus, accepted as Heliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. endemic




= Silicularia

=
Genus Silicularia:

Silicularia polygaloides (Schltr.) Marais, accepted as Heliophila polygaloides Schltr. endemic




= Sinapis

=
Genus Sinapis:

Sinapis alba L. not indigenous, naturalised
Sinapis arvensis L. not indigenous, naturalised




= Sisymbrium

=
Genus Sisymbrium:

Sisymbrium burchellii DC. indigenous
Sisymbrium burchellii DC. var, burchellii, indigenous
Sisymbrium capense Thunb. indigenous
Sisymbrium irio L. not indigenous, naturalised
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. not indigenous, naturalised
Sisymbrium orientale L. not indigenous, naturalised
Sisymbrium thellungii O.E.Schulz, accepted as Erucastrum austroafricanum Al-Shehbaz & Warwick, indigenous
Sisymbrium turczaninowii Sond. indigenous




= Thlaspeocarpa

=
Genus Thlaspeocarpa:

Thlaspeocarpa capensis (Sond.) C.A.Sm. accepted as Heliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. present
Thlaspeocarpa namaquensis Marais, accepted as Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. present




= Thlaspi

=
Genus Thlaspi:

Thlaspi arvense L. not indigenous, naturalised




= Turritis

=
Genus Turritis:

Turritis glabra L. not indigenous, naturalised




Capparaceae


Family: Capparaceae,




= Bachmannia

=
Genus Bachmannia:

Bachmannia woodii (Oliv.) Gilg, endemic




= Boscia

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Genus Boscia:

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

=
Genus Cadaba:

Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild, indigenous
Cadaba natalensis Sond. indigenous
Cadaba termitaria N.E.Br. indigenous




= Capparis

=
Genus Capparis:

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:

Cladostemon kirkii (Oliv.) Pax & Gilg, indigenous




= Courbonia

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Genus Courbonia:

Courbonia edulis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. accepted as Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf, present




= Maerua

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Genus Maerua:

Maerua angolensis DC. indigenous
Maerua angolensis DC. subsp, angolensis, indigenous
Maerua brevipetiolata Killick, indigenous
Maerua cafra (DC.) Pax, indigenous
Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf, indigenous
Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf, indigenous
Maerua gilgii Schinz, indigenous
Maerua juncea Pax, indigenous
Maerua juncea Pax subsp, crustata (Wild) Wild, indigenous
Maerua nervosa (Hochst.) Oliv. endemic
Maerua parvifolia Pax, indigenous
Maerua racemulosa (A.DC.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
Maerua rosmarinoides (Sond.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
Maerua schinzii Pax, indigenous




= Thilachium

=
Genus Thilachium:

Thilachium africanum Lour. indigenous




Cleomaceae


Family: Cleomaceae,




= Cleome

=
Genus Cleome:

Cleome angustifolia Forssk. indigenous
Cleome angustifolia Forssk. subsp, diandra (Burch.) Kers, indigenous
Cleome angustifolia Forssk. subsp, petersiana (Klotzsch ex Sond.) Kers, indigenous
Cleome bororensis (Klotzsch) Oliv. indigenous
Cleome conrathii Burtt Davy, indigenous
Cleome foliosa Hook.f. indigenous
Cleome foliosa Hook.f. var, lutea (Sond.) Codd & Kers, indigenous
Cleome gynandra L. indigenous
Cleome hassleriana Chodat, accepted as Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive
Cleome hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv. indigenous
Cleome kalachariensis (Schinz) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. indigenous
Cleome maculata (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Cleome monophylla L. indigenous
Cleome oxyphylla Burch. indigenous
Cleome oxyphylla Burch. var, oxyphylla, indigenous
Cleome oxyphylla Burch. var, robusta Kers, endemic
Cleome paxii (Schinz) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. indigenous
Cleome rubella Burch. indigenous
Cleome schlechteri Briq. endemic




= Tarenaya

=
Genus Tarenaya:

Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) Iltis, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive




Resedaceae


Family: Resedaceae,




= Oligomeris

=
Genus Oligomeris:

Oligomeris dipetala (Aiton) Turcz. indigenous
Oligomeris dipetala (Aiton) Turcz. var, dipetala, indigenous
Oligomeris dregeana (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. indigenous




= Reseda

=
Genus Reseda:

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




Salvadoraceae


Family: Salvadoraceae,




= Azima

=
Genus Azima:

Azima tetracantha Lam. indigenous




= Salvadora

=
Genus Salvadora:

Salvadora australis Schweick. indigenous
Salvadora persica L. indigenous
Salvadora persica L. var, persica, indigenous
Salvadora persica L. var, pubescens Brenan, indigenous




Tropaeolaceae


Family: Tropaeolaceae,




= Tropaeolum

=
Genus Tropaeolum:

Tropaeolum majus L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised, invasive
Tropaeolum speciosum Poepp. & Endl. not indigenous, naturalised, invasive




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of Brassicales of South Africa
• Lists of flowering plants of South Africa
• List of malvid families
• Moringa (genus)
• Moringa oleifera
• Brassicaceae
• Capparis decidua
• Capparis tomentosa
• Eruca vesicaria
• Maerua racemulosa