• Source: List of Celastrales of South Africa

The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. The 1200 to 1350 species are in about 100 genera. All but seven of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. 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)).
One family is 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.




Celastraceae


Family Celastraceae




= Allocassine

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Genus Allocassine:

Allocassine laurifolia (Harv.) N.Robson, indigenous




= Cassine

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Genus Cassine:

Cassine aethiopica Thunb. accepted as Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, present
Cassine barbara L. accepted as Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine burkeana (Sond.) Kuntze, accepted as Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. burkeanum (Sond.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine crocea (Thunb.) Kuntze, accepted as Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC. present
Cassine eucleiformis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, accepted as Robsonodendron eucleiforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine maritima (Bolus) F.Bolus & L.Bolus, accepted as Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine matabelicum (Loes.) Steedman, accepted as Elaeodendron matabelicum Loes.
Cassine papillosa (Hochst.) Kuntze, accepted as Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC. present
Cassine parvifolia Sond., endemic
Cassine peragua L. indigenous
Cassine peragua L. subsp. affinis (Sond.) R.H.Archer, endemic
Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer, endemic
Cassine peragua L. subsp. peragua, indigenous
Cassine reticulata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Codd, accepted as Lauridia reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh. present
Cassine stuhlmannii (Loes.) Blakelock, accepted as Elaeodendron schlechterianum (Loes.) Loes. present
Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Druce, accepted as Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine tetragona (L.f.) Loes., accepted as Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine tetragona (Thunb.) Loes., accepted as Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd, accepted as Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer, present




= Catha

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Genus Catha:

Catha abbottii A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, accepted as Lydenburgia abbottii (A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins) Steenkamp, A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, present
Catha campestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl, accepted as Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. indigenous
Catha transvaalensis Codd, accepted as Lydenburgia cassinoides N.Robson, present




= Celastrus

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Genus Celastrus:

Celastrus campestris Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Celastrus obtusus Thunb. accepted as Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Celastrus pyracanthus L. accepted as Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. endemic
Celastrus saxatilis Burch. accepted as Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
Celastrus tetragonus Thunb. accepted as Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, present
Celastrus verrucosus Sond. accepted as Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Szyszyl. endemic




= Elachyptera

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Genus Elachyptera:

Elachyptera parvifolia (Oliv.) N.Halle, indigenous




= Elaeodendron

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Genus Elaeodendron:

Elaeodendron croceum (Thunb.) DC. indigenous
Elaeodendron schinoides Spreng. endemic to Cape Provinces
Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer, indigenous
Elaeodendron zeyheri Spreng. ex Turcz. indigenous




= Empleuridium

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Genus Empleuridium:

Empleuridium juniperinum Sond. endemic




= Gloveria

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Genus Gloveria:

Gloveria integrifolia (L.f.) Jordaan, endemic




= Gymnosporia

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Genus Gymnosporia:

Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim, accepted as Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. present
Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. grandifolia Davison, accepted as Gymnosporia grandifolia (Davison) Jordaan, present
Gymnosporia angularis (Sond.) Sim var. orbiculata Davison, indigenous
Gymnosporia arenicola Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia buxifolia (L.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia crataegiflora Davidson, accepted as Gymnosporia woodii Szyszyl. present
Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia elliptica (Thunb.) Schonland, endemic
Gymnosporia filiformis Davidson, endemic
Gymnosporia gariepensis Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia glaucophylla Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia grandifolia (Davison) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia graniticola Jordaan, accepted as Gymnosporia swazica Jordaan
Gymnosporia harveyana Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia harveyana Loes. subsp. harveyana, indigenous
Gymnosporia hemipterocarpa Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. lanceolata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. linearis, endemic
Gymnosporia macrocarpa Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia maranguensis (Loes.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia markwardii Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. var. rubra (Harv.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. endemic
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. polyacantha, endemic
Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. subsp. vaccinifolia (P.Conrath) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia pubescens (N.Robson) Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes., indigenous
Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. subsp. putterlickioides, indigenous
Gymnosporia rubra (Harv.) Loes. endemic
Gymnosporia saxatilis (Burch.) Davison, accepted as Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. indigenous
Gymnosporia swazica Jordaan, indigenous
Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Gymnosporia uniflora Davison, indigenous
Gymnosporia vanwykii (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, endemic
Gymnosporia woodii Szyszyl. endemic




= Hippocratea

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Genus Hippocratea:

Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes. accepted as Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N.Halle var. africana, present
Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes. var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Robson, accepted as Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N.Halle var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Halle, present
Hippocratea buchananii Loes. accepted as Reissantia buchananii (Loes.) N.Halle
Hippocratea crenata (Klotzsch) K.Schum. & Loes. accepted as Loeseneriella crenata (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle var. crenata, present
Hippocratea delagoensis Loes. accepted as Prionostemma delagoensis (Loes.) N.Halle var. delagoensis, present
Hippocratea indica Willd. accepted as Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, present
Hippocratea longipetiolata Oliv. accepted as Pristimera longipetiolata (Oliv.) N.Halle, present
Hippocratea parviflora N.E.Br. accepted as Reissantia parviflora (N.E.Br.) N.Halle
Hippocratea parvifolia Oliv. accepted as Elachyptera parvifolia (Oliv.) N.Halle, present
Hippocratea schlechteri Loes. var. peglerae Loes. accepted as Pristimera bojeri (Tul.) N.Halle, present




= Lauridia

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Genus Lauridia:

Lauridia reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic
Lauridia rupicola Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Lauridia reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh. present
Lauridia tetragona (L.f.) R.H.Archer, indigenous




= Loeseneriella

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Genus Loeseneriella:

Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N.Halle var. richardiana (Cambess.) N.Halle, indigenous
Loeseneriella crenata (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle, indigenous
Loeseneriella crenata (Klotzsch) R.Wilczek ex N.Halle var. crenata, indigenous




= Lydenburgia

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Genus Lydenburgia:

Lydenburgia abbottii (A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins) Steenkamp, A.E.van Wyk & M.Prins, endemic
Lydenburgia cassinoides N.Robson, endemic




= Maurocenia

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Genus Maurocenia:

Maurocenia frangula Mill. endemic
Maurocenia frangularia Willd., accepted as Maurocenia frangula Mill. endemic




= Maytenus

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Genus Maytenus:

Maytenus abbottii A.E.van Wyk, endemic
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes. var. acuminata, indigenous
Maytenus albata (N.E.Br.) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, indigenous
Maytenus bachmannii (Loes.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia bachmannii Loes. present
Maytenus capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. present
Maytenus cordata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus deflexa (Sprague) E.Schmidt bis & Jordaan, endemic
Maytenus heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.Robson subsp. glauca N.Robson, accepted as Gymnosporia glaucophylla Jordaan, present
Maytenus ilicina (Burch.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus lucida (L.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus monococca (Davison) Loes. endemic
Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock, accepted as Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Blakelock var. rubra (Harv.) Blakelock, accepted as Gymnosporia rubra (Harv.) Loes. present
Maytenus nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. present
Maytenus oleoides (Lam.) Loes. endemic
Maytenus oleosa A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer, endemic
Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson, accepted as Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
Maytenus peduncularis (Sond.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus polyacantha (Sond.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia polyacantha (Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous
Maytenus procumbens (L.f.) Loes. indigenous
Maytenus pubescens N.Robson, accepted as Gymnosporia pubescens (N.Robson) Jordaan, present
Maytenus putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as Gymnosporia putterlickioides Loes. subsp. putterlickioides, present
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell, accepted as Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. present
Maytenus tenuispina (Sond.) Marais, accepted as Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl. present
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock, indigenous
Maytenus vanwykii R.H.Archer, accepted as Gymnosporia vanwykii (R.H.Archer) Jordaan, present




= Mystroxylon

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Genus Mystroxylon:

Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. indigenous
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, endemic
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. burkeanum (Sond.) R.H.Archer, endemic
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
Mystroxylon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. subsp. aethiopicum, present
Mystroxylon reticulatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. accepted as Lauridia reticulata Eckl. & Zeyh. present




= Pleurostylia

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Genus Pleurostylia:

Pleurostylia capensis (Turcz.) Loes. indigenous




= Prionostemma

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Genus Prionostemma:

Prionostemma delagoensis (Loes.) N.Halle, indigenous
Prionostemma delagoensis (Loes.) N.Halle var. delagoensis, endemic




= Pristimera

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Genus Pristimera:

Pristimera bojeri (Tul.) N.Halle, indigenous
Pristimera delagoensis (Loes.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
Pristimera delagoensis (Loes.) R.H.Archer var. delagoensis, indigenous
Pristimera longipetiolata (Oliv.) N.Halle, indigenous




= Pseudosalacia

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Genus Pseudosalacia:

Pseudosalacia streyi Codd, endemic




= Pterocelastrus

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Genus Pterocelastrus:

Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br. indigenous
Pterocelastrus galpinii Loes. indigenous
Pterocelastrus rostratus (Thunb.) Walp. indigenous
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp. endemic




= Putterlickia

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Genus Putterlickia:

Putterlickia neglecta Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous
Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. endemic
Putterlickia retrospinosa A.E.van Wyk & Mostert, endemic
Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan, endemic
Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Szyszyl. indigenous




= Reissantia

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Genus Reissantia:

Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle, indigenous
Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Halle var. orientalis N.Halle & B.Mathew, indigenous




= Robsonodendron

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Genus Robsonodendron:

Robsonodendron eucleiforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.H.Archer, indigenous
Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer, endemic




= Salacia

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Genus Salacia:

Salacia gerrardii Harv. ex Sprague, endemic
Salacia kraussii (Harv.) Harv. indigenous
Salacia leptoclada Tul. indigenous
Salacia rehmannii Schinz, endemic
Salacia transvaalensis Burtt Davy, accepted as Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R.H.Archer




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of Celastrales of South Africa
• Lists of flowering plants of South Africa
• List of basal asterid families
• Khat
• List of COM-clade families
• Cunonia
• Cunonia capensis
• List of malvid families
• Pseudosalacia
• Platylophus trifoliatus