Boraginales is a valid taxonomic name at the rank of order for a group of flowering plants. It includes Boraginaceae and closely related asterid families. The Boraginales include about 125 genera, 2,700 species and its herbs, shrubs, trees and lianas (vines) have a worldwide distribution. In the 2016 APG IV system Boraginales is an order with only one family Boraginaceae, which includes the former family Codonaceae. At the time of the APG IV consensus there was insufficient support to divide this monophyletic group further.

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.

Boraginaceae Family: Boraginaceae

Afrotysonia Genus Afrotysonia: Afrotysonia africana (Bolus) Rauschert, endemic Afrotysonia glochidiata (R.R.Mill) R.R.Mill, indigenous

Amsinckia Genus Amsinckia: Amsinckia calycina (Moris) Chater, not indigenous Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. not indigenous Amsinckia retrorsa Suksd. not indigenous

Anchusa Genus Anchusa: Anchusa azurea Mill. not indigenous Anchusa capensis Thunb. indigenous Anchusa riparia A.DC. indigenous

Buglossoides Genus Buglossoides: Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M.Johnst. not indigenous

Codon Genus Codon: Codon royenii L. indigenous Codon schenckii Schinz, indigenous

Coldenia Genus Coldenia: Coldenia procumbens L. indigenous

Cordia Genus Cordia: Cordia africana Lam. indigenous Cordia caffra Sond. indigenous Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. indigenous Cordia monoica Roxb. indigenous Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC. indigenous Cordia quercifolia Klotzsch, indigenous Cordia sinensis Lam. indigenous

Cynoglossum Genus Cynoglossum: Cynoglossum alticola Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & J.R.Drumm. not indigenous Cynoglossum austroafricanum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous Cynoglossum geometricum Baker & C.H.Wright, indigenous Cynoglossum hispidum Thunb. indigenous Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. indigenous Cynoglossum obtusicalyx Retief & A.E.van Wyk, endemic Cynoglossum spelaeum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt, indigenous

Echiostachys Genus Echiostachys: Echiostachys ecklonianus (H.Buek) Levyns, endemic Echiostachys incanus (Thunb.) Levyns, endemic Echiostachys spicatus (Burm.f.) Levyns, endemic

Echium Genus Echium: Echium candicans L.f. not indigenous; cultivated, invasive Echium plantagineum L. not indigenous, invasive Echium simplex DC. not indigenous Echium vulgare L. not indigenous, invasive

Ehretia Genus Ehretia: Ehretia alba Retief & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous Ehretia amoena Klotzsch, indigenous Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex A.DC. indigenous Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce, indigenous Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce subsp. nervifolia Retief & A.E.van Wyk, indigenous Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce subsp. rigida, endemic Ehretia rigida (Thunb.) Druce subsp. silvatica Retief & A.E.van Wyk, endemic

Heliotropium Genus Heliotropium: Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl, not indigenous, invasive Heliotropium burmanni Roem. & Schult. accepted as Heliotropium tubulosum E.Mey. ex A.DC. present Heliotropium capense Lehm. accepted as Heliotropium supinum L. present Heliotropium ciliatum Kaplan, indigenous Heliotropium curassavicum L. not indigenous Heliotropium europaeum L. not indigenous, invasive Heliotropium giessii Friedr.-Holzh. indigenous Heliotropium hereroense Schinz, indigenous Heliotropium indicum L. not indigenous Heliotropium lineare (A.DC.) Gurke, indigenous Heliotropium nelsonii C.H.Wright, indigenous Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. indigenous Heliotropium steudneri Vatke, indigenous Heliotropium strigosum Willd. indigenous Heliotropium supinum L. not indigenous Heliotropium tubulosum E.Mey. ex A.DC. indigenous Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam. indigenous

Lappula Genus Lappula: Lappula capensis (A.DC.) Gurke, indigenous Lappula cynoglossoides (Lam.) Gurke, accepted as Lappula capensis (A.DC.) Gurke, present Lappula eckloniana Brand, accepted as Lappula capensis (A.DC.) Gurke, present Lappula heteracantha Ledeb. not indigenous Lappula squarrosa (L.) Dumort. subsp. heteracantha (Ledeb.) Chater, accepted as Lappula heteracantha Ledeb. not indigenous

Lithospermum Genus Lithospermum: Lithospermum affine A.DC. endemic Lithospermum afromontanum Weim. indigenous Lithospermum cinereum A.DC. indigenous Lithospermum diversifolium A.DC. indigenous Lithospermum flexuosum Lehm. indigenous Lithospermum hirsutum E.Mey. ex A.DC. endemic Lithospermum inornatum A.DC. accepted as Lithospermum cinereum A.DC. present Lithospermum papillosum Thunb. indigenous Lithospermum scabrum Thunb. endemic

Lobostemon Genus Lobostemon: Lobostemon argenteus (P.J.Bergius) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon belliformis M.H.Buys, endemic Lobostemon bolusii Levyns, accepted as Lobostemon capitatus (L.) H.Buek, present Lobostemon capitatus (L.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon collinus Schltr. ex C.H.Wright, endemic Lobostemon curvifolius H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon daltonii M.H.Buys, endemic Lobostemon decorus Levyns, endemic Lobostemon echioides Lehm. endemic Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon glaber (Vahl) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon glaucophyllus (Jacq.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon gracilis Levyns, endemic Lobostemon grandiflorus (Andrews) Levyns, accepted as Lobostemon regulareflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys, present Lobostemon hispidus DC. & A.DC. accepted as Lobostemon glaber (Vahl) H.Buek, present Lobostemon horridus Levyns, endemic Lobostemon hottentoticus Levyns, endemic Lobostemon inconspicuus Levyns, accepted as Lobostemon capitatus (L.) H.Buek, present Lobostemon laevigatus (L.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon lucidus (Lehm.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon marlothii Levyns, endemic Lobostemon montanus H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon muirii Levyns, endemic Lobostemon oederiaefolius A.DC. endemic Lobostemon paniculatus (Thunb.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon paniculiformis A.DC. endemic Lobostemon pearsonii Levyns, accepted as Lobostemon glaucophyllus (Jacq.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon regulareflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys, endemic Lobostemon sanguineus Schltr. endemic Lobostemon stachydeus A.DC. indigenous Lobostemon strigosus (Lehm.) H.Buek, endemic Lobostemon trichotomus (Thunb.) DC. endemic Lobostemon trigonus (Thunb.) H.Buek, endemic

Myosotis Genus Myosotis: Myosotis afropalustris C.H.Wright, indigenous Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill, not indigenous, invasive Myosotis discolor Pers. not indigenous Myosotis galpinii C.H.Wright, indigenous Myosotis graminifolia A.DC. indigenous Myosotis semiamplexicaulis A.DC. indigenous Myosotis stricta Link ex Roem. & Schult. not indigenous, invasive Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm. not indigenous

Phacelia Genus Phacelia: Phacelia artemisioides Griseb. not indigenous

Rochelia Genus Rochelia: Rochelia disperma (L.f.) K.Koch, not indigenous

Symphytum Genus Symphytum: Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp. not indigenous

Trichodesma Genus Trichodesma: Trichodesma africanum (L.) Lehm. indigenous Trichodesma angustifolium Harv. indigenous Trichodesma angustifolium Harv. subsp. angustifolium, indigenous Trichodesma physaloides (Fenzl) A.DC. indigenous Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. indigenous

Wellstedia Genus Wellstedia: Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. indigenous Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. subsp. dinteri, indigenous Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. var. dinteri, accepted as Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. subsp. dinteri, present Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. var. gracilior Hunt, accepted as Wellstedia dinteri Pilg. subsp. gracilior (D.R.Hunt) Retief & A.E.van Wyk

Wigandia Genus Wigandia: Wigandia caracasana Kunth, accepted as Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) Gibson, not indigenous, invasive Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) Gibson, not indigenous, invasive

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