List of Malvales of South Africa

Malvales is an order of flowering plants. As circumscribed by APG II-system, the order includes about 6000 species within 9 families. The order is placed in the eurosids II, which are part of the eudicots. The plants are mostly shrubs and trees; most of its families have a cosmopolitan distribution in the tropics and subtropics, with limited expansion into temperate regions. The morphology of Malvales is diverse, with few common characteristics. Among those most commonly encountered are palmate leaves, connate sepals, and a specific structure and chemical composition of the seeds. The cortex is often fibrous, built of soft phloem layers.

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.

Balanophoraceae Family: Balanophoraceae,

Mystropetalon Genus Mystropetalon: Mystropetalon thomii Harv. endemic

Sarcophyte Genus Sarcophyte: Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. indigenous Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. subsp. sanguinea, indigenous

Cistaceae Family: Cistaceae,

Cistus Genus Cistus: Cistus ladanifer L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised

Cytinaceae Family: Cytinaceae,

Cytinus Genus Cytinus: Cytinus capensis Marloth, endemic Cytinus sanguineus (Thunb.) Fourc. endemic Cytinus visseri Burgoyne, indigenous

Malvaceae Family: Malvaceae,

Abelmoschus Genus Abelmoschus: Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench var. esculentus, not indigenous, naturalised

Abutilon Genus Abutilon: Abutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. indigenous Abutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var. angulatum, indigenous Abutilon angulatum (Guill. & Perr.) Mast. var. macrophyllum (Baker f.) Hochr. indigenous Abutilon austro-africanum Hochr. indigenous Abutilon dinteri Ulbr. indigenous Abutilon englerianum Ulbr. indigenous Abutilon flanaganii A.Meeuse, endemic Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr. indigenous Abutilon galpinii A.Meeuse, indigenous Abutilon grandiflorum G.Don, indigenous Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet, endemic Abutilon grantii A.Meeuse, indigenous Abutilon guineense (Schumach.) Baker f. & Exell, indigenous Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet, indigenous Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet var. hirtum, indigenous Abutilon lauraster Hochr. indigenous Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. indigenous Abutilon mendoncae Baker f. accepted as Abutilon pycnodon Hochr. present Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised Abutilon piloso-cinereum A.Meeuse, indigenous Abutilon pycnodon Hochr. indigenous Abutilon ramosum (Cav.) Guill. & Perr. indigenous Abutilon rehmannii Baker f. indigenous Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet, indigenous Abutilon theophrasti Medik. not indigenous, naturalised

Adansonia Genus Adansonia: Adansonia digitata L. indigenous Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw. Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey. Wabuyele & C.E.Vickers, accepted as Adansonia digitata L. indigenous

Althaea Genus Althea: Althaea ludwigii L. indigenous

Anisodontea Genus Anisodontea: Anisodontea alexandri (Baker f.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea anomala (Link & Otto) Bates, endemic Anisodontea biflora (Desr.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea bryoniifolia (L.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea capensis (L.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea dissecta (Harv.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea elegans (Cav.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea fruticosa (P.J.Bergius) Bates, endemic Anisodontea gracilis Bates, endemic Anisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates, indigenous Anisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp. julii, indigenous Anisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp. pannosa (Bolus) Bates, endemic Anisodontea julii (Burch. ex DC.) Bates subsp. prostrata (E.Mey. ex Turcz.) Bates, indigenous Anisodontea malvastroides (Baker f.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates, endemic Anisodontea racemosa (Harv.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea reflexa (J.C.Wendl.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea scabrosa (L.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea setosa (Harv.) Bates, endemic Anisodontea theronii Bates, endemic Anisodontea triloba (Thunb.) Bates, endemic

Anoda Genus Anoda: Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl. not indigenous, naturalised

Azanza Genus Azanza: Azanza garckeana (F.Hoffm.) Exell & Hillc. indigenous

Brachychiton Genus Brachychiton: Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. not indigenous, naturalised

Cienfuegosia Genus Cienfuegosia: Cienfuegosia digitata Cav. indigenous Cienfuegosia gerrardii (Harv.) Hochr. indigenous Cienfuegosia hildebrandtii Garcke, indigenous

Cola Genus Cola: Cola greenwayi Brenan, indigenous Cola greenwayi Brenan var. greenwayi, indigenous Cola natalensis Oliv. indigenous

Corchorus Genus Corchorus: Corchorus argillicola M.J.Moeaha & P.J.D.Winter, indigenous Corchorus asplenifolius Burch. indigenous Corchorus confusus Wild, indigenous Corchorus junodii (Schinz) N.E.Br. indigenous Corchorus kirkii N.E.Br. indigenous Corchorus longipedunculatus Mast. indigenous Corchorus olitorius L. not indigenous, naturalised Corchorus olitorius L. var. olitorius, not indigenous, naturalised Corchorus pinnatipartitus Wild, indigenous Corchorus psammophilus Codd, indigenous Corchorus schimperi Cufod. indigenous Corchorus sulcatus I.Verd. endemic Corchorus tridens L. not indigenous, naturalised Corchorus trilocularis L. not indigenous, cultivated, naturalised Corchorus velutinus Wild, indigenous

Dombeya Genus Dombeya: Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. endemic Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv. indigenous Dombeya cymosa Harv. indigenous Dombeya kirkii Mast. indigenous Dombeya pulchra N.E.Br. indigenous Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch. var. rotundifolia, indigenous Dombeya tiliacea (Endl.) Planch. endemic

Gossypioides Genus Gossypioides: Gossypioides kirkii (Mast.) J.B.Hutch. indigenous

Gossypium Genus Gossypium: Gossypium herbaceum L. indigenous Gossypium herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen, indigenous

Grewia Genus Grewia: Grewia afra Meisn. indigenous Grewia avellana Hiern, indigenous Grewia bicolor Juss. indigenous Grewia bicolor Juss. var. bicolor, indigenous Grewia flava DC. indigenous Grewia flavescens Juss. indigenous Grewia flavescens Juss. var. olukondae (Schinz) Wild, accepted as Grewia olukondae Schinz, indigenous Grewia gracillima Wild, indigenous Grewia hexamita Burret, indigenous Grewia hispida Harv. endemic Grewia hornbyi Wild, indigenous Grewia inaequilatera Garcke, indigenous Grewia lasiocarpa E.Mey. ex Harv. endemic Grewia microthyrsa K.Schum. ex Burret, indigenous Grewia monticola Sond. indigenous Grewia occidentalis L. indigenous Grewia occidentalis L. var. occidentalis, indigenous Grewia olukondae Schinz, indigenous Grewia pondoensis Burret, endemic Grewia retinervis Burret, indigenous Grewia robusta Burch. endemic Grewia rogersii Burtt Davy & Greenway, endemic Grewia subspathulata N.E.Br. indigenous Grewia sulcata Mast. indigenous Grewia sulcata Mast. var. sulcata, indigenous Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori, indigenous Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori var. tenax, accepted as Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori, indigenous Grewia vernicosa Schinz, endemic Grewia villosa Willd. indigenous Grewia villosa Willd. var. villosa, indigenous

Hermannia Genus Hermannia: Hermannia abrotanoides Schrad. indigenous Hermannia affinis K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia alnifolia L. endemic Hermannia althaeifolia L. endemic Hermannia althaeoides Link, endemic Hermannia amoena Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. indigenous Hermannia angularis Jacq. endemic Hermannia antonii I.Verd. endemic Hermannia aspera J.C.Wendl. endemic Hermannia auricoma (Szyszyl.) K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia bicolor Engl. & Dinter, indigenous Hermannia boraginiflora Hook. indigenous Hermannia brachymalla K.Schum. endemic Hermannia bryoniifolia Burch. endemic Hermannia burchellii (Sweet) I.Verd. indigenous Hermannia burkei Burtt Davy, indigenous Hermannia cernua Thunb. indigenous Hermannia coccocarpa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, indigenous Hermannia comosa Burch. ex DC. indigenous Hermannia concinnifolia I.Verd. endemic Hermannia confusa T.M.Salter, endemic Hermannia conglomerata Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Hermannia cordata (E.Mey. ex E.Phillips) De Winter, endemic Hermannia cordifolia Harv. endemic Hermannia cristata Bolus, indigenous Hermannia cuneifolia Jacq. indigenous Hermannia cuneifolia Jacq. var. cuneifolia, indigenous Hermannia cuneifolia Jacq. var. glabrescens (Harv.) I.Verd. indigenous Hermannia damarana Baker f. indigenous Hermannia decipiens E.Mey. ex Harv. endemic Hermannia decumbens Willd. ex Spreng. endemic Hermannia denudata L.f. indigenous Hermannia denudata L.f. var. denudata, endemic Hermannia denudata L.f. var. erecta (N.E.Br.) Burtt Davy & Greenway, endemic Hermannia depressa N.E.Br. indigenous Hermannia desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous Hermannia diffusa L.f. indigenous Hermannia disermifolia Jacq. indigenous Hermannia disticha Schrad. endemic Hermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. indigenous Hermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. var. diversistipula, indigenous Hermannia diversistipula C.Presl ex Harv. var. graciliflora I.Verd. endemic Hermannia eenii Baker f. indigenous Hermannia ernesti-ruschii Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. indigenous Hermannia erodioides (Burch. ex DC.) Kuntze, indigenous Hermannia filifolia L.f. indigenous Hermannia filifolia L.f. var. filifolia, endemic Hermannia filifolia L.f. var. grandicalyx I.Verd. endemic Hermannia filifolia L.f. var. robusta I.Verd. endemic Hermannia flammea Jacq. endemic Hermannia flammula Harv. endemic Hermannia floribunda Harv. indigenous Hermannia fruticulosa K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia gariepina Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous Hermannia geniculata Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous Hermannia gerrardii Harv. indigenous Hermannia glabrata L.f. endemic Hermannia glanduligera K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia gracilis Eckl. & Zeyh. endemic Hermannia grandiflora Aiton, indigenous Hermannia grandifolia N.E.Br. indigenous Hermannia grandistipula (Buchinger ex Hochst.) K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia grisea Schinz, endemic Hermannia grossularifolia L. endemic Hermannia helianthemum K.Schum. indigenous Hermannia helicoidea I.Verd. endemic Hermannia heterophylla (Cav.) Thunb. endemic Hermannia hispidula Rchb.f. endemic Hermannia holosericea Jacq. endemic Hermannia hyssopifolia L. endemic Hermannia incana Cav. endemic Hermannia involucrata Cav. endemic Hermannia jacobeifolia (Turcz.) R.A.Dyer, indigenous Hermannia johanssenii N.E.Br. endemic