Zygophyllales is an order of dicotyledonous flowering plants. 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.

Zygophyllaceae Family: Zygophyllaceae,

Augea Genus Augea: Augea capensis Thunb. indigenous, indigenous

Balanites Genus Balanites: Balanites maughamii Sprague, indigenous, indigenous Balanites maughamii Sprague subsp. Maughamii indigenous, indigenous Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. Indigenous, indigenous, indigenous Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. Pedicellaris, indigenous, indigenous Balanites welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell & Mendonça, accepted as Balanites angolensis (Welw.) Welw. ex Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Sands

Fagonia Genus Fagonia: Fagonia capensis Hadidi, indigenous, indigenous Fagonia isotricha Murb. Indigenous, indigenous Fagonia isotricha Murb. var. isotricha, indigenous

Roepera Genus Roepera: Roepera botulifolia (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera debilis (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera fulva (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera fuscata (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera horrida (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera incrustata (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera leptopetala (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera macrocarpon (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera maculata (Aiton) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera microphyllum (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera pubescens (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera pygmaea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera rogersii (Compton) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera schreiberi (Merxm. & Giess) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera sphaerocarpa (Schltr. ex Huysst.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Roepera teretifolia (Schltr.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous

Seetzenia Genus Seetzenia: Seetzenia lanata (Willd.) Bullock, indigenous

Sisyndite Genus Sisyndite: Sisyndite spartea E.Mey. ex Sond. indigenous

Tetraena Genus Tetraena: Tetraena chrysopteron (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena clavata (Schltr. & Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena decumbens (Delile) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena prismatocarpa (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena pterocaulis (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Tetraena tenuis (Glover) Beier & Thulin, indigenous

Tribulus Genus Tribulus: Tribulus cristatus C.Presl, indigenous Tribulus pterophorus C.Presl, indigenous Tribulus terrestris L. indigenous Tribulus zeyheri Sond. indigenous Tribulus zeyheri Sond. subsp. zeyheri, indigenous

Zygophyllum Genus Zygophyllum: Zygophyllum botulifolium van Zyl, accepted as Roepera botulifolia (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum campanulatum Dinter ex Range, accepted as Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum chrysopteron Retief, accepted as Tetraena chrysopteron (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum cinereum Schinz, accepted as Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum clavatum Schltr. & Diels, accepted as Tetraena clavata (Schltr. & Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum cordifolium L.f. accepted as Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum crassifolium Schltr. ex Huysst. accepted as Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum cuneifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Roepera cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum debile Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as Roepera debilis (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum decumbens Delile, accepted as Tetraena decumbens (Delile) Beier & Thulin, present Zygophyllum densiflorum Schinz, accepted as Zygophyllum dregeanum Sond. Zygophyllum dichotomum Cham. & Schltdl. endemic Zygophyllum divaricatum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Roepera divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum dregeanum Sond. indigenous Zygophyllum flexuosum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Roepera flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum foetidum Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. accepted as Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum fulvum L. accepted as Roepera fulva (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum fuscatum van Zyl, accepted as Roepera fuscata (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum garipense E.Mey. accepted as Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum gilfillanii N.E.Br. accepted as Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, present Zygophyllum glaucum E.Mey. ex Sond. indigenous Zygophyllum horridum Cham. accepted as Roepera horrida (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum incanum Schinz, accepted as Tetraena longistipula (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum incrustatum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as Roepera incrustata (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum latialatum Engl. accepted as Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum leptopetalum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as Roepera leptopetala (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum leucocladum Diels, accepted as Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum lichtensteinianum Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as Roepera lichtensteiniana (Cham.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum longicapsulare Schinz, accepted as Tetraena longicapsularis (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum longistipulatum Schinz, accepted as Tetraena longistipula (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum macrocarpon Retief, accepted as Roepera macrocarpon (Retief) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum maculatum Aiton, accepted as Roepera maculata (Aiton) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum maritimum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum maximiliani Schltr. ex Huysst. indigenous Zygophyllum meyeri Sond. accepted as Roepera foetida (Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.) Beier & Thulin, present Zygophyllum microcarpum Licht. ex Cham. & Schltdl. accepted as Tetraena microcarpa (Licht. ex Cham.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum microphyllum L.f. accepted as Roepera microphyllum (L.f.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum morgsana L. accepted as Roepera morgsana (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum paradoxum Schinz, accepted as Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum pfeilii Engl. accepted as Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum prismatocarpum E.Mey. ex Sond. accepted as Tetraena prismatocarpa (Sond.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum procumbens Adamson, accepted as Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, present Zygophyllum pterocaule van Zyl, accepted as Tetraena pterocaulis (Van Zyl) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum pubescens Schinz, accepted as Roepera pubescens (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum pygmaeum Eckl. & Zeyh. accepted as Roepera pygmaea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum retrofractum Thunb. accepted as Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum rigidum B.D.Jacks. accepted as Balanites roxburghii Planch. present Zygophyllum rigidum Schinz, accepted as Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum rogersii Compton, accepted as Roepera rogersii (Compton) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum schaeferi Engl. accepted as Roepera cordifolia (L.f.) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum schreiberanum Merxm. & Giess, accepted as Roepera schreiberi (Merxm. & Giess) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum sessilifolium L. accepted as Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum simplex L. accepted as Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum sonderi H.Eichler, indigenous Zygophyllum sphaerocarpum Schltr. ex Huysst. accepted as Roepera sphaerocarpa (Schltr. ex Huysst.) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum spinosum L. accepted as Roepera spinosa (L.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum suffruticosum Schinz, accepted as Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin, present Zygophyllum sulcatum Huysst. accepted as Roepera leucoclada (Diels) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum tenue P.E.Glover, accepted as Tetraena tenuis (Glover) Beier & Thulin, indigenous Zygophyllum teretifolium Schltr. accepted as Roepera teretifolia (Schltr.) Beier & Thulin, endemic Zygophyllum trothai Diels, accepted as Tetraena rigida (Schinz) Beier & Thulin Zygophyllum uitenhagense Sond. accepted as Roepera maritima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Beier & Thulin, present

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