List of Aizoaceae of South Africa

Aizoaceae Martynov, nom. cons. (fig-marigold family) is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales containing 135 currently accepted genera and about 1800 species.[1] They are commonly known as ice plants, carpet weeds or vygies.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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)).[4]

169 genera 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.[4] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Acrodon[edit]

Genus Acrodon:[4]

Acrosanthes[edit]

Genus Acrosanthes:[4]

Aethephyllum[edit]

Genus Aethephyllum:[4]

Aizoanthemum[edit]

Genus Aizoanthemum:[4]

Aizoon[edit]

Genus Aizoon:[4]

Aloinopsis[edit]

Genus Aloinopsis:[4]

Amoebophyllum[edit]

Genus Amoebophyllum:[4]

Amphibolia[edit]

Genus Amphibolia:[4]

Antegibbaeum[edit]

Genus Antegibbaeum:[4]

Antimima[edit]

Genus Antimima:[4]

Anysocalyx[edit]

Genus Anysocalyx:[4]

Apatesia[edit]

Genus Apatesia:[4]

Aptenia[edit]

Genus Aptenia:[4] (synonym of Mesembryanthemum)

Arenifera[edit]

Genus Arenifera:[4]

Argeta[edit]

Genus Argeta:[4]

Argyroderma[edit]

Genus Argyroderma:[4]

Aridaria[edit]

Genus Aridaria:[4]

Aspazoma[edit]

Genus Aspazoma:[4]

Astridia[edit]

Genus Astridia:[4]

Bergeranthus[edit]

Genus Bergeranthus:[4]

Bijlia[edit]

Genus Bijlia:[4]

Braunsia[edit]

Genus Braunsia:[4]

Brianhuntleya[edit]

Genus Brianhuntleya:[4]

Brownanthus[edit]

Genus Brownanthus, now a synonym of Mesembryanthemum:

Calamophyllum[edit]

Genus Calamophyllum:[4]

Callistigma[edit]

Genus Callistigma:[4]

Carpanthea[edit]

Genus Carpanthea:[4]

Carpobrotus[edit]

Genus Carpobrotus:[4]

Carruanthus[edit]

Genus Carruanthus:[4]

Caryotophora[edit]

Genus Caryotophora:[4]

Caulipsolon[edit]

Genus Caulipsolon:[4]

Cephalophyllum[edit]

Genus Cephalophyllum:[4]

Cerochlamys[edit]

Genus Cerochlamys:[4]

Chasmatophyllum[edit]

Genus Chasmatophyllum:[4]

Cheiridopsis[edit]

Genus Cheiridopsis:[4]

Circandra[edit]

Genus Circandra:[4]

Cleretum[edit]

Genus Cleretum:[4]

Conicosia[edit]

Genus Conicosia:[4]

  • Conicosia coruscans (Haw.) Schwantes, accepted as Conicosia elongata (Haw.) N.E.Br. present
  • Conicosia elongata (Haw.) N.E.Br. endemic
  • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. indigenous
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. alborosea (L.Bolus) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, endemic
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. muiri (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, endemic
    • Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. subsp. pugioniformis, endemic

Conophyllum[edit]

Genus Conophyllum:[4]

Conophytum[edit]

Genus Conophytum:[4]

Corpuscularia[edit]

Genus Corpuscularia:[4]

Cryophytum[edit]

Genus Cryophytum:[4]

Cylindrophyllum[edit]

Genus Cylindrophyllum:[4]

Dactylopsis[edit]

Genus Dactylopsis:[4]

Deilanthe[edit]

Genus Deilanthe:[4]

Delosperma[edit]

Genus Delosperma:[4]

Dicrocaulon[edit]

Genus Dicrocaulon:[4]

Didymaotus[edit]

Genus Didymaotus:[4]

Dinteranthus[edit]

Genus Dinteranthus:[4]

Diplosoma[edit]

Genus Diplosoma:[4]

Disphyma[edit]

Genus Disphyma:[4]

Dorotheanthus[edit]

Genus Dorotheanthus:[4]

Dracophilus[edit]

Genus Dracophilus:[4]

Drosanthemopsis[edit]

Genus Drosanthemopsis:[4]

Drosanthemum[edit]

Genus Drosanthemum:[4]

Eberlanzia[edit]

Genus Eberlanzia:[4]

Ebracteola[edit]

Genus Ebracteola:[4]

Ectotropis[edit]

Genus Ectotropis:[4]

Enarganthe[edit]

Genus Enarganthe:[4]

Erepsia[edit]

Genus Erepsia:[4]

Esterhuysenia[edit]

Genus Esterhuysenia:[4]

Eurystigma[edit]

Genus Eurystigma:[4]

Faucaria[edit]

Genus Faucaria:[4]

Fenestraria[edit]

Genus Fenestraria:[4]

  • Fenestraria rhopalophylla (Schltr. & Diels) N.E.Br. indigenous
    • Fenestraria rhopalophylla (Schltr. & Diels) N.E.Br. subsp. aurantiaca (N.E.Br.) H.E.K.Hartmann, indigenous

Frithia[edit]

Genus Frithia:[4]

Galenia[edit]

Genus Galenia:[4]

Gasoul[edit]

Genus Gasoul:[4]

Gibbaeum[edit]

Genus Gibbaeum:[4]

Glottiphyllum[edit]

Genus Glottiphyllum:[4]