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Family:
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales
There are about 58 genera and 900 species worldwide
(mainly tropical and subtropical countries), of which nine genera and 161 are
native to southern Africa, one species in naturalised, and a further eight genera and
24 species are
cultivated in the region.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Berchemia
Twelve species, two of which are native to southern
Africa. |
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Colubrina Two species:
Colubrina asiatica (recorded from Mozambique) and
Colubrina nicholsonii, which is
found in three localised populations in Pondoland (Eastern Cape). Two of the
populations are in the Mkambati Game Reserve and the third population is in
riverine forest along the Mpunzaana River. |
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Helinus
Six species worldwide (Madagascar and Africa
through to India), three of which are native to southern Africa. |
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Lasiodiscus
Twelve species, found in Africa and Madagascar, of which three occur in
southern Africa.
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Noltea Single species:
Noltea africana (Soap
shiny-leaf, Soap dogwood), native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Phylica
About 188 species worldwide (mainly southern
Africa, but also Madagascar and Tristan da Cunha), 142 of which are native
to
southern Africa (mainly in fynbos in the Western Cape). |
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Rhamnus About 125 species worldwide (cosmopolitan);
two species, Rhamnus prinoides
and Rhamnus staddo, are native southern Africa and a further three species are cultivated in the
region. |
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Scutia Three species worldwide (tropical regions),
one of which, Scutia myrtina (Cat-thorn),
is native to southern Africa. |
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Ziziphus
About 86 species worldwide (mainly E Asia
and East Indies); five species are native to southern Africa, one is naturalised and a further two species are cultivated in the region. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). The species is listed if it is the
only representative of the genus in southern Africa.
Paliurus spina-christi (Christ's
thorn)
Native from Europe to China. |
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Maesopsis eminii (Musizi)
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Hovenia dulcis (Japanese raisin
tree)
Native to east Asia. |
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Ceanothus
About 50-60 species (North America, mainly California); 12 species and three
hybrids are cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Alphitonia excelsa (Red ash,
Soap tree)
Native to eastern Australia. |
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Pomaderris apetala
Native to southeastern Australia and New Zealand. |
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Colletia paradoxa (Curro,
Cruzeiro, Quina)
Native from Brazil to Argentina. |
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Gouania longispicata
Native to tropical Africa. |
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