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1 Aethusa  





2 Afroligusticum  





3 Afrosciadium  





4 Agrocharis  





5 Alepidea  





6 Ammi  





7 Anginon  





8 Annesorhiza  





9 Anthriscus  





10 Apium  





11 Arctopus  





12 Berula  





13 Bupleurum  





14 Buprestis  





15 Capnophyllum  





16 Carum  





17 Caucalis  





18 Celeri  





19 Centella  





20 Chamarea  





21 Choritaenia  





22 Conium  





23 Coriandrum  





24 Cyclospermum  





25 Cynorhiza  





26 Dasispermum  





27 Daucus  





28 Deverra  





29 Diplolophium  





30 Dracosciadium  





31 Ezosciadium  





32 Ferula  





33 Foeniculum  





34 Glia  





35 Helodium  





36 Helosciadium  





37 Hermas  





38 Heteromorpha  





39 Ifdregea  





40 Itasina  





41 Lefebvrea  





42 Lichtensteinia  





43 Meum  





44 Nanobubon  





45 Oreoselinum  





46 Pastinaca  





47 Perfoliata  





48 Petroselinum  





49 Peucedanum  





50 Pimpinella  





51 Polemannia  





52 Polemanniopsis  





53 Ptychotis  





54 Sanicula  





55 Scaraboides  





56 Seseli  





57 Sison  





58 Sium  





59 Sonderina  





60 Steganotaenia  





61 Stenosemis  





62 Stoibrax  





63 Torilis  





64 Turgenia  





65 References  














List of Apiaceae of South Africa







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ApiaceaeorUmbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Apiales. Apiaceae is named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrotorparsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 genera[1] It includes a significant number of phototoxic species, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species.

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]

65genera 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.

Aethusa[edit]

Genus Aethusa:[4]

Afroligusticum[edit]

Genus Afroligusticum:[4]

Afrosciadium[edit]

Genus Afrosciadium:[4]

Agrocharis[edit]

Genus Agrocharis:[4]

Alepidea[edit]

Genus Alepidea:[4]

Ammi[edit]

Genus Ammi:[4]

Anginon[edit]

Genus Anginon:[4]

Annesorhiza[edit]

Genus Annesorhiza:[4]

Anthriscus[edit]

Genus Anthriscus:[4]

Apium[edit]

Genus Apium:[4]

Arctopus[edit]

Genus Arctopus:[4]

Berula[edit]

Genus Berula:[4]

Bupleurum[edit]

Genus Bupleurum:[4]

Buprestis[edit]

Genus Buprestis:[4]

Capnophyllum[edit]

Genus Capnophyllum:[4]

Carum[edit]

Genus Carum:[4]

Caucalis[edit]

Genus Caucalis:[4]

Celeri[edit]

Genus Celeri:[4]

Centella[edit]

Genus Centella:[4]

Chamarea[edit]

Genus Chamarea:[4]

Choritaenia[edit]

Genus Choritaenia:[4]

Conium[edit]

Genus Conium:[4]

Coriandrum[edit]

Genus Coriandrum:[4]

Cyclospermum[edit]

Genus Cyclospermum:[4]

Cynorhiza[edit]

Genus Cynorhiza:[4]

Dasispermum[edit]

Genus Dasispermum:[4]

Daucus[edit]

Genus Daucus:[4]

Deverra[edit]

Genus Deverra:[4]

Diplolophium[edit]

Genus Diplolophium:[4]

Dracosciadium[edit]

Genus Dracosciadium:[4]

Ezosciadium[edit]

Genus Ezosciadium:[4]

Ferula[edit]

Genus Ferula:[4]

Foeniculum[edit]

Genus Foeniculum:[4]

Glia[edit]

Genus Glia:[4]

Helodium[edit]

Genus Helodium:[4]

Helosciadium[edit]

Genus Helosciadium:[4]

Hermas[edit]

Genus Hermas:[4]

Heteromorpha[edit]

Genus Heteromorpha:[4]

Ifdregea[edit]

Genus Ifdregea:[4]

Itasina[edit]

Genus Itasina:[4]

Lefebvrea[edit]

Genus Lefebvrea:[4]

Lichtensteinia[edit]

Genus Lichtensteinia:[4]

Meum[edit]

Genus Meum:[4]

Nanobubon[edit]

Genus Nanobubon:[4]

Oreoselinum[edit]

Genus Oreoselinum:[4]

Pastinaca[edit]

Genus Pastinaca:[4]

Perfoliata[edit]

Genus Perfoliata:[4]

Petroselinum[edit]

Genus Petroselinum:[4]

Peucedanum[edit]

Genus Peucedanum:[4]

Pimpinella[edit]

Genus Pimpinella:[4]

Polemannia[edit]

Genus Polemannia:[4]

Polemanniopsis[edit]

Genus Polemanniopsis:[4]

Ptychotis[edit]

Genus Ptychotis:[4]

Sanicula[edit]

Genus Sanicula:[4]

Scaraboides[edit]

Genus Scaraboides:[4]

Seseli[edit]

Genus Seseli:[4]

Sison[edit]

Genus Sison:[4]

Sium[edit]

Genus Sium:[4]

Sonderina[edit]

Genus Sonderina:[4]

Steganotaenia[edit]

Genus Steganotaenia:[4]

Stenosemis[edit]

Genus Stenosemis:[4]

Stoibrax[edit]

Genus Stoibrax:[4]

Torilis[edit]

Genus Torilis:[4]

Turgenia[edit]

Genus Turgenia:[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008.
  • ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  • ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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