List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
Foliage of the Silvertree (Leucadendron argenteum )
This is a list of Southern African trees, shrubs, suffrutices, geoxyles and lianes , and is intended to cover Angola , Botswana , Eswatini , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Zambia and Zimbabwe .[ 1]
The notion of 'indigenous' is of necessity a blurred concept, and is clearly a function of both time and political boundaries. The global distribution of plants useful to humans, or inadvertently transported by them, is closely linked to a mapping of their journeys and settlements, and the movement of species in prehistoric times must be inferred from archaeological and palaeontological remains, centers of diversity , DNA samples and other sources.
Cyatheaceae
Blechnaceae
Cycadaceae
Zamiaceae
Encephalartos woodii
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus latifolius
Cupressaceae
Welwitschiaceae
Poaceae
Pandanaceae
Arecaceae
Araceae
Flagellariaceae
Asphodelaceae
Aloidendron dichotomum
Aloidendron pillansii
Asparagaceae
Dracaena aletriformis
Philesiaceae
Smilacaceae
Velloziaceae
Xerophyta retinervis
Musaceae
Piperaceae
Salicaceae
Myricaceae
Cannabaceae
Moraceae
Ficus thonningii
Urticaceae
Proteaceae
Brabejum stellatifolium
Santalaceae
Colpoon compressum
Opiliaceae
Olacaceae
Polygonaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Amaranthaceae
Arthraerua leubnitziae
Caliocorema capitata
Nyctaginaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Aizoaceae
Portulacaceae
Ranunculaceae
Menispermaceae
Annonaceae
Annona senegalensis
Myristicaceae
Trimeniaceae (Monimiaceae)
Lauraceae
Ocotea bullata
Hernandiaceae
Capparaceae
Boscia albitrunca
Moringaceae
Crassulaceae
Montiniaceae
Iteaceae
Pittosporaceae
Cunoniaceae
Cunonia capensis
Myrothamnaceae
Bruniaceae
Hamamelidaceae
Rosaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Connaraceae
Mimosaceae
Albizia adianthifolia
Acacia karroo
Acacia nigrescens
Acacia xanthophloea
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna petersiana
Fabaceae
Bolusanthus speciosus
Geraniaceae
Linaceae
Ixonanthaceae
Erythroxylaceae
Zygophyllaceae
Balanitaceae
Rutaceae
Agathosma betulina
Zanthoxylum davyi
Irvingiaceae
Simaroubaceae
Burseraceae
Commiphora harveyi
Meliaceae
Malpighiaceae
Polygalaceae
Dichapetalaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Putranjivaceae
Picrodendraceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia cooperi
Euphorbia damarana
Buxaceae
Anacardiaceae
Protorhus longifolia
Rhus pendulina
Aquifoliaceae
Celastraceae
Maytenus procumbens
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
Cassine burkeana
Icacinaceae
Cassinopsis ilicifolia
Sapindaceae
Melianthaceae
Greyiaceae
Rhamnaceae
Vitaceae
Malvaceae
Sterculia murex
Ochnaceae
Hypericaceae
Hypericum revolutum
Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)
Dipterocarpaceae
Tamaricaceae
Canellaceae
Violaceae
Achariaceae
Aphloiaceae
Gerrardinaceae
Passifloraceae
Penaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Lythraceae
Lecythidaceae
Rhizophoraceae
Combretaceae
Combretum bracteosum
Combretum imberbe
Terminalia phanerophlebia
Myrtaceae
Melastomataceae
Araliaceae
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Curtisiaceae
Cornaceae
Ericaceae
Erica canaliculata
Myrsinaceae
Maesa lanceolata
Sapotaceae
Ebenaceae
Diospyros whyteana
Oleaceae
Salvadoraceae
Loganiaceae
Gentianaceae
Stilbaceae
Apocynaceae
Acokanthera oppositifolia
Strophanthus speciosus
Convolvulaceae
Boraginaceae
Verbenaceae
Lamiaceae
Solanaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja dysophylla
Bignoniaceae
Pedaliaceae
Acanthaceae
Mackaya bella
Rubiaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Asteraceae
External links
References
The Plant List (Kew)
Tree Atlas of Namibia
A Preliminary List of Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Transvaal and Swaziland - J. M. Anderson, P. A. Venter (1977)
Trees of Southern Africa - Keith Coates Palgrave (1977)
Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa - van Wyk & van Wyk (1997)
Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei - Elsa Pooley (1993)
Trees and Shrubs of the Witwatersrand - Tree Society (1964)
Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia - F. White (OUP, 1962)
National taxon checklists
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Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
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Booklice, barklice and barkflies
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Caddisflies
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Sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants
Scorpionflies
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