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Order:
Asterales
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Asterids
> Euasterid II
Eleven families, of which four occur in southern Africa.
Worldwide, there are about 1743 genera and 26870 species, with 224 genera and 2689 species native to southern
Africa, 59 genera and 157 species naturalised and an additional 56 genera 178 species cultivated in the
region.
Families encountered in southern Africa
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Asteraceae - Compositae (daisy family)
There are 1528 genera and 22750 species worldwide
(cosmopolitan), of which 201 genera and 2269 species are native to southern
Africa. Another 59 genera and 157 species have become naturalised in the region,
and 42 genera and 139 species are cultivated. |
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Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
There are 79 genera and about 2300 species
(cosmopolitan, especially Mediterranean region and southern Africa),
of which 20 genera and 410 species are native to southern Africa. An
additional 14 genera and 38 species are cultivated in the region. |
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Goodeniaceae
Sixteen genera and about 430 species (mainly Australia,
also New Zealand, Antarctic, South America, tropical Asia and Africa), with one genus (Scaevola) and two species native to southern
Africa and an additional species cultivated in the region. |
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Menyanthaceae
There are five genera and about 40-50 species in this
cosmopolitan family, with two genera and eight species occurring in southern Africa. |
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Families not encountered
in southern Africa
Alseuosmiaceae,
Argophyllaceae,
Calyceraceae,
Pentaphragmataceae,
Phellinaceae,
Rousseaceae,
Stylidiaceae
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