Campanulaceae (bellflower family)

Family: Campanulaceae (bellflower family)

[= Lobeliaceae]

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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.

Genera native to southern Africa

Information from Welman (2000a,b).

Craterocapsa Five species native to southern Africa.
Cyphia Sixty-five species are native to southern Africa. Previously in the Lobeliaceae.
Dobrowskya One species native to southern Africa - Dobrowskya laevicaulis.
Grammatotheca One species: Grammatotheca bergiana, occurring in both South Africa and Australia. Previously in the Lobeliaceae.
Gunillaea Two species (Africa and Madagascar), both of which occur in southern Africa.
Laurentia Native to Australia. One species is native to southern Africa - Laurentia minuta. Another species, Laurentia petraea, is cultivated in southern Africa (native to Australia).
Lobelia About 300 species (cosmopolitan, mainly tropics and subtropics), of which 66 species are native to southern Africa. An additional seven species are cultivated in the region. Previously in the Lobeliaceae.
Merciera Six species, all endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Microcodon Three species, endemic to Western Cape and Northern Cape, South Africa.
Monopsis About 20 species (Africa), of which 18 are native to southern Africa. Previously in the Lobeliaceae.
Namacodon One species, Namacodon shinzianum, which is endemic to the mountains of central Namibia.
Prismatocarpus The 30 species are endemic to southern Africa (mainly Western Cape, also Northern Cape and Eastern Cape).
Rhigiophyllum One species: Rhigiophyllum squarrosum, endemic to the Western Cape.
Roella The 20 species are all endemic to southern Africa (almost all in the Western Cape, but one occurring in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal).
Siphocodon Two species, endemic to the Western Cape.
Theilera Two species: Theilera guthriei and Theilera robusta, endemic to Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Treichelia One species: Treichelia longebracteata, endemic to the Western Cape (specifically Cape Peninsula).
Unigenes One species native to southern Africa - Unigenes humifusa.
Wahlenbergia About 200 species (mainly southern Hemisphere), of which 174 are native to southern Africa.
Wimmerella Ten species, all endemic to southern Africa. Previously in the Lobeliaceae.

Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002). The species name is provided in genera that have only one species represented in southern Africa.

Brighamia insignis Native to Hawaii.
Azorina vidalii Native to the Azores.
Campanula Eighteen species cultivated.
Canarina One unknown species cultivated.
Codonopsis clematidea Native from Afghanistan to China.
Cyananthus lobatus Native from Pakistan to China.
Edralanthus tenuifolius Native from Croatia and Greece.
Isotoma axillaris Native to Australia.
Legousia speculum-veneris Native to Europe.
Muschia aurea Native to Madeira.
Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower, Chinese bellflower) Native to China, Korea and Japan.
Symphyandra hoffmannii Native to Bosnia.
Trachelium caeruleum Native from Portugal to Italy.

Publications

Welman, W.G. 2000a. Campanulaceae. In: Seed Plants of Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 200-202. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Welman, W.G. 2000b. Lobeliaceae. In: Seed Plants of Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 339-340. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.