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Family: Eriocaulaceae Life
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Poales
A family of mainly aquatic plants containing 10 genera and
1160 species (pantropical, extending into temperate regions), with three genera
and 25 species native to southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from Glen (2000).
Eriocaulon
About 250-400 species (tropical and subtropical), with 22 species native to southern Africa. |
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Mesanthemum
One species native to southern Africa - Mesanthemum africanum
(recorded from Zimbabwe). |
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Syngonanthus
About 80 species (mainly South American but also Africa), with two species
native to southern Africa: Syngonanthus wahlbergii
(Limpopo and
Mpumalanga) and Syngonanthus longibracteatus (recorded from
Zimbabwe). |
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