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Family:
Onagraceae (fuchsia family) Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales
Twenty-two genera and 656 species (worldwide), with two
genera and 12 species native to southern Africa, two genera and 17 species
naturalised, and a further five genera and 22 species that are cultivated in the
region.
Genera native to southern Africa
Information from Bredenkamp (2000).
| Epilobium
(willow-herb genus) There are 185 species
worldwide, North America having the most species. Four species are native to
southern Africa. |
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Ludwigia
Eighty-five species worldwide (mainly South
America), with eight species native to southern Africa, one that is naturalised,
and a further species that is cultivated in
the region. |
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Genera naturalised in southern Africa
Information from Bredenkamp (2000).
| Gaura All 21 species are native to North America. Two species
have become naturalised in southern Africa and a further species is cultivated
in the region. |
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Oenothera (evening primroses) The 125 species are all native to North and South America
but many of them have become naturalised in the Old World. In southern Africa,
15 species have become established and a further three species and one hybrid
are cultivated in the region. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Zauschneria californica
Native to western USA and Mexico. |
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Boisduvalia densiflora
Native from western Canada to Mexico. |
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Clarkia
Over 40 species, native mainly to North America but one
species is native to South America; two species are cultivated in southern
Africa. |
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Fuchsia (fuchsias) About 100 species, native to Central and South
America, and New Zealand. More than 8000 hybrids and cultivars have been
developed for their distinctive and attractive flowers. Twelve species
cultivated in southern Africa as well as numerous hybrids and cultivars. |
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Lopezia racemosa
Native from Mexico to El Salvador. |
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Publications
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Bredenkamp, C.L. 2000. Onagraceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 430-431.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Goldblatt, P. & Raven, P.H. 1997. FSA
contributions 9: Onagraceae. Bothalia 27: 149-165.
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Raven, P.H. 1978. Onagraceae. Flora
zambesiaca 4: 329-346.
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Schreiber, A. 1967. Onagraceae. Prodromus
einer Flora von Südwestafrika 100: 1-5.
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