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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales
Fifty-four genera and 2625 species (worldwide, mainly
tropics); 14 genera and 31 species native to southern Africa, three species are
naturalised, and an additional two genera and 10 species are cultivated in the
region.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Boehmeria
About 80 species distributed in the tropics, of which one species is native
to southern Africa. An additional species is cultivated in the region. |
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Didymodoxa
Two species: Didymodoxa caffra and Didymodoxa capensis, both
of which are native to southern Africa, but with the distribution extending
as far north as Ethiopia. |
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Droguetia
Seven species, native to Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, India and Java).
Droguetia ambigua and Droguetia iners (see
Flora of Zimbabwe) are native to southern
Africa. |
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Elatostema
About 300 species (Old World), of which one Elatostema monticola is
native to southern Africa (Zimbabwe and Mozambique). |
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Forsskaolea
Six species, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Spain, India
and Africa. Three species are native to southern Africa. |
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Girardinia
Two species, native to mountains of the Old World tropics including West
Africa, Madagascar and Asia. Girardinia diversifolia is native to
southern Africa. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Laportea
About 50 species, mainly tropical but also extending into
temperate North America and East Asia. Seven species are native to southern
Africa. |
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Obetia
About eight species (Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene and Aldabra Islands);
two species are native to southern Africa:
Obetia carruthersiana (Angola
tree nettle) and
Obetia tenax (Rock tree nettle) (see
Flora of Zimbabwe). |
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Parietaria
About 20 species, native to temperate and tropical regions; Parietaria
debilis is native to southern Africa. Parietaria officinalis
(Erect pellitory-of-the-wall) is native to central and southern Europe and
is cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Pilea
About 250 species, native to tropical and subtropical regions but not
Australia and New Zealand. Four species are native to southern
Africa, Pilea microphylla is naturalised, and a further three species are
cultivated in the region. |
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Pouzolzia
About 35-40 species, native mainly to the Old World tropics.
Pouzolzia
mixta (Soap nettle) (see
Flora of Zimbabwe) and Pouzolzia parasitica (see
Flora of Zimbabwe) are native to
southern Africa. |
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Procris
Sixteen species distributed in the Old World tropics, of which one
Procris crenata is native to southern Africa (Zimbabwe). See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Urera
About 40 species, native to tropical Africa, Madgascar, tropical America and
the Pacific Islands. Three species are native to southern Africa and
Urera baccifera is cultivated in the region. |
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Urtica
About 50 species, native mainly to north temperate regions but also in the
tropics and south temperate regions. Urtica lobulata is native to
southern Africa; Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle) and Urtica urens
are naturalised, and Urtica pilulifera is cultivated in the
region. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Pellionia
Two species cultivated: Pellionia daveauana and Pellionia repens
(native from Vietnam to Malaysia). |
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Soleirolia soleirolii (Helxine,
Mother-of-thousands)
Native to the western Mediterranean. |
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