
Provisional
Plant Checklist
This checklist was used
during the SABONET Regional Expedition to the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER)
and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR). All families are arranged alphabetically,
with genera listed alphabetically within families.
An asterisk (*) indicates
Maputaland endemic and near-endemic taxa.
|
TAXON NAME |
MER |
LFR |
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ACANTHACEAE |
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Asystasia gangetica
(L.) T. Anders. subsp. micrantha
(Nees) Ensermu* |
a |
|
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Barleria prionitis
L. subsp. delagoensis (Oberm.)
Brummitt & J.R.I. Wood* |
a |
|
|
Blepharis delagoensis
Juss |
a |
|
|
Hypoestes aristata
(Vahl) Soland.ex Roem. & Schult. |
a |
|
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Justicia flava
(Vahl) Vahl |
|
a |
|
J. fureata L. |
a |
|
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Monechma debile
(Forssk.) Nees |
a |
|
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Ruttya ovata
Harv. |
a |
|
|
Sclerochiton
apiculatus Vollesen* |
|
a |
|
Thunbergia crispa
Burkill |
|
a |
|
ADIANTACEAE |
|
|
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Cheilanthes hirta
Swartz |
a |
|
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Pellaea viridis
(Forssk.) Prantl |
a |
|
|
AIZOACEAE |
|
|
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Gisekia africana
(Lour.) Kuntze |
a |
|
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ALOACEAE |
|
|
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Aloe barberae
Dyer |
a |
|
|
A. chabaudii
Schonl. |
a |
|
|
A. marlothii
A. Berger subsp. orientalis Glen
& Hardy* |
|
a |
|
AMARANTHACEAE |
|
|
|
Alternanthera
nodiflora R.Br. |
a |
|
|
Cyathula cylindrica
Moq. |
a |
|
|
Psilotrichum
sericeum (Koen. ex. Roxb.) Dalz. |
a |
|
|
Pupalia lappacea
(L.) A. Juss. |
a |
|
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AMARYLLIDACEAE |
|
|
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Scadoxus puniceus
(L.) Friis & Nordal |
a |
|
|
ANACARDIACEAE |
|
|
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Anacardium occidentale
L. |
a |
a |
|
Lannea discolor
(Sond.) Engl. |
|
a |
|
L. schweinfurthii
(Engl.) Engl. var. stuhlmannii
(Engl.) Kokwaro |
a |
a |
|
Mangifera indica
L. |
a |
|
|
Ozoroa obovata
(Oliv.) R.&A. Fernandes |
a |
a |
|
Rhus chirindensis
Bak.f. |
|
a |
|
R. gueinzii Sond. |
a |
a |
|
R. natalensis
Bernh.ex Krauss |
a |
|
|
Sclerocarya birrea
(A. Rich.) Hochst. |
a |
a |
|
ANNONACEAE |
|
|
|
Annona senegalensis
Pers. |
a |
a |
|
Artabotrys monteiroae
Oliv. |
|
a |
|
Monanthotaxis
caffra (Sond.) Verdc. |
a |
|
|
Monodora junodii
Engl.& Diels |
a |
a |
|
Uvaria lucida
Benth. subsp. virens (N.E.
Br.) Verdc. |
a |
|
|
Xylopia sp. nov.* |
|
a |
|
APIACEAE |
|
|
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Centella asiatica
(L.) Urb. |
a |
|
|
APOCYNACEAE |
|
|
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Acokanthera oppositifolia
(Lam.)
Codd |
|
a |
|
Ancylobothrys
petersiana (Klotzsch)
Pierre |
a |
a |
|
Callichilia orientalis
S. Moore* |
a |
|
|
Carissa bispinosa
(L.) Desf. ex Brenan |
a |
|
|
C. tetramera
(Sacleux) Stapf |
a |
a |
|
Carvalhoa campanulata
K. Schum. |
a |
|
|
Catharanthus
roseus (L.) G. Don. |
a |
|
|
Landolphia kirkii
T. Dyer |
a |
a |
|
Rauvolfia caffra
Sond. |
|
a |
|
Strophanthus
luteolus Codd* |
|
a |
|
Tabernaemontana
elegans Stapf |
a |
a |
|
Voacanga thouarsii
Roem. & Schult. |
|
a |
|
Wrightia natalensis
Stapf* |
a |
a |
|
ARACEAE |
|
|
|
Gonatopus rhizomatosus
Oberm.* |
a |
|
|
Stylochiton natalensis
Schott |
a |
|
|
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
(Lodd.)
Engl. |
a |
|
|
ARALIACEAE |
|
|
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Cussonia spicata
Thunb. |
|
a |
|
ARECACEAE |
|
|
|
Hyphaene coriacea
Gaertn. |
a |
|
|
Phoenix reclinata
Jacq. |
a |
a |
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ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
|
|
|
Aristolochia
elegans Mast. |
a |
|
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ASCLEPIADACEAE |
|
|
|
Aspidoglossum
delagoense (Schltr.)
Kupicha* |
a |
|
|
Brachystelma
vahrmeijeri R.A.
Dyer* |
a |
|
|
Ceropegia carnosa
E. Mey. |
|
a |
|
Cynanchum ellipticum
(Harv.) R.A. Dyer |
a |
|
|
C. obtusifolium
L.f. |
a |
|
|
Gomphocarpus
physocarpus E.
Mey. |
a |
|
|
G. tomentosus
Burch. subsp. tomentosus |
a |
|
|
Huernia zebrina
N.E. Br. |
a |
|
|
Pachycarpus concolor
E. Mey. [form]* |
a |
|
|
Pergularia daemia
(Forssk.) Chiov. |
|
a |
|
Sarcostemma viminale
(L.) R. Br. |
a |
a |
|
Secamone delagoensis
Schltr.* |
a |
a |
|
S. filiformis
(L.f.) J.H. Ross |
a |
|
|
Tylophora anomala
N.E. Br. |
|
a |
|
T. apiculata
K. Schum. |
a |
|
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ASPARAGACEAE |
|
|
|
Asparagus aethiopicus
(L.) Oberm. |
a |
|
|
A. falcatus (L.) Oberm. |
a |
a |
|
A. odiacium (L.) Oberm. |
a |
|
|
A. plumosus (Bark.) Oberm. |
a |
a |
|
A. setaceus (Kunth) Oberm. |
a |
|
|
A. sprengeri
(L.) Oberm. |
|
a |
|
A. virgatus (Bak.) Oberm. |
|
a |
|
ASTERACEAE |
|
|
|
Brachylaena discolor
DC. |
a |
a |
|
B. huillensis
O. Hoffm. |
|
a |
|
Chrysanthemoides
monilifera (L.)
T. Norl. |
a |
|
|
Helichrysum kraussii
Sch. Bip. |
a |
a |
|
H. longifolium
DC. |
a |
|
|
Launaea sarmentosa
(Wild.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze |
a |
|
|
Nidorella resedifolia
DC. |
a |
|
|
Vernonia colorata
(Willd.) Drake |
|
a |
|
V. glabra (Steetz) Vatke |
a |
|
|
V. natalensis
Sch. Bip. ex Walp. |
a |
|
|
V. oligocephala
(DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Walp. |
a |
|
|
V. poskeana Vatke & Hildebr. |
a |
|
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BALANITACEAE |
|
|
|
Balanites maughamii
Sprague |
a |
a |
|
BIGNONIACEAE |
|
|
|
Dolichandrone
alba (Sim) Sprague* |
a |
|
|
Kigelia africana
(Lam.) Benth. |
|
a |
|
K. pinnata (Jacq.) DC. |
|
a |
|
Tecomaria capensis
(Thunb.) Spach |
a |
|
|
BLECHNACEAE |
|
|
|
Stenochlaena
tenuifolia (Desv.)
T. Moore |
a |
|
|
BREXIACEAE |
|
|
|
Brexia madagascariensis
(Lam.)
Ker-Gawl. |
a |
|
|
BURSERACEAE |
|
|
|
Commiphora neglecta
Verdoorn |
a |
|
|
C. schlechteri
Engl. |
a |
|
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CACTACEAE |
|
|
|
Rhipsalis baccifera
(J.S. Mill.) Stearn subsp. mauritiana
(DC.) Barthlott |
a |
|
|
CAESALPINIACEAE |
|
|
|
Bauhinia galpinii
N.E. Br. |
|
a |
|
CAMPANULACEAE |
|
|
|
Wahlenbergia
denticulata (Burch.)
A. DC. |
a |
|
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CANELLACEAE |
|
|
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Warburgia salutaris
(Bertol. f.) Chiov.* |
a |
a |
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CAPPARACEAE |
|
|
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Boscia filipes
Gilg |
|
a |
|
Cadaba natalensis
Sond. |
|
a |
|
Capparis tomentosa
Lam. |
|
a |
|
Cladostemon kirkii
(Oliv.) Pax & Gilg |
a |
a |
|
Cleome angustifolia
Forssk. |
a |
|
|
C. bororensis
(Klotzsch) Oliv.* |
a |
|
|
Maerua angolensis
DC. |
|
a |
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CELASTRACEAE |
|
|
|
Cassine aethiopica
Thunb. |
a |
|
|
C. transvaalensis
(Burtt Davy) Codd |
|
a |
|
Gymnosporia markwardii
Jordaan |
a |
|
|
G. senegalensis
(Lam.) Loes |
|
a |
|
Hippocratea delagoensis
Loes.* |
a |
|
|
Maytenus heterophylla
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.K.B. Robson
subsp. arenaria Molina* |
a |
|
|
M. heterophylla
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.K.B. Robson
subsp. heterophylla |
a |
a |
|
Mystroxylon aethiopicum
(Thunb.)
Loes. |
a |
a |
|
Pseudocassine
transvaalensis (Burtt
Davy) Bredell |
|
a |
|
Salacia kraussii
(Harv.) Harv.* |
a |
|
|
CHRYSOBALANACEAE |
|
|
|
Parinari capensis
Harv. subsp. incohata F. White* |
a |
|
|
CLUSIACEAE |
|
|
|
Garcinia livingstonei
T. Anders. |
a |
a |
|
COLCHICACEAE |
|
|
|
Gloriosa superba
L. |
a |
|
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COMBRETACEAE |
|
|
|
Combretum apiculatum
Sond. |
a |
a |
|
C. celastroides
Welw. ex Laws. subsp. orientale* |
|
a |
|
C. gueinzii Sond. |
|
a |
|
C. hereroense
Schinz |
|
a |
|
C. imberbe Wawra |
|
a |
|
C. mkuzense Carr & Retief* |
|
a |
|
C. molle R. Br. ex G. Don |
|
a |
|
Pteleopsis myrtifolia
(Laws.) Engl. & Diels |
|
a |
|
Terminalia sericea
Burch. ex DC. |
a |
a |
|
COMMELINACEAE |
|
|
|
Commelina benghalensis
L. |
a |
|
|
Murdannia simplex
(Vahl) Brenan |
a |
|
|
CONVOLVULACEAE |
|
|
|
Astripomoea malvacea
(Klotzsch) A. Meeuse |
a |
|
|
Ipomoea pes-caprae
(L.) R. Br. |
a |
|
|
I. tenuipes Verdc. |
a |
|
|
Merremia tridentata
(L.) Hallier f. |
a |
|
|
CRASSULACEAE |
|
|
|
Crassula lanceolata
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. |
a |
|
|
CUCURBITACEAE |
|
|
|
Coccinia rehmannii
Cogn. |
a |
a |
|
Momordica balsamina
L. |
a |
|
|
CYPERACEAE |
|
|
|
Bulbostylis hispidula
(Vahl) R. Haines |
a |
|
|
Cyperus crassipes
Vahl |
a |
|
|
C. papyrus L. |
a |
|
|
DRACAENACEAE |
|
|
|
Sansevieria concinna
N.E. Br.* |
a |
|
|
S. conspicua
N.E. Br. |
a |