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Family: Menyanthaceae
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> Euasterid II > Order:
Asterales
There are five genera and about 40-50 species in this
cosmopolitan family, with 2 genera and 6 species occurring in southern Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
From Bredenkamp (2000).
Nymphoides About 20
species, native to Africa, Asia, East Indies, Australia and New Zealand,
with 5 species in southern Africa. |
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Villarsia About 16
species, native to SE Asia, Australia and southern Africa, with 1 species,
Villarsia capensis, occurring in southern Africa (endemic to the
Western Cape, in marshes). |
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