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Family: Molluginaceae
Life
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About 12 genera and 91 species (tropics and
subtropics, mainly in southern Africa), with nine genera and 70
species indigenous in southern Africa. Genera moved out of
Molluginaceae (following
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Jan 2007)
include Limeum (into the
Limeaceae) and Corbichonia (into
Lophiocarpaceae).
Genera indigenous to southern Africa
List frm Dreyer and Jordaan (2000).
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Adenogramma
About 10 species, endemic to southern
Africa (Northern Cape and Western Cape). |
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Coelanthum
The three species are endemic to
southern Africa (coastal belt from Namibia to Western
Cape). |
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Glinus
About 13 species (pantropical plus two
temperate weed species), of which three species are
indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Hypertelis
Nine species (Africa and Madagascar),
of which eight are indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Mollugo
About 30 species (tropics and
subtropics), of which six are indigenous in southern
Africa. |
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Pharnaceum
About 25 species (Africa), all of
which are indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Polpoda
The two species are endemic to
southern Africa (Western Cape). |
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Psammotropha
About 11 species (Africa), all of
which are indigenous in southern Africa. |
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Suessenguthiella
The two species are endemic to
southern Africa (Namibia and Northern Cape). |
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Publications
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Dreyer, L.L. and Jordaan, M. 2000.
Molluginaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 410-413).
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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