Family:
Cyperaceae,
Abildgaardia Genus
Abildgaardia: •
Abildgaardia filamentosa (Vahl) Lye var.
holubii (C.B.Clarke) Lye, accepted as
Bulbostylis scabricaulis Cherm. •
Abildgaardia hygrophila (Gordon-Gray) Lye, indigenous •
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral, indigenous •
Abildgaardia triflora (L.) Abeyw. indigenous •
Abildgaardia variegata (Gordon-Gray) Lye, accepted as
Fimbristylis variegata Gordon-Gray, present
Afroscirpoides Genus
Afroscirpoides: •
Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Garcia-Madr. indigenous
Alinula Genus
Alinula: •
Alinula paradoxa (Cherm.) Goetgh. & Vorster, indigenous
Archaeocarex Genus
Archaeocarex: •
Archaeocarex ecklonii (Nees) Pissjauk. accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. indigenous •
Archaeocarex kunthiana (Kuk.) Pissjauk. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Archaeocarex rufus (Nees) Fedde & J.Schust. accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Archaeocarex spartea (Wahlenb.) Pissjauk. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Archaeocarex thunbergii (Nees) Pissjauk. accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic
Ascolepis Genus
Ascolepis: •
Ascolepis capensis (Kunth) Ridl. indigenous
Asterochaete Genus
Asterochaete: •
Asterochaete glomerata Nees, accepted as
Carpha glomerata (Thunb.) Nees
Bolboschoenus Genus
Bolboschoenus: •
Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G.Sm. indigenous •
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, indigenous
Bulbostylis Genus
Bulbostylis: •
Bulbostylis boeckeleriana (Schweinf.) Beetle, indigenous •
Bulbostylis burchellii (Ficalho & Hiern) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis contexta (Nees) M.Bodard, indigenous •
Bulbostylis densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz. indigenous •
Bulbostylis densa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz. subsp.
afromontana (Lye) R.W.Haines, indigenous •
Bulbostylis filamentosa (Vahl) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines, indigenous •
Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines subsp.
pyriformis (Lye) R.W.Haines, indigenous •
Bulbostylis humilis (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis oritrephes (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis oritrephes(Ridl.) C.B.Clarke subsp.
australis B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Bulbostylis oritrephes (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke, present •
Bulbostylis parvinux C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis pusilla (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis scabricaulis Cherm. indigenous •
Bulbostylis schlechteri C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Bulbostylis schoenoides (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Bulbostylis scleropus C.B.Clarke, indigenous
Capeobolus Genus
Capeobolus: •
Capeobolus brevicaulis (C.B.Clarke) Browning, endemic
Carex Genus
Carex: •
Carex acocksii C.Archer, endemic •
Carex acutiformis Ehrh. not indigenous, naturalised •
Carex aethiopica Schkuhr, endemic •
Carex austro-africana (Kuk.) Raymond, accepted as
Carex rhodesiaca Nelmes, indigenous •
Carex basutorum (Turrill) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex bisexualis C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. indigenous •
Carex bolusii C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex buchananii (C.B.Clarke ex C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex kukkoneniana Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex burchelliana Boeck. endemic •
Carex burkei (C.B.Clarke) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex capensis Schkuhr [1], accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. indigenous •
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic •
Carex cernua Boott var.
austro-africana Kuk. accepted as
Carex rhodesiaca Nelmes •
Carex clavata Thunb. endemic •
Carex cognata Kunth, indigenous •
Carex cognata Kunth var.
drakensbergensis (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. accepted as
Carex cognata Kunth, present •
Carex condensata C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex zuluensis C.B.Clarke •
Carex consanguinea Kunth, accepted as
Carex divisa Huds. •
Carex densenervosa Chiov. accepted as
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Carex distincta (Kukkonen) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex divisa Huds. not indigenous, naturalised •
Carex drakensbergensis C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex cognata Kunth •
Carex dregeana Kunth, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex dregeana Kunth var.
major C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex ecklonii Nees, endemic •
Carex esenbeckiana Boeck. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex esenbeckiana Boeck. var.
elongata Boeck. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. indigenous •
Carex glomerata Thunb. accepted as
Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. •
Carex huttoniana Kuk. accepted as
Carex zuluensis C.B.Clarke •
Carex indica Schkuhr, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex killickii Nelmes, indigenous •
Carex kukkoneniana Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. endemic •
Carex leporina L. not indigenous, naturalised •
Carex leribensis Nelmes, accepted as
Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. present •
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex merxmuelleri Podlech, accepted as
Carex zuluensis C.B.Clarke, present •
Carex monotropa Nelmes, indigenous •
Carex mossii Nelmes, endemic •
Carex multispiculata Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex ovalis Gooden., a
nom. illeg. synonym; see
Carex leporina, above •
Carex ovata Burm.f. accepted as
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral •
Carex perdensa (Kukkonen) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Carex pseudorufa Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Carex pubescens Poir. accepted as
Fuirena pubescens (Poir.) Kunth var.
pubescens •
Carex rainbowii Luceno et al. indigenous •
Carex ramosa Nees, accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Carex rhodesiaca Nelmes, indigenous •
Carex rufa (Nees) Baill. accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Carex schlechteri Nelmes, accepted as
Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. present •
Carex schweickerdtii (Merxm. & Podlech) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex spicatopaniculata Boeck. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Carex sprengelii (Nees) Boeck. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Carex subinflata Nelmes, indigenous •
Carex sylvatica Huds. [1], not indigenous, naturalised •
Carex uhligii K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Carex wahlenbergiana C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex zuluensis C.B.Clarke •
Carex zeyheri C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. indigenous •
Carex zuluensis C.B.Clarke, indigenous
Carpha Genus
Carpha: •
Carpha bracteosa C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Carpha capitellata (Nees) Boeck. indigenous •
Carpha filifolia C.Reid & T.H.Arnold, indigenous •
Carpha glomerata (Thunb.) Nees, endemic •
Carpha schlechteri C.B.Clarke, endemic
Chrysitrix Genus
Chrysitrix: •
Chrysitrix capensis L. var.
capensis, endemic •
Chrysitrix capensis L. var.
subteres C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Chrysitrix dodii C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Chrysitrix junciformis Nees, endemic
Cladium Genus
Cladium: •
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl, indigenous •
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl subsp.
jamaicense (Crantz) Kuk. indigenous
Coleochloa Genus
Coleochloa: •
Coleochloa pallidior Nelmes, indigenous •
Coleochloa setifera (Ridl.) Gilly, indigenous
Costularia Genus
Costularia: •
Costularia brevicaulis C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Capeobolus brevicaulis (C.B.Clarke) Browning, present •
Costularia natalensis C.B.Clarke, indigenous
Courtoisia Genus
Courtoisia: •
Courtoisia assimilis (Steud.) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Cyperus assimilis Steud. indigenous •
Courtoisia assimilis (Steud.) Maquet [1], accepted as
Cyperus assimilis Steud. indigenous •
Courtoisia cyperoides (Roxb.) Nees, accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Courtoisia cyperoides (Roxb.) Sojak [1], indigenous •
Courtoisina assimilis (Steud.) Maquet, accepted as
Cyperus assimilis Steud. indigenous •
Courtoisina cyperoides (Roxb.) Sojak, accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Courtoisina cyperoides (Roxb.) Sojak subsp.
africanus (C.B.Clarke ex Kuk.) Vorster, accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous
Cyathocoma Genus
Cyathocoma: •
Cyathocoma bachmannii (Kuk.) C.Archer, endemic •
Cyathocoma ecklonii Nees, endemic •
Cyathocoma hexandra (Nees) Browning, endemic
Cyperus Genus
Cyperus: •
Cyperus albiceps Ridl. accepted as
Kyllinga albiceps (Ridl.) Rendle •
Cyperus albostriatus Schrad. indigenous •
Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus alternifolius L. subsp.
flabelliformis (Rottb.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus involucratus Rottb. •
Cyperus amabilis Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus amabilis Vahl var.
subacaulis Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus amabilis Vahl •
Cyperus amnicola Kunth, accepted as
Cyperus rupestris Kunth var.
amnicola (Kunth) Kuk. •
Cyperus angolensis Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. accepted as
Cyperus squarrosus L. •
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. var.
atriceps Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus atriceps (Kuk.) C.Archer & Goetgh. present •
Cyperus articulatus L. indigenous •
Cyperus assimilis Steud. indigenous •
Cyperus atribulbus Kuk. accepted as
Pycreus atribulbus (Kuk.) Napper •
Cyperus atriceps (Kuk.) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus auricomus Sieber ex Spreng. accepted as
Cyperus digitatus Roxb. subsp.
auricomus (Sieber ex Spreng.) Kuk. •
Cyperus austro-africanus C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus bellus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus betschuanus Boeck. accepted as
Pycreus betschuanus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. indigenous •
Cyperus brevis Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus brunneo-vaginatus Boeck. accepted as
Cyperus marginatus Thunb. •
Cyperus bullatus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus chersinus (N.E.Br.) Kuk. •
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Endl. endemic •
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Endl. var.
pseudomarlothii Kuk. forma
globospica, accepted as
Cyperus uitenhagensis (Steud.) C.Archer & Goetgh. •
Cyperus capensis (Steud.) Engl. var.
pseudomarlothii Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus uitenhagensis (Steud.) C.Archer & Goetgh. •
Cyperus chersinus (N.E.Br.) Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus chrysanthus Boeck. accepted as
Pycreus chrysanthus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus compactus Lam. accepted as
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
obtusiflorus •
Cyperus compressus L. indigenous •
Cyperus congestus Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus congestus Vahl var.
brevis (Boeck.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus brevis Boeck. •
Cyperus congestus Vahl var.
glanduliferus (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus congestus Vahl •
Cyperus congestus Vahl var.
grandiceps Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus congestus Vahl •
Cyperus congestus Vahl var.
pseudonatalensis Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus congestus Vahl •
Cyperus cooperi (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum. accepted as
Cyperus congestus Vahl •
Cyperus crassipes Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus crinitus Poir. accepted as
Ficinia crinita (Poir.) B.L.Burtt •
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze, indigenous •
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
cyperoides, indigenous •
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
flavus Lye, indigenous •
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
pseudoflavus (Kuk.) Lye, indigenous •
Cyperus deciduus Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus decurvatus (C.B.Clarke) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus denudatus L.f. indigenous •
Cyperus denudatus L.f. var.
sphaerospermus (Schrad.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. •
Cyperus dichrostachyus Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous •
Cyperus difformis L. indigenous •
Cyperus digitatus Roxb. indigenous •
Cyperus digitatus Roxb. subsp.
auricomus (Sieber ex Spreng.) Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus distans L.f. indigenous •
Cyperus distans L.f. var.
niger C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Cyperus keniensis Kuk. •
Cyperus dives Delile, indigenous •
Cyperus dubius Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus dubius Rottb. var.
dubius, indigenous •
Cyperus durus Kunth, endemic •
Cyperus elegantulus Steud. accepted as
Pycreus niger (Ruiz & Pav.) Cufod. subsp.
elegantulus (Steud.) Lye •
Cyperus elephantinus (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. endemic •
Cyperus emarginatus Schrad. accepted as
Cyperus longus L. var.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Boeck. present •
Cyperus eragrostis Lam. not indigenous, naturalised •
Cyperus esculentus L. indigenous •
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
cyclolepis Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
esculentus, present •
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
esculentus, indigenous •
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
nervoso-striatus (Turrill) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
esculentus, present •
Cyperus fastigiatus Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus fenzelianus K.Schum. accepted as
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. •
Cyperus fenzelianus Steud. accepted as
Cyperus longus L. var.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Boeck. •
Cyperus flabelliformis Rottb. accepted as
Cyperus involucratus Rottb. •
Cyperus flavescens L. accepted as
Pycreus flavescens (L.) P.Beauv. ex Rchb. •
Cyperus fulgens C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus fulgens C.B.Clarke var.
contractus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus palmatus (Lye) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus globosus All. var.
nilagirica (Steud.) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Pycreus betschuanus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus haematocephalus Boeck. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus hirsutus P.J.Bergius, accepted as
Fuirena hirsuta (P.J.Bergius) P.L.Forbes •
Cyperus holostigma C.B.Clarke ex Schweinf. accepted as
Cyperus schinzii Boeck. •
Cyperus imbricatus Retz. indigenous •
Cyperus immensus C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Cyperus dives Delile, present •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
decurvatus (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus decurvatus (C.B.Clarke) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
dinteri Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus decurvatus (C.B.Clarke) C.Archer & Goetgh. •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
indecorus, endemic •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
inflatus (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
namaquensis Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus intactus Vahl, accepted as
Pycreus intactus (Vahl) J.Raynal •
Cyperus involucratus Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus iria L. indigenous •
Cyperus isocladus Kunth, accepted as
Cyperus prolifer Lam. •
Cyperus keniensis Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus kirkii C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus kyllingiella Larridon, indigenous •
Cyperus laevigatus L. indigenous •
Cyperus laevigatus L. subsp.
laevigatus, indigenous •
Cyperus laevigatus L. var.
subaphyllus (Boeck.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus laevigatus L. •
Cyperus lapidicolus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. •
Cyperus lateriflorus Steud. accepted as
Cyperus longus L. var.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Boeck. present •
Cyperus latifolius Poir. indigenous •
Cyperus latifolius Poir. var.
angustifolius Hochst. accepted as
Cyperus latifolius Poir. •
Cyperus latifolius Poir. var.
austro-africanus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus latifolius Poir. •
Cyperus leptocladus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus leucoloma Nees, accepted as
Isolepis leucoloma (Nees) C.Archer, present •
Cyperus longus L. indigenous •
Cyperus longus L. subsp.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus longus L. var.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Boeck. •
Cyperus longus L. var.
longus, indigenous •
Cyperus longus L. var.
tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus macer (Kunth) K.Schum. accepted as
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
pseudoflavus (Kuk.) Lye •
Cyperus macranthus Boeck. accepted as
Pycreus macranthus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeck. var.
pseudoflavus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
pseudoflavus (Kuk.) Lye •
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeck. var.
submacrocarpus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus macrocarpus (Kunth) Boeck. •
Cyperus macrostachyos Lam. accepted as
Pycreus macrostachyos (Lam.) J.Raynal •
Cyperus maculatus Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl var.
margaritaceus, indigenous •
Cyperus marginatus Thunb. indigenous •
Cyperus maritimus Poir. accepted as
Cyperus crassipes Vahl •
Cyperus marlothii Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus melanospermus (Nees) Valck.Sur, accepted as
Kyllinga melanosperma Nees •
Cyperus meyerianus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus michelianus (L.) Link subsp.
pygmaeus (Rottb.) Asch. & Graebn. accepted as
Cyperus pygmaeus Rottb. •
Cyperus micromegas Nees, accepted as
Isolepis levynsiana Muasya & D.A.Simpson •
Cyperus minutus Roth, accepted as
Isolepis marginata (Thunb.) A.Dietr. •
Cyperus monostachyos L. accepted as
Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral •
Cyperus multiglumis Turrill, accepted as
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. •
Cyperus muricatus Kuk. accepted as
Pycreus muricatus (Kuk.) Napper •
Cyperus mwinilungensis Podlech var.
maior Podlech, accepted as
Cyperus mwinilungensis Podlech •
Cyperus natalensis Hochst. indigenous •
Cyperus nervoso-striatus Turrill, accepted as
Cyperus esculentus L. var.
esculentus, present •
Cyperus nigricans Steud. accepted as
Pycreus nigricans (Steud.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus nitens Vahl, accepted as
Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees •
Cyperus nitidus Lam. accepted as
Pycreus nitidus (Lam.) J.Raynal •
Cyperus niveus Retz. var.
flavissimus (Schrad.) Lye, accepted as
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
flavissimus (Schrad.) Boeck. •
Cyperus niveus Retz. var.
leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg, accepted as
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
obtusiflorus •
Cyperus nudicaulis Poir. accepted as
Cyperus pectinatus Vahl •
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
flavissimus (Schrad.) Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
obtusiflorus, indigenous •
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
sphaerocephalus (Vahl) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
flavissimus (Schrad.) Boeck. present •
Cyperus owanii Boeck. endemic •
Cyperus owanii Boeck. var.
rogersii Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus owanii Boeck. present •
Cyperus palmatus (Lye) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus papyrus L. indigenous •
Cyperus papyrus L. subsp.
papyrus, indigenous •
Cyperus parvinux C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus pectinatus Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus pelophilus Ridl. accepted as
Pycreus pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke •
Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. accepted as
Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv. var.
polystachyos •
Cyperus prasinus Kunth, accepted as
Cyperus leptocladus Kunth •
Cyperus procerus Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus prolifer Lam. indigenous •
Cyperus prolifer Lam. var.
isocladus (Kunth) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus prolifer Lam. •
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. var.
africanus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus pseudoleptocladus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus glaucophyllus Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus pseudoleptocladus Kuk. var.
polycarpus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus glaucophyllus Boeck. •
Cyperus pseudoniveus Boeck. accepted as
Cyperus margaritaceus Vahl var.
margaritaceus •
Cyperus pseudovestitus (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus pulcher Thunb. endemic •
Cyperus pumilus L. accepted as
Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees •
Cyperus pumilus L. var.
patens (Vahl) Kuk. accepted as
Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees •
Cyperus purpureus Boeck. accepted as
Cyperus schinzii Boeck. •
Cyperus pygmaeus Rottb. indigenous •
Cyperus radiatus Vahl, accepted as
Cyperus imbricatus Retz. •
Cyperus remotiflorus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus bellus Kunth •
Cyperus rigidifolius Steud. indigenous •
Cyperus rothianus Roem. & Schult. accepted as
Isolepis marginata (Thunb.) A.Dietr. •
Cyperus rotundus L. indigenous •
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
rotundus, indigenous •
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
rotundus var.
platystachys, accepted as
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. present •
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus rotundus L. var.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. •
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl, indigenous •
Cyperus rupestris Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus rupestris Kunth var.
amnicola (Kunth) Kuk. endemic •
Cyperus rupestris Kunth var.
parvinux (C.B.Clarke) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus parvinux C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus rupestris Kunth var.
rupestris, indigenous •
Cyperus schinzii Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus schlechteri C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. indigenous •
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. var.
multiglumis (Turrill) Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus semitrifidus Schrad. •
Cyperus sensilis Baijnath, endemic •
Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torr.) Mattf. & Kuk. accepted as
Kyllinga odorata Vahl •
Cyperus sexangularis Nees, indigenous •
Cyperus smithii McLean, accepted as
Cyperus leptocladus Kunth •
Cyperus solidus Kunth, indigenous •
Cyperus sphacelatus Rottb. var.
tenuior C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Cyperus zollingeri Steud. •
Cyperus sphaerocephalus Vahl, accepted as
Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl var.
flavissimus (Schrad.) Boeck. •
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. indigenous •
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. var.
minor Schrad. accepted as
Cyperus sphaerospermus Schrad. present •
Cyperus squarrosus L. indigenous •
Cyperus subparadoxus Kuk. accepted as
Alinula paradoxa (Cherm.) Goetgh. & Vorster •
Cyperus subumbellatus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
flavus Lye •
Cyperus tabularis Schrad. endemic •
Cyperus tenax Boeck. indigenous •
Cyperus tenellus L.f. accepted as
Isolepis levynsiana Muasya & D.A.Simpson, endemic •
Cyperus tenellus L.f. var.
gracilis Nees, accepted as
Cyperus tenellus L.f. var.
tenellus, present •
Cyperus tenellus L.f. var.
micromegas (Nees) F.Muell. accepted as
Isolepis levynsiana Muasya & D.A.Simpson, endemic •
Cyperus teneriffae Poir. accepted as
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl •
Cyperus teneriffae Poir. var.
succulentus Dinter ex Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl •
Cyperus tenuispica Steud. indigenous •
Cyperus textilis Thunb. endemic •
Cyperus thorncroftii McClean, accepted as
Cyperus kirkii C.B.Clarke, present •
Cyperus thunbergii Vahl, endemic •
Cyperus triflorus L. accepted as
Abildgaardia triflora (L.) Abeyw. •
Cyperus tuberosus Rottb. accepted as
Cyperus rotundus L. subsp.
tuberosus (Rottb.) Kuk. •
Cyperus turrillii Kuk. indigenous •
Cyperus uitenhagensis (Steud.) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus uncinatus Poir. accepted as
Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth •
Cyperus unioloides R.Br. accepted as
Pycreus unioloides (R.Br.) Urb. •
Cyperus usitatus Burch. indigenous •
Cyperus usitatus Burch. subsp.
palmatus Lye, accepted as
Cyperus palmatus (Lye) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Cyperus usitatus Burch. var.
macrobulbus Kuk. accepted as
Cyperus usitatus Burch. indigenous •
Cyperus vegetus Willd. accepted as
Cyperus eragrostis Lam. •
Cyperus vestitus Hochst. indigenous •
Cyperus vorsteri K.L.Wilson, endemic •
Cyperus x turbatus Baijnath, endemic •
Cyperus zollingeri Steud. indigenous
Dracoscirpoides Genus
Dracoscirpoides: •
Dracoscirpoides falsa (C.B.Clarke) Muasya, indigenous •
Dracoscirpoides ficinioides (Kunth) Muasya, indigenous •
Dracoscirpoides surculosa Muasya, Reynders & Goetgh. indigenous
Eleocharis Genus
Eleocharis: •
Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) Schult. indigenous •
Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl, indigenous •
Eleocharis caduca (Delile) Schult. indigenous •
Eleocharis dregeana Steud. indigenous •
Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch. indigenous •
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. indigenous •
Eleocharis intricata Kuk. accepted as
Eleocharis caduca (Delile) Schult. present •
Eleocharis limosa (Schrad.) Schult. indigenous •
Eleocharis mutata (L.) Roem. & Schult. indigenous •
Eleocharis schlechteri C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Eleocharis variegata (Poir.) C.Presl, indigenous
Epischoenus Genus
Epischoenus: •
Epischoenus adnatus Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus cernuus Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus complanatus Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus dregeanus (Boeck.) Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus gracilis Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus lucidus (C.B.Clarke) Levyns, endemic •
Epischoenus quadrangularis (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Epischoenus villosus Levyns, endemic
Ficinia Genus
Ficinia: •
Ficinia acrostachys (Steud.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Ficinia acuminata (Nees) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia albicans Nees, endemic •
Ficinia anceps Nees, endemic •
Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) Levyns [2], endemic •
Ficinia anysbergensis Muasya, endemic •
Ficinia arenicola T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, indigenous •
Ficinia arenicola T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray var.
arenicola, endemic •
Ficinia arenicola T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray var.
erecta T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia argyropa Nees, endemic •
Ficinia arnoldii Tshiila & Muasya, endemic •
Ficinia bergiana Kunth, accepted as
Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees, present •
Ficinia brevifolia Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia bulbosa (L.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia capillifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia capitella (Thunb.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia cedarbergensis T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia cinnamomea C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Ficinia compasbergensis Drege, endemic •
Ficinia crinita (Poir.) B.L.Burtt, endemic •
Ficinia dasystachys C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia decidua H.Pfeiff. accepted as
Ficinia monticola Kunth, present •
Ficinia deusta (P.J.Bergius) Levyns, endemic •
Ficinia distans C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia dunensis Levyns, endemic •
Ficinia dura Turrill, endemic •
Ficinia ecklonea (Steud.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia elatior Levyns, endemic •
Ficinia esterhuyseniae Muasya, endemic •
Ficinia fascicularis Nees, endemic •
Ficinia fastigiata (Thunb.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia filiculmea B.L.Burtt, indigenous •
Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad. endemic •
Ficinia gracilis Schrad. indigenous •
Ficinia grandiflora T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia gydomontana T.H.Arnold, endemic •
Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff. endemic •
Ficinia ixioides Nees, indigenous •
Ficinia ixioides Nees subsp.
glabra T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia ixioides Nees subsp.
ixioides, endemic •
Ficinia jardinei Muasya & C.H.Stirt. indigenous •
Ficinia laciniata (Thunb.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia laevis (Vahl) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia lateralis (Vahl) Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia latifolia T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia levynsiae T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia limosa Levyns, accepted as
Ficinia pygmaea Boeck. •
Ficinia macowanii C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Ficinia micrantha C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia minutiflora C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia montana Tshiila & Muasya, endemic •
Ficinia monticola Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia mucronata C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh. Muasya & D.A.Simpson, indigenous •
Ficinia oligantha (Steud.) J.Raynal, endemic •
Ficinia overbergensis Muasya & C.H.Stirt. indigenous •
Ficinia pallens (Schrad.) Nees, indigenous •
Ficinia pallens (Schrad.) Nees var.
lithosperma (Boeck.) T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia pallens (Schrad.) Nees var.
pallens, endemic •
Ficinia paradoxa (Schrad.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia petrophila T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Ficinia pinguior C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Ficinia polystachya Levyns, endemic •
Ficinia praemorsa Nees, endemic •
Ficinia pygmaea Boeck. endemic •
Ficinia quartzicola Muasya & Helme, indigenous •
Ficinia quinquangularis Boeck. endemic •
Ficinia radiata (L.f.) Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia ramosissima Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia repens (Nees) Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia rigida Levyns, endemic •
Ficinia secunda (Vahl) Kunth, endemic •
Ficinia stolonifera Boeck. indigenous •
Ficinia sylvatica Kunth, accepted as
Ficinia trispicata (L.f.) Druce, present •
Ficinia tenuifolia Kunth, accepted as
Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad. present •
Ficinia trichodes (Schrad.) Benth. & Hook.f. endemic •
Ficinia trispicata (L.f.) Druce, endemic •
Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees, endemic •
Ficinia truncata (Thunb.) Schrad. endemic •
Ficinia undosa B.L.Burtt, accepted as
Ficinia gracilis Schrad. present •
Ficinia zeyheri Boeck. endemic
Fimbristylis Genus
Fimbristylis: •
Fimbristylis aphylla Steud. indigenous •
Fimbristylis bisumbellata (Forssk.) Bubani, indigenous •
Fimbristylis bivalvis (Lam.) Lye, indigenous •
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link, indigenous •
Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link subsp.
complanata, indigenous •
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl [9], indigenous •
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl subsp.
dichotoma, indigenous •
Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl, indigenous •
Fimbristylis microcarya F.Muell. indigenous •
Fimbristylis obtusifolia (Lam.) Kunth [1], accepted as
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl subsp.
dichotoma, indigenous •
Fimbristylis squarrosa Vahl, indigenous •
Fimbristylis variegata Gordon-Gray, endemic •
Fimbristylis x dregeana Kunth, endemic
Fuirena Genus
Fuirena: •
Fuirena bullifera J.Raynal & Roessler, indigenous •
Fuirena ciliaris (L.) Roxb. indigenous •
Fuirena ciliaris (L.) Roxb. var.
ciliaris, indigenous •
Fuirena coerulescens Steud. indigenous •
Fuirena ecklonii Nees, endemic •
Fuirena enodis C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Fuirena coerulescens Steud. present •
Fuirena gracilis Kunth, accepted as
Fuirena coerulescens Steud. present •
Fuirena hirsuta (P.J.Bergius) P.L.Forbes, indigenous •
Fuirena leptostachya Oliv. indigenous •
Fuirena leptostachya Oliv. forma
leptostachya, indigenous •
Fuirena leptostachya Oliv. forma
nudiflora Lye, indigenous •
Fuirena obcordata P.L.Forbes, indigenous •
Fuirena pachyrrhiza Ridl. indigenous •
Fuirena pubescens (Poir.) Kunth, indigenous •
Fuirena pubescens (Poir.) Kunth var.
pubescens, indigenous •
Fuirena stricta Steud. indigenous •
Fuirena stricta Steud. subsp.
chlorocarpa (Ridl.) Lye, accepted as
Fuirena stricta Steud. var.
chlorocarpa (Ridl.) Kuk. •
Fuirena stricta Steud. var.
stricta, indigenous •
Fuirena tenuis P.L.Forbes, indigenous •
Fuirena umbellata Rottb. indigenous
Hellmuthia Genus
Hellmuthia: •
Hellmuthia membranacea (Thunb.) R.W.Haines & Lye, endemic
Holoschoenus Genus
Holoschoenus: •
Holoschoenus thunbergii (Schrad.) A.Dietr. accepted as
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, indigenous
Isolepis Genus
Isolepis: •
Isolepis aciformis (B.Nord.) J.Raynal, accepted as
Isolepis hemiuncialis (C.B.Clarke) J.Raynal, present •
Isolepis angelica B.L.Burtt, indigenous •
Isolepis antarctica (L.) Roem. & Schult. [1], endemic •
Isolepis brevicaulis (Levyns) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Isolepis bulbifera (Boeck.) Muasya, endemic •
Isolepis capensis Muasya, endemic •
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. indigenous •
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. var.
cernua, indigenous •
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. var.
setiformis (Benth.) Muasya, indigenous •
Isolepis costata Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous •
Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad. endemic •
Isolepis digitata Schrad. endemic •
Isolepis dioeca Kunth, accepted as
Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Garcia-Madr. indigenous •
Isolepis expallescens Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br. indigenous •
Isolepis fluitans (L.) R.Br. var.
fluitans, indigenous •
Isolepis hemiuncialis (C.B.Clarke) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Isolepis hystrix (Thunb.) Nees [2], endemic •
Isolepis incomtula Nees, endemic •
Isolepis inconspicua (Levyns) J.Raynal, endemic •
Isolepis inyangensis Muasya & Goetgh. indigenous •
Isolepis karroica (C.B.Clarke) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Isolepis leptostachya Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis leucoloma (Nees) C.Archer, endemic •
Isolepis levynsiana Muasya & D.A.Simpson, endemic •
Isolepis ludwigii (Steud.) Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis marginata (Thunb.) A.Dietr. indigenous •
Isolepis minuta (Turrill) J.Raynal, endemic •
Isolepis namaquana Muasya & J.Viljoen, indigenous •
Isolepis natans (Thunb.) A.Dietr. indigenous •
Isolepis prolifera (Rottb.) R.Br. indigenous •
Isolepis pusilla Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis rubicunda (Nees) Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis sepulcralis Steud. indigenous •
Isolepis setacea (L.) R.Br. [2], indigenous •
Isolepis sororia Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis striata (Nees) Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis tenuis (Spreng.) Schrad. accepted as
Isolepis pusilla Kunth, present •
Isolepis tenuissima (Nees) Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis thunbergii Schrad. accepted as
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, indigenous •
Isolepis trachysperma Nees, indigenous •
Isolepis venustula Kunth, endemic •
Isolepis verrucosula (Steud.) Nees, accepted as
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. var.
setiformis (Benth.) Muasya, present •
Isolepis x pellocolea B.L.Burtt, endemic
Kobresia Genus
Kobresia: •
Kobresia basutorum (Turrill) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex basutorum (Turrill) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Kobresia buchananii (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex kukkoneniana Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Kobresia ecklonii (Nees) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic •
Kobresia filiforme (Kuk.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex killickii Nelmes, indigenous •
Kobresia kunthiana (Kuk.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Kobresia lancea (Thunb.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Kobresia lehmannii (Nees) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex uhligii K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Kobresia lehmannii (Nees) T.Koyama var.
schimperiana (Boeck.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Kobresia rufa (Nees) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Kobresia schweickerdtii (Merxm. & Podlech) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex schweickerdtii (Merxm. & Podlech) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Kobresia spartea (Wahlenb.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Kobresia thunbergii (Nees) T.Koyama, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. indigenous
Kyllinga Genus
Kyllinga: •
Kyllinga alata Nees, indigenous •
Kyllinga alba Nees, indigenous •
Kyllinga alba Nees subsp.
alba, indigenous •
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. indigenous •
Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. var.
brevifolia, indigenous •
Kyllinga cyperoides Roxb. accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Kyllinga elatior Kunth, indigenous •
Kyllinga erecta Schumach. indigenous •
Kyllinga erecta Schumach. var.
erecta, indigenous •
Kyllinga intricata Cherm. accepted as
Kyllinga erecta Schumach. var.
erecta, present •
Kyllinga melanosperma Nees, indigenous •
Kyllinga melanosperma Nees var.
melanosperma, indigenous •
Kyllinga odorata Vahl, indigenous •
Kyllinga pauciflora Ridl. indigenous •
Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth, indigenous •
Kyllinga pulchella Kunth, indigenous •
Kyllinga x nemoralis (G.Forst. & J.R.Forst.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel, indigenous
Kyllingiella Genus
Kyllingiella: •
Kyllingiella microcephala (Steud.) R.W.Haines & Lye, accepted as
Cyperus kyllingiella Larridon, indigenous
Lipocarpha Genus
Lipocarpha: •
Lipocarpha chinensis (Osbeck) J.Kern, indigenous •
Lipocarpha hemisphaerica (Roth) Goetgh. indigenous •
Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G.C.Tucker, indigenous •
Lipocarpha nana (A.Rich.) Cherm. indigenous •
Lipocarpha rehmannii (Ridl.) Goetgh. indigenous
Macrochaetium Genus
Macrochaetium: •
Macrochaetium dregei Steud. accepted as
Cyathocoma hexandra (Nees) Browning, present •
Macrochaetium ecklonii (Nees) Levyns, accepted as
Cyathocoma ecklonii Nees, present •
Macrochaetium hexandrum (Nees) Pfeiff. accepted as
Cyathocoma hexandra (Nees) Browning, present
Mariscus Genus
Mariscus: •
Mariscus aristatus (Rottb.) Cherm. var.
atriceps (Kuk.) Podlech, accepted as
Cyperus atriceps (Kuk.) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Mariscus assimilis (Steud.) Podlech, accepted as
Cyperus assimilis Steud. indigenous •
Mariscus cyperoides (Roxb.) A.Dietr. accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Mariscus cyperoides (Roxb.) A.Dietr. subsp.
africanus (Kuk.) Podlech, accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous •
Mariscus dregeanus Kunth, accepted as
Cyperus austro-africanus C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous •
Mariscus gueinzii C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Cyperus solidus Kunth, present •
Mariscus indecorus (Kunth) Podlech, accepted as
Cyperus indecorus Kunth var.
indecorus •
Mariscus solidus (Kunth) Vorster, accepted as
Cyperus solidus Kunth •
Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J.Raynal, accepted as
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze subsp.
cyperoides •
Mariscus uitenhagensis Steud. accepted as
Cyperus uitenhagensis (Steud.) C.Archer & Goetgh. indigenous
Neesenbeckia Genus
Neesenbeckia: •
Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns, endemic
Oxycaryum Genus
Oxycaryum: •
Oxycaryum cubense (Poepp. & Kunth) Palla, accepted as
Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. indigenous
Pseudomariscus Genus
Pseudomariscus: •
Pseudomariscus cyperoides (Roxb.) Rauschert, accepted as
Cyperus pseudokyllingioides Kuk. indigenous
Pseudoschoenus Genus
Pseudoschoenus: •
Pseudoschoenus inanis (Thunb.) Oteng-Yeb. indigenous
Pycreus Genus
Pycreus: •
Pycreus atribulbus (Kuk.) Napper, indigenous •
Pycreus betschuanus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus chrysanthus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus cooperi C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus flavescens (L.) P.Beauv. ex Rchb. indigenous •
Pycreus flavescens (L.) Rchb. subsp.
flavescens, indigenous •
Pycreus intactus (Vahl) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Pycreus macranthus (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus macrostachyos (Lam.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Pycreus mundii Nees, indigenous •
Pycreus muricatus (Kuk.) Napper, indigenous •
Pycreus niger (Ruiz & Pav.) Cufod. indigenous •
Pycreus niger (Ruiz & Pav.) Cufod. subsp.
elegantulus (Steud.) Lye, indigenous •
Pycreus nigricans (Steud.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus nitidus (Lam.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Pycreus oakfortensis C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus pelophilus (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus permutatus (Boeck.) Napper, indigenous •
Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv. indigenous •
Pycreus polystachyos (Rottb.) P.Beauv. var.
polystachyos, indigenous •
Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees, indigenous •
Pycreus rehmannianus C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees, indigenous •
Pycreus unioloides (R.Br.) Urb. indigenous
Rhynchospora Genus
Rhynchospora: •
Rhynchospora barrosiana Guagl. indigenous •
Rhynchospora brownii Roem. & Schult. indigenous •
Rhynchospora gracillima Thwaites, indigenous •
Rhynchospora gracillima Thwaites subsp.
subquadrata (Cherm.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter, indigenous •
Rhynchospora perrieri Cherm. indigenous •
Rhynchospora rubra (Lour.) Makino, indigenous •
Rhynchospora rubra (Lour.) Makino subsp.
africana J.Raynal, indigenous •
Rhynchospora rugosa (Vahl) Gale subsp.
brownii (Roem. & Schult.) T.Koyama, accepted as
Rhynchospora brownii Roem. & Schult. indigenous •
Rhynchospora spectabilis Hochst. indigenous
Schoenoplectus Genus
Schoenoplectus: •
Schoenoplectus articulatus (L.) Palla, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus brachyceras (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Lye, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus confusus (N.E.Br.) Lye, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus confusus (N.E.Br.) Lye subsp.
natalitius Browning, endemic •
Schoenoplectus corymbosus (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus corymbosus (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) J.Raynal var.
brachyceras (A.Rich.) Lye, accepted as
Schoenoplectus brachyceras (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Lye, present •
Schoenoplectus decipiens (Nees) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus leucanthus (Boeck.) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus muricinux (C.B.Clarke) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus muriculatus (Kuk.) Browning, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus paludicola (Kunth) Palla, endemic •
Schoenoplectus patentiglumis Hayas. indigenous •
Schoenoplectus pulchellus (Kunth) J.Raynal, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus scirpoides (Schrad.) Browning, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus senegalensis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Palla, indigenous •
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla, not indigenous, naturalised •
Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla, not indigenous, naturalised
Schoenoxiphium Genus
Schoenoxiphium: •
Schoenoxiphium altum Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic •
Schoenoxiphium basutorum Turrill, accepted as
Carex basutorum (Turrill) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium bracteosum Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium buchananii C.B.Clarke ex C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex kukkoneniana Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium burkei C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex burkei (C.B.Clarke) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium burttii Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex pseudorufa Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium capense Nees, accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium caricoides C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium caricoides C.B.Clarke var.
major (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium distinctum Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex distincta (Kukkonen) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium dregeanum Kunth, accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium ecklonii Nees, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic •
Schoenoxiphium ecklonii Nees var.
unisexuale Kuk. accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic •
Schoenoxiphium filiforme Kuk. accepted as
Carex killickii Nelmes, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium kunthianum Kuk. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium lanceum (Thunb.) Kuk. accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. endemic •
Schoenoxiphium lehmannii (Nees) Kunth ex Steud. accepted as
Carex uhligii K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium ludwigii Hochst. accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium madagascariense Cherm. accepted as
Carex multispiculata Luceno & Martin-Bravo, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium meyerianum Kunth, accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium molle Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex killickii Nelmes, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium perdensum Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex perdensa (Kukkonen) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium rufum Nees, accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium rufum Nees var.
dregeanum (Kunth) Kuk. accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium rufum Nees var.
pondoense Kuk. accepted as
Carex ludwigii (Hochst.) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium schimperianum (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium schweickerdtii Merxm. & Podlech, accepted as
Carex schweickerdtii (Merxm. & Podlech) Luceno & Martin-Bravo, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium sickmannianum Kunth, accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium sparteum (Wahlenb.) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium sparteum (Wahlenb.) C.B.Clarke var.
lehmannii (Nees) Kuk. accepted as
Carex uhligii K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium sparteum (Wahlenb.) C.B.Clarke var.
schimperianum (Boeck.) Kuk. accepted as
Carex schimperiana Boeck. indigenous •
Schoenoxiphium strictum Kukkonen, accepted as
Carex killickii Nelmes, endemic •
Schoenoxiphium thunbergii Nees, accepted as
Carex capensis Thunb. endemic
Schoenus Genus
Schoenus: •
Schoenus glomeratus Thunb. accepted as
Carpha glomerata (Thunb.) Nees •
Schoenus lanceus Thunb. accepted as
Carex lancea (Thunb.) Baill. indigenous •
Schoenus nigricans L. indigenous
Scirpoides Genus
Scirpoides: •
Scirpoides burkei (C.B.Clarke) Goetgh. Muasya & D.A.Simpson, indigenous •
Scirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Browning, accepted as
Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Garcia-Madr. indigenous •
Scirpoides nodosus (Rottb.) Sojak, accepted as
Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh. Muasya & D.A.Simpson, present •
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, endemic •
Scirpoides varia Browning, indigenous
Scirpus Genus
Scirpus: •
Scirpus bulbiferus Boeck. accepted as
Isolepis bulbifera (Boeck.) Muasya, present •
Scirpus burkei C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Scirpoides burkei (C.B.Clarke) Goetgh. Muasya & D.A.Simpson, present •
Scirpus cubensis Poepp. & Kunth, accepted as
Cyperus blepharoleptos Steud. present •
Scirpus diabolicus Steud. accepted as
Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad. present •
Scirpus dioecus (Kunth) Boeck. accepted as
Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Garcia-Madr. indigenous •
Scirpus dregeanus C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Isolepis capensis Muasya, present •
Scirpus falsus C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Dracoscirpoides falsa (C.B.Clarke) Muasya, indigenous •
Scirpus ficinioides Kunth, accepted as
Dracoscirpoides ficinioides (Kunth) Muasya, indigenous •
Scirpus holoschoenus L. var.
thunbergii (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, indigenous •
Scirpus maritimus L. accepted as
Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, not indigenous, naturalised, invasive •
Scirpus microcephalus (Steud.) Dandy, accepted as
Cyperus kyllingiella Larridon, present •
Scirpus nodosus Rottb. accepted as
Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh. Muasya & D.A.Simpson, present •
Scirpus pinguiculus C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Scirpus schinzii Boeck. accepted as
Afroscirpoides dioeca (Kunth) Garcia-Madr. •
Scirpus thunbergianus Nees ex Levyns, accepted as
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, indigenous •
Scirpus thunbergii (Schrad.) A.Spreng. accepted as
Scirpoides thunbergii (Schrad.) Sojak, indigenous •
Scirpus varius Boeck. ex C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Scirpoides varia Browning, indigenous
Scleria Genus
Scleria: •
Scleria achtenii De Wild. indigenous •
Scleria angusta Nees ex Kunth, indigenous •
Scleria aterrima (Ridl.) Napper, accepted as
Scleria catophylla C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Scleria bulbifera Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous •
Scleria catophylla C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Scleria dieterlenii Turrill, indigenous •
Scleria distans Poir. indigenous •
Scleria distans Poir. var.
distans, indigenous •
Scleria dregeana Kunth, indigenous •
Scleria foliosa Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenous •
Scleria greigiifolia (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Scleria melanomphala Kunth, indigenous •
Scleria natalensis Boeck. ex C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Scleria nutans Willd. ex Kunth, accepted as
Scleria distans Poir. present •
Scleria pergracilis (Nees) Kunth, indigenous •
Scleria poiformis Retz. indigenous •
Scleria rehmannii C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Scleria sobolifer E.F.Franklin, endemic •
Scleria transvaalensis E.F.Franklin, indigenous •
Scleria unguiculata E.A.Rob. indigenous •
Scleria welwitschii C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Scleria woodii C.B.Clarke, indigenous
Tetraria Genus
Tetraria: •
Tetraria autumnalis Levyns, accepted as
Tetraria ligulata (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, present •
Tetraria bachmannii Kuk. accepted as
Cyathocoma bachmannii (Kuk.) C.Archer, present •
Tetraria bolusii C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria brachyphylla Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria brevicaulis C.B.Clarke, accepted as
Capeobolus brevicaulis (C.B.Clarke) Browning, present •
Tetraria bromoides (Lam.) H.Pfeiff. endemic •
Tetraria burmannii (Vahl) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria capillacea (Thunb.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria compacta Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria compar (L.) P.Beauv. endemic •
Tetraria crassa Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria crinifolia (Nees) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var.
cuspidata, indigenous •
Tetraria cuspidata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke var.
lorea (Nees) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria exilis Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria eximia C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria fasciata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria ferruginea C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria fimbriolata (Nees) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria flexuosa (Thunb.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria fourcadei Turrill & Schonland, endemic •
Tetraria galpinii Schonland & Turrill, endemic •
Tetraria graminifolia Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria involucrata (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria ligulata (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria maculata Schonland & Turrill, endemic •
Tetraria microstachys (Vahl) H.Pfeiff. endemic •
Tetraria nigrovaginata (Nees) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria paludosa Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria picta (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria pillansii Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria pubescens Schonland & Turrill, endemic •
Tetraria pygmaea Levyns, endemic •
Tetraria robusta (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria schonlandii Turrill, endemic •
Tetraria secans C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria sylvatica (Nees) C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Tetraria sylvatica (Nees) C.B.Clarke var.
pseudolorea Kuk. endemic •
Tetraria sylvatica (Nees) C.B.Clarke var.
sylvatica, endemic •
Tetraria sylvatica (Nees) C.B.Clarke var.
triflora Kuk. endemic •
Tetraria thermalis (L.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria triangularis (Boeck.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria ustulata (L.) C.B.Clarke, endemic •
Tetraria vaginata Schonland & Turrill, endemic •
Tetraria variabilis Levyns, endemic
Trianoptiles Genus
Trianoptiles: •
Trianoptiles capensis (Steud.) Harv. endemic •
Trianoptiles solitaria (C.B.Clarke) Levyns, endemic •
Trianoptiles stipitata Levyns, endemic
Uncinia Genus
Uncinia: •
Uncinia lehmannii Nees, accepted as
Carex uhligii K.Schum. ex C.B.Clarke, indigenous •
Uncinia spartea (Wahlenb.) Spreng. accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous •
Uncinia sprengelii Nees, accepted as
Carex spartea Wahlenb. indigenous
Websteria Genus
Websteria: •
Websteria confervoides (Poir.) S.S.Hooper, accepted as
Eleocharis confervoides (Poir.) Steud. ==Eriocaulaceae==