| Author | Title | Journal/publisher | Literature ref. no. |
| Stannard, B.L. (1988) | Nyctaginaceae | Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) | 243 |
Note that the process of capturing references from species to the literature and the reverse may be incomplete.
| Species found: 7 |
| Boerhavia coccinea |
| Boerhavia diffusa |
| Boerhavia erecta |
| Commicarpus grandiflorus |
| Commicarpus helenae |
| Commicarpus plumbagineus |
| Mirabilis jalapa |