Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Phylica laevigata Pillans
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RHAMNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/06/12
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme
Justification
Fairly common in De Hoop Nature Reserve and other limestone areas. Not known to be declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Bredasdorp to Stilbaai.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Limestone hills.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Phylica laevigata PillansLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Phylica laevigata PillansInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Phylica laevigata PillansUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Pillans, N.S. 1942. The genus Phylica, Linn. Journal of South African Botany 8(1):1-164.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Helme, N.A. 2006. Phylica laevigata Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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