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Scientific Name | Phylica laevis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/12 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO < 800 km², two to three locations remain after most of this species' habitat was lost to crop cultivation. It continues to decline due to severe alien plant invasion of remaining habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Houwhoek to Caledon Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone and shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Agriculture (wheat, deciduous fruit, vines - severe mainly past threat), afforestation (severe); aliens (moderate) and urban expansion (low) are the main threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica laevis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phylica laevis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Phylica laevis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Phylica laevis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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