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Scientific Name | Phylica leipoldtii Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/05 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 700 km², AOO <700 km², 13 locations remain after much of this species' habitat has been lost deciduous fruit, rooibos tea and vegetable cultivation. Ongoing habitat loss is causing a continuing decline outside protected areas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy plateaus and sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to deciduous fruit, rooibos tea and vegetable cultivation is a severe past and moderate ongoing threat. |
Population |
One surveyed subpopulation contained between 50 and 100 mature individuals. Herbarium notes often indicate locally common.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Cederberg Wilderness Area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica leipoldtii Pillans | NT B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phylica leipoldtii Pillans | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Phylica leipoldtii Pillans | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Phylica leipoldtii Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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