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Scientific Name | Phylica natalensis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.T.D. Abbott |
Justification | EOO 1090 km², AOO<1090 km², eight locations remain after much of this species' habitat was lost to crop cultivation and coastal development, especially in southern KwaZulu-Natal. It continues to decline in the Pondoland area due to ongoing habitat degradation as a result of too frequent fire and overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Southern KwaZulu-Natal and Pondoland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Pondoland coastal grassland, in rocky sites on Msikaba Formation Sandstone. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica natalensis Pillans | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phylica natalensis Pillans | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Phylica natalensis Pillans | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Abbott, A.T.D. 2006. Phylica natalensis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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