Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Phylica pearsonii Pillans
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RHAMNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/06/12
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme
Justification
Only two small, highly disjunct subpopulations are known. It was not relocated in the Kamiesberg during an intense survey in 2005, indicating that it is likely to be very rare.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Namaqualand, near Nigramoep and the Kamiesberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld
Description
Granite slopes at middle elevations.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Phylica pearsonii PillansRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Phylica pearsonii PillansRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Phylica pearsonii 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.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Helme, N.A. 2006. Phylica pearsonii Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02

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