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Scientific Name | Phylica piquetbergensis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2010/09/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 185 km²) that occurs in rocky sites where it is protected from habitat loss to agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| This species occurs on rocky slopes which is unlikely to be impacted by agriculture. |
Population |
Locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica piquetbergensis Pillans | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. 2010. Phylica piquetbergensis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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