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Scientific Name | Phylica stenantha Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | Phylica stenantha is a localized species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 175 km². It is known from four locations and is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on gentle, rocky lower north-facing sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Scattered alien invasive plants are present in this species' habitat, but at present there is no threat to Phylica stenantha. Alien invasive plants may however outcompete native species in future if left unmanaged. The southern slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains is already densely infested with alien invasive plants through lack of management action. |
Population |
It is a localized, but locally common species. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica stenantha Pillans | VU D2 | 2020.1 | | Phylica stenantha 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. & von Staden, L. 2018. Phylica stenantha Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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