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Scientific Name | Phylica thunbergiana Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<2500 km², 10 small, severely fragmented subpopulations remain on isolated habitat fragments after >95% of renosterveld within this species' range has been transformed by urban expansion and crop cultivation. It continues to decline due to lack of fire in small remnants and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Moorreesburg to Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Renosterveld, on lower clays slopes and flats. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica thunbergiana Sond. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Phylica thunbergiana Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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