Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Phylica tysonii Pillans var. brevifolia Pillans
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RHAMNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/01/16
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & J.E. Victor
Justification
Collections are old, and locality information is insufficient to determine accurately the distribution and the habitat of this taxon. It occurs at high altitudes (>2000 m), where commercial forestry plantations are a potential threat.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Cala to Ugie and Maclear.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
Unknown.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Phylica tysonii Pillans var. brevifolia PillansData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Phylica tysonii Pillans var. brevifolia PillansInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Phylica tysonii Pillans var. brevifolia PillansUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Phylica tysonii Pillans var. brevifolia Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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