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Scientific Name | Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cuspidata |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO < 3000 km², four to 10 locations are known. Subpopulations on lowland sand flats are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea and potato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Aurora to Graafwater. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Lowland sand flats and stony/rocky soils on mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss due to rapidly expanding agriculture (potatoes and rooibos), causing severe ongoing decline. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cuspidata | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cuspidata | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh. | Uncertain | 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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh. var. cuspidata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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