| Scientific Name | Phylica cylindrica J.C.Wendl. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | RHAMNACEAE | Synonyms | Phylica cylindrica Sond. (in part), not of J.C.Wendl., Phylica cylindrica Sond. var. glabrata Sond. |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Assessment Date | 2006/07/12 | Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo | Justification | EOO<5000 km², ongoing habitat loss to potato and rooibos tea cultivation is causing a continuing decline at nine known locations. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | Olifants River Mountains and Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Citrusdal Vygieveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos | Description | Lowland sand flats and lower mountain slopes. |
Threats | | Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population | Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Phylica cylindrica J.C.Wendl. | VU 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 | | Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Phylica cylindrica J.C.Wendl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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