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Scientific Name | Phylica greyii Pillans |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RHAMNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2010/11/19 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 163 km², plants at four known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development. Subpopulations are small, typically consisting of fewer than 100 plants, and the total population size is estimated to be no more than 1 000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Columbine to Yzerfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld |
Description | Coastal limestones. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing loss of habitat due to coastal development. |
Population |
Most subpopulations are small, with fewer than 100 plants.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| This species closely resembles P. stenopetala which also occurs along the West Coast but occurs on granite soils. P. greyii is limited to limestone soils. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phylica greyii Pillans | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Phylica greyii Pillans | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Phylica greyii Pillans | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2010. Phylica greyii Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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