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Phylica is a genus of plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

s in the family Rhamnaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rhamnaceae, the Buckthorn family, is a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs and some vines.The family contains 50-60 genera and approximately 870-900 species. The Rhamnaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions...

. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, where they form part of the . A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

, and on islands including Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

, the Mascarene Islands

Mascarene Islands

The Mascarene Islands is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Cargados Carajos shoals, plus the former islands of the Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan banks...

, Île Amsterdam

Île Amsterdam

New Amsterdam, Amsterdam Island, or Île Amsterdam is a French island in the Indian Ocean located at . It is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.- History :...

, Saint Helena

Saint Helena

Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...

and Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...

Species

Species in the genus Phylica include:

Phylica abietina Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica acmaephylla Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica aemula Schltr.
Phylica affinis Sond.
Phylica agathosmoides Pillans
Phylica alba Pillans
Phylica alpina Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica alticola Pillans
Phylica altigena Schltr.
Phylica ambigua Sond.
Phylica amoena Pillans
Phylica ampliata Pillans
Phylica anomala Pillans
Phylica apiculata Sond.
Phylica arborea
Phylica arborea
Phylica arborea, also known as the Island Cape Myrtle, is a shrub or small tree with narrow needle-like dark green leaves, downy silver on the underside, and with greenish white terminal flowers. Usually a shrub or procumbent tree, it may reach 6–7 m in height in sheltered locations...

Thouars
Phylica atrata Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
Phylica axillaris Lam.
Phylica barbata Pillans
Phylica barnardii Pillans
Phylica bathiei Pillans
Phylica bicolor L.
Phylica bolusii Pillans
Phylica brachycephala Sond.
Phylica brevifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica burchellii Pillans
Phylica buxifolia L.
Phylica calcarata Pillans
Phylica callosa L.f.
Phylica capitata Thunb.
Phylica cephalantha Sond.
Phylica chionocephala Schltr.
Phylica chionophila Schltr.
Phylica comosa Sond.
Phylica comptonii Pillans
Phylica confusa Pillans
Phylica constricta Pillans
Phylica cordata L.
Phylica costata Pillans
Phylica cryptandroides Sond.
Phylica curvifolia Pillans
Phylica cuspidata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica cylindrica J.C.Wendl.
Phylica debilis Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica diffusa Pillans
Phylica dioica L.
Phylica diosmoides Sond.
Phylica disticha Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica dodii N.E.Br.
Phylica elimensis Pillans
Phylica emirnensis (Tul.) Pillans
Phylica ericoides L.
Phylica eriophoros P.J.Bergius
Phylica excelsa J.C.Wendl.
Phylica floccosa Pillans
Phylica floribunda Pillans
Phylica fourcadei Pillans
Phylica fruticosa Schltr.
Phylica fulva Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica galpinii Pillans
Phylica glabrata Thunb.
Phylica gnidioides Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica gracilis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Phylica greyii Pillans
Phylica guthriei Pillans
Phylica harveyi (Arn.) Pillans
Phylica hirta Pillans
Phylica humilis Sond.
Phylica imberbis P.J.Bergius
Phylica incurvata Pillans
Phylica insignis Pillans
Phylica intrusa Pillans
Phylica karroica Pillans
Phylica keetii Pillans
Phylica lachneaeoides Pillans
Phylica laevifolia Pillans
Phylica laevigata Pillans
Phylica laevis (Schltdl.) Steud.
Phylica lanata Pillans
Phylica lasiantha Pillans
Phylica lasiocarpa Sond.
Phylica leipoldtii Pillans
Phylica levynsiae Pillans
Phylica linifolia Pillans
Phylica litoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Phylica longimontana Pillans
Phylica lucens Pillans
Phylica lucida Pillans
Phylica lutescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Phylica madagascariensis Reissek ex Engler
Phylica mairei Pillans
Phylica marlothii Pillans
Phylica maximiliani Schltr.
Phylica meyeri Sond.
Phylica microphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Phylica minutiflora Schltr.
Phylica montana Sond.
Phylica mundii Pillans
Phylica natalensis Pillans
Phylica nervosa Pillans
Phylica nigrita Sond.
Phylica nigromontana Pillans
Phylica nitida Lam.
Phylica nodosa Pillans
Phylica obtusifolia Pillans
Phylica odorata Schltr.
Phylica oleaefolia Vent.
Phylica oleoides DC.
Phylica paniculata Willd.
Phylica papillosa J.C.Wendl.
Phylica parviflora P.J.Bergius
Phylica parvula Pillans
Phylica pauciflora Pillans
Phylica pearsonii Pillans
Phylica pedicellata DC.
Phylica pinea Thunb.
Phylica pinifolia L.f.
Phylica piquetbergensis Pillans
Phylica plumigera Pillans
Phylica plumosa L.
Phylica polifolia
Phylica polifolia
Phylica polifolia is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and rocky shores.-Source:...

(Vahl) Pillans
Phylica propinqua Sond.
Phylica pubescens Aiton
Phylica pulchella Schltr.
Phylica purpurea Sond.
Phylica pustulata E.Phillips
Phylica radiata L.
Phylica reclinata J.C.Wendl.
Phylica recurvifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica reflexa Lam.
Phylica retorta Pillans
Phylica retrorsa E.Mey. ex Sond.
Phylica reversa Pillans
Phylica rigida Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica rigidifolia Sond.
Phylica rogersii Pillans
Phylica rubra Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Phylica salteri Pillans
Phylica schlechteri Pillans
Phylica selaginoides Sond.
Phylica sericea Pillans
Phylica simii Pillans
Phylica spicata L.f.
Phylica squarrosa Vent.
Phylica stenantha Pillans
Phylica stenopetala Schltr.
Phylica stipularis L.
Phylica stokoei Pillans
Phylica strigosa P.J.Bergius
Phylica strigulosa Sond.
Phylica subulifolia Pillans
Phylica thodei E.Phillips
Phylica thunbergiana E.Mey. ex Sond.
Phylica tortuosa E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
Phylica trachyphylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr.
Phylica trichotoma Thunb.
Phylica tropica Baker
Phylica tuberculata Pillans
Phylica tubulosa Schltr.
Phylica tysonii Pillans
Phylica variabilis Pillans
Phylica velutina Sond.
Phylica villosa Thunb.
Phylica vulgaris Pillans
Phylica willdenowiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
Phylica wittebergensis Pillans

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