Phylica is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species,[1] the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the fynbos.[2] A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands including Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, Île Amsterdam, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha,[1] and Gough Island. Phylica piloburmensis from the Burmese amber of Myanmar, dating to around 99 million years ago during the mid-Cretaceous, was originally described as the oldest fossil member of the genus,[3] but subsequent studies contested its assignment to the genus Phylica[4] and even to the family Rhamnaceae,[5] with one study placing it in the separate genus Nothophylica.[5]
^ abJames E. Richardson; Michael F. Fay; Quentin C. B. Cronk; Mark W. Chase (2003). "Species delimitation and the origin of populations in island representatives of Phylica (Rhamnaceae)". Evolution. 57 (4): 816–827. doi:10.1554/0014-3820(2003)057[0816:SDATOO]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3094618. PMID 12778551.
^James E. Richardson; Frans M. Weitz; Michael F. Fay; Quentin C. B. Cronk; H. Peter Linder; Gail Reeves; Mark W. Chase (2001). "Phylogenetic analysis of Phylica L. (Rhamnaceae) with an emphasis on island species: evidence from plastid trnL-F and nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ribosomal) DNA sequences". Taxon. 50 (2): 405–427. doi:10.2307/1223889. JSTOR 1223889.
^Oskolski, Alexei A.; Morris, Benjamin B.; Severova, Elena E.; Sokoloff, Dmitry D. (2024). "Flowers from Myanmar amber confirm the Cretaceous age of Rhamnaceae but not of the extant genus Phylica". Nature Plants: 1–4. doi:10.1038/s41477-023-01591-x. PMID 38278949.
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...
Phylica polifolia, also called rosemary or Saint Helena rosemary, is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural...
million-year-old amber-preserved fossils of Phylica piloburmensis, belonging to the modern pyrophytic genus Phylica, show clear adaptations to fire including...
Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020. Ashley, Phylica (May 22, 2020). "Kenneth Walker's friends say his goal was to 'protect...
Stoebe passerinoides and species of Hubertia and Psiadia (Asteraceae), and Phylica nitida (Rhamnaceae). Herbaceous endemic species include Heterochaenia rivalsii...
Island). Here it was found growing on the stem of an Island Cape myrtle (Phylica arborea) tree at an altitude of 100 m (330 ft). The species is known only...
Rhamnaceae, several species of Phylica have acted as hosts, including Phylica axillaris, Phylica capitata, Phylica nervosa and Phylica stipularis, while in the...
albatross, was reduced to just five pairs. When the native Phylica arborea (syn. Phylica nitida) forest was almost entirely destroyed, grazing by the...
ericaceous heathlands are dominated by Philippia pallidiflora, P. hexandra, Phylica ericoides, Passerina montana, Erica eylesii, E. pleiotricha, E. gazensis...
forest in the central plateau which is dominated by Island Cape myrtle (Phylica arborea)—which can reach 5 m (16 ft) where sheltered—and Blechnum palmiforme...
newly introduced species like Holcus lanatu and Poa annua. Fern bush (Phylica arborea), growing in the area near the four Molly Ponds. Floating mats...
in winter. There are multiple generations per year. The larvae feed on Phylica paniculata. Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri (from Eastern Cape along escarpment...
Point in Tristan da Cunha, where it was growing on Island Cape myrtle (Phylica arborea) at an altitude of 300 m (980 ft). Øvstedal, Dag O.; Gremmen, Niek...
from September to November and from February to March. The larvae feed on Phylica imberbis and Saxifraga species. Wikimedia Commons has media related to...
as well as Carex. N. a. fraseri feeds on Nertera. N.a. dunnei feeds on Phylica. All subspecies of N. acunhae use flies as their main source of prey. It...
Stenocline), Ericaceae (species of Erica, Agauria, and Vaccinium), Rhamnaceae (Phylica), and Rubiaceae. Low trees, widely-spaced, rise a little higher than the...
Global Information
