''Phylica'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

s in the family

Rhamnaceae The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae h ...

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

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

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

southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

, and on islands including

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, the

Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ...

Île Amsterdam Île Amsterdam (), also known as Amsterdam Island and New Amsterdam (''Nouvelle-Amsterdam''), is an island of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the southern Indian Ocean that together with neighbouring Île Saint-Paul to the south for ...

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...

, and

Gough Island upright=1.3, Map of Gough island Gough Island ( ), also known historically as Gonçalo Álvares, is a rugged volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha and part of the British overseas territory of Sain ...

. The oldest fossils of the genus are of ''Phylica piloburmensis'' from the

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...

of Myanmar, dating to around 99 million years ago during the mid-

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...

Species

Species in the genus ''Phylica'' include: *'' Phylica abietina'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *''

Phylica acmaephylla ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *'' Phylica aemula'' Schltr. *''

Phylica affinis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *''

Phylica agathosmoides ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica alba ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica alpina ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *''

Phylica alticola ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica altigena ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica ambigua ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *''

Phylica amoena ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica ampliata ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica anomala ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica apiculata'' Sond. *''

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 re ...

'' Thouars *''

Phylica atrata ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Licht. ''ex'' Roem. & Schult. *'' Phylica axillaris'' Lam. *''

Phylica barbata ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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 ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' L.f. *'' Phylica capitata'' Thunb. *'' Phylica cephalantha'' Sond. *''

Phylica chionocephala ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica chionophila ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *'' Phylica comosa'' Sond. *''

Phylica comptonii ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica confusa ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica constricta'' Pillans *'' Phylica cordata'' L. *'' Phylica costata'' Pillans *''

Phylica cryptandroides ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *'' Phylica curvifolia'' Pillans *''

Phylica cuspidata ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *'' Phylica cylindrica'' J.C.Wendl. *'' Phylica debilis'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *'' Phylica diffusa'' Pillans *''

Phylica dioica ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' L. *''

Phylica diosmoides ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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 ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica fruticosa ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica fulva ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *'' Phylica galpinii'' Pillans *'' Phylica glabrata'' Thunb. *'' Phylica gnidioides'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *''

Phylica gracilis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. *'' Phylica greyii'' Pillans *'' Phylica guthriei'' Pillans *'' Phylica harveyi'' (Arn.) Pillans *''

Phylica hirta ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica humilis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *''

Phylica imberbis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' P.J.Bergius *'' Phylica incurvata'' Pillans *''

Phylica insignis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica intrusa'' Pillans *''

Phylica karroica ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica keetii'' Pillans *'' Phylica lachneaeoides'' Pillans *''

Phylica laevifolia ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica laevigata'' Pillans *''

Phylica laevis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' (Schltdl.) Steud. *'' Phylica lanata'' Pillans *''

Phylica lasiantha ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica lasiocarpa'' Sond. *'' Phylica leipoldtii'' Pillans *''

Phylica levynsiae ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica linifolia'' Pillans *'' Phylica litoralis'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. *'' Phylica longimontana'' Pillans *'' Phylica lucens'' Pillans *'' Phylica lucida'' Pillans *''

Phylica lutescens ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. *'' Phylica madagascariensis'' Reissek ''ex'' Engler *'' Phylica mairei'' Pillans *'' Phylica marlothii'' Pillans *''

Phylica maximiliani ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica meyeri ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *'' Phylica microphylla'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. *'' Phylica minutiflora'' Schltr. *'' Phylica montana'' Sond. *''

Phylica mundii ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica natalensis'' Pillans *'' Phylica nervosa'' Pillans *'' Phylica nigrita'' Sond. *''

Phylica nigromontana ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *''

Phylica nitida ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Lam. *''

Phylica nodosa ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica obtusifolia'' Pillans *''

Phylica odorata ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica oleaefolia ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Vent. *'' Phylica oleoides'' DC. *'' Phylica paniculata'' Willd. *'' Phylica papillosa'' J.C.Wendl. *''

Phylica parviflora ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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'' (Vahl) Pillans *''

Phylica propinqua ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Sond. *''

Phylica pubescens ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Aiton *''

Phylica pulchella ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Schltr. *''

Phylica purpurea ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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 ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica rosmarinifolia'' Thunb. *''

Phylica rubra ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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 ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' 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 ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica velutina'' Sond. *'' Phylica villosa'' Thunb. *''

Phylica vulgaris ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

'' Pillans *'' Phylica willdenowiana'' Eckl. & Zeyh. *''

Phylica wittebergensis ''Phylica'' is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It contains about 150 species, the majority of which are restricted to South Africa, where they form part of the '. A few species occur in other parts of southern Africa, and on islands ...

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