PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / BRUNIALES / BRUNIACEAE / BRUNIEAE / BRUNIA / RASPALIA / PHYLICOIDES
About 65 cm high, with tomentose branchlets. Leaves sessile, appressed, about 2 mm long, elliptic, apiculate, rounded-convex and at first pubescent on the dorsal surface, concave and pubescent on the ventral surface. Flower-heads mostly 4-5 mm wide, spherical. Bract and bracteoles slightly shorter than the flower, spathulate, densely villous on the dorsal surface. Calyx-tube villous, with a cup-shaped free upper part: calyx-lobes almost as long as the petals, lanceolate, densely villous on the dorsal surface, glabrous on the ventral surface. Petals about 2-5 mm long, linear-oblong, subacute, rounded-convex and villous on the dorsal surface, concave and sparsely pubescent on the ventral surface. Stamens shorter than the petals: anthers elliptic. Ovary J inferior, villous, with 2 uniovulate chambers: styles free. Fruit unknown. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY] As: Raspalia phylicoides (Thunb.) Arn.
Like B. squalida but leaves linear-elliptic, ± 2 mm long, hairy on upper surface and flowers few in small heads, white. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Sandstone slopes. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Caledon Div. From: Pillans, NS. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. J. S. African Bot. 13: 121-203. [CC BY] As: Raspalia phylicoides (Thunb.) Arn.
Hottentots Holland Mtns to Caledon Swartberg. From: Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, R. 2012. Bruniaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Phytogr. Blatt. 1: 18 (1803)
Type: sine loc., sine coll [= Thunberg] (UPS-sheet 5747, holo.)
Nebelia phylicoides (Thunb.) Sweet
Published in: Hort. Brit.: 116 (1830)
Raspalia phylicoides (Thunb.) Arn.
Published in: J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 260 (1841)
Berardia phylicoides (Thunb.) Brongn.
Published in: Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 8: 381 (1826)
Phylica squamosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Published in: Syst. Veg. 5: 491 (1819)
Brunia passerinoides Schltdl.
Published in: Linnaea 6: 190 (1831)
Raspalia passerinoides C.Presl
Published in: Bot. Bemerk.: 39 (1844)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Bruniales
FAMILY Bruniaceae
TRIBE Brunieae
GENUS Brunia
SUBGENUS Raspalia
SPECIES phylicoides
8 results for Brunia phylicoides Thunb.
Barcode: NBG0157598-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 1242 | 1997-2-23
South Africa, Western Cape, Villiersdorp. Mid SE slopes Blokkop above Villiersdorp, just S of head of Witklip Kloof, at edge of pines.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1497263-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9264 | 2017-11-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Kogelberg; upper south slopes of Voorberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0195074-0 Collector(s) & number: McDonald, DJ, 952 | 1984-10-23
South Africa, Western Cape, Jonaskop, on south - facing slopes below summit.
General notes: Low Mountain Fynbos on sandy soil. Small shrub with white flowers. Plants vary in height from 20 - 40cm.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1548292-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9738 | 2019-10-31
South Africa, Western Cape, East slopes of Blokkop; Vondeling, nek W of Witklipkloof; upper edge of shaleband.
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Barcode: PRE0514871-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 3058 | 1976-7-3
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M; MOORDENAARSKOP; NR. SUMMIT OF KOP ON WILDERNESS TRAIL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0433131-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, 7339 | 1896-2-4
South Africa, Western Cape, HOW HOEK.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0488240-0 Collector(s) & number: Boucher, C, 3058 | 1976-7-3
South Africa, Western Cape, HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND M; MOORDENAARSKOP; SOUTH EAST SLOPE NR. SUMMIT ON WILDERNESS TRAIL
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Bruniaceae Oliver, EGH; Classen-Bockhoff, RIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 442-448
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2011
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data Classen-Bockhoff, R; Oliver, EGH; Hall, AV; Quint, MTaxon 60(4)1138-1155
1969
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Types of Bruniaceae in the Thunberg herbarium Powrie, EJournal of South African Botany 35: 327-339
1947
No results found for Brunia phylicoides Thunb.
Status and criteria
NE
Assessor(s)
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