Phylica gnidioides
Family
Rhamnaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Known from one location within the grounds of the University of Auckland where numerous seedlings and subadults grew within an abandoned garden site. Plants all destroyed in 2007 due to the construction of a new building
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Year naturalised
2006
Origin
South Africa
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived shrub
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Small, hard-shelled, probably long-lived seeds.
Dispersal
Gravity and probably by water.
Tolerances
Drought tolerant