Phylica gnidioides
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Red/Pink
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
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
2006
Origin
South Africa
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Drought tolerant
Life cycle and dispersal
Long-lived shrub. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Small, hard-shelled, probably long-lived seeds. Dispersed by gravity and probably by water.