Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
pustulata
ID:
1131813

Status:
valid

Authors:
E.Phillips

Source:
tro

Year:
1913

Citation Micro:
Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 118 (1913)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001131151

Common Names

  • Phylica pustulata
  • Pustulate Phylica
  • Pustulate-Leaved Phylica

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Uses & Benefits

Phylica pustulata is used in traditional medicine for treating skin diseases, as a diuretic, and as an astringent. It is also used as a dye for fabrics, and its leaves are used as a fodder for livestock.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Phylica pustulata has small, white flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two cotyledons and two pairs of true leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Phylica pustulata can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a well-draining soil mix. Cuttings should be taken in spring or summer and placed in a moist, well-draining soil mix. Both methods should be kept in a warm, sunny location and watered regularly.

Where to Find Phylica pustulata

Phylica pustulata is native to South Africa and can be found in the wild in the Eastern Cape Province.

Species in the Phylica genus

Phylica arborea, Phylica polifolia, Phylica oleifolia, Phylica emirnensis, Phylica nitida, Phylica abietina, Phylica acmaephylla, Phylica aemula, Phylica affinis, Phylica agathosmoides, Phylica alba, Phylica alpina, Phylica alticola, Phylica altigena, Phylica ambigua, Phylica amoena, Phylica ampliata, Phylica anomala, Phylica apiculata, Phylica atrata, Phylica axillaris, Phylica villosa, Phylica barbata, Phylica barnardii, Phylica bolusii, Phylica brachycephala, Phylica brevifolia, Phylica burchellii, Phylica buxifolia, Phylica calcarata, Phylica callosa, Phylica cephalantha, Phylica chionocephala, Phylica chionophila, Phylica comosa, Phylica comptonii, Phylica confusa, Phylica constricta, Phylica costata, Phylica cryptandroides, Phylica curvifolia, Phylica cuspidata, Phylica cylindrica, Phylica debilis, Phylica diffusa, Phylica dioica, Phylica diosmoides, Phylica disticha, Phylica dodii, Phylica elimensis,

Species in the Rhamnaceae family

Adolphia californica, Adolphia infesta, Alphitonia pomaderroides, Alphitonia carolinensis, Alphitonia excelsa, Alphitonia ferruginea, Alphitonia franguloides, Alphitonia incana, Alphitonia macrocarpa, Alphitonia marquesensis, Alphitonia neocaledonica, Alphitonia petriei, Alphitonia philippinensis, Alphitonia ponderosa, Alphitonia whitei, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Alphitonia oblata, Alvimiantha tricamerata, Ampelozizyphus guaquirensis, Ampelozizyphus amazonicus, Ampelozizyphus kuripacorum, Araracuara vetusta, Auerodendron acuminatum, Auerodendron acunae, Auerodendron cubense, Auerodendron glaucescens, Auerodendron jamaicense, Auerodendron martii, Auerodendron northropianum, Auerodendron pauciflorum, Auerodendron reticulatum, Auerodendron truncatum, Bathiorhamnus capuronii, Bathiorhamnus dentatus, Bathiorhamnus macrocarpus, Bathiorhamnus reticulatus, Bathiorhamnus vohemarensis, Bathiorhamnus cryptophorus, Bathiorhamnus louvelii, Berchemia annamensis, Berchemia arisanensis, Berchemia barbigera, Berchemia brachycarpa, Berchemia burmanniana, Berchemia cinerascens, Berchemia compressicarpa, Berchemia discolor, Berchemia edgeworthii, Berchemia elmeri, Berchemia flavescens,

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