Cassinopsis ilicifolia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Cassinopsis
Species:
C. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Cassinopsis ilicifolia
Synonyms [2]
  • Hartogia ilicifoliaHochst.
  • Ilex dichotomaBernh.
  • Cassine ilicifoliaHochst. ex Sond.
  • Cassine mucronataTurcz.
  • Cassinopsis capensisHarv. & Sond.

Cassinopsis ilicifolia is a spined, straggling shrub or liane in the family Icacinaceae . [2] [3] It is native to the moister regions of southern Africa. [4] It is named ilicifolia due to the leaves with somewhat serrated leaf margins, which resemble those of the genus Ilex . [4]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Cassinopsis ilicifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T146268239A146449708. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146268239A146449708.en . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Schmidt, Ernst; Lotter, Merwyn; McCleland, Warren; Burrows, John (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Johannesburg: Jacana. p. 364. ISBN   978-1-919777-30-6.
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