Ischnolepis natalensis | |
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Flower and leaves | |
Seeds | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
Genus: | Ischnolepis |
Species: | I. natalensis |
Binomial name | |
Ischnolepis natalensis (Schltr.) Venter (2001) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Ischnolepis natalensis is a climbing geophyte vine, commonly known as propeller vine, in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. [1] [2]
It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Petopetia, which was first described as a genus in 1954. [3]
Thunbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 150 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. Thunbergia species are vigorous annual or perennial vines and shrubs growing to 2–8 m tall. The generic name honours the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828).
Mastomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species:
Araujia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.
Oedera montana is a species of South African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces. It was once assigned to the genus Oreoleysera, and was the only species recognized in that genus.
Halleria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Radix natalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native to South Africa
Eustegia is a genus of vines in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus with this name in 1810. It is native to southern Africa.
Pachycarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1838. It is native to Africa.
Oncinema is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1834. It contains only one known species, Oncinema lineare , native to South Africa.
Parapodium is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to South Africa.
Pectinaria is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. The entire genus is endemic to South Africa.
Periglossum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to southern Africa.
Ischnolepis is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1909.
Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1890. It is native to Africa.
Rhyssolobium is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It contains only one known species, Rhyssolobium dumosum, endemic to South Africa.
Adenanthellum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1979.