Ischnolepis natalensis

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Ischnolepis natalensis
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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]
  • Pentopetia natalensisSchltr. (1894)
  • Petopentia natalensis(Schltr.) Bullock (1954)
  • Tacazzea natalensis(Schltr.) N.E.Br. (1907)

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ischnolepis natalensis (Schltr.) Venter. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  3. Bullock, Arthur Allman. 1954. Kew Bulletin 1954: 362