Biology:Cassinopsis ilicifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Icacinales |
| Family: | Icacinaceae |
| Genus: | Cassinopsis |
| Species: | C. ilicifolia
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| Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Sleumer
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Cassinopsis ilicifolia is a spined, straggling shrub or liane that is native to the moister regions of southern Africa.[1] It is named ilicifolia due to the leaves with somewhat serrated leaf margins, which resemble those of the genus Ilex.[1]
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Flowering sprig
Flower
Green and ripe fruit
Ripe fruit
Seeds
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schmidt, Ernst; Lotter, Merwyn; McCleland, Warren; Burrows, John (scientific editor) (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Johannesburg: Jacana. p. 364. ISBN 9781919777306.
Wikidata ☰ Q18083373 entry
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