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Cassinopsis ilicifolia

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Lemon thorn
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Cassinopsis
Species:
C. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Cassinopsis ilicifolia
(Hochst.) Sleumer

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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  1. ^ a b 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. {{cite book}}: |first4= has generic name (help)