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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Icacinales |
Family: | Icacinaceae |
Genus: | Cassinopsis |
Species: | C. ilicifolia
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Binomial name | |
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
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Flower
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Green and ripe fruit
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Ripe fruit
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Seeds