Cassinopsis ilicifolia

Lemon thorn
Scientific 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]

Gallery

Flowering sprig
Flower
Green and ripe fruit
Ripe fruit
Seeds

References

^ ^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)

[schm-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. {{cite book}}: |first4= has generic name (help)

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