Cassinopsis ilicifolia

Cassinopsis ilicifolia is a spined, straggling shrub or liane in the family Icacinaceae.^[2][3] It is native to the moister regions of southern Africa.^[4] It is named ilicifolia due to the leaves with somewhat serrated leaf margins, which resemble those of the genus Ilex.^[4]

Lemon thorn
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
Synonyms[2]
Hartogia ilicifolia Hochst. Ilex dichotoma Bernh. Cassine ilicifolia Hochst. ex Sond. Cassine mucronata Turcz. Cassinopsis capensis Harv. & Sond.

Gallery

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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