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Allocassine

Allocassine laurifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a climbing or scrambling shrub native to southeastern Africa, ranging from eastern Zimbabwe to Mozambique, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Cape Provinces. It is the sole species in genus Allocassine.

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Allocassine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Allocassine
N.Robson
Species:
A. laurifolia
Binomial name
Allocassine laurifolia
Synonyms1
  • Cassine laurifolia (Harv.) Davison
  • Elaeodendron laurifolium Harv.

Allocassine laurifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae.2 It is a climbing or scrambling shrub native to southeastern Africa, ranging from eastern Zimbabwe to Mozambique, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Cape Provinces.1 It is the sole species in genus Allocassine.3

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References

  1. Allocassine laurifolia (Harv.) N.Robson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. "Allocassine laurifolia (Harv.) N. Robson". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. "Allocassine N.Robson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.