Allocassine

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|genus = Allocassine

|parent_authority = N.Robson

|species = laurifolia

|authority = (Harv.) N.Robson

|synonyms =

  • Cassine laurifolia {{small|(Harv.) Davison}}
  • Elaeodendron laurifolium {{small|Harv.}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:159957-1 Allocassine laurifolia (Harv.) N.Robson]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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Allocassine laurifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae.{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/BVB8 |title= Allocassine laurifolia (Harv.) N. Robson |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=November 27, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=Allocassine N.Robson {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6514-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=17 March 2021 |language=en}}

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