Ischnolepis natalensis is a climbing geophyte vine, commonly known as propeller vine, in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Ischnolepis |
| Species: | I. natalensis
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| Ischnolepis natalensis (Schltr.) Venter (2001)
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It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Petopetia, which was first described as a genus in 1954.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ischnolepis natalensis (Schltr.) Venter. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ Bullock, Arthur Allman. 1954. Kew Bulletin 1954: 362