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Cassinopsis tinifolia
Also called False Lemon Thorn, Mock Lemon Thorn, Spineless Cassinopsis, Thornless Cassinopsis
False lemonthorn is a shrub or small tree from southern Africa that grows along forest margins and river edges. It is a rarely cultivated species, so care is mostly based on its natural habitat.
Cassinopsis tinifolia, the false lemon-thorn, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Icacinaceae. It is found along montane forest margins, wooded gullies, and riverine fringes, in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and South Africa.
The flowering months of this plant are between October and April.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cassinopsis tinifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
