Ischnolepis is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1909.Tropicos, genus Ischnolepis Jumelle, Henri Lucien & Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred. 1909. Revue Générale de Botanique 21: 52-53. description in Latin, discussion in FrenchSchatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical GardenVenter, H. J. T. & R. L. Verhoeven. 1997. A tribal classification of the Periplocoideae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 46: 705–720.
It contains two species: Ischnolepis graminifolia – Madagascar Ischnolepis natalensis – South Africa
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