Passerina filiformis
| Passerina filiformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Passerina |
| Species: | P. filiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Passerina filiformis L. (1753)
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Passerina filiformis, the brown gonna, is a shrub belonging to the genus Passerina.[1] The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape.[2]
The plant has two subspecies:
- Passerina filiformis subsp. filiformis
- Passerina filiformis subsp. glutinosa (Thoday) Brodenk. & A.E. van Wyk