Cnestis polyphylla

Cnestis polyphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oxalidales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Oxalidales

Familia: Connaraceae
Genus: Cnestis
Species: Cnestis polyphylla

Name

Cnestis polyphylla Lam., Encycl. 3(1): 23. 1789.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cnestis boiviniana Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris i. 346. 1882, nom. nud.
  • Cnestis boiviniana Baill. ex G.Schellenb. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 103 (Connarac.): 39. 1938.
  • Cnestis borboniensis Raeusch., Nom. ed. 3: 132. 1797.
  • Cnestis bullata (Baill.) Baill., Hist. Pl., Atlas: t. 17. 1886.
  • Cnestis glabra Lam., Encycl. 3(1): 28. 1789.
  • Cnestis lurida Baill., Adansonia 7: 244. 1867.
  • Cnestis madagascariensis Raeusch., Nom. ed. 3: 132. 1797.
  • Cnestis natalensis (Hochst.) Planch. & Sond. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 528. 1860.
  • Cnestis polyphylla var. bullata Baill., Adansonia 7: 243. 1867.
  • Cnestis scandens J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13(bis). 2(1): 729. 1791.
  • Fagarastrum natalense (Hochst.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 4: 413. 1847.
  • Omphalobium discolor Sond., Linnaea 23: 24. 1850.
  • Sarmienta cauliflora Sieber, Fl. Maurit. 2: n. 285, nom. nud.
  • Zanthoxylum natalense Hochst., Flora 27: 304. 1844.

Homonyms

• Cnestis polyphylla Blanco = Rourea rugosa Planch.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya. Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Eastern Cape), KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga, Northern Province) Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1789–1792 [1789]. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Tome 3. viii + 759 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cnestis polyphylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 01. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cnestis polyphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cnestis polyphylla. Published online. Accessed: November 01 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cnestis polyphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cnestis polyphylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Itch-pod

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