Cnidone

Cnidone capensis.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Loasaceae
Genus: Cnidone
Species: C. arabica – C. capensis

Name

Cnidone E.Mey. ex Fenzl in Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 3: 199 (1841)

• Type species: Cnidone capensis ( Endl. ex Harv.) R.H.Acuña & Holstein = Kissenia capensis Endl., Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] Suppl. 2: 76. (1842)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Kissenia R.Br. ex Endl., Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] Suppl. 2: 76. (1842) (nom. illeg.)

References

• R.H.Acuña, Weigend & Holstein 2026. Species and names of Cnidone (Cornales: Loasaceae), the genus formerly known as Kissenia South African Journal of Botany 195: 185-198. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2026.05.035
• Fenzl 1841. Denkschriften der Königlich-Baierischen Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 3: 199 (1841)

Vernacular names

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