Cnestis

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderOxalidales
5. FamilyConnaraceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Benin, Borneo, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea

Observations recorded11,056

Woody liane, climbing shrubs or small trees. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or subopposite. Inflorescences terminal or axillary racemes, often from old leaf bases. Flowers 5-merous. Sepals free. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Carpels 5, densely hairy. Fruit a densely velutinous follicle; apex with a curved or twisted beak. Seeds with a basal aril.

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

111

With media

89

Family

Connaraceae

Collections

NHMUK, MO, GH

Recorded in

Kenya, Brunei, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Gabon, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Connaraceae

Image

Cnestis ferruginea MS6798.jpg

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