Connaraceae
Cnestis

Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 87 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan and N. Angola. It is a scrambling tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 166.
  • Schellenb. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Connarac. 30, fig. 3
  • Troupin in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 118
  • —F.T.A. 1: 461

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11787] Cameroon K000339689 Yes
May 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [11047] Cameroon K000339688 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [618] Cameroon K000085744 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Schlott, R.L. [8] Central African Republic K:SPC-73295.000 No
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [4411] Angola K001307948 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Mann G. [753] Cameroon K000093044 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Mann G. [753] Cameroon K000093045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [3326] Cameroon K000093043 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [13968] Angola K000508558 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001307947 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Binuyo, A. [FHI 35571] Cameroon K000093042 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [4752] Angola K001307949 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001307950 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12242] Cote d'Ivoire K001562642 Yes
Burton, C. [s.n.] K004788546 No
Stavin, E.D. [12] Gambia, The K:SPC-40491.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5188] Sierra Leone K:SPC-16430.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8688] Nigeria K:SPC-11422.000 No
Hoyle, A.C. [700] Sudan K:SPC-15910.000 No
Babington [s.n.] Cnestis fraterna K000430111 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0