Cnestidium

Cnestidium

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: Cnestidium
Species: C. froesii – C. guianense – C. rufescens

Name

Cnestidium Planch., Linnaea 23(4): 439. (1850)

• Type species: Cnestidium rufescens Planch., Linnaea 23(4): 440. (1850)
  

Note: Cnestidium bakerianum (Britton) G.Schellenb. is accepted by Govaerts et al. (2020), but Hassler (2020) and Tropicos (2020) maintains it as a synonym of Trichilia quadrijuga subsp. quadrijuga (Meliaceae). It is left off the list of accepted species pending further research.

References

• Planchon, J.E. 1850. Linnaea 23(4): 439.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cnestidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Cnestidium. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cnestidium. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 29 2020.
• Secco, R.D.S. & Forero, E., 2014. Notes on the occurrence of Cnestidium (Connaraceae) in Brazil, with emphasis on the identity of C. froesii. Kew Bulletin 69(2): 9518. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-014-9518-9
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cnestidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar. 2020.