Cnestis sapinii
De Wild.
Connaraceae Edible: Fruit
Description
A tropical shrub in the family Connaraceae with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo,
Notes
Come have this as a synonym or Cnestis conriculata.
Synonyms
Agelaea pruriens Sol. ex Planch.Cnestis agelaeoides Schellenb.Cnestis angolensis Schellenb.Cnestis calantha Schellenb.Cnestis calocarpa GilgCnestis cinnabarina Schellenb.Cnestis claessensii De Wild.Cnestis confertiflora GilgCnestis congolana De Wild.Cnestis dinklagei Schellenb.Cnestis emarginata De Wild. & T.Durand [Illegitimate]Cnestis gabunensis Schellenb.Cnestis gimbiensis TroupinCnestis grandiflora GilgCnestis grisea BakerCnestis hirsuta TroupinCnestis iomalla GilgCnestis lescrauwaetii De Wild.Cnestis leucantha Gilg ex Schellenb.Cnestis leucanthoides Pellegr.Cnestis longiflora Schellenb.Cnestis mullendersii TroupinCnestis polyantha GilgCnestis pynaertii De Wild.Cnestis riparia GilgCnestis sapinii De Wild.Cnestis setosa GilgCnestis trichopoda Gilg ex Schellenb.Cnestis vanderystii TroupinCnestis zenkeri Schellenb.Spondioides pruriens Smeathman ex Lam.
References (1)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 129 (As Cnestis sapinii)
