Connaraceae

Cnestis Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl.: 374 (1789)

This genus is accepted

The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to Malesia.

Connaraceae, E. J. Mendes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966

Morphology General Habit: Shrubs, scandent or ± erect, small trees or woody lianes.
Morphology Leaves: Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or subopposite.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence terminal or axillary, racemose; racemes often clustered in old leaf-bases on older branches.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers 5-merous; androecium and gynoecium dimorphic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals free, valvate or slightly imbricate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals shorter than, as long as, or a little longer than the sepals.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 10; filaments free or connate at the base into a short tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels: Carpels 5, densely hairy; stigma usually rounded or capitate; ovules basal or on the ventral suture near the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a follicle, usually with a curved or twisted rostrum; dehiscence by the ventral suture; pericarp densely velutinous and pilose externally, pilose internally, the hairs often urticating.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seed with a shining testa and a basal aril; cotyledons large, flattened; endosperm present, fleshy.

[FZ]

Connaraceae, J. H. Hemsley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1956

Morphology General Habit: Shrubs, scandent or otherwise, small trees or lianes
Morphology Leaves: Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets opposite or subopposite, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence terminal or axillary, paniculate or racemose; racemes often clustered in old leaf-bases on older branches
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers: Flowers pentamerous, androecium and gynoecium dimorphic
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Sepals free, valvate or slightly imbricate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Petals shorter than, as long as, or longer than sepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens 10; filaments free or connate at base into short tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels: Carpels densely hairy, stigma expanded, rounded or capitate; ovules inserted basally or on ventral suture near base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Fruit a pyriform follicle, the apex usually produced into a curved or twisted rostrum; dehiscence by ventral suture; pericarp densely velutinous and hairy externally, hairy internally, the hairs often urticating
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds: Seed ovoid; testa smooth and shining, aril free, basal, oblique, thin, not conspicuous; cotyledons flattened; endosperm present, fleshy.

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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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