Cnestis corniculata
Lam.
Connaraceae
Cnestis agelaeoides G.Schellenb.
Cnestis aurantiaca Gilg
Cnestis calantha G.Schellenb.
Cnestis calocarpa Gilg
Cnestis cinnabarina G.Schellenb.
Cnestis claessensii De Wild.
Cnestis confertiflora Gilg
Cnestis congolana De Wild.
Cnestis dinklagei G.Schellenb.
Cnestis emarginata De Wild. & T.Durand
Cnestis gabunensis G.Schellenb.
Cnestis gimbiensis Troupin
Cnestis grandiflora Gilg
Cnestis grisea Baker
Cnestis hirsuta Troupin
Cnestis iomalla Gilg
Cnestis lescrauwaetii De Wild.
Cnestis leucantha Gilg ex G.Schellenb.
Cnestis leucanthoides Pellegr.
Cnestis longiflora G.Schellenb.
Cnestis mullendersii Troupin
Cnestis polyantha Gilg
Cnestis pynaertii De Wild.
Cnestis riparia Gilg
Cnestis sapinii De Wild.
Cnestis setosa Gilg
Cnestis trichopoda Gilg ex Schellenb.
Cnestis vanderystii Troupin
Cnestis zenkeri G.Schellenb.
Common Name:
Ripening fruits. Note the stinging hairs on their surfaces
Photograph by: Scamperdale
General Information
Cnestis corniculata is a climbing shrub of the humid-forest zone. The leaves and fruits are covered with pungent stinging hairs.
The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Known Hazards
The leaves and fruits are covered with pungent stinging hairs[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. The effect on the skin may be purely mechanical, but is possibly due partly at least to a brownish fluid in the cavity of the hair[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Botanical References
Range
Western tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Habitat
Growing into trees in the forest.
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the lowland humid tropics[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are a powerful astringent[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
], and are used as an internal remedy for gonorrhoea, being taken along with food[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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