Connaraceae
Itch-pod
Cnestis polyphylla
- Family
- Connaraceae
- Genus
- Cnestis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Jeukpeul
- English
- Itch-pod
Synonyms
- Cnestis barboniensis Raeusch.
- Cnestis boiviniana Baill.
- Cnestis boiviniana Baill. ex G.Schellenb.
- Cnestis bullata (Baill.) Baill.
- Cnestis glabra Lam.
- Cnestis lurida Baill.
- Cnestis madagascariensis Raeusch.
- Cnestis natalensis (Hochst.) Planch. & Sond. ex Harv. & Sond.
- Cnestis polyphylla var. bullata Baill.
- Cnestis scandens J.F.Gmel.
- Fagarastrum natalense (Hochst.) Walp.
- Omphalobium discolor Sond.
- Sarmienta cauliflora Sieber
- Zanthoxylum natalense Hochst.
Photos
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stuart Cable, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stuart Cable, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony King, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.