Cercestis

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Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Aroideae Higher classification Arum Order Alismatales		Family Araceae Tribe Culcasieae Rank Genus

Similar Arum, Culcasia, Jasarum, Pseudohydrosme, Ulearum

Cercestis is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The species in this genus are all climbers and are endemic to Africa. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.

Species

Cercestis afzelii Schott - tropical West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria

Cercestis camerunensis (Ntépé-Nyamè) Bogner - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon

Cercestis congoensis Engl. -Angola, Zaire, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Cameroon

Cercestis dinklagei Engl. - Zaire, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast

Cercestis hepperi Jongkind - Liberia

Cercestis ivorensis A.Chev - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon

Cercestis kamerunianus (Engl.) N.E.Br. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon

Cercestis mirabilis (N.E.Br.) Bogner - tropical West Africa from Benin to Angola

Cercestis sagittatus Engl. - Liberia, Ivory Coast

Cercestis taiensis Bogner & Knecht - Liberia, Ivory Coast

References

Cercestis Wikipedia

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