Cercestis
| Cercestis | |
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| Cercestis mirabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Culcasieae |
| Genus: | Schott |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cercestis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa.[1][2] At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.[3]
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
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.