''Cercestis'' is a

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of flowering plants in the

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Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in ''Cersestis'' show signs of

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Species

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Cercestis afzelii ''Cercestis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in ''Cerse ...

'' Schott - tropical West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria *''

Cercestis camerunensis ''Cercestis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the ...

'' (Ntépé-Nyamè) Bogner - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon *''

Cercestis congoensis ''Cercestis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in ''Cerse ...

'' Engl. -Angola, Zaire, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Cameroon *''

Cercestis dinklagei ''Cercestis dinklagei'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae that is native to West and West Central tropical Africa. It is a slender stem climber that produces long leafless shoots called flagella at intervals along the stem. Th ...

'' 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 ''Cercestis mirabilis'' is a perennial herb that can grow up to tall. It is an obligate climber, which means that it requires support to grow. The stem is about thick and can climb up to a height of , rooting as it climbs. The juvenile leaves a ...

'' (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

Aroideae Araceae genera {{Araceae-stub