Cercestis

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]

Cercestis
Cercestis mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Culcasieae
Genus:	Cercestis Schott
Synonyms[1]
Alocasiophyllum Engl. Rhektophyllum N.E.Br

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