Cyphostemma

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Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma juttae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Cyphostemma
Species
  • Cyphostemma bainesii
  • Cyphostemma cirrhosum
  • Cyphostemma crotalarioides
  • Cyphostemma currorii
  • Cyphostemma elephantophus
  • Cyphostemma graniticum
  • Cyphostemma juttae
  • Cyphostemma laza
  • Cyphostemma pachypus
  • Cyphostemma roseiglandulosa
  • Cyphostemma uter

Cyphostemma is a flowering plant genus belonging to the family Vitaceae. These species are caudiciform and used to belong to the genus Cissus. The genus name comes from Greek kyphos, meaning hump, and stemma, meaning garland.

[edit] Distribution

They originate from Africa, in particular from Madagascar.

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