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Cercestis

Barabé, Denis;Gibernau, Marc

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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. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAlismatales
  5. FamilyAraceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
Observations recorded2,566

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
38
With media
42
Family
Araceae
Collections
CAS, MO, CM, NY, MNHN
Recorded in
Congo, Liberia, Gabon, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Guinea, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araceae
Image
Cercestis dinklagei DPR.png
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taxon name
Cercestis
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Cercestis
topic's main category
Category:Cercestis
has fruit type
berry
taxon common name
鞭藤芋属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
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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. 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

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