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Cercestis
Cercestis is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The species in this genus are all climbers and are endemic to Africa. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cercestis mirabilis
speciesCercestis mirabilis
Cercestis afzelii
speciesCercestis afzelii
Cercestis camerunensis
speciesCercestis camerunensis
Cercestis congensis
speciesCercestis congensis
Cercestis taiensis
speciesCercestis taiensis
Cercestis ivorensis
speciesCercestis ivorensis
Cercestis hepperi
speciesCercestis hepperi
Cercestis kamerunianus
speciesCercestis kamerunianus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 180241.