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 <small>Schott</small> - tropical West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria
- Cercestis camerunensis <small>(Ntépé-Nyamè) Bogner</small> - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon
- Cercestis congoensis <small>Engl.</small> -Angola, Zaire, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Cameroon
- Cercestis dinklagei <small>Engl.</small> - Zaire, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast
- Cercestis hepperi <small>Jongkind</small> - Liberia
- Cercestis ivorensis <small>A.Chev</small> - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon
- Cercestis kamerunianus <small>(Engl.) N.E.Br.</small> - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon
- Cercestis mirabilis <small>(N.E.Br.) Bogner</small> - tropical West Africa from Benin to Angola
- Cercestis sagittatus <small>Engl.</small> - Liberia, Ivory Coast
- Cercestis taiensis <small>Bogner & Knecht</small> - Liberia, Ivory Coast
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