Cyphostemma is a flowering plant genus in the family Vitaceae, with around 250 species distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. These species are caudiciform and used to belong to the genus Cissus. All species of Cyphostemma were once included in the genus Cissus but are now considered to be distinct.
Distribution
They originate from Northeast Africa to southern Arabia,
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File:1 Bois Mapou - Cyphostemma mappia.jpg|Cyphostemma mappia (Mauritian baobab)
File:Cyphostemma juttae 02.jpg|Cyphostemma juttae (Jutta's botterboom)
File:Cyphostemma laza-IMG 0237.jpg|Cyphostemma laza (Laza)
File:Cyphostemma bainesii 3zz.jpg|Cyphostemma bainesii (Baines' grape)
File:Cyphostemma currori1.jpg|Cyphostemma currorii (Butter-tree)
File:Cyphostemma elephantopus.PNG|Cyphostemma elephantopus (Elephant tree)
File:Cyphostemma lanigerum, habitus, Manie vd Schijff BT, a.jpg|Cyphostemma lanigerium (Five-leaf Cyphostemma)
File:Cyphostemma cirrhosum, e, Roodekrans.jpg|Cyphostemma cirrhosum (Dwarf five-leaf)
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See also
- Cissus
- Vitis
- Ampelocissus