Cyphostemma | |
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Cyphostemma juttae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Tribe: | Cayratieae |
Genus: |
Cyphostemma ( Planch.) Alston |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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. [1] The genus name comes from Greek kyphos, meaning hump, and stemma, meaning garland.
Within the Vitaceae, Cyphostemma is most closely related to Cayratia and Tetrastigma. [2] All species of Cyphostemma were once included in the genus Cissus but are now considered to be distinct. [3]
They originate from Northeast Africa to southern Arabia, [3] in particular from Madagascar through to Indochina.
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Cyphostemma | |
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Cyphostemma juttae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Tribe: | Cayratieae |
Genus: |
Cyphostemma ( Planch.) Alston |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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. [1] The genus name comes from Greek kyphos, meaning hump, and stemma, meaning garland.
Within the Vitaceae, Cyphostemma is most closely related to Cayratia and Tetrastigma. [2] All species of Cyphostemma were once included in the genus Cissus but are now considered to be distinct. [3]
They originate from Northeast Africa to southern Arabia, [3] in particular from Madagascar through to Indochina.
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link)