Cyphostemma

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Genus of vines

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::summary Genus of vines ::

| image = Cyphostemma juttae IMG 2792.JPG | image_caption = Cyphostemma juttae | taxon = Cyphostemma | authority = (Planch.) Alston | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | synonyms = * Cissus sect. Cyphostemma Planch. (basionym) | synonyms_ref =

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. 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. 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, in particular from Madagascar through to Indochina.

Species

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/1_Bois_Mapou_-_Cyphostemma_mappia.jpg" caption="The largest species in the genus is the so-called "Mauritian baobab" (''[[Cyphostemma mappia]]''), a case of [[island gigantism]]."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Cyphostemma_elephantopus_2.JPG" caption="''[[Cyphostemma elephantopus]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Cyphostemma_bainesii_003.JPG" caption="''Cyphostemma'' berries, here on ''[[Cyphostemma bainesii]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Cyphostemma_laza-IMG_0237.jpg" caption="''[[Cyphostemma laza]]'' in cultivation"] ::

, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 245 species:

Gallery

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)

References

References

  1. "Name - ''Cyphostemma'' (Planch.) Alston". [[Missouri Botanical Garden]].
  2. Soejima, A.. (2006). "Phylogenetic analysis of the grape family (Vitaceae) based on three chloroplast markers". American Journal of Botany.
  3. G., Miller, Anthony. (1988). "Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman : traditional, economic, and medicinal uses". Prepared and published by the Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman.
  4. (2025). "''Cyphostemma'' (Planch.) Alston". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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