Cyphostemma is a
flowering plantgenus in the
familyVitaceae, 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
Greekkyphos, 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]
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^NOTE: Each species from the list at Tropicos.org was also checked against its corresponding entry at theplantlist.org for accepted status before being included on this page. Species listed at theplantlist that were as yet unresolved were included on this list.
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Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 25, 2011.