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Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma juttae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Tribe: Cayratieae
Genus: Cyphostemma
(Planch.) Alston
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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]

Distribution

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They originate from Northeast Africa to southern Arabia,[3] in particular from Madagascar through to Indochina.

Species

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The largest species in the genus is the so-called "Mauritian baobab" (Cyphostemma mappia), a case of island gigantism.
Cyphostemma elephantopus
Cyphostemma berries, here on Cyphostemma bainesii
Cyphostemma laza in cultivation

As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 245 species:[4]

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