Cercestis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Cercestis mirabilis-Jardin botanique Meise.jpg

|image_caption = Cercestis mirabilis

|display_parents = 2

|taxon = Cercestis

|authority = Schott

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|synonyms =

• Alocasiophyllum Engl.
• Rhektophyllum N.E.Br

}}

Cercestis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The species in this genus are all climbers and are native to Africa.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=37201 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. At intervals along the stem they produce long leafless shoots called flagella. Many of the species in Cersestis show signs of fenestration.Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. {{ISBN|0-88192-485-7}}.