Cercestis mirabilis

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| image = Cercestis mirabilis-Jardin botanique Meise.jpg

| image_caption = At Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium

| genus = Cercestis

| species = mirabilis

| authority = (N.E.Br.) Bogner

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Cercestis mirabilis is a perennial herb that can grow up to {{cvt|3.3|m}} tall.{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Tom |title=Cercestis mirabilis (N. E. Br.) Bogner |url=https://eol.org/pages/1090927 |website=eol.org}} It is an obligate climber, which means that it requires support to grow. The stem is about {{cvt|2.5|cm}} thick and can climb up to a height of {{cvt|9|m}}, rooting as it climbs.{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Tom |title=Cercestis mirabilis (N.E.Br.) Bogner |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2872038 |website=gbif.org}} The juvenile leaves are saggitate with white markings. The adult leaves are about {{cvt|60|cm}} long,{{cite book |last= Bown | first= Deni | date= 2000 | title= Aroids - Plants of the Arum Family | location= Portland | publisher= Timber Press | page= 193 | ISBN= 978-1-60469-201-3 }} simple, broad, and glabrous, with a terete petiole that is {{cvt|25|–|60|cm}} long and grooved at the base in the adult plant. It is native to tropical Africa.{{Cite web |title=NParks {{!}} Cercestis mirabilis |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/7/1799 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.nparks.gov.sg}}