Cyphostemma is genus of flowering plants belonging to the Vitaceae family. They are caudiciform succulent plants and used to belong to the genus Cissus. The genus name comes from the Greek words kyphos, which means hump, and stemma, meaning garland. Within the Vitaceae family, Cyphostemma is most closely related to Cayratia and Tetrastigma. It consists of several species that are native to Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Some of the plants within this genus are small shrubs while others are considered small trees. They generally have very thick trunks. Larger species can tolerate frost, but small and developing plants should be kept in temperatures above 4°C. They make excellent potted plants for protected patios and in frost free areas are amazing rockery plants.

Cyphostemma uter is best known to be a tree like succulent that hails from Angola and Namibia. As the plant matures you can expect it to reach up to 1.5 m tall. The plants main feature is the dark tree-like stem from which the plant grows. Most notably you will see the green fleshy leaves that are in strange shapes. When the plant produces flowers expect green to yellow flowers from summer.