Ampelosicyos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Ampelosicyos
Thouars
Synonyms
  • Delognaea Cogn.
  • Odosicyos Keraudren
  • Tricyclandra Keraudren

Ampelosicyos is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]

It is native to Madagascar.[1]

The genus name of Ampelosicyos is in honour of Ampelos, who was the personification of the grapevine and lover of Dionysus in Greek and Roman mythology.[2] It was first described and published in Hist. Vég. Îsles Austral. Afriq. on page 68 in 1808.[1]

Species known

As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ampelosicyos Thouars | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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