Ampelosicyos | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: |
Ampelosicyos Thouars |
Synonyms | |
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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]
As accepted by Plants of the World Online: [1]
Ampelosicyos | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: |
Ampelosicyos Thouars |
Synonyms | |
|
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]
As accepted by Plants of the World Online: [1]