Ampelosicyos is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]
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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 |
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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
editAs accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Ampelosicyos bosseri (Keraudren) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
- Ampelosicyos humblotii (Cogn.) Jum. & H.Perrier
- Ampelosicyos leandrii (Keraudren) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
- Ampelosicyos major Jum. & H.Perrier
- Ampelosicyos meridionalis Keraudren
- Ampelosicyos scandens Thouars
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ampelosicyos Thouars | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ 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.