Linnaeosicyos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Linnaeosicyos H.Schaef. & Kocyan |
Species: | L. amara |
Binomial name | |
Linnaeosicyos amara (L.) H.Schaef. & Kocyan | |
Synonyms | |
Trichosanthes amaraL. |
Linnaeosicyos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. [1] The only species is Linnaeosicyos amara(L.) H.Schaef. & Kocyan. [2]
It is native to the Dominican Republic. [2]
The genus name of Linnaeosicyos is in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). [3] The Latin specific epithet of amara is derived from amarus meaning bitter. [4] Both genus and species were first described in Syst. Bot. Vol.33 on page 350 in 2008. [2]
George Don was a Scottish botanist and plant collector.
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