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
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Binomial name | |
Linnaeosicyos amara (L.) H.Schaef. & Kocyan
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Synonyms | |
Trichosanthes amara L. |
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]