Georgesia
Genus of flowering plants
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Georgesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It includes a single species, Georgesia cymosa, a liana native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.[1]
| Georgesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Subfamily: | Menispermoideae |
| Tribe: | Tiliacoreae |
| Genus: | Georgesia L.Lian & Wei Wang |
| Species: | G. cymosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Georgesia cymosa (Troupin) L.Lian & Wei Wang | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anisocycla cymosa Troupin (1949) (basionym) | |
The species was first described as Anisocycla cymosa by Georges Troupin in 1949. In 2023 Lian Lian & Wei Wang placed the species the newly-described monotypic genus Georgesia as Georgesia cymosa.[1]