Linnaeosicyos
Species of flowering plant
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Linnaeosicyos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1] The only species is Linnaeosicyos amara (L.) H.Schaef. & Kocyan., which is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2]
| Linnaeosicyos | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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Trichosanthes amara L. | |
Taxonomy
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 the genus and species were first described in Syst. Bot. Vol.33 on page 350 in 2008.[2]