Xerosicyos
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| Xerosicyos | |
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| Silver dollar plant (Xerosicyos danguyi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Tribe: | Zanonieae |
| Genus: | Xerosicyos Humbert |
| Species[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zygosicyos Humbert | |
Xerosicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Its name comes from Greek xeros (meaning "dry") and sicyos ("cucumber"). There are six species,[1] all endemic to Madagascar.[2]
