Selysia is a genus of the gourd family. It includes four species of climbers native to southern Central America and northern South America, ranging from Nicaragua to Peru and northern Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Cucurbiteae |
| Genus: | Selysia Cogn. (1881) |
| Species[1] | |
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Four; see text | |
Plants of the World Online accepts the genus.[1] A 2011 study based on genetics placed it under the genus Cayaponia.[2]
Species
editFour species are accepted.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Selysia Cogn". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Schaefer, Hanno; Renner, Susanne S. (February 2011). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Order Cucurbitales and a New Classification of the Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 60 (1): 122–138. doi:10.1002/tax.601011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Knapp, Sandra; Hampshire, Rachel J. (1994). "A New Species of Selysia (Cucurbitaceae) from Mesoamerica and a Synopsis of the Genus". Novon. 4 (1). Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 35–37. doi:10.2307/3391696. JSTOR 3391696.
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