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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Trichosanthes amara L. | |
Taxonomy
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ "Linnaeosicyos H.Schaef. & Kocyan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Linnaeosicyos amara (L.) H.Schaef. & Kocyan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.