Linnaeosicyos
Sign in to saveLinnaeosicyos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. The only species is Linnaeosicyos amara ., which is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cucurbitaceae, Flora of the Dominican Republic and Flora without expected TNC conservation status.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCucurbitales
- FamilyCucurbitaceae
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Linnaeosicyos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. The only species is Linnaeosicyos amara ., which is endemic to the Dominican Republic.
== Taxonomy == The genus name of Linnaeosicyos is in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). The Latin specific epithet of amara is derived from amarus meaning bitter. Both the genus and species were first described in Syst. Bot. Vol.33 on page 350 in 2008.
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