Selysia
Appearance
Selysia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
Tribe: | Cucurbiteae |
Genus: | Selysia Cogn. (1881) |
Species[1] | |
Four; see text |
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]
Plants of the World Online accepts the genus.[1] A 2011 study based on genetics placed it under the genus Cayaponia.[2]
Species
[edit]Four 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.