Sycopsis
| Sycopsis | |
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| Sycopsis sinensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Tribe: | |
| Genus: | Sycopsis Oliv. |
Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae native to southern central China[1][2][3] and Taiwan.[2]
Characteristics[]
Sycopsis are evergreen[1][3] or semi-evergreen[3] shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are leathery and their flowers have no petals.[1][3]
Species[]
The genus Sycopsis contains two species: and .[1][2]
Etymology and naming[]
Sycopsis is derived from Greek and means ‘fig-resembler’ because the person who named the genus, Daniel Oliver, thought its appearance resembled a shrubby Ficus.[4]
The Chinese vernacular name for this genus is 水丝梨属 (Shuǐ sī lí shǔ).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=131962 [accessed 10/03/21]
- ^ a b c Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19617-1 [accessed 10/03/21]
- ^ a b c d RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17873/Sycopsis-sinensis/Details [accessed 10/03/21]
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 368
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