Ampelosicyos Explained

Ampelosicyos is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.^[1]

It is native to Madagascar.

The genus name of Ampelosicyos is in honour of Ampelos, who was the personification of the grapevine and lover of Dionysus in Greek and Roman mythology.^[2] It was first described and published in Hist. Vég. Îsles Austral. Afriq. on page 68 in 1808.^[1]

Species known

As accepted by Plants of the World Online:

• Ampelosicyos bosseri
• Ampelosicyos humblotii
• Ampelosicyos leandrii
• Ampelosicyos major
• Ampelosicyos meridionalis
• Ampelosicyos scandens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ampelosicyos Thouars Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 March 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.