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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: | Ampelosicyos Thouars |
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Ampelosicyos is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
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. It was first described and published in Hist. Vég. Îsles Austral. Afriq. on page 68 in 1808.
Species known
As accepted by Plants of the World Online:
- Ampelosicyos bosseri (Keraudren) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
- Ampelosicyos humblotii (Cogn.) Jum. & H.Perrier
- Ampelosicyos leandrii (Keraudren) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
- Ampelosicyos major Jum. & H.Perrier
- Ampelosicyos meridionalis Keraudren
- Ampelosicyos scandens Thouars
References
- ^ "Ampelosicyos Thouars | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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