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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: | Hamamelidoideae |
| Tribe: | Fothergilleae |
| Genus: | Sycopsis Oliv. |
Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae native to southern central China and Taiwan.
Characteristics
Sycopsis are evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are leathery and their flowers have no petals.
Species
The genus Sycopsis contains two species: Sycopsis sinensis and Sycopsis triplinerva.
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.
The Chinese vernacular name for this genus is 水丝梨属 (Shuǐ sī lí shǔ).
References
- ^ "Sycopsis". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Sycopsis Oliv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Sycopsis sinensis". Chinese sycopsis Shrubs/RHS Gardening. 2022-03-27.
- Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 368. ISBN 9780521866453.
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