Oreosyce

Oreosyce
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Benincaseae
Genus: Oreosyce
Hook.f. (1871)
Species:
O. africana
Binomial name
Oreosyce africana
Hook.f. (1871)
Synonyms
Synonymy =
  • Hymenosicyos Chiov. (1911)
  • Cucumis cecilii N.E.Br. (1906)
  • Cucumis membranifolius Hook.f. (1871)
  • Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef. (2007)
  • Cucumis parvifolius Cogn. ex Scott Elliot (1891)
  • Cucumis subsericeus Hook.f. (1871)
  • Hymenosicyos bequaertii (De Wild.) Harms (1924)
  • Hymenosicyos membranifolius (Hook.f.) Chiov. (1911)
  • Hymenosicyos parviflorus (Cogn.) Harms (1923)
  • Hymenosicyos subsericeus (Hook.f.) Harms (1923)
  • Hymenosicyos triangularis (Cogn.) Harms (1923)
  • Hymenosicyos villosus (Cogn.) Harms (1923)
  • Oreosyce bequaertii De Wild. (1921)
  • Oreosyce holstii Cogn. ex Engl. (1895)
  • Oreosyce parvifolia Cogn. (1916)
  • Oreosyce subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse (1962)
  • Oreosyce triangularis Cogn. (1895)
  • Oreosyce villosa Cogn. (1916)
  • Peponia parviflora Cogn. (1895)
  • Peponium parviflorum (Cogn.) Engl. (1897)

Oreosyce africana is a species of flowering plant in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It is the sole species in genus Oreosyce. It is a climber native to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, ranging from Bioko and Cameroon to the west to Ethiopia to the northeast and Limpopo Province of South Africa to the south.

References

  1. ^ a b Oreosyce africana Hook.f. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 11 June 2024.