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Sycopsis
Genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae. It includes three species native to central and southern China,[1][2] Assam, and Taiwan.[3]
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Characteristics
Sycopsis are evergreen[1][2] or semi-evergreen[2] shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are leathery and their flowers have no petals.[1][2]
Species
Three species are accepted.[3]
- Sycopsis griffithiana Oliv.
- Sycopsis sinensis Oliv.
- Sycopsis triplinerva H.T.Chang
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
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