''Ampelosicyos'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

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. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of ''Ampelosicyos'' is in honour of

Ampelos Ampelos ( grc-gre, Ἂμπελος, lit."Vine") or Ampelus (Latin) was a personification of the grapevine and lover of Dionysus in Greek and Roman mythology. He was a satyr that either turned into a Constellation or the grape vine, due to Dionys ...

, who was the personification of the grapevine and lover of

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

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and

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. It was first described and published in Hist. Vég. Îsles Austral. Afriq. on page 68 in 1808.

Species known

As accepted by

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Ampelosicyos bosseri ''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 ...

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Ampelosicyos humblotii ''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 ...

'' *'' Ampelosicyos leandrii'' *'' Ampelosicyos major'' *'' Ampelosicyos meridionalis'' *'' Ampelosicyos scandens''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q8197741 Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae genera Plants described in 1808 Endemic flora of Madagascar