Biology:Xerosicyos
| Xerosicyos | |
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| Silver dollar plant (Xerosicyos danguyi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Tribe: | Zanonieae |
| Genus: | Xerosicyos Humbert |
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Xerosicyos danguyi | |
Xerosicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Its name comes from Greek xeros (meaning "dry") and sicyos ("cucumber"). There are three species, all endemic to Madagascar.[1] Xerosicyos danguyi is a large liana with thick stems and round, gray succulent leaves. It is common in cultivation and often called the "silver dollar" vine.[2] Xerosicyos perrieri is also a liana with thinner stems and smaller, ovate green succulent leaves.[3][4] Xerosicyos pubescens is entirely different from the previous species. It forms a large caudex from which deciduous vines emerge. The leaves are lobed and semi-succulent and die back in the dry season and during prolonged periods of drought.[5]
References
- ↑ "Xerosicyos" (in en-US). https://www.giromagicactusandsucculents.com/xerosicyos-giromagi-cactus-sucuclents/.
- ↑ "Xerosicyos danguyi". http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Cucurbitaceae/19003/Xerosicyos_danguyi.
- ↑ "Xerosicyos perrieri, Xerosicyos" (in en). https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/xerosicyos_perrieri.htm.
- ↑ Stein, Geoff (2010-09-15). "Selected Weird Succulents - Xerosicyos danguyi". https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2960.
- ↑ "Xerosicyos pubescens". http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Cucurbitaceae/18082/Xerosicyos_pubescens.
Wikidata ☰ Q2584092 entry
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