Sycopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Hamamelidaceae
Subfamilia: Hamamelidoideae
Genus: Sycopsis
Species: S. sinensis – S. triplinervia
Name

Sycopsis Oliv., 1860

Type species: Non Designatus Sycopsis griffithiana Oliv. = Eustigma lenticellatum C.Y.Wu

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: China
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Oliver, D., 1860. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23: 83

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, Article number 215. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sycopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. Oct. Sycopsis. Published online. Accessed: 07 Oct.
Tropicos.org 2021. Sycopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 07.
Hassler, M. 2021. Sycopsis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 07. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sycopsis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
中文: 水丝梨属

Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae native to southern central China[1][2][3] and Taiwan.[2]

Characteristics

Sycopsis are evergreen[1][3] or semi-evergreen[3] shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are leathery and their flowers have no petals.[1][3]
Species

The genus Sycopsis contains two species: Sycopsis sinensis and Sycopsis triplinerva.[1][2]
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

Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=131962 [accessed 10/03/21]
Plants of the World Online. Available at: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19617-1 [accessed 10/03/21]
RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17873/Sycopsis-sinensis/Details [accessed 10/03/21]
Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 368