Georgesia

Georgesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Subfamily: Menispermoideae
Tribe: Tiliacoreae
Genus:
L.Lian & Wei Wang
Species:
G. cymosa
Binomial name
Georgesia cymosa
(Troupin) L.Lian & Wei Wang
Synonyms[1]

Anisocycla cymosa Troupin (1949) (basionym)

Georgesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It includes a single species, Georgesia cymosa, a liana native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.[1]

The species was first described as Anisocycla cymosa by Georges Troupin in 1949. In 2023 Lian Lian & Wei Wang placed the species the newly-described monotypic genus Georgesia as Georgesia cymosa.[1]

Reference

  1. ^ a b c "Georgesia cymosa (Troupin) L.Lian & Wei Wang". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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