Selysia is a genus of the gourd family. It includes four species of climbers native to southern Central America and northern South America, ranging from Nicaragua to Peru and northern Brazil.
Plants of the World Online accepts the genus. A 2011 study based on genetics placed it under the genus Cayaponia.
Species
Four species are accepted.
- Selysia bidentata <small>Hampshire</small> â native to Panama and northwestern Colombia
- Selysia cordata <small>Cogn.</small> âÂÂàColombia
- Selysia prunifera <small>(Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.</small> âÂÂàNicaragua to Peru and northern Brazil
- Selysia smithii <small>(Standl.) C. Jeffrey</small> âÂÂàwestern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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