Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae. It includes three species native to central and southern China, Assam, and Taiwan.
Sycopsis are evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are leathery and their flowers have no petals.
Three species are accepted.
Sycopsis is derived from Greek and means âÂÂfig-resemblerâ because the person who named the genus, Daniel Oliver, thought its appearance resembled a shrubby Ficus.
The Chinese vernacular name for this genus is æ°´ä¸Â梨屠(Shuàsë làshÃÂ).