Oreosyce

Oreosyce
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Genus:	Oreosyce Hook.f. (1871)
Species:	O. africana
Binomial name
Oreosyce africana Hook.f. (1871)
Synonyms
Synonymy = Hymenosicyos Chiov. (1911) Cucumis cecilii N.E.Br. (1906) Cucumis membranifolius Hook.f. (1871) Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef. (2007) Cucumis parvifolius Cogn. ex Scott Elliot (1891) Cucumis subsericeus Hook.f. (1871) Hymenosicyos bequaertii (De Wild.) Harms (1924) Hymenosicyos membranifolius (Hook.f.) Chiov. (1911) Hymenosicyos parviflorus (Cogn.) Harms (1923) Hymenosicyos subsericeus (Hook.f.) Harms (1923) Hymenosicyos triangularis (Cogn.) Harms (1923) Hymenosicyos villosus (Cogn.) Harms (1923) Oreosyce bequaertii De Wild. (1921) Oreosyce holstii Cogn. ex Engl. (1895) Oreosyce parvifolia Cogn. (1916) Oreosyce subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse (1962) Oreosyce triangularis Cogn. (1895) Oreosyce villosa Cogn. (1916) Peponia parviflora Cogn. (1895) Peponium parviflorum (Cogn.) Engl. (1897)

Oreosyce africana is a species of flowering plant in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It is the sole species in genus Oreosyce. It is a climber native to sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, ranging from Bioko and Cameroon to the west to Ethiopia to the northeast and Limpopo Province of South Africa to the south.