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Selysia

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ9075834 ↗
Source-derived summary

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 Hampshire – native to Panama and northwestern Colombia

Selysia cordata Cogn. – Colombia

Selysia prunifera (Poepp. & Endl.) Cogn.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Selysia” as genus of plants. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Selysia, genus and plants can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as genus of plants. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q9075834. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.

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  • Current terminology
  • Classification context
  • Finding cited technical literature
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Primary datasets, specimen catalogues, standards bodies and the most recent peer-reviewed literature.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Selysia”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Selysia primary sources, Selysia archive and Selysia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Selysia”?
  2. Which observation, specimen, dataset or publication supports the account?
  3. Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Selysia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.