Sycopsis is a genus of plants in the family Hamamelidaceae. It includes three species native to central and southern China,[1] Assam, and Taiwan.[2]
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 ‘fig-resembler’ because the person who named the genus, Daniel Oliver, thought its appearance resembled a shrubby Ficus.[3]
The Chinese vernacular name for this genus is 水丝梨属 (Shuǐ sī lí shǔ).
