Dendrosicyos is a monotypic genus in the Cucurbitaceae. The only species is Dendrosicyos socotranus, the cucumber tree. The species is endemic to Soqotra and is the only species in the Cucurbitaceae to grow in a tree form. It has bulbous trunk and a small crown. It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour in 1882.… (More on Dendrosicyos)