| Sicyos | |
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| Sicyos australis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyoeae |
| Genus: | Sicyos L.[1] |
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Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.[2]
Selected species
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Out of 130 species which have been attributed to the genus, just 37 are currently accepted by botanists.[4]
Formerly placed here
- Blastania garcini (Burm.f.) Cogn. (as S. garcini Burm.f.)
- Cissus trifoliata (L.) L. (as S. trifoliatus L.)
- Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray (as S. lobatus Michx.)
- Marah oregana (Torr. & A.Gray) Howell (as S. oreganus Torr. & A.Gray)
- Sechiopsis triquetra (Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.) Naudin (as S. triqueter Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.)
- Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (as S. edulis Jacq.)[3]
References
- 1 2 "Genus: Sicyos L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Sicyos". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Sicyos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Sicyos". The Plant List. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
External links
Data related to Sicyos at Wikispecies
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Sicyos australis sensu lato. Accessed 2010-10-04.
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