- Sicyos
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Sicyos Sicyos australis, New Zealand Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Sicyeae Subtribe: Sicyinae Genus: Sicyos
L.[1]Species See text.
Synonyms Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.[2]
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Selected species
- Sicyos albus (H.St.John) I.Telford
- Sicyos angulatus L.
- Sicyos australis Endl.
- Sicyos baderoa Hook. & Arn.
- Sicyos fusiformis
- Sicyos hillebrandii H.St.John
- Sicyos lasiocephalus Skottsb.
- Sicyos martii
- Sicyos maximowiczii
- Sicyos mcvaughii Rodr.-Arév. et al.
- Sicyos microphyllus Kunth
- Sicyos pachycarpus Hook. & Arn.
- Sicyos polyacanthos
- Sicyos quinquelobatus
- Sicyos sertuliferus
- Sicyos warmingii[3]
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
- ^ a b "Genus: Sicyos L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-11-18. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11138. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Sicyos". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=22400. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Sicyos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11138. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
External links
Media related to Sicyos at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Sicyos at Wikispecies
- (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Sicyos
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Sicyos australis sensu lato. Accessed 2010-10-04.
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