Sicyos
| Sicyos | |
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| Sicyos australis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyoeae |
| Genus: | Sicyos L.[1][2] |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae.[3] Members of the genus may be known as "burr cucumbers",[4] but the genus includes Sicyos edulis which is the christophine or chayote.
Species
[edit]Plants of the World Online includes:[1]
- Sicyos acariaeanthus Harms
- Sicyos acerifolius Brandegee
- Sicyos albus (H.St.John) I.Telford
- Sicyos andreanus Cogn.
- Sicyos angulatus L.
- Sicyos anunu (H.St.John) I.Telford
- Sicyos australis Endl.
- Sicyos baderoa Hook. & Arn.
- Sicyos barbatus (Gentry) C.Jeffrey
- Sicyos bogotensis Cogn.
- Sicyos bulbosus Rodr.-Arév., Lira & Dávila
- Sicyos chaetocephalus Harms
- Sicyos chiriquensis Hammel & D'Arcy
- Sicyos collinus B.L.Rob. & Fernald
- Sicyos cordifolius Rodr.-Arév., Lira & Dávila
- Sicyos cucumerinus A.Gray
- Sicyos davilae Rodr.-Arév. & Lira
- Sicyos debilis Cogn.
- Sicyos dieterleae Rodr.-Arév. & Lira
- Sicyos edulis Jacq. (restored Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.)
- Sicyos erostratus H.St.John
- Sicyos fusiformis Cogn.
- Sicyos galeottii Cogn.
- Sicyos glaber Wooton
- Sicyos gracillimus Cogn.
- Sicyos guatemalensis Standl. & Steyerm.
- Sicyos herbstii (H.St.John) I.Telford
- Sicyos hillebrandii H.St.John
- Sicyos hispidus Hillebr.
- Sicyos ignarus Mart.Crov.
- Sicyos kunthii Cogn.
- Sicyos kuntzei Cogn.
- Sicyos laciniatus L.
- Sicyos laevis A.Gray
- Sicyos lanceoloideus (H.St.John) W.L.Wagner & D.R.Herbst
- Sicyos lasiocephalus Skottsb.
- Sicyos lirae Rodr.-Arév.
- Sicyos longisepalus Cogn.
- Sicyos longisetosus Cogn.
- Sicyos macrocarpus Cogn.
- Sicyos macrophyllus A.Gray
- Sicyos malvifolius Griseb.
- Sicyos martii Cogn.
- Sicyos mawhai I.Telford & P.Sebastian
- Sicyos maximowiczii Cogn.
- Sicyos mcvaughii Rodr.-Arév., Lira & Calzada
- Sicyos microphyllus Kunth
- Sicyos montanus Poepp. & Endl.
- Sicyos odonellii Mart.Crov.
- Sicyos pachycarpus Hook. & Arn.
- Sicyos palmatilobus Cogn.
- Sicyos parviflorus Willd.
- Sicyos peninsularis Brandegee
- Sicyos polyacanthos Cogn.
- Sicyos semitonsus H.St.John
- Sicyos sertulifer Cogn.
- Sicyos sinaloae Brandegee
- Sicyos undara I.Telford & P.Sebastian
- Sicyos urolobus Harms
- Sicyos vargasii Standl. & F.A.Barkley
- Sicyos villosus Hook.f.
- Sicyos waimanaloensis H.St.John
- Sicyos warmingii Cogn.[5]
- Sicyos weberbaueri Harms
Formerly placed here
[edit]- 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.)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Plants of the World Online: Sicyos L. (retrieved 11 March 2024)
- ^ a b c "Genus: Sicyos L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Sicyos". The Plant List. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Sicyos". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Sicyos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
External links
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Data related to Sicyos at Wikispecies- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Sicyos australis sensu lato. Accessed 2010-10-04.
Media related to Sicyos at Wikimedia Commons
