''Sicydium'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the cucumber family,
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera. . It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
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Species
Nine species are accepted.[
*'' Sicydium araguense''
*'' Sicydium davilae''
*'' Sicydium diffusum''
*'' Sicydium gracile''
*'' Sicydium nereoi''
*'' Sicydium schiedeanum''
*'' Sicydium synantherum''
*'' Sicydium tamnifolium''
*'' Sicydium tuerckheimii''
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q842663
Cucurbitaceae genera
Flora of the Neotropical realm
Taxa named by Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal
Cucurbitaceae