''Sicyos'' is a
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are:
*'' Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds
*'' La ...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.
Selected species
Out of 130 species which have been attributed to the genus, just 37 are currently accepted by
botanists.
Formerly placed here
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Blastania garcini
''Blastania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Tropical and Southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiograph ...
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(Burm.f.) Cogn. (as ''S. garcini''
Burm.f.)
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Cissus trifoliata
''Cissus trifoliata'', known variously as possum-grape, sorrelvine, vine-sorrel, or hierba del buey is a New World plant species in the grape family. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico ( Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Michoacán, Oaxa ...
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(L.) L. (as ''S. trifoliatus''
L.)
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Echinocystis lobata
''Echinocystis'' is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. The sole species is ''E. lobata'', commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber or bur cucumber. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America.
Desc ...
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(Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray (as ''S. lobatus''
Michx.)
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Marah oregana
''Marah oreganus'', the Oregon manroot, coastal manroot or western wild-cucumber, is a common manroot of the northwest coast of the United States. It ranges from California north to Canada.
Foliage
Coastal manroot has the least pubescent bud, ...
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(Torr. & A.Gray) Howell (as ''S. oreganus''
Torr. & A.Gray)
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Sechiopsis triquetra''
(Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.) Naudin (as ''S. triqueter''
Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.)
* ''
Sechium edule
Chayote (''Sechium edule''), also known as mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversi ...
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(Jacq.) Sw. (as ''S. edulis''
Jacq.)
References
External links
* ''New Zealand Plant Conservation Network''
''Sicyos australis sensu lato'' Accessed 2010-10-04.
Cucurbitaceae genera
Cucurbitoideae
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