Sicyos

Sicyos
	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.
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Anomalosicyos Gentry; Cladocarpa (H.St.John) H.St.John; Costarica L.D.Gómez; Sarx H.St.John; Sicyocarya (A.Gray) H.St.John; Sicyocaulis Wiggins; Sicyoides Mill.; Sicyus Clem., orth. var.; Skottsbergiliana H.St.John; Sycios Medik., orth. var.;

Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.^[2]

Selected species

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]

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "GRIN Species Records of Sicyos". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

Data related to Sicyos at Wikispecies

New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Sicyos australis sensu lato. Accessed 2010-10-04.

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