Sicyos L.

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Name scientific

Sicyos L., Sp. Pl. 1013 (1753)

Preferred name

Sicyos L.

Taxonomy reference

Renner, S.S.; Pandey, A.K. 2013: The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53–118.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Authors

Publication place

Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.

Year published

1753

Publication page

1013

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Sicyos L.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Sicyos

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Sicyos

Subordinates

Synonyms

Sechium P.Browne

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Sicyos L.

Description

Monoec. scrambling or climbing herbs; petals united at base, anthers cohering; ovary 1-locular, ovule 1, pend.; stigmas 3. Fr. ovoid, dry, ind., beset with barbed bristles. Some 30 spp. of America, Polynesia, Australia. The N.Z. sp. has the range of the genus.