Sicyos
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Sicyos is a flowering plant
genus of the family
Cucurbitaceae
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Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae
The plant family Cucurbitaceae consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds, including crops such as cucumber, pumpkins, luffas, and watermelons...
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Members of the genus are commonly known as burr cucumbers.
Selected species
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Formerly placed here
- Blastania garcini (Burm.f.) Cogn. (as S. garcini Burm.f.)
- Cissus trifoliataCissus trifoliataCissus trifoliata, known variously as Possum-grape, Sorrelvine, or Vine-sorrel, is a New World plant species in the grape family...
(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.)
External links
Flora Brasiliensis: Sicyos- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, Sicyos australis sensu lato. Accessed 2010-10-04.