Sicydium (plant)

Sicydium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Tribe: Triceratieae
Genus:
Schltdl. (1832)
Species[1]

9; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chalema Dieterle (1980)
  • Triceratia A.Rich. (1846)

Sicydium is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northeastern Argentina.[1]

Species

Nine species are accepted.[1]

  • Sicydium araguense Steyerm. & Trujillo
  • Sicydium davilae Lira
  • Sicydium diffusum Cogn.
  • Sicydium gracile Cogn.
  • Sicydium nereoi Pozner
  • Sicydium schiedeanum Schltdl.
  • Sicydium synantherum (Dieterle) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
  • Sicydium tamnifolium (Kunth) Cogn.
  • Sicydium tuerckheimii Donn.Sm.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sicydium Schltdl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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