Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Sicyos L., Sp. Pl. 1013 (1753)
Synonymy:
- = Sechium P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 355 (1756)
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.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Barrera-Guzmán, L.A.; Cadena-Iñiguez, J.; Legaria-Solano, J.P.; Sahagún-Castellanos, J. 2021: Phylogenetics of the genus Sechium P. Brown: A review. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 19(1): 1–13 (online). [as Sechium P.Browne]
Browne, P. 1756: The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in three parts. London.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
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.
Telford, I.R.H.; Sebastian, P.; de Lange, P.J.; Bruhl, J.J.; Renner, S.S. 2012: Morphological and molecular data reveal three rather than one species of Sicyos (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the South West Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 25: 188–201.
