Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SICYOS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1013. 1753.
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TYPE: Sicyos angulatus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 293. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicyos angulatus | ONESEED BURR CUCUMBER | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Sicyos edulis | CHAYOTE | Not Native |
[Family identification key]
No identification key is available for this family.
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahzolia | Ahzolia Standley & Steyermark, Publ. Field Mus. nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 92. 1944. | TYPE: Ahzolia composita (Donnell Smith) Standley & Steyermark 1944. (Microsechium compositum Donnell Smith 1903.) | |
| Anomalosicyos | Anomalosicyos Gentry, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 565, f. 1-2. 1946. | TYPE: Anomalosicyos barbatus Gentry 1946. | |
| Baderoa | Baderoa Bertoloni ex Hooker, Misc. Bot. 3: 324. 1833. | TYPE: Baderoa bryoniifolia Bertoloni ex Hooker | |
| Bryoniastrum | Bryoniastrum Heister ex Fabricius, Enum. 195. 1759. | TYPE: = Sicyos Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Chayota | Chayota Jacquin, Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist., ed. 1780-1781. 2: 125, t. 245. 1780. | TYPE: Chayota edulis (Jacquin) Jacquin 1780. (Sicyos edulis Jacquin 1760.) = Sechium P. Browne 1756, nom. cons. | |
| Chocho | Chocho Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 500. 1763. | TYPE: = Sechium P. Brown 1756. | |
| Cladocarpa | Cladocarpa (H. St. John) H. St. John, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99: 941. 1978. | BASOINYM: Sicyhos Linnaeus, sect. Cladocarpa H. St. John, Pacific Sci. 24: 445. 1970. | TYPE: Cladocarpa niihauensis (H. St. John) H. St. John 1978. (Sicyos niihauensis H. St. John 1959.) |
| Costarica | Costarica L. D. Gómez, Phytologia 53: 97. 1983. | TYEP: Costarica hamata L. D. Gómez 1983. | |
| Microsechium | Microsechium Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5. 6: 25. 1966. | TYPE: Microsechium ruderale Naudin 1866. | |
| Parasicyos | Parasicyos Dieterle, Phytologia 32: 289. 1975. | TYPE: Parasicyos maculatus Dieterle 1975. | |
| Polakoskia | Polakowskia Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 131, t. 20, f. 40-41. 1910 | TYPE: Polakowskia tacaco Pittier 1910. | |
| Pterosicyos | Pterosicyos Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6(4): 72. 1914. | TYPE: Pterosicyos laciniatus Brandegee 1914. | |
| Sarx | Sarx H. St. John, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99: 491. 1978. | TYPE: Sarx alba H. St. John 1978. | |
| Sechiopsis | Sechiopsis, Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5. 6: 23. 1966. | TYPE: Sechiopsis triquetra (Mociño & Sessé y Lacasta ex Seringe) Naudin 1866. (Sicyos triqueter Mociño & Sessé y Lacasta ex Seringe 1828.) | |
| Sechium | Sechium P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 355. 1756, nom. cons. | TYPE: Sechium edule (Jacquin) Swartz 1800, typ. cons. (Sicyos edulis Jacquin 1760.) | |
| Sicyocarya | Sicyocarya (A. Gray) H. St. John, Phytologia 38: 407. 1978. | BASIONYM: Sicyos Linnaeus, subg. Sicyocarya A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 54. 1853. | TYPE: Sicyocarya macrophylla (A. Gray) H. St. John 1978. (Sicyos macrophyllus A. Gray 1853.) Lectotypified by H. St. John, Phytologia 38: 407. 1978. |
| Sicyocaulis | Sicyocaulis Wiggins, Madroño 20: 251. 1970. | TYPE: Sicyocaulis pentagonus Wiggins 1970. | |
| Sicyoides | Sicyoides Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. | TYPE: = Sicyos Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Sicyosperma | Sicyosperma A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 62. 1853. | TYPE: Sicyosperma gracile A. Gray 1853. | |
| Skottsbergiliana | Skottsbergiliana H. St. John. Pacific Sci. 28: 457. 1975 ("1974") | TYPE: Skottsbergiliana lasiocephala (Skottsberg) H. St. John 1975. (Sicyos lasiocephalus Skottsberg 1936.) |