Acanthosicyos

Acanthosicyos horridus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Acanthosicyos
Species: A. horridus

Name

Acanthosicyos Welw. ex Hook.f., 1(3): 824. (1867)

• Type species: Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 1(3): 824. (1867)

Homonyms

• Acanthosicyus Post & Kuntze, Lex. 3. (1903) orth. var.

References

• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1867. Genera Plantarum 1(3): 824.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Acanthosicyos in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2010 Nov 10. Reference page. 
• The Plant List 2013. Acanthosicyos in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Aug 26.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Acanthosicyos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2014. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Acanthosicyos. Published online. Accessed: Aug 26 2014. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Acanthosicyos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 22. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Gemsbok Cucumber, Nara

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