Sicydium (Cucurbitaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Triceratieae
Genus: Sicydium
Species: S. araguense – S. daviliae – S. diffusum – S. gracile – S. nereoi – S. schiedeanum – S. synantherum – S. tamnifolium – S. tuerckheimii

Name

Sicydium Schltdl., Linnaea 7: 388. (1832)

• Type species: Sicydium schiedeanum Schltdl., Linnaea 7: 388. (1832)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Triceratia A.Rich., Hist. Fís. Cuba, Bot. 10: 614. (1845)
  • Chalema Dieterle, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 14: 71. (1980)

References

Primary references

• Schlechtendal, D.F.L. de 1832. De plants Mexicanis a G. Schiele M. Dre. collectis nuntium adfert. Linnaea 7(1): 136–144 BHL, (3): 380–400. BHLReference page. 

Additional references

• Schaefer, H. & Renner, S.S. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60(1): 122–138. DOI: 10.1002/tax.601011 JSTOR PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sicydium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Sicydium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2014. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Sicydium. Published online. Accessed: Aug 26 2014. Reference page.