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Sicydium (plant)

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Genus of flowering plants

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

9; see text

Synonyms
  • 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.

Species

Nine species are accepted.

References

  1. ^ Sicydium Schltdl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Sicydium
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