Cucurbitaceae
Sicyosperma

Sicyosperma gracile A.Gray

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 62 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to New Mexico and Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua). It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gentry, H.S. [2646] Mexico K004421813 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001607199 Holotype No
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001607198 Isotype No
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K001607197 Holotype No
Gentry, H.S. [1912] Mexico K004421811 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [72[3]] Mexico K004421809 Yes
Kearney, T.H.; Peebles, R.H. [10433] United States K004421808 Yes
Naudin [s.n.] United States K004421807 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [148] Mexico K004421812 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421810 Yes
Naudin [s.n.] United States K004421806 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0