Sicyos australis Endl.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 67 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE Australia to Kermadec Islands. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kermadec Is., New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Introduced into:

Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 3, 1996 Milligan, J. [563] Australia K000742945 Isotype Yes
May 3, 1996 Milligan, J. [563] Australia K000742944 Type Yes
May 3, 1996 Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000742942 Type Yes
May 3, 1996 Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000742943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Australia K004421941 Yes
Slade, C.; Coveny, R. [1899] Australia K004421938 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K004421955 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [416] Australia K004421950 Yes
Telford, I.R. [10805] Australia K004421939 Yes
Coveny, R.; Benson, D.; Bryant, H. [7483] Australia K004421937 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [10133] Australia K004421942 Yes
Adams, L.G.; Bridson, D.M. [3935] Australia K004421958 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004421956 Yes
Brown, R. [4484] Australia K004421957 Yes
Dr. [Frd] Mueller [s.n.] Australia K004421944 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [3003] Australia K004421952 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K004421945 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K004421949 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K004421953 Yes
Telford, I.R. [10805] Australia K004421951 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K004421946 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P.; Phillips, P. [6404] Australia K004421940 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K004421947 Yes
Telford, I.R. [11793] Australia K004421948 Yes
Forster, P.I.; McDonald, W.J. [PIF7946] Australia K004421954 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 2025. 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 2025. 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