Sicyos polyacanthos Cogn.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 107 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Zaïre

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wingfield [420] Congo, Republic of the K004421521 Yes
Gardner [3744] Brazil K000372550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, L.B. [11516] Brazil K001137220 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jacobsen, K. [375] Ethiopia K004421530 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [8331] Ethiopia K004421542 Yes
s.coll. [181] Brazil K000372551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004421523 Yes
Welw [[313]] Angola K004421549 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7810] Ethiopia K004421533 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14535] Ethiopia K004421543 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [22626] Brazil K001137213 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1081] Ethiopia K004421539 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001137221 Yes
Sehimper [685] Ethiopia K004421527 Yes
Ash [356] Ethiopia K:SPC-06049.387 No
Oliveira, P.I. [997] Brazil K001137212 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [48855] Brazil K001137211 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1745] Ethiopia K004421536 Yes
Gardner [3744] Brazil K001137222 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [15716] Brazil K001137209 Yes
Zenna; Tesfaye [847] Ethiopia K004421535 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [3970] Brazil K001137216 Yes
Kummrow, R. [2896] Brazil K001137218 Yes
Kahurananga, J.; Kibuwa; Mungai [2566] Tanzania K004421546 Yes
[Jaddesse Ebha] [594] Ethiopia K004421541 Yes
Pielou, D.P. [154] Tanzania K004421548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004421528 Yes
Nee, M.; Andres, T. [32301] Mexico K004421609 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Ermias Getachew; Gichile, M. [9784] Ethiopia K004421526 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Ermias Getachew; Gichile, M. [9784] Ethiopia K004421525 No
Seemann [110] Panama K001137215 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [3996] Nicaragua K004421608 Yes
Tessmann, G. [6106] Brazil K001137223 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [40288] Brazil K001137217 Yes
Schimper [685] Ethiopia K004421529 Yes
Tanner, R. [4762] Tanzania K004421545 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [1954] Ethiopia K004421532 Yes
Kummrow, R. [471] Brazil K001137214 Yes
Ash, J.W. [356] Ethiopia K004421538 Yes
Tweedie [4133] Kenya K004421544 Yes
Robyns, W. [2337] Burundi K004421524 Yes
Burger, W. [820] Ethiopia K004421534 Yes
Leonard, A. [2164] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004421522 Yes
Pielou, D.P. [154] Tanzania K004421547 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [3028] Ethiopia K004421537 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [13984a] Brazil K001137208 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14535] Ethiopia K004421540 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1957] Ethiopia K004421531 Yes
Leemann [110] Panama K004421670 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [611] Brazil K001137219 Yes
Glaziou, A. [19381] Brazil K001137210 Yes

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  • 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/
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    • 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
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