Cucurbitaceae

Sicyos L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1013 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World, E. & SE. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Extinct in:

Galápagos

Introduced into:

Angola, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Cuba, Czechia-Slovakia, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marianas, Mauritius, Nepal, New Caledonia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Sicilia, Spain, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Ukraine, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Sicyoides Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754), nom. superfl.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 443 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1013 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I. [20492] Bolivia K000634021 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Wood, J.R.I. [21863] Bolivia K000634020 Yes
Jul 2, 2008 Flynn [800] Hawaii K000517482 Yes
Jan 27, 2005 Atahuachi, M., et al. [732] Bolivia K000251012 Yes
Margetts, L.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004421916 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [15407] Mexico K004421640 Yes
Sinclair (Dr) [s.n.] New Zealand K004421964 Yes
Keck, K. [s.n.] Austria K004421924 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [59k] United States K004421518 Yes
Sinclair (Dr) [s.n.] New Zealand K004421966 Yes
Nee, M.; Andres, T. [32127] Mexico K004421639 Yes
Keck, K. [s.n.] K004421923 Yes
Torres C, R.; Lorence, D.; Cedillo Trigos, R. [313] Mexico K004421636 Yes
Vágner, L. [s.n.] K004421921 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [15407] Mexico K004421641 Yes
Gonan [s.n.] K004421928 Yes
Ceron, C.; Iguago, C. [8600] Ecuador K004421716 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421933 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [8614] Mexico K004421642 Yes
Nee, M.; Andres, T. [32130] Mexico K004421638 Yes
Telford, I.R.; Obata, J. [10206] United States K004421517 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5255] Mexico K004421646 Yes
André, É. [2156] Colombia K004421718 Yes
Vagner [s.n.] K004421930 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [9964] Costa Rica K004421635 Yes
Wagner [s.n.] Hungary K004421935 Yes
Ecole, H.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004421915 Yes
Ton, A.M. [826] Mexico K004421644 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2704] Mexico K004421647 Yes
Bujorean, G. [s.n.] Romania K004421934 Yes
Cunningham, R. [s.n.] New Zealand K004421962 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6682] Nepal K001124510 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8614] Mexico K004421643 Yes
Sagástegui A, A.; Leiva G, S.; Lezama, P.; Veneros, R. [15599a] Peru K004421721 Yes
Lonaczevsky, A. [s.n.] K004421920 No
Vágner, L. [s.n.] K004421929 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421926 Yes
Pettit, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004421917 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421931 Yes
Melville, R.; Blanchard, R. [6699] New Zealand K004421969 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421925 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6682] K001124511 Unknown Type Material Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] K004421959 Yes
Andres, T.C.; Nee, M. [139] Mexico K004421637 Yes
[Dr. Lyale] [s.n.] New Zealand K004421961 Yes
André, É. [2156] Colombia K004421720 Yes
McGillivray (Mr) [[48]] K004421960 Yes
[Colenso] [228] New Zealand K004421963 Yes
s.coll. [591] Mexico K004421596 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [188/K] New Zealand K004421967 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004421968 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] New Zealand K004421965 Yes
Hutchings, G.J. [s.n.] K004421919 Yes
André, É. [K392] Colombia K004421719 Yes
Croat, T.B. [73715] Ecuador K004421717 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004421918 Yes
Fujitani, L. [s.n.] United States K004421520 Yes
Caindec, D. [20890] United States K004421519 Yes
Vágner, L. [s.n.] K004421922 Yes
Daly, D.C. [7051] Brazil K001137340 Yes
Hanák (Prof.) [s.n.] Hungary K004421932 Yes
Vágner [s.n.] Hungary K004421927 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5058] Mexico K004421645 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Gómez, L.D.; Liesner, R.; Judziewicz, E. [20459] Costa Rica Sechium K000424204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Gómez, L.D.; Liesner, R.; Judziewicz, E. [20483] Costa Rica Sechium K000424203 Type Yes
Florence, J. [4615] French Polynesia Sechium K004421865 Yes
Streimann, H. [8517] Papua New Guinea Sechium K004421864 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [2712] Mexico Sechium K004421844 Yes
s.coll. [[907]] Spain Sechium K004421852 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [2773] Mexico Sechium K004421843 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [4178] Madagascar Sechium K004421878 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1621] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sechium K004422009 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [2709] Mexico Sechium K004421846 Yes
Gentry, A.; Smith, D.; Vásquez, R. [40097] Peru Sechium K004421889 Yes
Nee, M.; Taylor, K. [28894] Mexico Sechium K004421841 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Sechium K004421853 Yes
Stergios, B.; Ortega, F.; Aymard, G. [2995] Venezuela Sechium K004422018 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [2772] Mexico Sechium K004421842 Yes
Balfour, I.B. (Dr) [s.n.] Madagascar Sechium K004421879 Yes
Laughlin, R.M. [2721] Mexico Sechium K004421845 Yes
Haber, W.A. [11825] Costa Rica Sechium K004421840 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Sechium K004421851 Yes
Cascante, A.; Ruiz, A.B.; Vargas, G.; Volio, E. [113] Costa Rica Sechium K004421883 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • 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