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255.0000 Family Cucurbitaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 393 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Schaefer & Renner (2011)
Species listed in database: 1086; hybrids: 3
= Bryoniaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 6, 112 (1836)
= Cyclantheraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 716, 980 (1870)
= Nhandirobaceae T.Lestib.; Botanogr. Élém. 515 (1826)
= Zanoniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 28, 29 (1829)
255.1110 Genus Sicyos L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1013 (1753)
Distribution: Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, SW-Oceania, Hawaiian Isl., N- and South America
Species listed in database: 78
= Ahzolia Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 92 (1944)
= Anomalosicyos Gentry; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 565 (1946)
= Baderoa Bertero ex Hook.; Bot. Misc. 3: 324 (1833)
= Chayota Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 1: t. 245 (1780)
= Chocho Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 500 (1763)
= Cladocarpa (H.St.John) H.St.John; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99(4): 491 (1978)
= Costarica L.D.Gómez; Phytologia 53(2): 97 (1983)
= Micrampelis Raf.; Med. Repos. 5: 350 (1808)
= Microsechium Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 6: 25 (1866)
= Parasicyos Dieterle; Phytologia 32(4): 289 (1975)
= Polakowskia Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 131 (1910)
= Pterosicyos Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 72 (1914)
= Sarx H.St.John; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99(4): 491 (1978)
= Sechiopsis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 6: 23 (1866)
= Sechium P.Browne; Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 355 (1756)
= Sicyocarya (A.Gray) H.St.John; Phytologia 38(5): 407 (1978)
= Sicyocaulis Wiggins; Madroño 20: 251 (1970)
= Sicyoides Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s. p. (1754)
= Sicyosperma A.Gray; Pl. Wright. [A.Gray] 2: 62 (in Smithson. Contr. v.) (1853)
= Skottsbergiliana H.St.John; Pacific Sci. 28(4): 457 (1974 publ. (1975)

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