Genus Sechium P. Browne

Possible synonym of Sicyos L.


Summary
Genus number:
11026
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Accession count:

167 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)
  • all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos en el género Sechium P. Br. (Cucurbitaceae). Unpublished dissertation (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico) 267 pp. Note: accepts
  2. Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:116-173. Note: accepts
  3. Schaefer, H. & S. S. Renner. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60:122-138. Note: = Sicyos L.
  4. Sebastian, P. et al. 2012. Radiation flowwing long-distance dispersal: the contributions of time, opportunity and diaspore morphology in Sicyos (Cucurbitaceae). J. Biogeogr. 39:1427-1438. Note: = Sicyos L.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=11026. Accessed 10 May 2026.