Genus Acanthosicyos Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f.

Possible synonym of Citrullus Schrad.


Summary
Genus number:
53
Last updated:
12 March 2013
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Accession count:

6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. 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: accepts
  2. Schaefer, H. et al. 2009. Gourds afloat: a dated phylogeny reveals an Asian origin of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and numerous oversea dispersal events. Proc. Roy. Soc. Biol. Sci. Ser. B 276:847. Note: should be included in Citrullus
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=53. Accessed 9 May 2026.