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Taxon: Sicyos microphyllus Kunth

Genus: Sicyos
Family: Cucurbitaceae subfamily: Cucurbitoideae tribe: Sicyeae subtribe: Sicyinae.
Nomen number: 448370
Place of publication: F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:95[folio]; 2:119[quarto]. 1817
Name verified on: 19-Apr-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas [w.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Durango, Sinaloa, Zacatecas
    Central Mexico: Mexico - Colima, Federal District, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Veracruz
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Mesoamerica: Mexico - Chiapas

References:

  • McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana. (F NGalicia)
  • Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24. (Atlas Tex)
More:

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Sicyos microphyllus Kunth:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?448370 (06 September 2010)

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