| Sicyos | |
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| Sicyos australis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyoeae |
| Genus: | Sicyos L.[1][2] |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae.[3] Members of the genus may be known as "burr cucumbers",[4] but the genus includes Sicyos edulis which is the christophine or chayote.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
POWOwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Genus: Sicyos L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Sicyos". The Plant List. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Sicyos". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-04.