| Sicydium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Tribe: | Triceratieae |
| Genus: | Sicydium Schltdl. (1832) |
| Species [1] | |
9; see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Nine species are accepted. [1]
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