| Sicyos | |
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| Sicyos australis, New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyoeae |
| Genus: | Sicyos L. [1] [2] |
| Species | |
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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.
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