Sicana
| Sicana | |
|---|---|
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| Sicana odorifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Cucurbiteae |
| Genus: | Sicana Naudin[1] |
Sicana is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. There are three or four species, found in rainforest and secondary scrub in the Caribbean and Central America.[2]
Species[]
According to Hanno Schaefer and Susanne Renner, there are four species in the genus.[2] As of March 2016, The Plant List gave only three accepted species:[3]
- Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin
- Hook.
- Cheesman
References[]
- ^ "Plant Name Details for Sicana Naudin", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2016-03-02
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schaefer, Hanno & Renner, Susanne S. (2011), "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)", Taxon, 60 (1): 122–138, doi:10.1002/tax.601011, retrieved 2016-03-02
- ^ "Search results for Sicana", The Plant List, retrieved 2016-03-02
Categories:
- Cucurbitaceae genera
- Cucurbitoideae
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Caribbean