Sicydium (plant)

Sicydium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Tribe: Triceratieae
Genus: Sicydium
Schltdl. (1832)
Species

9; see text

Synonyms
  • Chalema Dieterle (1980)
  • Triceratia A.Rich. (1846)

Sicydium is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to northeastern Argentina.