(Last Modified On 8/1/2013)
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(Last Modified On 8/1/2013)
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Genus
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Sicana Naud.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4. 18: 180. 1862.
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Note
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TYPE: S. odorifera (Vell.) Naud.
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Description
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Monoecious, tendriled vines; stems 5- to 10-sulcate. Leaves alternate, petio- late, lobate; tendrils 3- to 5-branched. Staminate flowers solitary, axillary; by- panthium campanulate; calyx 5-lobate, the lobes reflexed; corolla yellow, cam- panulate, 5-lobate over halfway; stamens 3, the filaments short, slightly connate at the base, the anthers free, the theca sigmoid, flexuous. Pistillate flowers soli- tary, axillary; calyx and corolla as in the staminate flowers; ovary oblong ovoid, 3-carpellate, the ovules numerous, horizontal, the style short, connate, the stig- mas 3, obscurely bilobate; staminodes 3. Fruits fleshy, cylindric, indehiscent; seeds oblong ovate, compressed, inconspicuously marginate.
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Habit
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vines
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Distribution
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Sicana is a monotypic genus native to South America.
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Note
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The single species is cultivated to some extent in Panama and is persistent after cultivation or natu- ralized in ruderal areas.
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