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Flora Data (Last Modified On 8/1/2013)
Genus Sicydium Schlecht.
PlaceOfPublication Linnaea 7: 388. 1832
Note TYPE: S. schiedeanum Schlecht.
Synonym Triceratia A. Rich. in Sagra, Hist. Cuba 2. 10: 615. 1845. TYPE: T. bryonioides A. Rich.
Description Dioecious, tendriled vines; stems 5- to 10-sulcate. Leaves alternate, petiolate, cordate; tendrils 2-branched at apex. Staminate flowers minute, paniculate, axil- lary; calyx 5-lobate; corolla rotate, deeply 5-lobate; stamens 3, free, the filaments short, inserted on the hypanthium wall, the anthers straight, 2 anthers bilocular, 1 anther unilocular. Pistillate flowers disposed as the staminate flowers; calyx and corolla as in the staminate flowers, the ovary ovoid, uniloculate, the ovule 1, pendulous, the styles 3, linear, spreading, the stigmas linear. Fruits globose, fleshy, indehiscent, 1-seeded; seed spherical, emarginate, the testa crustaceous, rugose.
Habit vines
Distribution A genus of about six species in the Neotropics with two in Panama.
Key a. Leaves, stems, and inflorescences densely pubescent; fruits 5-7 mm in diameter; seeds, 4-5 mm in diameter ...... 2. S. tamnifolium aa. Leaves, stems, and inflorescences glabrous or nearly so; fruits 9-12 mm in diameter; seeds, 6-8 mm in diameter ...... 1. S. coriaceum
 
 
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