Papuasicyos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Papuasicyos
Species: P. arfakensis – P. belensis – P. carrii – P. hippocrepicus – P. papuanus – P. parviflorus – P. viridis

Name

• Papuasicyos Duyfjes Blumea 48(1): 124 (2003)
• Type species: Not designated.
  

Note: The Plant List reported this genus as unresolved, however, Schaefer & Renner (2011) supported both its monophyly, synonymy with Urceodiscus and the subsequent transfer of species.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Urceodiscus W.J. de Wilde & Duyfjes in Blumea 51: 40. (2006)

References

• Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2003) Blumea 48(1): 124.
• Schaefer, H. & Renner, S.S. (2011) Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), Taxon, 60 (1): 122–138. Available on line [1]. Accessed 2014 Aug 26.
• The Plant List 2013. Papuasicyos in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Aug 27.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Papuasicyos. Published online. Accessed: Aug 27 2014.