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6 June 2012 Morphological and molecular data reveal three rather than one species of Sicyos (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the South West Pacific
Ian R. H. Telford, Patrizia Sebastian, Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy J. Bruhl, Susanne S. Renner
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Abstract

Morphometric data have long suggested the existence of three species of Sicyos in Australia and New Zealand. Molecular data now corroborate this and place the three species in the context of the remaining 72 species of Sicyos, most of them in the New World. We here describe and illustrate Sicyos undara I.Telford & P.Sebastian from northern Queensland and S. mawhai I.Telford & P.Sebastian from New Zealand, and emend the circumscription of S. australis to account for the removal of these two extraneous elements. We also provide a key to the three species, map their ranges, and note their habitat and conservation status.

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Ian R. H. Telford, Patrizia Sebastian, Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy J. Bruhl, and Susanne S. Renner "Morphological and molecular data reveal three rather than one species of Sicyos (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the South West Pacific," Australian Systematic Botany 25(3), 188-201, (6 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1071/SB11032
Received: 26 August 2011; Accepted: 1 December 2011; Published: 6 June 2012
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