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Sicyos semitonsus  H. St. John
Taxonomic Serial No.: 22418

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Cladocarpa semitonsa (H. St. John) H. St. John
  
  Common Name(s): Laysan bur cucumber [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderCucurbitales   
                            FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes  
                               GenusSicyos L. – bur cucumber  
                                  SpeciesSicyos semitonsus H. St. John – Laysan bur cucumber  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Cucurbitaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       
  Source: Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, 2016, database (version 2005-)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm   
  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 55, no. 35   
  Page(s): 6184-6229   
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  Reference for: Sicyos semitonsus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Hawaii, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: US ESA: No longer a candidate species because does not meet the Act's definition of species according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 55, Number 35, Pages 6184 - 6229, February 21, 1990  
 

 

    


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