Cucurbitaceae

Puaokama

Sicyos maximowiczii Cogn.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Sicyos

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Puaokama: Sicyos maximowiczii (leaves and fruit). Location: Kure Atoll, Inland — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Puaokama

Synonyms

Cladocarpa atollensis (H.St.John) H.St.John
Cladocarpa caumii (H.St.John) H.St.John
Cladocarpa lamoureuxii (H.St.John) H.St.John
Cladocarpa maximowiczii (Cogn.) H.St.John
Cladocarpa niihauensis (H.St.John) H.St.John
Sicyos atollensis H.St.John
Sicyos caumii H.St.John
Sicyos lamoureuxii H.St.John
Sicyos niihauensis H.St.John

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.