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Cucurbitaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Juss.
Genera

Abobra
Acanthosicyos
Actinostemma
Alsomitra
Ampelosycios
Anacaona
Apatzingania
Apodanthera
Bambekea
Benincasa
Biswarea
Bolbostemma
Brandegea
Bryonia
Calycophysum
Cayaponia
Cephalopentandra
Ceratosanthes
Chalema
Cionosicyos
Citrullus
Coccinia
Cogniauxia
Corallocarpus
Cremastopus
Ctenolepis
Cucumella
Cucumeropsis
Cucumis
Cucurbita
Cucurbitella
Cyclanthera
Dactyliandra
Dendrosicyos
Dicoelospermum
Dieterlea
Diplocyclos
Doyerea
Ecballium
Echinocystis
Echinopepon
Edgaria
Elateriopsis
Eureiandra
Fevillea
Gerrardanthus
Gomphogyne
Gurania
Guraniopsis
Gymnopetalum
Gynostemma
Halosicyos
Hanburia
Helmontia
Hemsleya
Herpetospermum
Hodgsonia
Ibervillea
Indofevillea
Kedrostis
Lagenaria
Lemurosicyos
Luffa
Marah
Melancium
Melothria
Melothrianthus
Microsechium
Momordica
Muellerargia
Mukia
Myrmecosicyos
Neoalsomitra
Nothoalsomitra
Odosicyos
Oreosyce
Parasicyos
Penelopeia
Peponium
Peponopsis
Polyclathra
Posadaea
Praecitrullus
Pseudocyclanthera
Pseudosicydium
Psiguria
Pteropepon
Pterosicyos
Raphidiocystis
Ruthalicia
Rytidostylis
Schizocarpum
Schizopepon
Sechiopsis
Sechium
Selysia
Seyrigia
Sicana
Sicydium
Sicyos
Sicyosperma
Siolmatra
Siraitia
Solena
Tecunumania
Telfairia
Thladiantha
Trichosanthes
Tricyclandra
Trochomeria
Trochomeriopsis
Tumacoca
Vaseyanthus
Wilbrandia
Xerosicyos
Zanonia
Zehneria
Zombitsia
Zygosicyos Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) Begoniaceae (begonia family) Datiscaceae Tetramelaceae Corynocarpaceae Coriariaceae Anisophylleaceae The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Portrait of Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French botanist. ... Species Abobra tenuifolia (Gillies) Cogn. ... Species includes: Bryonia alba Bryonia cretica (Cretan Bryony) Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) Bryony or briony is a member of the Cucurbitaceae or cucumber family including pumpkin and squash. ... Species Citrullus colocynthis Citrullus ecirrhosus Citrullus lanatus Citrullus naudinianus Citrullus is a small genus of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. ... Species (Ethiopian scarlet gourd) C. grandis (ivy gourd or tindora) The Scarlet gourds comprise the small genus Coccinia, best known for the cultivated crop C. grandis, the Ivy gourd or Tindora. ... Binomial nomenclature Cucumis sativus Ref: ITIS 22364 The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant Cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, as do melons and squash. ... Species - fingerleaf gourd - figleaf gourd, chilacayote - wild gourd, wild pumpkin - winter squash, pumpkin - pumpkin - crookneck squash - vegetable marrow, field pumpkin References: ITIS 22365 2002-11-06 Cucurbita is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. ... Fevillea is a genus of the the plant family Cucurbitaceae, the cucumber, squash, pumpkin family. ... Binomial name Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. ... Species (Angled luffa, Ridged Luffa) (Smooth luffa, Egyptian luffa) (Sponge cucumber) and others A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin polishing. ... Species Marah fabaceus Marah gilensis Marah horridus Marah macrocarpus Marah oreganus Marah watsonii The Manroots or Wild cucumbers are the genus Marah of flowering plants in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. ... Momordica is a genus of annual or perennial climbing herbs belonging to the order Cucurbitaceae, natives of the tropics, especially Africa, and known in cultivation chiefly as hothouse plants. ... For other uses of the name, see Penelope (disambiguation). ... Praecitrullus is a monotypic genus in the family Cucurbitaceae, containing the tinda (). ... Species - chayote References: ISBN 92-9043-298-5 in pdf format Sechium is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. ... Binomial name Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) C.Jeffrey ex A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang Siraitia grosvenorii (syn. ... Species others The snake gourds comprise the genus Trichosanthes. ... Species Xerosicyos danguyi - silver dollar plant Xerosicyos perrieri Xerosicyos pubescens Xerosicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. ...


Ref: Watson and Dallwitz
2002-09-03

Cucurbitaceae is a family of plants including the melon, cucumber, calabash, squash, and luffa. It is one of the most important families of food plants in the world, although certainly not nearly as important as the grass family, Poaceae, legume family, Fabaceae, or Nightshade family, Solanaceae. Binomial name Cucumis melo L. The melon is the fruit and plant of a typically vine-like (climber and trailer) herb that was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa. ... Binomial name Cucumis sativus L. Ref: ITIS 22364 The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant Cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, as do melons and squash. ... Binomial name Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. ... Species - hubbard squash, buttercup squash - cushaw squash - butternut squash - most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash References: ITIS 22365 2002-11-06 Hortus Third Squashes are four species of the genus Cucurbita, also called pumpkins and marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. ... Species (Angled luffa, Ridged Luffa) (Smooth luffa, Egyptian luffa) (Sponge cucumber) and others A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin polishing. ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Species See text Solanum is a genus of annuals, perennials, sub-shrubs, shrubs and climbers. ... Genera Acnistus Atropa (deadly nightshade) Brugmansia (angels trumpet) Calibrachoa Capsicum (chile peppers) Cestrum Chamaesaracha Combera Crenidium Cuatresia Cyphanthera Cyphomandra Datura (jimsonweed) Hyoscyamus (henbane) Iochroma Lycium (boxthorn) Lycopersicon (tomato) Mandragora (mandrake) Nicandra Nicotiana (tobacco) Petunia Physalis (tomatillo) Solandra Solanum (potato, eggplant) Streptosolen For more genera see Solanaceae in The Families...


Most of the plants in this family are annual vines with fairly large, showy blossoms. An annual is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. ... The term vine was originally a term for the plant on which grapes grew, from the word for wine (Greek oinos), for which grapes were grown. ... Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. ...


Most of the plants in this family are readily susceptible to a moth larva, the squash borer. A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ...


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