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Cucurbitaceae
Hodgsonia male plant
Hodgsonia male plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Juss.

Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons. Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There The Cucurbitales are an order of Flowering plants included in the Rosid group of Dicotyledons This order mostly belongs to tropical areas with limited Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ( April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to propose Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. In Biological classification, family ( Latin The cucumber ( Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to the Mexico and Central America, also called marrows depending Pumpkin is a Gourd -like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae (which also includes gourds The Luffa or Loofah / Lufah (from Arabic لوف are tropical and subtropical Vines comprising the genus Luffa. Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ( Thunb) Matsum & Nakai family Cucurbitaceae) refers to both Fruit and Plant of a vine-like (climber The family is predominantly distributed around the tropics, where those with edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds.

Most of the plants in this family are annual vines but there are also woody lianas, thorny shrubs, and trees (Dendrosicyos). Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. A vine is any plant of Genus Vitis (the Grape plants or by extension any similar climbing or trailing plant Many species have large, yellow or white flowers. The stems are hairy and pentangular. tendrils are present at 90° to the leaf petioles at nodes. Leaves are exstipulate alternate simple palmately lobed or palmately compound. The flowers are unisexual, with male and female flowers usually on different plants (dioecious), or less common on the same plant (monoecious). The female flowers have inferior ovaries. In the Flowering plants an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or Gynoecium. The fruit is often a kind of berry called a pepo. The word berry has two meanings one based on a botanical definition the other on common identification An epigynous berry or false berry is an Accessory fruit found in certain Plant species with an inferior ovary, distinguishing it from


Classification

There are about 125 extant genera in Cucurbitaceae, including 825 species. The following is the classification as given by Charles Jeffrey as of 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Subfamily Zanonioideae (small striate pollen grains)

Subfamily Cucurbitoideae (styles united into a single column)

Alphabetical list of 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 Dicaelospermum 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 Ref: Watson and Dallwitz 3 September 2002

References

  1. ^ Renner, S. Siraitia grosvenorii is an Herbaceous perennial Vine native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand and best known for its Momordica is a genus of about 45 species of annual or perennial climbing Herbaceous or shrubby plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, natives Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae. Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical Vines The Shoots Tendrils and leaves of some or possibly all species Lagenaria is a Genus of Gourd bearing Vines from the family Cucurbitaceae, also known as the "Squash" family The tinda, also called Indian round gourd or apple gourd or Indian Baby Pumpkin, is a squash -like Cucurbit grown for its immature Citrullus is a small genus of Desert Vines among which Citrullus lanatus (the Watermelon) is an important crop Acanthosicyos is a genus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. UserPolbot. --> Eureiandra is a genus of Plant in family Cucurbitaceae. Nothoalsomitra Telford is a Monotypic genus subtropical Vines in the family Curcubitaceae. The Scarlet gourds ( Coccinia) is a genus with about 30 species Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber, is a plant in the Cucumber family This article is for plants in genus Bryonia See also Black Bryony. The Luffa or Loofah / Lufah (from Arabic لوف are tropical and subtropical Vines comprising the genus Luffa. Cucurbita is a genus in the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae first cultivated in the Americas and now used in many parts of the world Sicana odorifera, the only species of the genus Sicana, is a large herbaceous perennial vine native to tropical South America grown as an ornamental Abobra is a genus of Cucurbitaceae family consists of only one species Abobra tenuifolia ( Syn For the Morning glory called "manroot" see Wild Potato Vine ( Ipomoea pandurata) Brandegea is a monotypic genus containing the single species Brandegea bigelovii, the desert starvine. Sicyos is a Flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Sechium is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae. Incertae sedis ( Latin for "of uncertain placement" abbreviated "inc Abobra is a genus of Cucurbitaceae family consists of only one species Abobra tenuifolia ( Syn Acanthosicyos is a genus of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. Brandegea is a monotypic genus containing the single species Brandegea bigelovii, the desert starvine. This article is for plants in genus Bryonia See also Black Bryony. Citrullus is a small genus of Desert Vines among which Citrullus lanatus (the Watermelon) is an important crop The Scarlet gourds ( Coccinia) is a genus with about 30 species Cucumis is a genus of twining, Tendril -bearing plants in the Cucurbitaceae family which includes the Cucumber, true Cucurbita is a genus in the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae first cultivated in the Americas and now used in many parts of the world Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber, is a plant in the Cucumber family UserPolbot. --> Eureiandra is a genus of Plant in family Cucurbitaceae. Fevillea (or Feuillea) is a Genus of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, the Cucumber, squash, and Pumpkin family Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae. Lagenaria is a Genus of Gourd bearing Vines from the family Cucurbitaceae, also known as the "Squash" family The Luffa or Loofah / Lufah (from Arabic لوف are tropical and subtropical Vines comprising the genus Luffa. For the Morning glory called "manroot" see Wild Potato Vine ( Ipomoea pandurata) Momordica is a genus of about 45 species of annual or perennial climbing Herbaceous or shrubby plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, natives Nothoalsomitra Telford is a Monotypic genus subtropical Vines in the family Curcubitaceae. The tinda, also called Indian round gourd or apple gourd or Indian Baby Pumpkin, is a squash -like Cucurbit grown for its immature Sechium is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae. Sicana odorifera, the only species of the genus Sicana, is a large herbaceous perennial vine native to tropical South America grown as an ornamental Sicyos is a Flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Siraitia grosvenorii is an Herbaceous perennial Vine native to southern People's Republic of China and Northern Thailand and best known for its Telfairia is a small genus of flowering plants in the squash family which are native to Africa Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical Vines The Shoots Tendrils and leaves of some or possibly all species Xerosicyos is a Flowering plant Genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. S. , Schaefer, H. & Kocyan, A. (2007). "Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae): Cucumber (C. sativus) belongs in an Asian/Australian clade far from melon (C. melo)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 58-69. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-58. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.  

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