Cucurbitaceae

Plants

109 genera · 1225 species · 1 cultivar in the Library

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The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera. Some commonly cultivated cucurbits include:Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini (courgette), some gourds. Lagenaria – calabash and other, ornamental gourds. Coccinia – the ivy gourd. Citrullus – watermelon, plus several other species. Cucumis – cucumber ; various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – caigua. Sicyos edulis – chayote. Gerrardanthus — the species G. macrorhizus has gained some popularity as an ornamental caudiciform plant. Xerosicyos — the silver dollar vine is popular amongst horticulturists and plant collectors.

Summary from Wikipedia

Trichosanthes

114 species

Cayaponia

83 species

Cucumis

82 species

Zehneria

73 species

Sicyos

67 species

Momordica

59 species

Cyclanthera

51 species

Gurania

50 species

Cucurbita

38 species

Coccinia

35 species

Apodanthera

33 species

Hemsleya

33 species

Thladiantha

28 species

Bryonia

25 species

Kedrostis

23 species

Echinopepon

22 species

Peponium

20 species

Melothria

18 species

Corallocarpus

16 species

Gynostemma

16 species

Neoalsomitra

14 species

Luffa

11 species

Ibervillea

10 species

Psiguria

10 species

Schizocarpum

10 species

Ceratosanthes

9 species

Citrullus

9 species

Sicydium

9 species

Cucurbitospermum

8 species

Eureiandra

8 species

Lagenaria

8 species

Marah

8 species

Papuasicyos

8 species

Schizopepon

8 species

Trochomeria

8 species

Fevillea

7 species

Hanburia

7 species

Frantzia

6 species

Gerrardanthus

6 species

Gomphogyne

6 species

Sechiopsis

6 species

Seyrigia

6 species

Wilbrandia

6 species

Xerosicyos

6 species

Ampelosicyos

5 species

Austrobryonia

5 species

Pteropepon

5 species

Raphidiocystis

5 species

Sechium

5 species

Sinobaijiania

5 species

Actinostemma

4 species

Calycophysum

4 species

Cionosicys

4 species

Diplocyclos

4 species

Helmontia

4 species

Herpetospermum

4 species

Sicana

4 species

Siraitia

4 species

Solena

4 species

Benincasa

3 species

Blastania

3 species

Cionosicyos

3 species

Cyclantheropsis

3 species

Hodgsonia

3 species

Siolmatra

3 species

Telfairia

3 species

Alsomitra

2 species

Ampelosycios

2 species

Cogniauxia

2 species

Dactyliandra

2 species

Indofevillea

2 species

Indomelothria

2 species

Microsechium

2 species

Muellerargia

2 species

Parasicyos

2 species

Penelopeia

2 species

Pittiera

2 species

Ruthalicia

2 species

Scopellaria

2 species

Tecunumania

2 species

Zanonia

2 species

Abobra

1 species

Acanthosicyos

1 species

Anisosperma

1 species

Baijiania

1 species

Bambekea

1 species

Bayabusua

1 species

Borneosicyos

1 species

Cephalopentandra

1 species

Cucumites

1 species

Cucurbitaciphyllum

1 species

Cucurbitella

1 species

Cucurbites

1 species

Dendrosicyos

1 species

Doyerea

1 species

Ecballium

1 species

Echinocystis

1 species

Echinosicyos

1 species

Halosicyos

1 species

Kedrastis

1 species

Khmeriosicyos

1 species

Lemurosicyos

1 species

Linnaeosicyos

1 species

Nothoalsomitra

1 species

Peponopsis

1 species

Polyclathra

1 species

Sicyocaulis

1 species

Sicyosperma

1 species

Trochomeriopsis

1 species