Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia
WebThe Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera. Those most important to humans are the following: [citation needed] Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini or courgette, some gourds
Cucurbitaceae | Definition, Characteristics, Examples, & Facts
WebMar 22, 2024 · Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of flowering plants, belonging to the order Cucurbitales and containing 98 genera and about 975 species of food and ornamental plants. Notable members of the family include cucumbers, gourds, …
list of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae - Encyclopedia Britannica
WebThe gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, consists of about 975 species across 98 genera. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbaceous plants; many are climbing or trailing vines with characteristic tendrils. The flowers are often showy and unisex and produce large fruits known as pepos.
Origin and domestication of Cucurbitaceae crops: insights from ...
WebJun 22, 2019 · Some of the World's most valuable crops, including watermelon, honey melon, cucumber, squash, zucchini and pumpkin, belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. We review insights on their domestication from new phylogenies, archaeology and …
Cucurbitales - Gourd Family, Squash, Melons | Britannica
WebMembers of Cucurbitaceae are vines with tubers, lianas, or annual herbs. They are found throughout the tropics and in warm temperate areas. There are 118 genera and 845 species in the family—far more genera than in Begoniaceae but fewer than two-thirds the number of …
Phylogeny and Evolution of the Cucurbitaceae | SpringerLink
WebDec 17, 2016 · The Cucurbitaceae are a tropical and subtropical family that is related to the Begoniaceae, Datiscaceae, and Tetramelaceae, with which it shares inferior ovaries and parietal placentation (Zhang et al. 2006). The precise relationships among these four families remain unresolved.
Cucurbitaceae | SpringerLink
WebMay 5, 2022 · Cucurbitaceae. Living reference work entry. First Online: 05 May 2022. pp 1–10. Cite this living reference work entry. Dicotyledons: Rosids. L. E. Newton & U. Eggli. Part of the book series: Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants ( (SUCCPLANTS)) 58 Accesses. Abstract.
Cucurbitaceae | SpringerLink
WebJan 1, 2010 · More locally important Cucurbitaceae crops include squash or pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), zucchini (C. pepo subsp. pepo), bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), waxgourd (Benincasa hispida), chayote (Sicyos (Sechium) edule), casa banana or casbanan (Sicana odorifera), and Coccinia grandis.
Cucurbita - Wikipedia
WebCucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds.
A review of the Cucurbitaceae - Oxford Academic
WebJun 28, 2008 · Progress in studies of Cucurbitaceae since 1964 is reviewed, particular attention being paid to the roles of seed-coat anatomy, palynology and phytochemistry in elucidating the taxonomy of the family; to the use of wild species and land-races as sources of horticulturally desirable traits for the improvement of crops; to the potentialities of wi...
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