Cucurbitaceae: Encyclopedia - Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbitaceae

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

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.

Most of the plants in this family are annual vines with fairly large, showy blossoms.

Most of the plants in this family are readily susceptible to a moth larva, the squash borer.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Cucurbitaceae", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki