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The 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
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Mar 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. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbs native to temperate and tropical areas and include cucumbers, gourds, melons, squashes, and pumpkins.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Datiscales Dumortier. The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. This order mostly belongs to tropical areas, with limited presence in subtropical and temperate regions. The order includes shrubs and trees, together with many herbs and climbers. One major characteristic of the Cucurbitales is ...
Jun 22, 2019 · Most Cucurbitaceae are annual or perennial herbs, and c. 50% of the species are monoecious, 50% dioecious (Kocyan et al., 2007; Schaefer & Renner, 2011b). Most major crop species (Table 1) are annuals with a monoecious sexual system in which every individual sets fruit. To test whether these traits were present already in the wild relatives of ...
- Guillaume Chomicki, Hanno Schaefer, Susanne S. Renner
- 2020
Feb 16, 2016 · The gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, contains five vegetable crops of worldwide importance, the pumpkins and squash (Cucurbita spp.), watermelons (Citrullus lanatus), melons (Cucumis melo) and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus). Here is presented a synopsis of the origin and history of these cucurbit crops. Historical records of the use of cucurbits by people take the form of archaeobotanical finds ...
Nov 17, 2020 · The term ‘Cucurbits’ was coined by Liberty Hyde Bailey for cultivated species of the family Cucurbitaceae (Robinson and Decker-Walters 1997). The family Cucurbitaceae consists of about 825 species in around 118 genera (Jeffrey 1990). In Asia, nearly 23 edible major and minor cucurbits are grown and consumed.
