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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.
The Cucurbitaceae ( / kjuːˌkɜːrbɪˈteɪsiːˌiː / ), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera. [3] . Those most important to humans are the following: [citation needed] Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini or courgette, some gourds.
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Jun 22, 2019 · From Italy, zucchini returned to the Americas, and today, they are one of the most widely cultivated crops of the family (Lust & Paris, 2016). The second domesticated species of Cucurbita is C. maxima, with the subspecies maxima (Hubbard squash, buttercup squash, giant pumpkin) and andreana.
- Guillaume Chomicki, Hanno Schaefer, Susanne S. Renner
- 2020
Cucurbita ( Latin for ' gourd ') [3] [4] 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.
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Dec 17, 2016 · First Online: 17 December 2016. 2335 Accesses. 23 Citations. 3 Altmetric. Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ( (PGG,volume 20)) Abstract. The Cucurbitaceae family contains about 1000 species in 96 genera.
- Susanne S. Renner, Hanno Schaefer
- 2016
Mar 8, 2024 · Cucurbitales, small order of flowering plants containing seven families, 129 genera, and 2,295 species. It includes Begoniaceae , the begonia family, with 60 percent of the species in the order, and Cucurbitaceae , the squash , gourd , and cucumber family, with 90 percent of the genera in the order.
Cucurbitales - Gourd Family, Squash, Melons: Genera in Cucurbitaceae include Momordica, Cucumis (melons and cucumbers), Sechium, Cucurbita (squashes and pumpkins), and Citrullus (watermelons). Other families in this order are Corynocarpaceae, Coriariceae, Anisophylleaceae, Tetramelaceae, and Datiscaceae.
