Called “white bryony family” in GBIF
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.
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Cucumis sativus
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Citrullus lanatus
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Cucumis melo
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Cucurbita pepo
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum
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Benincasa hispida
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Lagenaria siceraria
1 article
Echinocystis lobata
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Benincasa (Wax Gourd), Citrullus (Watermelon), Cucurbita (Pumpkin), Echinocystis (Prickly Cucumber), Gynostemma (Jiaogulan), Lagenaria (Bottle gourd).
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