The Cucurbitaceae (/kjuːˌkɜːrbɪˈteɪsiːˌiː/), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera...
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families are Begoniaceae (begonia family) with around 1500 species and Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) with around 900 species. These two families include the...
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Gourd (category Cucurbitaceae)
Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of...
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(Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary...
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RAE]/100 g) and vitamin C (12.9 mg/100 g) . Members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, which includes zucchini / marrows, pumpkins and cucumbers, can contain...
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names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit...
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KAN-tə-lohp) is a type of food; a true melon (Cucumis melo) from the family Cucurbitaceae. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed...
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Passiflora suberosa (Passifloraceae) Coyote melon, Cucurbita palmata (Cucurbitaceae) Cretan date palm, Phoenix theophrasti (Arecaceae) Crown flower, Calotropis...
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Cucurbita (category Cucurbitaceae genera)
(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...
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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like...
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known as bristly balsam pear, is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves...
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Solanaceae Nightshade family Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines Cucurbitaceae Gourd family Squashes, cucumbers, pumpkins, melons Brassicaceae Cabbage...
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Cucumis (category Cucurbitaceae genera)
Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), true melons (Cucumis...
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August 26, 2013. Nee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)". Economic Botany. 44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin...
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Edition Vegetables I: Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae (Handbook of Plant Breeding). Springer. ISBN 9781441924742. John, Ray...
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tsamma melon, is a relative of the watermelon. It is from the family Cucurbitaceae which consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds. Native to arid...
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Downy mildew (section Cucurbitaceae)
disease occurrence in basil leaves occurs at temperatures around 68°F. Cucurbitaceae downy mildew (caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis) is specific to cucurbits...
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ISBN 9789057821479. Chakravarty, H. L. (October 1948). "Extrafloral Glands of Cucurbitaceæ". Nature. 162 (4119): 576–577. Bibcode:1948Natur.162..576C. doi:10.1038/162576b0...
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Swingle fruit, is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China. The plant is cultivated for its fruit...
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Christmas melon or Piel de Sapo (Toad Skin), is a variety of melon (family Cucurbitaceae, Cucumis melo, Inodorus group) originating in Spain that grows to about...
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and provitamin A (200 IU [10 RAE]/100 g). Members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, which includes zucchini, marrows, pumpkins and cucumbers, can contain...
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mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico...
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and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant in the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces...
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Dendrosicyos (category Monotypic Cucurbitaceae genera)
Dendrosicyos is a monotypic genus in the plant family Cucurbitaceae. The only species is Dendrosicyos socotranus, the cucumber tree. The species is endemic...
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species, such as Bryonia alba (the English mandrake, in the family Cucurbitaceae) or the American mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum in the family Berberidaceae)...
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to different cultivated species of the New World genus Cucurbita L. (Cucurbitaceae): C. pepo L., C. maxima Duchesne, C. moschata Duchesne, C. argyrosperma...
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Cucumis hystrix is a monoecious annual climbing vine in the family Cucurbitaceae. The specific epithet (hystrix) is Neo-Latin for "porcupine". Cucumis...
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Cucurbit may refer to:- A plant of the family Cucurbitaceae The lower part of an alembic Cucurbit flute, Chinese musical instrument This disambiguation...
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Coccinia (category Cucurbitaceae genera)
African genus Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 28. online Holstein, N. 2015. Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54: 1-166...
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Benincaseae is one of 15 tribes in the family Cucurbitaceae. Benincaseae consists of at least one subtribe, 26 genera, and over 200 species. Benincasinae...
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