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Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber family
Jeffrey, C. (1978) Cucurbitaceae FZ 4
Description of the family
Climbing or prostrate, annual or perennial, monoecious or dioecious, herbs, less often woody lianes, rarely erect herbs without tendrils. Leaves alternate, palmately veined and often palmately lobed. Tendrils usually 1 at each node, rarely 0. Flowers unisexual, epigynous, axillary. Glandular bract-like "probracts" sometimes present at base of peduncles. Petals usually 5, free or united; corolla usually actinomorphic. Stamens basically 5 but commonly modified; staminodes often present in female flowers. Ovary inferior, 1(-3)-locular. Style with 2 or 3 lobes or styles 3. Fruit a capsule, berry or hard-shelled pepo. Worldwide: 120 genera and 775 species, mainly in tropical and warm areas, with a few temperate species. |
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More sample images from the cultivated Cucurbitaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Citrullus Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. | |
| Cucumis L. | Description |
| Cucurbita L. | |
| Diplocyclos (Endl.) Post. & Kuntze | |
| Luffa Mill. | Description, Image |
| Sechium P. Browne | Description, Image |
| Telfairia Hook. | Description |
Other sources of information about Cucurbitaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Cucurbitaceae pageGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cucurbitaceae
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