Checklist: Cucurbitaceae

CUCURBITACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Zimbabwe.

To go to the main family page, click on the family name above.

Literature:
Jeffrey, C. (1978) Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975) Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles

Names


XEROSICYOS Humbert
Xerosicyos danguyi Humbert

8585.000 TELFAIRIA Hook.
Telfairia pedata (Sims) Hook.
Fevillea pedata Sims

8594.000 LUFFA Mill.
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem.
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

8598.000 CITRULLUS Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Citrullus vulgaris Eckl. & Zeyh.
Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
Cucurbita citrullus L.
Momordica lanata Thunb.

8599.000 CUCUMIS L.
CUCUMELLA Chiov.
MUKIA Arn.
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis metuliferus Naudin
Cucumis metulifer E. Mey. ex Naudin
Cucumis sativus L.

8600.010 DIPLOCYCLOS (Endl.) Post. & Kuntze
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey
Bryonia palmata L.

8610.000 LAGENARIA Ser.
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Cucurbita siceraria Molina

8622.000 CUCURBITA L.
Cucurbita maxima (Duchesne) Poir.
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poir.
Cucurbita pepo L.

8636.000 SECHIUM P. Browne
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants checklist: Cucurbitaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=65, retrieved 5 December 2025

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