Cucurbitaceae genera

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. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local parlance. Other kinds of gourd, also called bottle-gourds, are native to Africa and belong to the genus Lagenaria, which is in the same family and subfamily as Cucurbita, but in a different tribe; their young fruits are eaten much like those of the Cucurbita species.

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Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the pumpkin, squash and gourd family (Cucurbitaceae).

Citrullus is a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop.

Bryonia is a genus of flowering plants in the gourd family. Bryony is its best-known common name. They are native to western Eurasia and adjacent regions, such as North Africa, the Canary Islands and South Asia. thumb|right|Male flower of Bryonia alba|white bryony (B. alba)

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Lagenaria is a genus of gourd-bearing vines in the squash family (Cucurbitaceae). Lagenaria contains six species, all of which are indigenous to tropical Africa. The best-known species, the calabash or bottle gourd, L. siceraria, has been domesticated by humans, and has spread beyond Africa. The other species are not cultivated. The gourds of the various species may be harvested young and used as a vegetable. More commonly, the gourds are harvested mature, then dried, and used in making utensils (including musical instruments and containers). Gourds of L. siceraria have been used to store wate

Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines. They belong to the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), and are closely related to Gymnopetalum. Hodgsonia, formerly included here, is usually considered a well-distinct genus nowadays.

Sechium was a genus of plants now subsumed into the genus Sicyos: also placed in the tribe Sicyoeae of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Its best known member was the edible and widely cultivated chayote (now Sicyos edulis).

The scarlet gourds are a genus (Coccinia from the Greek, kokkinia or kokkinias - "red" or "scarlet") with 25 species. It is distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and with one species, C. grandis also in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and it is also introduced into the New World. Incidentally, C. grandis is also a cultivated crop and it is used for culinary and medical purposes.

Sicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Members of the genus may be known as burr cucumbers, but the genus includes Sicyos edulis which is the christophine or chayote.

Melothria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Americas from the United States to Argentina, and with some introductions in Africa and elsewhere. A number of Old World species formerly in Melothria were reassigned to Cucumis.

Cyclanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. The name comes from the fact that some species show extreme cases of stamen fusion forming a ring around the gynoecium, with a single locule.

Thladiantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China. They are dioecious, perennial herbs. The best known species is Thladiantha dubia.

Telfairia is a small genus of flowering plants in the squash family which are native to Africa. They include Telfairia occidentalis, the fluted pumpkin, which is an important vegetable in Nigeria and other African nations. It is also known as the oyster nut, a common name it shares with its relative Telfairia pedata. These are woody and herbaceous dioecious vines which bear squashlike fruits that contain large, nutritious oily seeds. The third species is Telfairia batesii which is very rare and not cultivated.

Xerosicyos is a flowering plant genus of the family Cucurbitaceae. Its name comes from Greek xeros (meaning "dry") and sicyos ("cucumber"). There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar.

Acanthosicyos is a genus of thorny shrubs of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae, subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "thorn", and σικύος (sikúos), meaning "cucumber, gourd".

Benincasa is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes two species native to Indomalaya and Australasia: Benincasa fistulosa – tinda Benincasa hispida – wax gourd

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Siraitia is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times: Siraitia africana, see Microlagenaria africana Siraitia borneensis, see Baijiania borneensis, from Borneo. Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo, monk's fruit), from China and Thailand Siraitia siamensis, from Thailand Siraitia sikkimensis, from India Siraitia silomaradjae, from India Siraitia taiwaniana, from Taiwan, see Sinobaijiania taiwaniana

Gynostemma is a genus of perennial climbing vines in the cucumber, gourd, and melon family, comprising at least 19 species, all native to the tropical East or Far East, inclusive of the Himalayas: China (with 9 endemic); the islands of Japan; Malaysia; and New Guinea. The term Gynostemma is derived from Ancient Greek γυνή meaning "woman" or "female", and στέμμα meaning "wreath" or "garland". In (post-)classical Latin the form stemma is attested as Greek loanword. In Ancient Greek and Latin, stemma is of neuter gender. German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume described Gynostemma from two specie

Gomphogyne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Peponium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Cayaponia is among the largest genera in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, with 74 species. The plants are referred to as melonleaf. They are common from the southern United States to South America. Some species are also found in western Africa, Madagascar, and Fernando de Noronha, which is about off the coast of Brazil.

Alsomitra is a genus of the plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family).

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Ibervillea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Gerrardanthus is a genus of flowering plants native to tropical Africa and South Africa, first described by William Henry Harvey (1811–1866), and named in honor of William Tyrer Gerrard (died 1866 in Mahavelona, Madagascar), botanical collector in Natal and Madagascar in the 1860s.

Apodanthera is a genus of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. It includes 25 species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and South America from Ecuador and eastern Brazil to northern Argentina.

Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae.

Actinostemma is a genus of flowering plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is native to east Asia. They are slender, weakly twining/climbing annual herbs.

Schizopepon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Hemsleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Wilbrandia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is also in Tribe Coniandreae.

Herpetospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Siolmatra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Fevillea is a genus of the plant family Cucurbitaceae (the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family). Some references suggest that there is only one member of this genus, Fevillea cordifolia (antidote vine). Other online sources make reference to Fevillea pedatifolia (formerly Fevillea peruviana), Fevillea trilobata, and to Fevillea passiflora.

Psiguria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Echinopepon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Tendrillate vines, their prickly fruits are operculate, with the prickles themselves being stipitate glandular.

Ampelosicyos is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Gurania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Neoalsomitra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the squash family.

Diplocyclos is a genus of climbing or trailing vine in the family Cucurbitaceae. The genus comprises four or five species. D. palmatus is pantropical in distribution and the remainder of species are restricted to Africa. All species are found within rainforest and the moister woodland types.

Ruthalicia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Raphidiocystis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Ceratosanthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Austrobryonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Trochomeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Sicana is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. There are three or four species, found in rainforest and secondary scrub in the Caribbean and Central America.

Kedrostis is a genus of ± 35 species climbing or trailing herbs in the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa and Asia.

Cogniauxia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Dactyliandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Schizocarpum is a genus of nine accepted species of flowering plants of the family Cucurbitaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America.

Eureiandra is a genus of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae.

Corallocarpus is a genus of succulent plants in the family Cucurbitaceae.

Helmontia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Pteropepon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

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Muellerargia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Indofevillea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.