Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbitaceae is the plant family with melons, gourds or cucurbits. It includes crops such as cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons.

Cucurbitaceae
Hodgsonia male plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae Juss.

The family lives mostly in the tropics. Its edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants.

Cucurbitaceae Media

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  Flower of Lagenaria captured at night

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  Pumpkins and squashes displayed in a show competition

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  A selection of cucurbits of the South Korean Genebank in Suwon

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  Cucurbits on display at the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, with the title "Variedades de calabaza" include gourds and edible species of Cucurbita and Lagenaria.