Cucurbitaceae
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Cucurbitaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Cucurbitales – any of various plants, including the cucumber, melons, gourds, squashes, and loofah, generally being creeping vines with tendrils and fruit developing from a three-part inferior ovary with many seeds attached to the outer edge of the three walls or spiraling outward therefrom.
Hypernyms edit
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Cucurbitales - order
Hyponyms edit
- (family): Cucurbitoideae, Zanonioideae - subfamilies
- Abobra, Acanthosicyos, Actinostemma, Alsomitra, Ampelosicyos, Anacaona, Apatzingania, Apodanthera, Bambekea, Benincasa, Biswarea, Bolbostemma, Brandegea, Bryonia, Calycophysum, Cayaponia (syn. Arkezostis), Cephalopentandra, Ceratosanthes, Chalema, Cionosicyos, Citrullus, Coccinia, Cogniauxia, Corallocarpus, Cremastopus, Ctenolepis, Cucumella, Cucumeropsis, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Cucurbitella, Cyclanthera, Cyclantheropsis, Dactyliandra, Dendrosicyos, Dicoelospermum, Dieterlea, Diplocyclos, Doyerea, Ecballium, Echinocystis, Echinopepon, Edgaria, Elateriopsis, Eureiandra, Fevillea, Gerrardanthus, Gomphogyne, Gurania, Guraniopsis, Gymnopetalum, Gynostemma, Halosicyos, Hanburia, Helmontia, Hemsleya, Herpetospermum, Hodgsonia, Ibervillea, Indofevillea, Kedrostis, Lagenaria, Lemurosicyos, Luffa, Marah, Melancium, Melothria, Melothrianthus, Microsechium, Momordica, Muellerargia, Mukia, Myrmecosicyos, Neoalsomitra, Nothoalsomitra, Odosicyos, Oreosyce, Parasicyos, Penelopeia, Peponium, Peponopsis, Polyclathra, Posadaea, Praecitrullus, Pseudocyclanthera, Pseudosicydium, Psiguria, Pteropepon, Pterosicyos, Raphidiocystis, Ruthalicia, Rytidostylis, Schizocarpum, Schizopepon, Sechiopsis, Sechium, Selysia, Seyrigia, Sicana, Sicydium, Sicyos, Sicyosperma, Siolmatra, Siraitia, Solena, Tecunumania, Telfairia, Thladiantha, Trichosanthes, Tricyclandra, Trochomeria, Trochomeriopsis, Tumamoca, Vaseyanthus, Wilbrandia, Xerosicyos, Zanonia, Zehneria, Zombitsia, Zygosicyos - genera
References edit
Cucurbitaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cucurbitaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Cucurbitaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cucurbitaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
