The family is predominantly distributed around the tropics. Plants of the gourd or squash family the gourd family is as easy to recognize as pumpkins and squash. The cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are. They are native in most countries of the world, especially in the tropics, where they are cultivated in every country, state, and province. Cucurbitaceae quick summary flowers imperfect flowers are either male or female, different sexes on same plantmonoecious or on different plants dioecious, radially symmetric, epigynous, 5 petals fused or free, 5 sepals, 5 sometimes 3 stamen in staminate flower, carpels 3 fused, style single, stigmas 3, inferior ovary. In this chapter, future outcomes of genomic research in.
Subcategories this category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A multilocus chloroplast phylogeny for the cucurbitaceae and its implications for character evolution and classification. Return to the vascular plant image library entry page or search the library index. Maldonado3, sergio torreblanca5, guillermo vicente1, agnieszka zienkiewicz2, krzysztof zienkiewicz2 and. Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as melons, gourds or cucurbits. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. The study of floral morphology in cucurbitaceae is very important given the broad agronomic implications of this family and the frequent fertilization and fruit set problems present among their members. Pdf cucurbits cucurbitaceae are among the most important plant families supplying. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbs native to temperate and tropical areas and include cucumbers, gourds, melons. Charles jeffrey4 1 state key laboratory of systematic and evolutionary botany, institute of botany, chinese academy of sciences, 20 nanxincun, xiangshan, beijing 93, peoples republic of china. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants.
The cucurbitaceae are a tropical and subtropical family that is related to the begoniaceae, datiscaceae, and tetramelaceae, with which it shares inferior ovaries and parietal placentation zhang et al. Information and translations of cucurbitaceae in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Cucurbitaceae definition is a family of chiefly herbaceous tendrilbearing vines order campanulales that are characterized by an inferior ovary and anthers usually united and that include food plants as the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin, drug plants as the. Cucurbitaceae definition of cucurbitaceae by the free. Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of flowering plants, belonging to the order cucurbitales and containing 98 genera and about 975 species of food and ornamental plants. The flowers are often showy and unisex and produce large fruits known as pepos. Flower development and pollen morphology in cucurbitaceae. Anatomic study in certain genera of family cucurbitaceae. Cucurbitaceae a family of herbaceous vines family cucurbitaceae, gourd family dicot family, magnoliopsid family family of flowering plants. Leaves exstipulate, petiolate, alternate, lamina entire or palmately, pedately or pinnately divided, rarely compound. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Herbs, annual or perennial, or weak, woody shrubs with watery sap, scandent or prostrate.
A list of all accepted names in cucurbitaceae is available in csv format. Media in category cucurbitaceae the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Aug 05, 2014 a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. It is a family of economically important species, of which the fruits are used for nutritional and medicinal purposes jeffrey, 1990. It includes crops such as cucumbers, squashes including pumpkins, luffas, melons and watermelons. Its edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants in both the old and new worlds. For corrections or comments relating to specific images, please contact image contributors. Cucurbitaceae hu lu ke lu anmin lu anming1, huang luqi 2, chen shukun 3. Estudos taxonomicos e morfopolinicos em cucurbitaceae brasileiras. Pronunciation of cucurbitaceae with 2 audio pronunciations, 4 synonyms, 1 meaning, 6 translations and more for cucurbitaceae. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 777, 37693772. List of plants in the family cucurbitaceae britannica. Wood anatomy of corynocarpaceae is consistent with cucurbitalean placement.
However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Cucurbitaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cucurbitaceae, colocynthis, cucumis, cucurbita, citrullus, and luffa were investigated. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The cucurbitaceae family possesses economically important species including cucumber, melon, watermelon, calabash, squash, and pumpkin. The plant list includes 121 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus cucurbita. Cucurbitaceae is a family of plants including the melon, cucumber, calabash, squash, and luffa. Cucurbitaceae definition is a family of chiefly herbaceous tendrilbearing vines order campanulales that are characterized by an inferior ovary and anthers usually united and that include food plants as the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin, drug plants as the colocynth, and ornamental plants as the gourds. The family cucurbitaceae ranks among the highest of plant families for number and percentage of species used as human food. Leaves exstipulate, petiolate, alternate, lamina entire or palmately, pedately or.
Phylogenetic relationships in the order cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family cucurbitaceae pdf, in taxon, vol. The plant list includes 3,801 scientific plant names of species rank for the family cucurbitaceae. Baloglu, in genetic engineering of horticultural crops, 2018. Look closely at one of these flowers and you will know the family.
Cucurbitaceae of north america update, database version 2011 acquired. Cucurbitaceae quick summary flowers imperfect flowers are either male or female, different sexes on same plantmonoecious or on different plants dioecious, radially symmetric, epigynous, 5 petals fused or free, 5 sepals, 5 sometimes 3 stamen in staminate flower, carpels 3. O sistema radicular ramificado, vigoroso e pouco profundo. The cucurbitaceae family is a mediumsized plant family, primarily found in the warmer regions of the world. Sort by click here to return to the plantfiles homepage.
Male and female parts are borne on separate funnelshaped flowers. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbs native to temperate and tropical areas and include cucumbers, gourds, melons, squashes, and pumpkins. The gourd family, cucurbitaceae, consists of about 975 species across 98 genera. The plant list includes a further 46 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus cucurbita. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for.
Altri progetti wikizionario contiene il lemma di dizionario. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Sistemas reproductivos en cucurbitaceae argentinas biblioteca. Cucurbitaceae definition of cucurbitaceae by merriamwebster. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbaceous plants. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family cucurbitaceae. Pdf origin and evolution of cultivated cucurbits researchgate. Wood anatomy of selected cucurbitaceae and its relationship to habit and systematics. The plants in this family are grown around the tropics and in temperate areas, where those with edible fruits were among the earliest cultivated plants both in the old and new world. Morphological evolutionary trends in the cucurbitaceae sexual systems cucurbitaceae are usually hairy climbers with simple or branched, lateral tendrils very rarely, the tendrils are lost, e. The cucurbitaceae family commonly known as the gourd family is an excellent example of a plant family with many economically useful species. Vegetable laboratory retired charleston, sc 29414 usa in the united states, the cucurbitaceae meeting began as a copy of the eucarpia sponsored meetings of the same name, which. Cucurbitaceae cucurbitaceae is a plant family, sometimes called the gourd family, consisting of over a 100 genera.
The use of microscopy techniques with different levels of resolution allows us to. The cucurbitaceae consists of many important food plants such as melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber. Species of cucurbitaceae contained within the plant list belong to 126 plant genera. This page was machinegenerated by the program imao1.
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