Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Metachlamydeae:

Cucurbitaceae

Description of the family

Britain: 8 genera and 13 taxa.

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Genus	Content
Bryonia L.
Citrullus Schrad.
Cucumis L.
Cucurbita L.
Ecballium A. Rich.
Lagenaria Ser.
Momordica L.
Sicyos L.

Other sources of information about Cucurbitaceae:

External websites:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cucurbitaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-25

Hyde, M.A. (2025). UK Flora: Family page: Cucurbitaceae.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=80, retrieved 5 December 2025

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