Cucurbitaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 393. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Curcubitaceae. In: Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1980). A review of the Cucurbitaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 81: 233–247.
  • Jeffrey, C. (2005). A new system of Cucurbitaceae. Bot. Zhurn. 90: 332–335.
  • de Wilde, W. J. J. O. & Duyfjes, B. E. E. (2008). Cucurbitaceae. In: T. Santisuk & K. Larsen (eds), Flora of Thailand 9 (4).

Neotropikey

  • APG II, (2003). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 399-436.
  • Gentry, A.H. (1996). A field guide to the families and genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
  • Jeffrey, C. & Trujillo, B. (1992). Cucurbitaceae in Flora de Venezuela 5(1): 1 - 201.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1980). A review of the Cucurbitaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 81: 233-247.
  • Nee, M. (1990). The Domestication of Cucurbita. Economic Botany 44(suppl. 3): 53 - 68.
  • Souza, V.C. & Lorenzi, H. (2005). Botânica Sistemática: guia ilustrativo para identificação das famílias de Angiospermas da flora brasileira, baseado em APG II. Nova Odessa, Brazil: Instituto Plantarum.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • De Wilde, W. J. J. O & Duyfjes, B. E. E. (2008). Cucurbitaceae. In: T. Santisuk & K. Larsen (eds), Flora of Thailand 9 (4): 1–148.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1980). A review of the Cucurbitaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 81: 233–247.
  • Taylor, N. & Zappi, D. (2009 onwards). Neotropical Cucurbitaceae. In: W. Milliken, B. Klitgaard & A. Baracat, Neotropikey—Interactive Key and Information Resources for Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Cucurbitaceae.htm.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Armstrong, K.; Little, D.; Myint Thu, M.; Htet Win, Y.; Sana, P.; La Pyae, P.; Ser, S. [3915] Burma K001635793 No
Lavranos, J.; Mies; et al. [31454] Yemen K001870932 No
Cable, S. [2984] Cameroon K001394456 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 9060] K001132155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horne J (Mauritius) Seychelles K:SPC-65766.000 No
Rico, L.; Atahuachi, M.; Antesana, C.; Alvarez, L. [1605] Bolivia K000295225 Yes
Lavranos, J.; Mies; et al. [31402] Yemen K001870948 No
Lavranos, J.; Mies; et al. [31443] Yemen K001870953 No
Nguyen, V.D.; Vu, X.P.; Nguyen, T.C.; Bui, H.Q.; Kok, R.P.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Moore, A.; Trudgen, M.; Briggs, M. [HNK 1681 (MB 72)] Vietnam K:SPC-76870.000 No
Baker, W.J. [466] Cameroon K000460202 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-66555.000 No

Sources

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    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0