The Cucurbiteae are a tribe of the subfamily

Cucurbitoideae The Cucurbitoideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae (gourds). The Cucurbitaceae are divided into two subfamilies, the Zanonioideae, probably a paraphyletic group of remainders, and the well-supported monophyletic Cucur ...

, which is part of the flowering plant family

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera.

(gourds). Species are usually

monoecious Monoecy (; adj. monoecious ) is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. It is a monomorphic sexual system comparable with gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy, and contras ...

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...

annuals or woody

liana A liana is a long-Plant stem, stemmed Woody plant, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the Canopy (biology), canopy in search of direct sunlight. T ...

s. The tribe consists of 13

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

reported, but a 2011 study based on genetics reported 11. Members of the genus ''

Cucurbita is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as ''cucurbits'' or ''cucurbi''), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously know ...

'' produce economically valuable fruits, namely

squashes Squash most often refers to: * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (plant), the fruit of vines of the genus ''Cucurbita'' Squash may also refer to: Sports * Squash (professional wrestling), an extr ...

and pumpkins.

Genera

The genera are: * '' Abobra'' – cranberry gourd * '' Calycophysum'' * '' Cayaponia'', the largest of these genera * '' Cionosicys'' * ''

'' –

and

pumpkin A pumpkin is a cultivar, cultivated winter squash in the genus ''Cucurbita''. The term is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash varieties, but does not possess a scientific definition. It may be used in reference to many dif ...

s * '' Penelopeia'' (synonym ''Anacaona'') * '' Peponopsis'' * '' Polyclathra'' * ''

Schizocarpum ''Schizocarpum'' is a genus of nine accepted species of flowering plants of the family Cucurbitaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. Selected species The nine accepted species are: References

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'' * '' Selysia'' * ''

Sicana ''Sicana'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. There are three or four species, found in rainforest and secondary scrub in the Caribbean and Central America. Species According to Hanno Schaefer and Susanne Renner, t ...

'' – cassabananas * '' Tecunumania''

References

Cucurbitoideae Rosid tribes {{Cucurbitales-stub