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 consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *'' Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' La ...

(gourds). Species are usually

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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 ...

annual Annual may refer to: * Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year **Yearbook **Literary annual * Annual plant *Annual report *Annual giving *Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco *Annuals (band), ...

s or woody

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s. The tribe consists of 13

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial ...

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

Cucurbita ''Cucurbita'' (Latin for gourd) 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 ...

'' produce economically valuable fruits, namely

squashes Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...

and

pumpkins A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus ''Cucurbita'' that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. The term ''pumpkin'' is sometimes us ...

Genera

The genera are: * ''

Abobra ''Abobra'' is a monotypic genus of the gourd family containing the one species ''Abobra tenuifolia'' ( syn. ''Abobra viridiflora'' Naudin, ''Bryonia tenuifolia'' Hook. & Arn.). It is a diecious, perennial climbing plant reaching up to 4 meters h ...

'' –

cranberry gourd ''Abobra'' is a monotypic genus of the gourd family containing the one species ''Abobra tenuifolia'' (syn. ''Abobra viridiflora'' Naudin, ''Bryonia tenuifolia'' Hook. & Arn.). It is a diecious, perennial climbing plant reaching up to 4 meters he ...

* '' Calycophysum'' * '' Cayaponia'', the largest of these genera ** ''

Selysia ''Selysia'' is a genus of the gourd family 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: *''Cucurbita'' – squ ...

'' (placed under ''Cayaponia'' in the 2011 study) * '' Cionosicys'' * ''

'' –

and

pumpkin A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus '' Cucurbita'' that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. The term ''pumpkin'' is sometimes u ...

s * '' Penelopeia'' ** ''

Anacaona Anacaona (1474?–1504), or Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacica, or female ''cacique'' (chief), religious expert, poet and composer born in Xaragua. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti or Quisqueya to the Taínos (the Spaniar ...

'' (placed under ''Penelopeia'' in the 2011 study) * ''

Peponopsis ''Peponopsis'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae 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 mo ...

'' * '' Polyclathra'' * '' Schizocarpum'' * ''

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, ...

'' – cassabananas * ''

Tecunumania ''Tecunumania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Paul Carpenter Standley and Julian Alfred Steyermark in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser.23 on page 96 in 1944. The genu ...

References

Cucurbitoideae Rosid tribes {{Cucurbitales-stub