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Taxonomy

Physical Description

Family Cucurbitaceae:

The Cucurbitaceae are mostly prostrate or climbing herbaceous annuals comprising about 90 genera and 700 species that are further characterized by commonly having 5-angled stems and coiled tendrils. The leaves are alternate and usually palmately 5-lobed or divided; stipules are absent. The flowers are actinomorphic and nearly always unisexual. The perianth has a short to prolonged epigynous zone that bears a calyx of 3-6 segments or lobes and 3-6 petals or more frequently a 3-6-lobed sympetalous corolla. The androecium is highly variable, consisting of basically 5 distinct to completely connate stamens that frequently are twisted, folded or reduced in number. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2-5 carpels, generally with one style and as many style branches or major stigma lobes as carpels, and an inferior ovary with one locule and usually numerous ovules on 2-5 parietal placentae or 3 locules with numerous ovules on axile placentae. The fruit is a type of berry called a pepo. -- Gerald Carr.

Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Raphidocystis:

There are approximately 3 species and subspecies in this genus: R. flabellata · R. tubifera · R. umbraculiformis

Members of the genus Cucullaea:

There are approximately 113 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: C. aalensis · C. acuticarinata · C. aequata · C. alamoensis · C. alta · C. antarctica · C. antrosa · C. arctica · C. ardassiensis · C. argentina · C. auriculifera · C. australis · C. beringensis · C. blanpiedi · C. cancellata · C. capax · C. carolinensis · C. ceres · C. clathrata · C. concamera · C. concamerata · C. contracta · C. cordata · C. corioensis · C. cornueliana · C. coxi · C. crassatesta · C. cucullus · C. deatsvillensis · C. deatvillensis · C. decussata · C. delicatostriata · C. depressa · C. dewalquei · C. donaldi · C. egertonianus · C. ellioti · C. erda · C. ezoensis · C. fibrosa · C. fittoni · C. freia · C. fuegunensis · C. fujii · C. gabrielis · C. gigantea · C. glabra · C. granosa · C. granulosa · C. gravida · C. gresslyi · C. hamptoni · C. herculea · C. inaequivalvis · C. indurata · C. isolda · C. jaworskii · C. kingsensis · C. kipandeensis · C. labiata · C. labiata patita · C. labiosa · C. leopoliensis · C. lirata · C. littlei · C. mabuchii · C. macrodonta · C. marshalli · C. mathewsoni · C. mathewsonii · C. minchiahamplonensis · C. monodi · C. montensis · C. morani · C. muensteri · C. murrayi · C. nebrascensis · C. neglecta · C. obliquata · C. oblonga · C. orientalis · C. plana · C. ponderosa · C. powersi · C. praelonga · C. raea · C. recedens · C. rocana · C. roederi · C. rothi · C. royana · C. royei · C. royeri · C. saffordi · C. sheikhfadli · C. shumardi · C. singularia · C. striatiumbonata · C. subglabra · C. syriaca

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:

• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Priest Pot species list, Cumbria, Britain

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16187756
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2254540