list of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae

The gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, consists of about 975 species across 98 genera. Members of the family are annual or perennial herbaceous plants; many are climbing or trailing vines with characteristic tendrils. The flowers are often showy and unisex and produce large fruits known as pepos. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in Cucurbitaceae, arranged alphabetically by common name.

• bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
• bur cucumber (genus Sicyos)
• bryony (genus Bryonia)
• genus Citrullus

  • colocynth (C. colocynthis)
  • watermelon (C. lanatus)
• chayote (Sechium edule)
• genus Cucumis

  • cucumber (C. sativus)
  • gherkin (C. anguria)
  • melon (C. melo)

    • muskmelon
• loofah (genus Luffa)
• musk cucumber (Sicana odorifera)
• snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
• squash (genus Cucurbita)

  • calabazilla (C. foetidissima)
  • pumpkin (C. pepo, sometimes C. moschata)
  • winter squash (C. maxima)
  • yellow-flowered gourd (C. pepo, subspecies ovifera)
  • zucchini (C. pepo)
• wax gourd (Benincasa hispida)