Cucurbiteae

The Cucurbiteae are a tribe of the subfamily Cucurbitoideae, which is part of the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae (gourds). Species are usually monoecious herbaceous annuals or woody lianas.^[1]

Cucurbiteae
Cucurbita fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Cucurbiteae
Genera
13, see text

The tribe consists of 13 genera reported,^[2] but a 2011 study based on genetics reported 11.^[1] Members of the genus Cucurbita produce economically valuable fruits, namely squashes and pumpkins.

Genera

The genera are:^[1]

• Abobra – cranberry gourd
• Calycophysum
• Cayaponia, the largest of these genera
• Cionosicys
• Cucurbita – squashes and pumpkins
• Penelopeia (synonym Anacaona)
• Peponopsis
• Polyclathra
• Schizocarpum
• Selysia
• Sicana – cassabananas
• Tecunumania

References

1. Schaefer, Hanno; Renner, Susanne S. (February 2011). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Order Cucurbitales and a New Classification of the Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 60 (1): 122–138. doi:10.1002/tax.601011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
2. Grayum, Michael H. (December 2009). "Two New Trifoliolate-Leaved Species of Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbiteae) from Central and South America". Novon. 19 (4): 465–474. doi:10.3417/2007164. JSTOR 27765198. S2CID 85882479.