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Cucurbitaceae

Angiospermae - Cucurbitales - Cucurbitaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Cucurbitaceae de Jussieu
1919Cucurbitaceae Knowlton
1961Cucurbitaceae Chandler p. 292
1962Cucurbitaceae Chandler p. 144
1963Cucurbitaceae Chandler p. 134
2000Cucurbitaceae Mabberley
2016Cucurbitaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderCucurbitalesJussieu 1820
familyCucurbitaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyCucurbitaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Cucurbitaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Cucumis Linnaeus 1753
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Cucumis melo Linnaeus 1753
G. †Cucumites Bowerbank 1840
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Cucumites lesquereuxii Knowlton 1902
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Invalid names: Cucumites globulosus Lesquereux 1902 [synonym]
G. †Cucurbitaciphyllum Manchester 2014
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Cucurbitaciphyllum lobatum Knowlton 1924
G. Cucurbites Berry 1929
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Cucurbites compressus Berry 1929
G. †Cucurbitospermum Chesters 1957
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Cucurbitospermum cooperi Chandler 1961
Cucurbitospermum lakense Chandler 1962
Cucurbitospermum mudense Chandler 1963
Cucurbitospermum obliquum Chandler 1962
Cucurbitospermum rusingense Chesters 1957
G. Melothria Linnaeus 1753
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Melothria coloradensis Cockerell 1908
Melothria pendula Linnaeus 1753
G. Selysia Cogniaux 1881
G. Sicyos Linnaeus 1753 [burr cucumber]
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Sicyos florissantia Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
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