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Family Cucurbitaceae
Scientific Name, Origins, Class
9
Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 4
09/29/2008

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Term
Chayote
Definition

Cucurbitaceae

 

Sechium edule

 

Dicot

 

Drupe

 

Mexico

Term
Cucumber
Definition

Cucurbitaceae

 

Cucumis sativus

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

3 carpels

 

Southern Asia

Term
Kiwano/Horned Melon
Definition

Cucurbitaceae

 

Citrullus metulliferus

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

3 carpels

 

Africa and Arabian Peninsula

Term
Long squash
Definition

Cucurbitaceae

 

Lagenaria siceraria

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

Old World Tropics

Term

Melon

 

Honeydew

 

Cantaloupe

Definition

Cucubitaceae

 

Cucumis melo

 

var. inodorus

 

var. cantalupensis

Term

Summer squash (Acorn, crookneck, spaghetti, pattypan, zucchini)

Definition

Cucurbitacea

 

Cucurbita sp. pepo

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

Mexico, South America

Term
Butternut squash
Definition

Cucurbitacea

 

Cucurbita sp. moschata

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

Mexico, South America

Term
Turban squash, Hubbard squash, Buttercup squash
Definition

Cucurbitacea

 

Cucurbita sp. maxima

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

Mexico, South America

Term
Watermelon
Definition

Cucurbitacea

 

Citrullus lanatus

 

Dicot

 

Pepo

 

Africa

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