Cucurbitales
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The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. This order mostly belongs to tropical areas, with limited presence in subtropical and temperate regions.
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Cucurbitaceae
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The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera. Some commonly cultivated cucurbits include:
Cucurbitales
…The order consists of roughly 3000 species in eight families. The largest families are Begoniaceae (begonia family) with around 2040 species and Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) with around 960 species. These two families include the only economically important plants. Specifically, the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family…
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