Cucurbiteae

Cucurbiteae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Cucurbiteae
Genera
13, see text

The Cucurbiteae is a tribe of the Cucurbitaceae subfamily, which is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, or gourd family, of flowering plants.

The tribe consists of 13 genera. Members of the genus Cucurbita produce economically valuable fruits, namely squashes and pumpkins.

The genera are:

• Abobra – Cranberry Gourd
• Anacaona
• Calycophysum
• Cayaponia
• Cionosicyos
• Cucurbita – squashes and pumpkins
• Penelopeia
• Peponopsis
• Polyclathra
• Selysia
• Schizocarpum
• Sicana – Musk Cucumber, Cassabanana, Casbanan, Sikana
• Tecunumania