Flora of New York/Cucurbitales

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The order Cucurbitales is part of the nitrogen-fixing clade:

nitrogen‑fixing clade

Fabales

Rosales

	Cucurbitales

	Fagales

The Cucurbitales is primarily a tropical order of pants^[1] and contains fewer than a dozen species known to grow in the wild in New York. All of these species are in the family Cucurbitaceae, and only two of them are considered native to New York State. The remainder have been known to escape from cultivation in the state, but none of them appear to persist for long.^[2]

↑ P. F. Stevens (2001-2015). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, April 2015
↑ Cucurbitaceae Troy Weldy & David Werier (2013) New York Flora Atlas. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.

Clade	Order	Family	Tribe	Genus	Common names	#
rosids: fabids	Cucurbitales	Cucurbitaceae	Thladiantheae	Thladiantha	Manchu tubergourd	1
			Bryonieae	Ecballium	squirting-cucumber	1
			Sicyoeae	Echinocystis	wild cucumber	1
			Sicyoeae	Sicyos	burr cucumber	1
			Benincaseae	Citrullus	watermelon	1
				Cucumis	melon	3
				Lagenaria	bottle gourd	1
			Cucurbiteae	Cucurbita	squash, pumpkin	1

Family Cucurbitaceae

The tribe names and their membership used here for the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) are from Schaefer & Renner (2011).^[1]

↑ Hanno Schaefer & Susanne S. Renner (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)." TAXON 60(1): 122–138.

Tribe Sicyoeae

Echinocystis

Echinocystis (wild cucumber) is a monotypic genus

Cucurbitaceae — Sicyoeae — Echinocystis
Genus Echinocystis	Wild cucumber	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray 1803. Sicyos lobatus Michx. 1840. Echinocystis lobata Torr. & A.Gray 1890. Micrampelis lobata Greene	Wild cucumber, Prickly cucumber, Wild balsam-apple, Wild mock-cucumber Concombre grimpant, Concombre sauvage, Échinocyste lobé, Échinocystis lobé	Native, CoC: 3, Secure FAC-FACW Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Sicyos

Cucurbitaceae — Sicyoeae — Sicyos
Genus Sicyos	Burr cucumber	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Sicyos angulatus L. 1753. Sicyos "angulata" L.	One-seeded burr-cucumber, Oneseed burr cucumber, Angled burr cucumber, Wall burr cucumber, Burr cucumber Sicyos anguleux	Native, Secure FACU-FACW Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Tribe Benincaseae

Citrullus

Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Citrullus
Genus Citrullus	Watermelon	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai ssp. lanatus 1836. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. 1882. Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst. 1916. Citrullus lanatus Matsum.& Nakai	Watermelon, Wild watermelon Pastèque, Melon d'eau	Introduced from Africa, Impersistent, Not naturalized UPL Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA: Xm	USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS BONAP Images Wikispecies
Genus Citrullus (excluded taxa)	Watermelon	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. 1753. Cucumis colocynthis L. 1768. Anguria citrullus Mill. 1833. Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. 1838. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Colocynth, Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Egusi, Vine of Sodom	Introduced from Eurasia, Africa, Impersistent Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-X0 Go Botany-0 VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS BONAP Images Wikispecies

Cucumis

Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Cucumis
Genus Cucumis	Melon	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Cucumis sativus L.	Garden cucumber	Introduced from southern Asia, Impersistent Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA: X	USDA-XW Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Cucumis anguria L.	West Indian cucumber, West Indian gherkin	Introduced, Impersistent		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Images Wikispecies
Cucumis melo	Cantaloupe	Introduced, Impersistent		NYFA: X	USDA-XW Images Wikispecies

Lagenaria

Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Lagenaria
Genus Lagenaria	Gourd	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Cucurbita lagenaria Cucurbita siceraria Lagenaria leucantha Lagenaria vulgaris	Bottle gourd, White-flowered gourd	Introduced, Impersistent Annual, Herb-vine		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Tribe Cucurbiteae

Cucurbita

Cucurbitaceae — Cucurbiteae — Cucurbita
Genus Cucurbita	Gourd	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Pepo maximus	Winter squash	Introduced, Impersistent		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Images Wikispecies
Cucurbita pepo Cucurbita moschataPepo moschatusPepo pepoPepo vulgaris	Field pumpkin	Introduced, Impersistent		NYFA: X	USDA-MW Images Wikispecies

Tribe Thladiantheae

Thladiantha

Mitchell (1997)^[1] lists Thladiantha dubia (Manchu tubergourd) as naturalized in New York. However, the New York Flora Atlas shows that no vouchered specimens have yet been collected for this plant.

Cucurbitaceae — Thladiantheae — Thladiantha
Genus Thladiantha Bunge	Thladiantha	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Thladiantha dubia Bunge 1833. Thladiantha dubia Bunge	Manchu tubergourd, Goldencreeper, Wild potato, Red-hailstone Thladianthe douteuse	Introduced from China, Korea, No specimens		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies
↑ Richard S. Mitchell (ed.) (1979). A checklist of New York State plants. Contributions of a Flora of New York State, Checklist IV. New York State Bulletin No. 490. Page 86. New York State Museum, Albany.

Tribe Bryonieae

Ecballium

Cucurbitaceae — Bryonieae — Ecballium
Genus Ecballium	Squirting-cucumber	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Ecballium elaterium (L.) Rich. 1753. Momordica elaterium L. 1824. Ecballium elaterium (L.) Rich.	Squirting cucumber, Exploding cucumber Momordique	Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa, Impersistent		NYFA: X	USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies

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[1] P. F. Stevens (2001-2015). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, April 2015

[2] Cucurbitaceae Troy Weldy & David Werier (2013) New York Flora Atlas. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.

[3] Hanno Schaefer & Susanne S. Renner (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)." TAXON 60(1): 122–138.

[4] Richard S. Mitchell (ed.) (1979). A checklist of New York State plants. Contributions of a Flora of New York State, Checklist IV. New York State Bulletin No. 490. Page 86. New York State Museum, Albany.

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