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Cucurbitaceae
Taxonomy
Cucurbitaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789).
It was assigned to Campanulales by Knowlton (1919); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1961), Chandler (1962), Chandler (1963); to Violales by Mabberley (2000); and to Cucurbitales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Campanulales by Knowlton (1919); to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1961), Chandler (1962), Chandler (1963); to Violales by Mabberley (2000); and to Cucurbitales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
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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 acutanglulus Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis anguria Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis colocynthis Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis dudaim Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis maderaspatensis Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis melo Linnaeus 1753
Cucumis sativus 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. †Cucurbitospermum Chesters 1957
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†Cucurbitospermum cooperi Chandler 1961
†Cucurbitospermum equilaterale Chandler 1961
†Cucurbitospermum lakense Chandler 1962
†Cucurbitospermum mudense Chandler 1963
†Cucurbitospermum obliquum Chandler 1962
†Cucurbitospermum rusingense Chesters 1957
†Cucurbitospermum sheppeyense Chandler 1961
†Cucurbitospermum triangulare Chandler 1961
G. Selysia Cogniaux 1881
G. Sicyos Linnaeus 1753 [burr cucumber]
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Sicyos angulata Linnaeus 1753
†Sicyos florissantia Cockerell 1908
Sicyos laciniata Linnaeus 1753
Sicyos trifoliata Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Cucumites sp. (224606) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Cucumites sheppyensis (22811) Cucurbitospermum cooperi (22806) Cucurbitospermum equiaelaterale, Cucurbitospermum sheppeyense, Cucurbitospermum triangulare (21249) Cucurbitospermum lakense, Cucurbitospermum obliquum (23398) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Cucurbitospermum mudense (24109) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Cucurbitospermum reidii (27663) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Piura) | Cucurbites comprressus (64545) | |
| Chattian | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | Cucurbitaceae indet. (23114 23663 23669) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | Peru | Cucurbites compressus (139872) | |
| Quaternary | India (Assam) | Cucurbitaceae indet. (228813 228814 228817) | |
| Holocene | China (Inner Mongolia) | Cucumis melo (223943) |