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cucumis sp.

2006-12-10 04:56:53 · 3 answers · asked by m n 1 in Science & Mathematics Botany

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Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the

Cucurbitaceae family which includes the cucumber and the

muskmelon.

Several species of Cucumis are cultivated for their fruits

cucumber, watermelon are but a few of them.

The name of the family is Cucurbitaceae and not cucumberacae.

Cucumber is a common name for some of the fruits/ plants of the family.

2006-12-13 21:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Its cucurbitaceae.

Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes cucumbers, squashes, luffas, and melons. It is one of the most important families of food plants in the world, although not nearly as important as the family of grasses Poaceae (Rice, Wheat, Maize-Corn, etc); the legume family, Fabaceae; or the nightshade family, Solanaceae.

Most of the plants in this family are annual vines with large showy-blossoms. The plants produce male and female flowers separately on the same plant, and the female flowers have inferior ovaries. The fruit is a kind of berry called a pepo.

Most of the plants in this family are readily susceptible to the larva of a particular moth, the Squash Borer.

2006-12-10 05:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by DOOM 2 · 0 0

No dude....the family name is Cucurbitaceae

2006-12-10 05:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by carlospvog 3 · 0 1

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