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Cucurbitales

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Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family)

Kürbisartige. Cucurbitales. Cucurbitales. [edit] Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales Familiae: Anisophylleaceae - Apodanthaceae - Begoniaceae - Coriariaceae - Corynocarpaceae - Cucurbitaceae - Datiscaceae - Tetramelaceae Name[edit]

Cucurbitales

Cucurbitales. The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons.

Cucurbitales

This order mostly belongs to tropical areas, with limited presence in subtropic and temperate regions. The order includes shrubs and trees, together with many herbs and climbers. One of major characteristics of the Cucurbitales is the presence of unisexual flowers, mostly pentacyclic, with thick pointed petals (whenever present).[2] The pollination is usually performed by insects, but wind pollination is also present (in Coriariaceae and Datiscaceae). Overview[edit]