# 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 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.
* ↑ 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 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Bryonieae | Ecballium | squirting-cucumber | 1 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Sicyoeae | Echinocystis | wild cucumber | 1 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Sicyoeae | Sicyos | burr cucumber | 1 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Benincaseae | Citrullus | watermelon | 1 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Benincaseae | Cucumis | melon | 3 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Benincaseae | Lagenaria | bottle gourd | 1 |
| rosids: fabids | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | 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).
* ↑ 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 lobataEchinocystis (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.Gray1793. Momordica echinata  Muhl. 1803. Sicyos lobatus  Michx. 1805. Momordica echinata  Muhl. ex Willd. 1840. Hexameria echinata  (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray 1840. Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray 1888. Echinocystis echinata  (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 1890. Micrampelis lobata  (Michx.) Greene 1957. Echinocystis echinata  (Muhl.) Vassilcz. | Wild cucumber, Prickly cucumber, Wild balsam-apple, Wild mock-cucumberConcombre grimpant, Concombre sauvage, Échinocyste lobé, Échinocystis lobé | Native, CoC: 3, Secure, S5 FACW-FAC Annual, Herb-vine | | NYFA: 5 GBIF | USDA-NN COL POWO Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies |

#### Sicyos

* Sicyos angulatusFour Sicyos species (burr cucumbers) are known to grow in North America, north of Mexico. Of these, only Sicyos angulatus (one-seed burr cucumber) is prevalent in the east, including New York State. The other species (S. glaber, S. laciniatus, and S. microphyllus) are found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
* ↑ Nesom, G.L. 2011. Taxonomy of Sicyos (Cucurbitaceae) in the USA. Phytoneuron 2011-15: 1–11.
Cucurbitaceae — Sicyoeae — Sicyos :
| Genus Sicyos | Burr cucumber | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Sicyos angulatus L.1753. Sicyos angulatus  L. 1767. Elaterium trifoliatum  L. 1789. Sicyoides angulata  (L.) Medik. 1794. Sicyoides angulata  (L.) Moench 1808. Micrampelis echinata  Raf. 1815. Sicyos acutus  Raf. 1867. Sicyos schimperi  Naudin 1979. Sicyos angulatus  f. ohtanus  Asai | One-seeded burr-cucumber Oneseed burr cucumber Angled burr cucumber Wall burr cucumber Burr cucumber Bur cucumber Star cucumber Sicyos anguleux | Native, CoC: 5, Secure, S5 FACW-FACU Annual, Herb-vine | | NYFA: 5 iNat GBIF | USDA-NN COL POWO Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies |

### Tribe Benincaseae
#### Citrullus

Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Citrullus :
| Genus Citrullus | Watermelon | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakaissp. lanatus1836. Citrullus vulgaris  Schrad. 1882. Citrullus citrullus  (L.) Karst. 1916. Citrullus lanatus  Matsum.& Nakai | Watermelon, Wild watermelonPastèque, 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

* Cucumis sativusThe genus Cucumis contains cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), West Indian gherkins (Cucumis anguria), and melons (Cucumis melo).
Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Cucumis :
| Genus Cucumis | Melon | N.Y. Status | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Cucumis sativus L. var. sativus1753. Cucumis sativus  L. 1775. Cucumis sativus  var. battich-djebbal  Forssk. 1796. Cucumis esculentus  Salisb. | Cucumber ⓘ | Introduced from  southern Asia, Impersistent Annual, Herb-vine | NYFA: X | USDA-XW POWO Go Botany FNA Images Wikispecies |
| Cucumis anguria L. var. anguria | West Indian cucumber, West Indian gherkin | Introduced, Impersistent | NYFA: X | USDA-XX Images Wikispecies |
| Cucumis melo L. ssp. melo | Cantaloupe Honeydew melon Musk melon Sweet melon | Introduced, Impersistent | NYFA: X NYFA: Chemung, Richmond ? counties | USDA-XW Images Wikispecies |

#### Lagenaria

Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Lagenaria :
| Genus Lagenaria | Gourd | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.1753. Cucurbita lagenaria  L. 1782. Cucurbita siceraria  Molina 1794. Pepo lagenarius  Moench 1825. Lagenaria vulgaris  Ser. 1827. Cucumis lagenaria  (L.) Dumort. 1896. Lagenaria leucantha  Rusby (nom. superfl.) 1930. Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Bottle gourd Calabash White-flowered gourd | Introduced, Impersistent Annual, Herb-vine | | NYFA-Excluded NYFA: Excluded ? counties | USDA-XX Go Botany Images Wikispecies |

### Tribe Cucurbiteae
#### Cucurbita

Cucurbitaceae — Cucurbiteae — Cucurbita :
| Genus Cucurbita | Gourd | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Cucurbita pepo L.1753. Cucurbita pepo  L. 1794. Pepo vulgaris  Moench 1805. Cucurbita aurantia  Willd. 1827. Cucumis pepo  (L.) Dumort. 1838. Pepo aurantius  (Willd.) Peterm. 1840. Cucumis zapallo  Steud. 1846. Citrullus variegatus  Schrad. ex M.Roem. | Field pumpkin | Introduced, Impersistent | | NYFA: X GBIF | USDA-MW COL POWO FNA Images Wikispecies |

### Tribe Thladiantheae
#### Thladiantha

* Thladiantha dubiaMitchell (1997) lists Thladiantha dubia (Manchu tubergourd) as naturalized in New York.
* The only vouchered specimen listed in the New York Flora Atlas is from St. Lawrence County in 1981.
* ↑ Richard S. Mitchell (ed.) (1997). 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.
* ↑ Werier, David, Kyle Webster, Troy Weldy, Andrew Nelson, Richard Mitchell†, and Robert Ingalls†. 2023 New York Flora Atlas. New York Flora Association, Albany, New York.
Cucurbitaceae — Thladiantheae — Thladiantha :
| Genus Thladiantha Bunge | Thladiantha | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Thladiantha dubia Bunge1833. Thladiantha dubia Bunge | Manchu tubergourd, Goldencreeper, Wild potato, Red-hailstoneThladianthe douteuse | Introduced from  China, Korea, No specimens | | NYFA: X NYFA: St. Lawrence No RG observations | USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies |

### Tribe Bryonieae
#### Ecballium

* Ecballium elateriumSquirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is the sole species of its genus.
* Guy L. Nesom (2020) conjectured that "some, perhaps all, collections of Ecballium from New York and Pennsylvania may represent garden curiosities rather than escaped or established populations."
* ↑ Guy L. Nesom (2020). Ecballium elaterium in FNA Volume 6. Page 11. Flora of North America Association. 5 Nov. 2020.
Cucurbitaceae — Bryonieae — Ecballium :
| Genus Ecballium A.Rich. | Squirting-cucumber | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
| Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich. ssp. elaterium1753. Momordica elaterium  L. 1766. Momordica officinarum-elaterium  Crantz 1824. Ecballium elaterium  (L.) A.Rich. 1831. Ecballium agreste  Rchb. (nom. superfl.) 1904. Bryonia elaterium  (L.) E.H.L.Krause | Squirting cucumber, Exploding cucumberMomordique | Introduced from  Eurasia,  northern Africa, Impersistent | | NYFA: X NYFA: Queens (1879) iNat GBIF No NY observations | USDA-X0 POWO ARS-GRIN FNA Images Wikispecies |