Cucurbitaceae

229 species

Family of climbing vines producing cucumbers, squashes, melons, and pumpkins with large leaves and tendrils.

Abobra tenuifolia

Cranberry gourd

Acanthosicyos horridus

Edible: Seeds, Fruit pulp, Seeds - oil, Leaves, Vegetable

Acanthosicyos naudinianus

Herero cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Tuber, Root, Caution, Seeds, Vegetable

Actinostemma tenerum

Ampelosicyos scandens

Apodanthera undulata

Edible: Fruit - caution, Seeds

Apodanthera undulata var. australis

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Benincasa hispida

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua

Chi qua, Hairy melon, Fuzzy gourd

White Bryony, Tetterberry, Wild hops

Edible: Root, Leaves

Bryonia cretica

Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica

Red bryony, Wild hop, English mandrake

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Shoots, Tendrils

Red Bryony, Cretan bryony

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Bryonopsis heterophylla

Calycophysum weberbaueri

Cipo watermelon

Cayaponia capitata

Cayaponia laciniosa

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Cayaponia podantha

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Cayaponia ruizii

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Cayaponia selysioides

Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Ceratosanthes hilariana

Ceratosanthes palmata

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Flowers

Citrullus colocynthis

Colocynth, Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Seeds - oil, Caution, Vegetable, Leaves

Citrullus ecirrhosus

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Citrullus lanatus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Citrullus lanatus var. citroides

Citron-melon, Preserving-melon, Jam melon

Edible: Fruit skin, Seeds, Vegetable

Coccinia abyssinica

Edible: Fruit, Root, Tubers, Leaves, Vegetable

Coccinia adoensis

Edible: Tuber, Root, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Coccinia barteri

Coccinia grandis

Ivy gourd, Little gourd

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Seeds

Coccinia hirtella

Coccinia mackenii

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Coccinia ogadensis

Coccinia palmata

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Fruit

Coccinia quinqueloba

Coccinia rehmannii

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Tubers, Root, Stem, Vegetable

Coccinia schliebenii

Coccinia sessilifolia

Sessile-leafed cucumber

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root, Fruit, Vegetable

Coccinia trilobata

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Cogniauxia podolaena

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Corallocarpus bainesii

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Fruit, Root, Vegetable

Corallocarpus epigaeus

Corallocarpus schimperi

Corallocarpus triangularis

Edible: Stems, Leaves, Fruit, Roots

Corallocarpus welwitschii

Edible: Roots, Stems, Leaves, Fruit

Cucumella engleri

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Cucumella kelleri

Edible: Plant, Leaves, Fruit

Cucumeropsis mannii

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable, Leaves

Cucumis aculeatus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Cucumis africanus

Horned cucumber, Jelly melon

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seed, Caution, Vegetable

Cucumis anguria

West Indian Gherkin

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Cucumis anguria var. longaculeatus

Wild cucumber, Gooseberry gourd

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seed

Cucumis anguria var. longipes

West Indian gherkin

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Cucumis cinereus

Cucumis dipsaceus

Teaselgourd, Hedgehog Gourd, Arabian cucumber

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable

Dudaim melon, Queen Anne's pocket melon

Cucumis engleri

Cucumis hirsutus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Cucumis humofructus

Cucumis hystrix

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable, Leaves

Cucumis indicus

Cucumis javanicus

Cucumis jeffreyanus

Cucumis kalahariensis

Kalahari cucumber

Edible: Root, Tuber, Leaves

Cucumis kelleri

Melon, Canteloupe, Honey-dew

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable

Cucumis melo agrestis - (Naudin.)Pangalo.

Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Cantaloupe Melon

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo chito - (C.Morren.)Naudin.

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo conomon - (Thunb.)Makino.

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo flexuosus - (L.)Naudin.

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo inodorus

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo momordica - (Roxb.)Duthie.&J.B.Fuller.

Edible: Fruit, Oil, Seed

Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis

Early melon, Native gooseberry, People's melon

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds

Cucumis melo var. agrestis

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis

Musk melon, Cantaloupe, Rock melon

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Cucumis melo var. chito

Dudaim melon, Garden-lemon, Mango melon, Melon-apple, Orange melon

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Cucumis melo var. conomon

Oriental pickling melon, Tea melon

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Cucumis melo var. dudaim

Watermelon, Dudaim melon, Pomegranate melon

Cucumis melo var. flexuosus

Armenian cucumber, Snake cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Cucumis melo var. inodorus

Honeydew melons, Casaba melon, Winter melon

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Cucumis melo var. momordica

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Netted melons, Cantaloupe

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Cucumis messorius

Cucumis metuliferus

African Horned cucumber, Kiwano

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable, Leaves

Cucumis myriocarpus

Striped wild cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable

Cucumis prophetarum

Wild cucumber, Mandera cucumber

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Cucumis pustulatus

Cucumis ritchiei

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cucumis sacleuxii

Mandera cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cucumis sativus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Seeds - oil, Flowers

Cucumis sativus var. sikkimensis

Sikkim cucumber

Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanensis

Xishuangbanna cucumber, Shihuo

Cucumis silentvalleyi

Cucumis trigonus

Cucumis utilissimus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Cucurbita andreana

Wild giant squash

Cucurbita argyrosperma

Cushaw, Japanese pie pumpkin

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Vegetable, Leaves

Cucurbita argyrosperma var. callicarpa

Green-stripe cushaw

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Young stems, Seeds

Cucurbita argyrosperma var. stenosperma

Calabaza pipiana

Cucurbita cordata

Edible: Seeds ?

Cucurbita digitata

Coyote gourd, Fingerleaf gourd

Edible: Root, Seeds, Caution

Cucurbita ecuadorensis

Cucurbita ficifolia

Malabar gourd, Fig-leaf gourd

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers, Tips, Leaves, Vegetable

Cucurbita foetidissima

Edible: Root, Seeds, Oil, Flowers

Cucurbita fraterna

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Caution

Cucurbita lundelliana

Cucurbita maxima

Pumpkin, Winter squash

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable

Cucurbita moschata

Pumpkin, Winter squash

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers

Cucurbita palmata

Marrow, Pumpkin

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

Acorn squash, Fordhook squash, Ornamental gourd, Pattypan squash

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Cyclanthera brachybotrys

Cyclanthera brachystachya

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Cyclanthera dissecta

Cutleaf cyclanthera

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Cyclanthera explodens

Artillery cyclanthera, Exploding cucumber

Cyclanthera integrifoliola

Cyclanthera langaei

Cyclanthera pedata

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable

Cyclanthera ribiflora

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Cyclanthera tenuisepala

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Diplocyclos palmatus

Striped cucumber, Native Bryony

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Caution, Vegetable

Ecballium elaterium

Squirting cucumber

Edible: Seeds - oil, Caution, Medicine

Echinocystis lobata

Edible: Caution

Echinopepon coulteri

Coulter's balsam apple

Echinopepon milliflorus

Edgaria darjeelingensis

Edible: Buds, Fruit

Fevillea cordifolia

Sequa, Antidote vine

Edible: Seeds - oil, Seeds

Fevillea passiflora

Jobota chestnut

Edible: Seeds - oil, Caution - medicine

Gomphogyne cissiformis

Gymnopetalum chinense

Edible: Leaves, Young fruit, Shoots

Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea

Gynostemma pubescens

Edible: Leaves - tea

Hanburia mexicana

Hemsleya amabilis

Hemsleya macrosperma

Herpetospermum pedunculosum - (Ser.)Baill.

Hodgsonia macrocarpa var. capniocarpa

Kedrostis foetidissima

Stinking kedrostis

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable, Tubers, Rhizomes

Kedrostis hirtella

Edible: Fruit, Tuber, Root

Kedrostis leloja

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Dwarf kedrostis

Edible: Root, Caution

Kedrostis pseudogijef

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Lagenaria abyssinica

Lagenaria breviflora

Lagenaria siceraria - (Molina.)Standl.

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Seed, Shoots

Luffa aegyptiaca

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Seed, Shoots

Bristly luffa, Bitter sponge gourd

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Luffa operculata

Sponge cucumber

Marah fabaceus - (Naudin.)Greene.

Bigroot, California manroot

Marah macrocarpa

Melancium campestre

Melancia-do-campo

Melothria affinis

Melothria belensis

Edible: Fruit ?

Melothria campestris

Cerrado watermelon

Melothria cucumis

Melothria dulcis

Melothria pendula

Creeping cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Melothria scabra

Mexican sour gherkin

Melothria zeylanica

Microsechium palmatum

Momordica anigosantha

Momordica boivinii

Momordica calantha

Momordica cardiospermoides

Momordica pterocarpa

Momordica rostrata

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Momordica spinosa

Momordica trifoliolata

Mukia maderaspatana

Madras pea pumpkin, Chirati, Rough bryony

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds

Neoachmandra backeri

Papuasicyos papuanus

Peponium vogelii

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Praecitrullus fistulosus

Round-melon, Squash-melon

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Rytidostylis gracilis

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Schizopepon bryoniifolius

Scopellaria marginata

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Roots, Vegetable

Sechium pittieri

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Seeds

Sicana odorifera

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Sicyos angulatus

Bur cucumber, Angle cucumber

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Sicyos australis

Star cucumber, Angled cucumber

Sicyos microphyllus

Sicyos parviflorus

Smallflower bur cucumber

Sicyos polyacanthus

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Siraitia grosvenorii

Edible: Fruit, Flowers - tea

Solena amplexicaulis

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves

Telfairia occidentalis

Fluted pumpkin, Fluted gourd

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Twigs, Shoots, Seeds - oil, Vegetable

Telfairia pedata

Telfairia nut, Oyster nut, African pumpkin

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Seeds - oil, Vegetable

Thladiantha cordifolia

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Thladiantha dubia

Red hailstone, Manchu Tuber Gourd

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root

Thladiantha grandisepala

Trichosanthes bracteata

Edible: Leaves, Root, Fruit

Trichosanthes celebica

Trichosanthes costata

Ribbed orange gourd

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Trichosanthes cucumerina anguina - (L.)Haines.

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots

Trichosanthes dentifera

Trichosanthes dioica

Pointed gourd, Wild snake gourd

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Trichosanthes edulis var. sativa

Trichosanthes hastata

Edible: Fruit ?

Trichosanthes japonica

Trichosanthes root

Edible: Root, Fruit

Trichosanthes kirilowii

Chinese snake gourd, Mongolian snake gourd

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Root, Seeds

Trichosanthes kirilowii japonica - (Miq.)Kitam.

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Oil, Root, Shoots

Trichosanthes kirilowii subsp. japonica

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil, Root

Trichosanthes laeoica f. sicyocarpa

Trichosanthes lepiniana

Edible: Possibly not edible

Trichosanthes multiloba

Trichosanthes ovigera

Japanese Snake gourd

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Roots

Trichosanthes pilosa

Japanese snake gourd

Edible: Fruit, Tubers, Root, Vegetable

Trichosanthes pulleana

Trichosanthes rosthornii

Trichosanthes tricuspidata

Edible: Leaves, Root, Seeds

Trichosanthes villosa

Trochomeria debilis

Edible: Root, Tuber, Fruit

Trochomeria macrocarpa

Baboon cucumber

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Stems, Fruit, Tuber

Urceodiscus belensis

Wilbrandia hibiscoides

Zehneria anomala

Zehneria grayana

Zehneria japonica

Chum-thang, Cauqua trai-trang

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Roots

Zehneria marginata

Zehneria maysorensis

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Zehneria odorata

Zehneria pisifera

Zehneria scabra

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Caution