Flora of New York/Cucurbitales


Rosales:
Rhamnaceae … Urticaceae
Flora of New York — Cucurbitales
Fagales:
Fagaceae, Myricaceae, Juglandaceae, Betulaceae
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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[1] 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.[2]
  1. P. F. Stevens (2001-2015). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, April 2015
  2. 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
Bryonieae Ecballium squirting-cucumber 1
Sicyoeae Echinocystis wild cucumber 1
Sicyos burr cucumber 1
Benincaseae Citrullus watermelon 1
Cucumis melon 3
Lagenaria bottle gourd 1
Cucurbiteae Cucurbita squash, pumpkin 1

Family Cucurbitaceae

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The tribe names and their membership used here for the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) are from Schaefer & Renner (2011).[1]

Tribe Sicyoeae

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Echinocystis

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Echinocystis lobata
Echinocystis (wild cucumber) is a monotypic genus
Cucurbitaceae — Sicyoeae — Echinocystis
Genus Echinocystis Wild cucumber N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
(Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

1793.  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-cucumber
Concombre grimpant,
Concombre sauvage,
Échinocyste lobé,
Échinocystis lobé
Native, CoC: 3,
Secure,
S5

FACW-FAC

Annual,
Herb-vine
 
NYFA: 5
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Sicyos

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Sicyos angulatus
Four 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.[1]
Cucurbitaceae — Sicyoeae — Sicyos
Genus Sicyos Burr cucumber N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
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

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Tribe Benincaseae

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Citrullus

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Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Citrullus
Genus Citrullus Watermelon N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
ssp. lanatus

1836. Citrullus vulgaris  Schrad.
1882. Citrullus citrullus  (L.) Karst.
1916. Citrullus lanatus  Matsum.& Nakai
Watermelon,
Wild watermelon
Pastèque,
Melon d'eau
Introduced from
 Africa,
Impersistent,
Not naturalized

UPL

Annual,
Herb-vine
 
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Genus Citrullus(excluded taxa) Watermelon N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
 (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

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Cucumis

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Cucumis sativus
The genus Cucumis contains cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), West Indian gherkins (Cucumis anguria), and melons (Cucumis melo).
Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Cucumis
Genus Cucumis Melon N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
L.
 var. sativus

1753. 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

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 L.
 var. anguria

West Indian cucumber,
West Indian gherkin
Introduced,
Impersistent
 
NYFA: X

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L.
 ssp. melo

Cantaloupe
Honeydew melon
Musk melon
Sweet melon
Introduced,
Impersistent
 
NYFA: X
NYFA: Chemung, Richmond
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Lagenaria

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Cucurbitaceae — Benincaseae — Lagenaria
Genus Lagenaria Gourd N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
(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

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Tribe Cucurbiteae

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Cucurbita

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Cucurbitaceae — Cucurbiteae — Cucurbita
Genus Cucurbita Gourd N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
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
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Tribe Thladiantheae

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Thladiantha

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Thladiantha dubia
Mitchell (1997)[1] 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.[2]


Cucurbitaceae — Thladiantheae — Thladiantha
Genus ThladianthaBunge Thladiantha N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
 Bunge

1833. Thladiantha dubia Bunge
Manchu tubergourd,
Goldencreeper,
Wild potato,
Red-hailstone
Thladianthe douteuse
Introduced from
 China, Korea,
No specimens
 
NYFA: X
NYFA: St. Lawrence
No RG observations

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Tribe Bryonieae

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Ecballium

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Ecballium elaterium
Squirting 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."[1]


Cucurbitaceae — Bryonieae — Ecballium
Genus EcballiumA.Rich. Squirting-cucumber N.Y. Status Images Distribution NY NPT
(L.) A.Rich.
 ssp. elaterium

1753.  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 cucumber
Momordique
Introduced from
 Eurasia,
 northern Africa,
Impersistent
 
NYFA: X
NYFA: Queens (1879)
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