Flora of New York/Cucurbitales
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The order Cucurbitales is part of the nitrogen-fixing clade:
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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]
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Clade | Order | Family | Tribe | Genus | Common names | # |
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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
editThe tribe names and their membership used here for the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) are from Schaefer & Renner (2011).[1]
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Tribe Sicyoeae
editEchinocystis
editEchinocystis (wild cucumber) is a monotypic genus
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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 GBIF |
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Sicyos
editFour 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]
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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
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Native, CoC: 5, Secure, S5 FACW-FACU Annual, Herb-vine |
NYFA: 5 iNat GBIF |
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Tribe Benincaseae
editCitrullus
editGenus 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 |
NYFA: Xm |
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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
editThe genus Cucumis contains cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), West Indian gherkins (Cucumis anguria), and melons (Cucumis melo).
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Genus Cucumis | Melon | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
L. var. sativus1753. Cucumis sativus L.
1775. Cucumis sativus var. battich-djebbal Forssk.
1796. Cucumis esculentus Salisb. |
Cucumber ⓘ
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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
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Introduced, Impersistent |
NYFA: X NYFA: Chemung, Richmond ? counties |
USDA-XW Images Wikispecies | |
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Lagenaria
editGenus 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
editCucurbita
editGenus 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 GBIF |
USDA-MW COL POWO FNA Images Wikispecies | |
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Tribe Thladiantheae
editThladiantha
editMitchell (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]
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Genus Thladiantha Bunge | 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
editEcballium
editSquirting 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] |
Genus Ecballium A.Rich. | Squirting-cucumber | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
(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 cucumber Momordique |
Introduced from Eurasia, northern Africa, Impersistent |
NYFA: X NYFA: Queens (1879) iNat GBIF No NY observations |
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