Organisms

Cucurbitaceae

The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.

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Abstract

The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.

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  • Coccinia
  • Fevillea
  • Gourd, Ivy
  • Ivy Gourd
  • Melons
  • Melothria
  • Coccinias
  • Fevilleas
  • Gourds, Ivy
  • Ivy Gourds
  • Melon
  • Melothrias

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

1998; for MELONS use CUCUMIS 2002-2004

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cucurbitaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019662. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019662
  2. Cucurbitaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae
  3. Cucurbitaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8314