Cucurbitales

Cucurbita pepo.

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales
Familiae: Anisophylleaceae – Apodanthaceae – Begoniaceae – Coriariaceae – Corynocarpaceae – Cucurbitaceae – Datiscaceae – Tetramelaceae

Name

Cucurbitales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl, Prir. Rostlin 236 (1820).

• Typus: Cucurbita L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1010 (1753), nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anisophylleales Takht. ex Reveal & Doweld, Novon 9: 550. 1999.
    • Type genus: Anisophyllea R.Br. ex Sabine (1824)
  • Begoniales Link, Handbuch 1: 309. 1829 (as Begoniaceae).
    • Type genus: Begonia L. (1753).
  • Coriariales Lindl., Nix. Pl.: 11. 1833 (as Coriales).
    • Type genus: Coriaria L. (1753).
  • Corynocarpales Takht., Divers. Classif. Fl. Pl.: 340. 1997.
    • Type genus: Corynocarpus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1775)
  • Datiscales Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl.: 13. 1829 (as Datiscarieae).
    • Type genus: Datisca L. (1753).

References

Primary references

• Berchtold, F.W.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820. O Prirozenosti Rostlin 236.

Additional references

• Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12385 Reference page. 
• Filipowicz, N. & Renner, S.S. 2010. The worldwide holoparasitic Apodanthaceae confidently placed in the Cucurbitales by nuclear and mitochondrial gene trees. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(219): 1–8. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-219 Reference page. 
• Schaefer, H. & Renner, S.S. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60(1): 122–138. DOI: 10.1002/tax.601011 JSTOR PDF. Reference page. 
• Schwarzbach, A.E. & Ricklefs, R.E. 2000. Systematic affinities of Rhizophoraceae and Anisophylleaceae, and intergeneric relationships within Rhizophoraceae, based on chloroplast DNA, nuclear Ribosomal DNA, and morphology. American Journal of Botany 87(4): 547–564. DOI: 10.2307/2656599 Reference page.  Places the holoparasitic family Rhizophoraceae (Malpighiales) outside Cucurbitales and also produce a better classification of Cucurbitales.

Links

• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Cucurbitales. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 29.

Vernacular names

العربية: قرعيات (رتبة)
azərbaycanca: Balqabaqçiçəklilər
беларуская: Гарбузакветныя
català: Cucurbital
Cebuano: Tanom nga pepino
čeština: tykvotvaré
dansk: Græskar-ordenen
Deutsch: Kürbisartige
euskara: Kukurbitaleak
فارسی: کدوسانان
Nordfriisk: Kürbisoortagen
עברית: דלועאים
hrvatski: Tikvolike
magyar: Tökvirágúak
italiano: Cucurbitali
日本語: ウリ目
한국어: 박목
kurdî: Koma kundirawayan
македонски: Тиквовидни
മലയാളം: കുക്കുർബിറ്റൈൽസ്
polski: Dyniowce
русский: Тыквоцветные
slovenčina: tekvicotvaré
తెలుగు: కుకుర్బిటేలిస్
ไทย: อันดับแตง
українська: Гарбузоцвіті
Tiếng Việt: Bộ Bầu bí
中文: 葫芦目

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