Benincaseae

Benincaseae is one of 15 tribes in the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]

Benincaseae
Cucumis anguria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Benincaseae
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Taxonomy

It was described by French botanist Nicolas Charles Seringe.[2]

Subtribes and Genera

Benincaseae consists of at least one subtribe, 27 genera, and over 200 species.[3]

Other:

  • Blastania
  • Borneosicyos
  • Cephalopentandra
  • Ctenolepis
  • Cucumis
  • Dactyliandra
  • Indomelothria
  • Khmeriosicyos
  • Melothria
  • Muellerargia
  • Papuasicyos
  • Peponium
  • Psuedocucumis
  • Scopellaria
  • Solena
  • Trochomeria
  • Zehneria

References

  1. "Benincaseae - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "Benincaseae - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "Tribe Benincaseae". THE WORLDWIDE VEGETABLES. Retrieved 4 February 2021.


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