Family Cucurbitaceae
Popular name- Gourd family
Origin and Distribution
The family Cucurbitaceae consists of about 110 genera and 700 species, widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. In Bangladesh, this family is represented by 21 genera and 39 species.
Taxonomic Position (According to Cronquist)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Sub-class : Dilleniidae
Order : Violales
Family :Cucurbitaceae
Table 1. Economic important plants of Cucurbitaceae family
| Serial No.
| Bangla name/local name | English name | Scientific name | Usefullness
| |
| 1 | Khira, Shasha. | Cucumber | Cucumis sativus L. | Vegetable | |
| 2 | Chichinga. | Snake gourd
| Trichosanthes anguina L. | Vegetable | |
| 3 | Lau, Kodu, | Bottle gourd
| Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe | Vegetable | |
| 4 | Chalkumra. | White gourd
| Benincasa hispida | Vegetable | |
| 5 | Mistikumra, | Pumpkin
| Cucurbita maxima Duch. | Vegetable | |
| 6 | Karala. | Bitter gourd | Momordica charantia L. | Vegetable | |
| 7 | Dhundul,
| Sponge gourd
| Luffa cylindrica | Vegetable | |
| 8 | Jhinga | Ribbed gourd
| Luffa acutangula | Vegetable | |
| 9 | Potol | Pointed gourd | Trichosanthus diocia | Vegetable | |
| 10 | Kakrol | Teasel gourd | Momordica cochinchinensis
| Vegetable | |
| 11 | Bangi | Melon | Cucumis melo | Vegetable | |
| 12 | Tormuz | Water melon | Citrullus lanatus | Dessert | |