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    Benincaseae is one of 15 tribes in the family Cucurbitaceae. Benincaseae consists of at least one subtribe, 26 genera, and over 200 species. Benincasinae...
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    the creeping cucumber or the Guadeloupe cucumber, is a plant in the Benincaseae tribe. The plant is especially prominent in the Southeastern United States...
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    (1 sp.) Tumamoca Rose (2 spp.) Wilbrandia Silva Manso (5 spp.) Tribe Benincaseae Ser. Acanthosicyos Welw. ex Hook.f. (1 sp.) Benincasa Savi (2 spp., including...
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    Cucumis (category Benincaseae)
    melons unraveled: molecular phylogenetics of Cucumis and related genera (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(7): 1256–1266. Renner...
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    Tinda (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Praecitrullus Pangalo Species: P. fistulosus Binomial name Praecitrullus...
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    Coccinia (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Coccinia Wight & Arn. Species C. abyssinica C. adoensis C. barteri...
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    Wax gourd (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Benincasa Savi Species: B. hispida Binomial name Benincasa hispida...
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    (including pumpkins), luffas, and melons (including watermelons). The tribe Benincaseae contains a genus called Lagenaria whose members produce gourds that can...
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    Lagenaria (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Lagenaria Ser. Synonyms Adenopus Benth. Sphaerosicyos Hook.f....
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    Citrullus (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Citrullus Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. Species See text Synonyms Anguria...
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    Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Diplocyclos (Endl.) T. Post & Kuntze...
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    Melothria (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Melothria L. Species See text Synonyms List Cladosicyos Hook.f...
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    Zehneria (category Benincaseae)
    Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Zehneria Endl. Species See text...
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    Chi qua (category Benincaseae)
    Chi qua is the fruit of Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua, a variety of the wax gourd. The fruit is a staple of the Chinese diet. The fruit is commonly...
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    Acanthosicyos (category Benincaseae)
    Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Acanthosicyos Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f. Species Acanthosicyos...
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    Trochomeria (category Benincaseae)
    Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Trochomeria Hook.f....
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    Acanthosicyos horridus (category Benincaseae)
    Acanthosicyos horridus is an unusual melon that is endemic to the Namib desert. In English it is known as Nara, butter-nuts, or butterpips; in one of the...
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    Ctenolepis (category Benincaseae)
    Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Genus: Ctenolepis Hook.f. Species See text...
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    Acanthosicyos naudinianus (category Benincaseae)
    Acanthosicyos naudinianus, known as the Gemsbok cucumber, is a perennial African melon with edible fruits and seeds. The leaves are typically deeply palmately...
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    Ctenolepis garcini (category Benincaseae)
    Ctenolepis garcini, also known as Garcin's bur cucumber, is a tender climber of the family Cucurbitaceae. It is one of the three species of the genus Ctenolepis...
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