what are the 5 families squash?

[nastybritishgardener]

what are 5 families squash and which varieties are in each?

[nastybritishgardener]

[kt.]

Have not got a clue.  But if I was to guess... four families would be:

Pumpkins
Butternut Squash
Courgette
Melons

[sawfish]

Calabash, Acorn, Butternut, Summer and Zucchini

apparently.

[redimp]

Species:    
C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash
C. mixta - cushaw squash
C. moschata - butternut squash
C. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash,
summer squash, zucchini[1]

Wikipedia

[thegreatgardener]

ktlawson  
Melons are not a squash.

Pumpkins not a separate family but have members in 3 different squash families.



I can think of 4
1st cucurbita pepo
2nd  cucurbita Maxima
3rd  cucurbita Moschata
4 th  cucurbita mixta currently known as cucurbita Argyrosperma
5th
 one I can't think of.

[redimp]

Are gourds a separate family? ???

[Flunky]

1) Robinsons

2) Ribena

3) Vimto

4) Kia Ora

5) Britvic.

Ahem, I know, i know, TAXI !!!!!!!!!!

[OllieC]

You're wrong Mr Flunky. It's a squeezy squash, a squishy squash, a wishy squash, a squelchy squash and a squashy squish (technically that's part of the squish family but generally accepted for poetic reasons).

[thegreatgardener]

olliec you forgot
stepped on
fallen on
slipped on
I but keep forgetting you were dropped on you head at young age.

[redimp]

Are gourds a separate family? ???

And to answer my own question:
Gourds - C. Lagenaria

[OllieC]

olliec you forgot
stepped on
fallen on
slipped on
but keep forgetting you were dropped on you head at young age.

Oy!!! Remember we're all friends now!!! It's not my fault I got dropped!

[thegreatgardener]

redclanger there are also gourds in cucurbita pepo.

[Pasher]

HI,

so where do Gem squash fit in with all this. Have grown them this year successfully. They originate from the southern hemisphere

Any clues? ???

[thegreatgardener]

Pasher

cucurbita pepo.

[manicscousers]

hiya, pasher, welcome to the site  ;D

[Kea]

 I don't want to be too picky but there are 5 species of edible squash not families. There are more species of Cucubita than 5 they are just not cultivated.

Is  Cucubita ficifolia the 5th?, it is edible, common names malabar squash, pie melon.

[nastybritishgardener]

Kea you will have ask Jeanine what the 5 families are since she was the one who used the term families not species.

[star]

Hiya Pasher :D


Welcome to the nut house, I know nowt about squash except they are good to eat ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

 Technically called  species but I use the  name family as most folks understand it easier, usually if I say species it is taken to mean varieties, and they are Pepo, Maxima,Moscata,Mixta,Ficofolia.  XX Jeannine

[grawrc]

What do they correspond to in terms of actual plants?