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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Chinese-watermelon

Cucurbitaceae 47 43 Observations

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Watermelon

Cucurbitaceae 1,674 1,448 Observations

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt

Ivy gourd

Cucurbitaceae 617 401 Observations

Cucumis anguria L.

West Indian gherkin

Cucurbitaceae 127 103 Observations

Cucumis melo L.

Cantaloupe

Cucurbitaceae 1,993 1,621 Observations

Cucumis sativus L.

Cucumber

Cucurbitaceae 3,172 2,716 Observations

Cucurbita pepo L.

Bitter bottle gourd

Cucurbitaceae 4,294 3,416 Observations

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Bottle gourd

Cucurbitaceae 518 395 Observations

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

Sinkwa towelsponge

Cucurbitaceae 151 135 Observations

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

Loofah

Cucurbitaceae 41 22 Observations

Momordica charantia L.

Bitter gourd

Cucurbitaceae 1,425 1,046 Observations

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

Chayote

Cucurbitaceae 663 522 Observations

Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Snakegourd

Cucurbitaceae 141 108 Observations