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How many carpels usually form the female flower of a cucurbit plant?

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A pile of freshly harvested pumpkins and gourds in various shapes, with striped patterns in shades of yellow, orange, and green. — Cucurbitales Pumpkins and gourds, order Cucurbitales.

In the Cucurbitaceae family, which belongs to the order Cucurbitales, the female flowers typically possess three carpels. These carpels form an inferior ovary, where the seeds are borne in three distinct areas along the ovary walls.12