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How many genera and species are found in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae?
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Cucurbitales
Pumpkins and gourds, order Cucurbitales.
The Cucurbitaceae family, which belongs to the order Cucurbitales, contains 98 genera and approximately 975 species of flowering plants.1