The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits and the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of ca 965 species in around 95 genera, the most important of which are: \n* Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds \n* Lagenaria – mostly inedible gourds \n* Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis) and others \n* Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus), various melons \n* Luffa – the common name is also luffa, sometimes spelled loofah (when fully ripened, two species of this fibrous fruit are the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge)