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: * Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds * Lagenaria – mostly inedible gourds * Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis) and others * Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus), various melons * 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)