Editing Cucurbitaceae (section)

==Description==
[[File:Flower of Lagenaria captured at night.jpg|thumb|150px|Flower of ''Lagenaria'' captured at night]]
Most of the plants in this family are [[Annual plant|annual]] [[vine]]s, but some are woody [[liana]]s, thorny shrubs, or trees (''[[Dendrosicyos]]''). Many species have large, yellow or white flowers. The stems are hairy and pentangular. [[Tendril]]s are present at 90° to the leaf [[petiole (botany)|petioles]] at nodes. Leaves are [[exstipulate]], alternate, simple [[Leaf shape|palmately]] lobed or palmately compound. The flowers are [[unisexual]], with male and female flowers on different plants ([[Dioecy|dioecious]]) or on the same plant ([[Monoecy|monoecious]]). The female flowers have [[Ovary (plants)#Inferior ovary|inferior ovaries]]. The fruit is often a kind of modified [[berry (botany)|berry]] called a [[Berry (botany)#Modified berries|pepo]].{{R|SCHAEFER}}{{rp|2}}