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Cucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') [2] [3] is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local ...
Most Cucurbita species are herbaceous vines that grow several meters in length and have tendrils, but non-vining "bush" cultivars of C. pepo and C. maxima have also been developed. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cucurbita .
Pumpkins and squashes displayed in a show competition A selection of cucurbits of the South Korean Genebank in Suwon Cucurbits on display at the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, with the title "Variedades de calabaza" include gourds and edible species of Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The most recent classification of Cucurbitaceae delineates 15 ...
Cucurbita galeottii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita. [1] [2] [3] It is native to Oaxaca, Mexico. [4] It has not been domesticated. [5] [6] There is very little known about this species. [7] Nee reports that the species is a xerophyte and that Bailey only saw the species in photographs. It is only known from specimens that "lack roots ...
Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) is a genus of herbaceous vines in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, also known as cucurbits, native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five species are grown
Cucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. [2] It has common names including black seed squash , chilacayote , cidra , fig-leaf gourd , and Malabar gourd .
Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. [3] [4] This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value: its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for its seeds, [5] which are used for sauces.
Specifically, the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) include some food species, such as squash, pumpkin (both from Cucurbita), watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris), and cucumber and melons . The Begoniaceae are known for their horticultural species, of which there are over 130 with many more varieties .