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Within an English-language context it specifically refers to the West Indian pumpkin, a winter squash typically grown in the West Indies, tropical America, and the Philippines. [1] [2] [3] Calabaza is the common name for Cucurbita moschata in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Philippines (where it is also spelled kalabasa).
Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in the tropical Americas [2] which is cultivated for edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. [3] It includes cultivars known in English as squash or pumpkin .
Cucurmosin is a ribosome inactivating protein found in the flesh and seed of Cucurbita, [106] [107] notably Cucurbita moschata. Cucurbitacin is a plant steroid present in wild Cucurbita and in each member of the family Cucurbitaceae. Poisonous to mammals, [79] it is found in quantities sufficient to discourage herbivores.
Cucurbita moschata: Cuba and West Indies: The calabaza is a variety originating in Cuba and the West Indies. It is also cultivated in the Philippines and United States. [71] Cheese pumpkin: Cucurbita moschata: North America, possibly from an origin in Central America [72]
Calabaza, a winter squash common in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines Butternut squash is a variety of winter squash. Four species in the genus Cucurbita yield cultivars that are grown as winter squashes: C. argyrosperma, C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo. Cultivars of winter squash that are round and orange are called pumpkins.
Cucurmosin is a ribosome inactivating protein found in the flesh and seed of Cucurbita, [99] [100] notably Cucurbita moschata. Cucurmosin is more toxic to cancer cells than healthy cells. [99] [101] Cucurbitacin is a plant steroid present in wild Cucurbita and in each member of the family Cucurbitaceae.
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 pepo gourds grown in a suburban garden in Australia. Gourd is occasionally used to describe crop plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, like pumpkins, cucumbers, squash, luffa, and melons. [1] More specifically, gourd refers to the fruits of plants in the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita, [2] [3] or also to their hollow ...