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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, dried-out shell.
The use of the calabash in Hawaii has led to terms like "calabash family" or "calabash cousins", indicating an extended family grown up around shared meals and close friendships. This gourd is often dried when ripe and used as a percussion instrument called an ipu heke (double gourd drum) or just Ipu in contemporary and ancient hula.
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [3] It has numerous common names, but is most commonly called the buffalo gourd in English.
The buffalo gourd (C. foetidissima) has been used as an intermediary, as it can be crossed with all the common Cucurbita. [11] An assortment of fruits of C. maxima and C. pepo. Various taxonomic treatments have been proposed for Cucurbita, ranging from 13 to 30 species. [2]
This investigation proposed that the crookneck, ornamental gourd, and scallop are early variants, and that the acorn is a cross between the scallop and pumpkin. [ 8 ] Based on genetic allele analysis, two distinct groups occur within domesticated C. pepo : pumpkin, calabaza , criolla, and marrow squash are in one; and ornamental gourds ...
The Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species [3] in 101 genera. [4] Those of most agricultural, commercial or nutritional value to humans include: [ citation needed ]
The gourds of the various species may be harvested young and used as a vegetable. More commonly, the gourds are harvested mature, then dried, and used in making utensils (including musical instruments and containers). Gourds of L. siceraria have been used to store water and other