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Naples long squash or Courge pleine de Naples – a large, long squash with deep green skin and small bulb at the end. It is 10 to 25 kg on average and found in France and Italy [16] São Paulo pumpkin or Abóbora paulista is a butternut-shaped variety with well-defined white and green stripes along its length
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.
Cucurbita palmata. Cucurbita palmata is a species of flowering plant in the squash family known by the common names coyote melon and coyote gourd. [1] [2] It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita digitata and all these species hybridize readily. [3]
Butternut squash. Butternut squash is a fantastic source of beta-carotene, which converts to vitamin A in the body, and carotenoids, which have anti-inflammatory properties that may help reduce ...
C. ficifolia leaves are slightly angular and have light pubescence. The leaves of all four of these species may or may not have white spots. [8] The species are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers on a single plant and these grow singly, appearing from the leaf axils.
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Tendrils are present at 90° to the leaf petioles at nodes. Leaves are exstipulate , alternate, simple palmately lobed or palmately compound. The flowers are unisexual , with male and female flowers on different plants ( dioecious ) or on the same plant ( monoecious ).
Butternut squash seeds are packed with fiber, protein, and nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids, beta-carotene, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and magnesium. A bonus: When roasted (or toasted), they ...