Cucurbita pepo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Cucurbiteae
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: Cucurbita pepo

Name

Cucurbita pepo L., Sp. pl. 2:1010. 1753

Synonyms

Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M. Roem.
Cucumis zapallo Steud.
Cucurbita asteroides Schrad.
Cucurbita aurantia Willd.
Cucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart.
Cucurbita citrullus M. Roem.
Cucurbita clodiensis Nocca
Cucurbita courgero Ser.
Cucurbita cucumifera Schrad.
Cucurbita depressa Hort.
Cucurbita elongata Bean ex Schrad.
Cucurbita esculenta S. F. Gray
Cucurbita fastuosa Salisb.
Cucurbita grisea M. Roem.
Cucurbita hybrida Bertol. ex Naud.
Cucurbita lignosa Mill.
Cucurbita mammeata Molina
Cucurbita mammosa J. F. Gmel.
Cucurbita marsupiiformis Haberle ex M. Roem.
Cucurbita oblonga Link
Cucurbita pepo var. flogra H. Teppner
Cucurbita pepo var. georgica H. Teppner
Cucurbita pepo subsp. gumala H. Teppner
Cucurbita pepo var. kintogwa Makino
Cucurbita polymorpha Duchesne
Cucurbita pomiformis M. Roem.
Cucurbita pyridaris Duchesne ex Poir.
Cucurbita pyxidaris DC.
Cucurbita succado Naeg. ex Naud.
Cucurbita succedo Arn.
Cucurbita tuberculosa Schrad.
Cucurbita urnigera Schrad.
Cucurbita variegata Steud.
Cucurbita venosa Descourt.
Pepo citrullus Sageret
Pepo potiron Sageret
Pepo vulgaris Moench
Zehneria perpusilla (Bl.) P. V. Bole & M. R. Almeida
Zehneria perpusilla var. deltifrons (Ohwi) H. Ohba

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Michoacan, Coahuila, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas)
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1010.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Cucurbita pepo. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cucurbita pepo. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cucurbita pepo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cucurbita pepo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cucurbita pepo in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 10 February 2009.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Murgpampoentjie
Deutsch: Gartenkürbis
English: Summer Squash
español: Calabacín
eesti: Harilik kõrvits
suomi: Kurpitsa
Nordfriisk: Kürbis
français: Courgette
hrvatski: Tikva, Buča
magyar: Termesztett tök
italiano: Zucchina
Napulitano: Cucuzziello
Nederlands: Courgette
polski: Dynia Zwyczajna
português: Abobrinha
српски / srpski: Bundeva
Türkçe: Sakız Kabağı
vèneto: Sucato, sùcoło
中文: 西葫芦