Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana

Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana

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 melopepo
Subspecies: Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana

Name

Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana (Scheele) G.L.Nesom, Phytoneuron 2011-13: 24 (2011).

Synonyms

• Cucurbita pepo var. texana (Scheele) D. S. Decker
• Cucurbita texana (Scheele) A. Gray
• Tristemon texanum Scheele

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA USA (Texas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L., 2011. Phytoneuron 2011-13: 24.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana. 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 melopepo subsp. texana. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana 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 melopepo subsp. texana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Texas gourd

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