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Cucurbita (Latin for 'gourd') [2] [3] is a genus of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local ...
A pumpkin is a cultivated winter squash in the genus Cucurbita. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash varieties, but does not possess a scientific definition. It may be used in reference to many different squashes of varied appearance and belonging to multiple species in the Cucurbita genus.
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 .
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 ...
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. In New Zealand and Australian English, the term pumpkin generally refers to the broader category called winter squash elsewhere. [3]
Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin , but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo , called summer squash .
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 maxima, one of at least five species of cultivated squash, is one of the most diverse domesticated species. [2] This species originated in South America from the wild subspecies Cucurbita maxima subsp. andreana over 4,000 years ago. [ 3 ]