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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; C. maxima; C. moschata
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São Paulo pumpkin or Abóbora paulista is a butternut-shaped variety with well-defined white and green stripes along its length; Seminole pumpkin – an heirloom variety originally cultivated by the Seminole people of what is now Florida [17] Tromboncino – a summer squash, also known as "Zucchetta" [18]
[16] [17] A 1989 study on the origins and development of C. pepo suggested that the original wild specimen was a small round fruit and that the modern pumpkin is its direct descendant. 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]
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Pumpkin contains powerful antioxidants including beta-carotene (which converts to vitamin A and is what makes pumpkins orange!), alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin that can help eliminate cell ...
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in Gaillac, France. The lists of cultivars in the table below are indices of plant cultivars, varieties, and strains.A cultivar is a plant that is selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation.
Per Britannica, pumpkin is technically a type of berry called a pepo, which is a fruit that has a hard outer layer and no dividing chambers. (And for the record, squash is also technically a fruit.)