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Cucurbita pepo

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Cucurbita

pumpkin, squash

Description

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Synonyms (134)

Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem. (1846)
Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort. (1827)
Cucumis zapallo Steud. (1840)
Cucurbita aurantia Willd. (1805)
Cucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart. (1823)
Cucurbita citrullus var. alba M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita citrullus var. flava M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita citrullus var. grisea M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita citrullus var. variegata M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita citrullus var. viridis M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita clodiensis Naccari (1828)
Cucurbita courgero Ser. (1825)
Cucurbita elongata Bean ex Schrad. (1838)
Cucurbita esculenta Gray (1822)
Cucurbita fastuosa Salisb. (1796)
Cucurbita hybrida Bertol. ex Naudin (1856)
Cucurbita lignosa Mill. (1768)
Cucurbita mammeata Molina (1782)
Cucurbita mammosa J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Cucurbita marsupiiformis Haberle ex M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita oblonga Link (1829)
Cucurbita pepo convar. citrullina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo convar. clypeata Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo convar. giromontia Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo convar. pomiformis (M.Roem.) Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo convar. pyriformis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo f. alba M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo f. flava M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo f. viridis (Nois.) M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo subsp. gumala Teppner (2000)
Cucurbita pepo subvar. alba Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo subvar. nigra Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo subvar. viridis (Nois.) Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo var. akoda Makino (1932)
Cucurbita pepo var. americana Zhit. (1930)
Cucurbita pepo var. aurantia (Willd.) Tod. (1858)
Cucurbita pepo var. australis Tod. (1858)
Cucurbita pepo var. barbarica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. bicolor Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo var. bombinina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. brasilica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. brayana Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. chrysobela Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. chrysothela Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. clavata Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. condensa L.H.Bailey (1900)
Cucurbita pepo var. coronalis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. courgero (Ser.) Tod. (1858)
Cucurbita pepo var. cyphechusa Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. diachroa Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. diachrysa Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. dimidiata Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. dinomela Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. diplacra Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. dochnahlii Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. draconina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. elongata Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo var. fibropulposa Makino (1928)
Cucurbita pepo var. flogra Teppner (2000)
Cucurbita pepo var. genevensis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. georgica Teppner (2000)
Cucurbita pepo var. hassiaca Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. hispanica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. icterina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. italica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. kintogwa Makino (1932)
Cucurbita pepo var. larnacana Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. leucomela Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. leucotyrus Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. lutea Nois. (1825)
Cucurbita pepo var. luteoalba Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. marginalis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. massiliensis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. metzgeriana Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. mitriformis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. numidica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. oblonga M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo var. oriolina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. ovalis M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo var. pastalis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. patagonica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. persica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. phaeotaenia Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. phyllapion Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. polkii Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. praecox Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo var. pyrula Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. pyxidaris Tod. (1858)
Cucurbita pepo var. radiata Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. rhenana Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. rotunda M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo var. schneebergeri Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. scutiformis Harz (1869)
Cucurbita pepo var. serinina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. sphaeroleuca Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. storkiana Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. sturnina Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. subrotunda M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pepo var. taenapion Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. taeniata Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. thelechusa Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. thelomedica Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. thelomela Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. toonas Makino (1908)
Cucurbita pepo var. torticollis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. turonensis Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. valesiaca Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita pepo var. viridis Nois. (1825)
Cucurbita pepo var. vulgaris Harz (1885)
Cucurbita pepo var. xanthapion Alef. (1866)
Cucurbita polymorpha Duchesne (1786)
Cucurbita pomiformis M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pomiformis var. alba M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pomiformis var. flava M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pyridaris Duchesne ex Poir. (1819)
Cucurbita pyxidaris DC. (1805)
Cucurbita pyxidaris var. bicolor M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pyxidaris var. flava-major M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pyxidaris var. flava-minor M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pyxidaris var. flavostriata M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita pyxidaris var. persica M.Roem. (1846)
Cucurbita succado Nägeli ex Naudin (1856)
Cucurbita succedo Arn. (1841)
Cucurbita tuberculosa Schrad. (1836)
Cucurbita urnigera Schrad. (1836)
Cucurbita variegata Steud. (1840)
Cucurbita venosa Descourt. (1827)
Pepo aurantius (Willd.) Peterm. (1838-1845)
Pepo citrullus Sageret (1826)
Pepo clypeiformis Poit. (1816)
Pepo oblongus Poit. (1816)
Pepo potiron Sageret (1826)
Pepo vulgaris Moench (1794)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1010 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cucurbita pepo L. Manana I., inside crater, on flat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Egler, F.E. 37-103 Oahu BISH 7/10/1937
2 Cucurbita pepo L. puhi camp, west of kauai community college. from yard of abandoned homesite PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. hume, l. collector number: 1642 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
3 Cucurbita pepo L. Honaunau - Mt. east of PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A. S. 14586 Hawaii US 9/4/2016
4 Cucurbita pepo L. Relict garden plant at site of Mana Sugar Camp, juntion of Hwy. 50 and Mana Rd Old garden closure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hume, L. 430 Kauai BISH 10/18/1989
5 Cucurbita pepo L. Mana Sugar Camp, junction of Hwy 50 and Mana Road. Relict garden plant in old garden enclosures. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lynwood Hume 430 Kauai PTBG 10/18/1989
6 Cucurbita pepo L. Koloa. Big Save grocery store. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7479 Kauai PTBG 9/4/2010
7 Cucurbita pepo L. Lihue. Commercial seed purchased at Home Depot. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn s.n. Kauai PTBG 1/1/2010
8 Cucurbita pepo L. manana i., inside crater, on flat PRESERVED_SPECIMEN egler, f.e. collector number: 37-103 Oahu BISH 7/10/1937
9 Cucurbita pepo L. honaunau - mt. east of PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. s. hitchcock 14586 Hawaii US 9/4/1916
10 Cucurbita pepo L. Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College. From Yard of abandoned homesite PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 1642 Kauai BISH 4/4/1986
11 Cucurbita pepo L. relict garden plant at site of mana sugar camp, juntion of hwy. 50 and mana rd Old garden closure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hume, l. flynn, t. collector number: 430 Kauai BISH 10/18/1989
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