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The species '''Cucurbita pepo''' includes many kinds of summer and winter squashes, and pumpkins. The following are not separate species, but merely different varietes of ''C. pepo'':
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| Acorn || ''C. pepo'' var. ''turbinata'' || [[File:Starr 070730-7820 Cucurbita pepo.jpg|100px]] || Yes
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| Cocozzelle || ''C. pepo'' var. ''ionga'' || [[File:Cucurbita pepo Cocozelle fruits.jpg|100px]] || No
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| Crookneck || ''C. pepo'' var. ''torticollia'' || [[File:Crooked Neck Squash.jpg|100px]] || No
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| Pumpkin || ''C. pepo'' var. ''pepo'' || <center>[[File:Pumpkin 2 - Evan Swigart.jpg|75px]]</center> || Yes
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| Scallop || ''C. pepo'' var. ''clypeata''; called ''C. melopepo'' by [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] || [[File:Pattypan squash J1.jpg|100px]] || Yes
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| Straightneck || ''C. pepo'' var. ''recticollis'' || [[File:Cucurbita pepo Yellow Squash 3.jpg|100px]] || Yes
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| Vegetable marrow || ''C. pepo'' var. ''fastigata'' || [[File:Spaghetti Squash 700.jpg|100px]] || Yes (e.g. spaghetti squash)
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| Zucchini || ''C. pepo'' var. ''cylindrica'' || [[File:Zucchini-Whole.jpg|100px]] || Yes
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| Ornamental gourds || ''C. pepo'' var. ''ovifera'' || [[File:Cucurbita pepo var ovifera (crop).jpg|100px]] || non-edible
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 November 2017

Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbita pepo collage 1.png
Assorted cultivars, from top-left, clockwise: pattypan squash, yellow summer squash, a large zucchini (or marrow), and pumpkins
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucurbita
Species:
C. pepo
Binomial name
Cucurbita pepo
Subspecies[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem.
  • Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.
  • Cucumis zapallo Steud.
  • Cucurbita aurantia Willd.
  • Cucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart.
  • Cucurbita clodiensis Nocca
  • Cucurbita courgero Ser.
  • Cucurbita elongata Bean ex Schrad.
  • Cucurbita esculenta Gray
  • Cucurbita fastuosa Salisb.
  • Cucurbita grisea M.Roem.
  • Cucurbita hybrida Bertol. ex Naudin
  • Cucurbita lignosa Mill.
  • Cucurbita mammeata Molina
  • Cucurbita mammosa J.F.Gmel.
  • Cucurbita marsupiiformis Haberle ex M.Roem. [Invalid]
  • Cucurbita melopepo L.
  • Cucurbita oblonga Link
  • Cucurbita polymorpha Duchesne
  • Cucurbita pomiformis M.Roem.
  • Cucurbita pyridaris Duchesne ex Poir.
  • Cucurbita pyxidaris DC.
  • Cucurbita subverrucosa Willd.
  • Cucurbita succado Nägeli ex Naudin
  • Cucurbita succedo Arn.
  • Cucurbita tuberculosa Schrad.
  • Cucurbita urnigera Schrad.
  • Cucurbita variegata Steud.
  • Cucurbita venosa Descourt.
  • Cucurbita verrucosa L.
  • Pepo citrullus Sageret
  • Pepo potiron Sageret
  • Pepo vulgaris Moench

The species Cucurbita pepo includes many kinds of summer and winter squashes, and pumpkins. The following are not separate species, but merely different varietes of C. pepo:

Cultivar group Botanical name Image Has Keenan eaten it?
Acorn C. pepo var. turbinata Starr 070730-7820 Cucurbita pepo.jpg Yes
Cocozzelle C. pepo var. ionga Cucurbita pepo Cocozelle fruits.jpg No
Crookneck C. pepo var. torticollia Crooked Neck Squash.jpg No
Pumpkin C. pepo var. pepo
Pumpkin 2 - Evan Swigart.jpg
 Yes
Scallop C. pepo var. clypeata; called C. melopepo by Linnaeus Pattypan squash J1.jpg Yes
Straightneck C. pepo var. recticollis Cucurbita pepo Yellow Squash 3.jpg Yes
Vegetable marrow C. pepo var. fastigata Spaghetti Squash 700.jpg Yes (e.g. spaghetti squash)
Zucchini C. pepo var. cylindrica Zucchini-Whole.jpg Yes
Ornamental gourds C. pepo var. ovifera Cucurbita pepo var ovifera (crop).jpg non-edible

References

  1. ↑ Paris, H. S.; Yonash, N.; Portnoy, V.; Mozes-Daube, N.; Tzuri, G.; Katzir, N. (April 2003). "Assessment of Genetic Relationships in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) Using DNA Markers". Theor. Appl. Genet. 106 (6): 971–978. doi:10.1007/s00122-002-1157-0. PMID 12671744.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Cucurbita pepo

Acknowledgements

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