Cucurbita pepo

Also known as field pumpkin

species of plant

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Cucurbita pepo is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Cucurbitales. The taxon is a subclass of useful plant and serves as the source for zucchini, pumpkin, pumpkin seed, and pumpkin seed oil. Common names include maro, field pumpkin, and Sierpompoen.

The species is native to regions in Mexico, including Central, Gulf, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest areas. It has been cultivated for its edible fruits and is used as a fruit vegetable and medicinal plant. The taxon range includes China, Fujian, Tibet Autonomous Region, and Gabon. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List in 2019.

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Species

Least Concern

Cucurbita pepo

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae

Native toMexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Observations recorded24,126

Cucurbita pepo est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Cucurbitaceae, qui regroupe plusieurs variétés de courges de formes, de couleurs et de tailles très différents, les courgettes cultivées, les pâtissons, la vraie citrouille, ainsi que des plantes ornementales appelées gourdes ou coloquintes. Sommaire 1 Taxonomie 2 Utilisations 3 Références 4 Bibliographie 5 Liens externes Taxonomie Les différences morphologiques au sein de l'espèce C. pepo sont si vastes que ses différentes sous-espèces et cultivars ont été identifiés à tort comme des espèces totalement séparées. Ces vastes différences sont enracinées dans sa distribution géographique étendue[1]. C. pepo est l’une des plus anciennes, sinon la plus ancienne des espèces domestiquées[2],[3],[4]. Les lieux les plus anciens connus se trouvent dans le sud du Mexique, à Oaxaca, il y a 8 000 à 10 000 ans, et à Ocampo, dans l'État de Tamaulipas, au Mexique, il y a environ 7 000 ans[2],[3],[4]. Son ancien territoire s'étendait au nord jusqu'au Texas et remontait la vallée du Grand Mississippi jusqu'en Illinois, puis se dirigeait vers la Floride et peut-être même jusqu'au Maine. Il s’agit d’une des nombreuses plantes cultivées dans l’

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,417
With media: 811
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Collections: UACH, FESI-UNAM, FCB-BUAP, GH, UNICACH, CICY
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: useful plant
Parent taxon: Cucurbita
Image: Cucurbita pepo collage 1.png
Has use: medicinal plant

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this taxon is source of: pumpkin seed oil
taxon name: Cucurbita pepo
taxon rank: species
Commons category: Cucurbita pepo
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12606
Commons gallery: Cucurbita pepo
taxon common name: navadna buča
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Cucurbita_pepo
taxon range: Gabon
short name: C. pepo
taxon author citation: L.
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

It has been domesticated in the Americas for thousands of years, from where it was spread by early colonisers to Europe and later across the rest of the Old World in the context of the Columbian Exchange. Some authors maintain that C. pepo is derived from C. texana, while others suggest that C. texana is merely feral C. pepo. They have a wide variety of uses, especially as a food source. C. pepo seems more closely related to C. fraterna, though disagreements exist about the exact nature of that connection, too.

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