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Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa
Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb, Vine
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa
Also known as field pumpkin or zucchini.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant is an annual herb or vine.
- Fruits can rot.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa Alef.
- Family: Cucurbitaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Anthophyta
- Class: Dicotyledoneae (Magnoliopsida)
- Order: Violales (Cucurbitales)
- Synonym: Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo
Distribution and Habitat
- Not native to California.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is an annual herb or vine.
Ecological Role
- Can be affected by F. solani f.sp. cucurbitae which causes wilting and rotting, especially in zucchini.
Genetic Information
- It is interfertile with the wild Cucurbita texana, which has been used in hybridization studies to understand the genetic basis.
- Allozyme differentiation studies have been conducted between C. pepo var. medullosa and other Cucurbita species.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Can be affected by Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans.
- May be fed upon by aphids.
Quirky Facts
- The Latin etymology of Cucurbita means "gourd" and pepo means "large."
Further Information
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
- JSTOR Plant Science
- GlycoSuite database (for glycan structures)
- Floraweb (German website)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia