Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Cucurbiteae
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: C. argyrosperma C. cordata C. cylindrata C. digitata C. ecuadorensis C. ficifolia C. foetidissima C. galeottii C. lundelliana C. maxima C. melopepo C. moschata C. okeechobeensis C. palmata C. pedatifolia C. pepo C. radicans

Nothospecies: C. × scabridifolia

Name

Cucurbita L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1010 (1753).

Typus: Cucurbita pepo L.

Synonyms

  • Mellouia Gasp., in?
  • Melopepo Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.
  • Ozodycus Raf., Atlantic J. 145. 1832
  • Pepo Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.
  • Pileocalyx Gasp., Rendic. Acc. Sc. Nap. 4: 409. 1847.
  • Tristemon Scheele, Linnaea 21: 586. 1848, nom. illeg. non Raf. (1819).
  • Sphenantha Schrad. (1838).

Homonym

Notes

  • Sphenantha Schrad. (and the species Sphenantha scabra Schrad.) is often regarded as synonymous to Cucurbita, but according to McVaugh & Anderson (1983) is not a representative of the Cucurbitaceae. The position of Sphenantha scandens Steud. is also unclear, however, see Govaerts et al.(2021) & Hassler (2021).

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1010–1011.

Additional references

  • McVaugh, R. & Anderson, W.R. 1983. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  • Schaefer, H. & Renner, S.S. 2010. Cucurbitaceae. In Flowering Plants. Eudicots (pp. 112-174). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. ResearchGate

Vernacular names

български: Тиква
বাংলা: কুমড়া
Deutsch: Kürbisse
Ελληνικά: Κολοκύνθη, κολοκυθιά
English: Squash
suomi: Kurpitsat
Nordfriisk: Kürbisen
français: Courge
magyar: Tök
italiano: Zucca
한국어: 호박속
latviešu: Ķirbji
Nederlands: Pompoen
norsk: Gresskar
polski: Dynia
português: Abóbora
русский: Тыква
svenska: Pumpasläktet
Türkçe: Kabak
vèneto: Sucara
中文: 南瓜属
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