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Cucurbita maxima (winter squash)

Synonyms: Cucurbita maxima var. maxima; Cucurbita maxima var. triloba; Cucurbita maxima var. turbaniformis; Cucurbita maxima var. turgida; Cucurbita maxima var. zipinka

Wikipedia Abstract

Cucurbita maxima, one of at least five species of cultivated squash, is one of the most diverse domesticated species. This species originated in South America from the wild Cucurbita andreana over 4000 years ago. The two species hybridize quite readily but have noticeably different calcium levels.
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Infraspecies

Cucurbita maxima andreana
Cucurbita maxima maxima (pumpkin)
Cucurbita maxima unranked

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Hazards [1]  The sprouting seed produces a toxic substance in its embryo;
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Annual
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [1]  Vine
Usage [1]  The seed contains 34 - 54% of a semi-drying oil; Used for lighting; A nourishing face-mask can be made from the fruit that is effective for dry skins;
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Width [1]  16.4 feet (5 m)
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Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Golovinomyces orontii[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 4Norrbom, A.L. 2004. Fruit fly (Tephritidae) host plant database. Version Nov, 2004.
♦ 5Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 7Sighting frequency and food habits of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, in northern Tanzania, J. Kabigumila, Afr. J. Ecol., 39, 276-285 (2001)
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