Cucurbita pepo
| Cucurbita pepo | |
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| Zucchini fruit and spent flower on plant | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucurbita |
| Species: | C. pepo |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucurbita pepo L. |
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| Subspecies[1] | |
The species Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the species Cucurbita pepo ssp. fraterna and another Cucurbita species.[2] It includes varieties of squash, gourd, and pumpkin. It is approved for treatment of prostate disorders in Germany.[3]
The Zuni people have several uses for this plant. It is an ingredient in "schumaakwe cakes" and is used externally for rheumatism and swelling. A poultice of seeds and blossoms is applied to cactus scratches.[4] Fresh squash is cut into spiral strips, folded into hanks and hung up to dry for winter use. The blossoms are cooked in grease and used as a delicacy in combination with other foods. Fresh squash, either whole or in pieces, is roasted in ashes and used for food. The gourds made into cups, ladles and dippers and put to various uses.[5] The gourds are also worn in phallic dances symbolizing fructification or made into ceremonial rattles. Gourds are also made into receptacles for storing precious articles.[6]
- Acorn squash
- Delicata squash
- Dodi marrow, grown in South Asia[7]
- Gem squash
- Heart of gold squash
- Kamo Kamo, also called Kumi kumi, an heirloom summer and winter squash grown by the Māori people of New Zealand.[8]
- Pattypan squash
- Some types of pumpkin
- Spaghetti squash
- Sweet dumpling squash
- Yellow crookneck squash
- Yellow summer squash
- Zucchini
Gallery [edit]
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'Delicata' squash
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Pattypan squash
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Spaghetti squash
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var. styriaca
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Center for Biotechnology Information. "Genetic research to ancestor Cucurbita pepo". United States National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ Vahlensieck Jr, W.; Fabricius, P. G.; Hell, U. (1996). "Drug therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia". Fortschritte der Medizin 114 (31): 407–411. PMID 9036092.
- ^ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p.45-46)
- ^ Stevenson p.67
- ^ Stevenson p.88
- ^ Spreading the word on vegetables, Coventry Telegraph, Mar 10 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Heirloom Summer Squash at the Kerr Center". The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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