Cucurbita pepo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cucurbita pepo | |
---|---|
Assorted cultivars, from top-left, clockwise: pattypan squash, yellow summer squash, a large zucchini (ormarrow), and pumpkins | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Cucurbita |
Species: | C. pepo |
Binomial name | |
Cucurbita pepo L. | |
Subspecies[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
|
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 Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash.[3]
It has been domesticated in the New World for thousands of years.[4] Some authors maintain that C. pepo is derived from C. texana, while others suggest that C. texana is merely feral C. pepo.[5] They have a wide variety of uses, especially as a food source and for medical conditions. C. pepo seems to more closely related to C. fraterna, though disagreements exist about the exact nature of that connection, too.[6]
Contents
[hide]- 1Taxonomy
- 2Description
- 3Cultivars
- 4Uses
- 5Gallery
- 6References
- 7External links
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق