Cucurbita

Plants

27 species in the Library

About

Cucurbita is a genus, native to the Andes and Mesoamerica, of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Five edible species are grown and consumed for their flesh and seeds. They are variously known as squash, pumpkin, or gourd, depending on species, variety, and local parlance. Other kinds of gourd, also called bottle gourds, are native to Africa and belong to the genus Lagenaria, which is in the same family and subfamily as Cucurbita, but in a different tribe; their young fruits are eaten much like those of the Cucurbita species.

Summary from Wikipedia

Squash

Blue Hubbard

Cucurbita maxima

Squash

Butternut

Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita andreana

Cucurbita argyrosperma

Cucurbita camolenga

Cucurbita cerifera

Cucurbita cordata

Cucurbita cylindrata

Cucurbita digitata

Cucurbita ecuadorensis

Cucurbita ficifolia

Cucurbita foetidissima

Cucurbita galeottii

Cucurbita hybr

Cucurbita lundelliana

Cucurbita medullaris

Cucurbita melanaeformis

Cucurbita melopepo

Cucurbita okeechobeensis