Cucurbita

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Cucurbita L.
Engl.: gourd, pumpkin, squash.
Deu.: Kürbis.
Sven.: pumpa.
Suom.: kurpitsa.

Cucurbita anguria Duchesne, Cucurbitaceae: See Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai.

Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber.
Engl.: mixta squash, cushaw.
Span.: ayote.
Bot. syn.: Cucurbita mixta Pang.

Cucurbita citrullus L., Cucurbitaceae: See Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai.

Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche.
Engl.: figleaf gourd, black-seed squash, calabaza, Malabar gourd.
Deu.: Feigenblattkürbis.
Span.: chilacayote.
Bot. syn.: Cucurbita melanosperma Gasp.

Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth.
Engl.: buffalo gourd, Missouri gourd, mock orange, prairie gourd.
Span.: calabazilla, chilicote.
Bot. syn.: Cucurbita perennis (E. James) Gray, Pepo foetidissima (Kunth.) Britt.

Cucurbita hispida Thunb., Cucurbitaceae: See Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne.
Engl.: winter squash, Atlantic giant pumpkin, banana squash, buttercup squash, giant pumpkin, Hubbard squash, turban squash.
Deu.: Riesenkürbis.
Sven.: jättepumpa, vintersquash.
Suom.: jättikurpitsa.

Cucurbita melanosperma Gasp., Cucurbitaceae: See Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché.

Cucurbita melopepo L., Cucurbitaceae: See Cucurbita pepo L. ssp. ovifera (L.) Decker.

Cucurbita mixta Pang., Cucurbitaceae: See Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber.

Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.
Engl.: butternut squash, crookneck squash, cheese pumpkin, golden cushaw, neck pumpkin, pumpkin, squash, Tahitian melon squash, winter crookneck squash.
Deu.: Moschuskürbis.
Bot. syn.: Cucurbita pepo var. moschata Duchesne, Pepo moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Britt.

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Cucurbita pepo L.
Engl.: field pumpkin, pumpkin, acorn squash, delicata squash, Jack o'lanterns, marrow, naked-seeded pumpkin, spaghetti squash, squash, summer squash.
Deu.: Kürbis.
Sven.: pumpa, sommarsquash, spagettipumpa, vintersquash.
Suom.: kurpitsa, kesäkurpitsa, koristekurpitsa, spagettikurpitsa, zucchini.
Bot. syn.: Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort, Pepo pepo (L.) Britt ex Small.

Cucurbita pepo ssp. ovifera (L.) Decker.
Engl.: acorn squash, fordhook squash, ornamental gourd, pattypan squash, scallop squash, straightneck squash.
Bot. syn.: Cucurbita melopepo L., Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Harz.

Cucurbita perennis (E. James) Gray, Cucurbitaceae: See Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth.