*Cucurbita pepo Linnaeus. Pumpkin, Zucchini, Ornamental Gourd, Vegetable Marrow. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. Dist: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy: = Bah, F, K4, Mi, NE, Pa, RAB, WV, Nesom (2011b); = n/a – C; = Pepo pepo (L.) Britton ex Small – S; > Cucurbita pepo L. ssp. pepo – FNA6, Meso4.1, NY; > Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo – Il, K1, K2
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