*Cucurbita pepo Linnaeus. Common name: Pumpkin, Zucchini, Ornamental Gourd, Vegetable Marrow. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, F, K4, Mi, NE, Pa, POWO, RAB, WV, Nesom (2011b); = n/a — C; = Pepo pepo (L.) Britton ex Small — S; > Cucurbita pepo L. ssp. pepo — Can, FNA6, Meso4.1, NSProv, NY; > Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa — NS; > Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo — Il, NS. Basionym: Cucurbita pepo L. 1753
Links to other floras: > Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo - FNA6
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