Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Cucurbitales
Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamilia: Cucurbitoideae
Tribus: Cucurbiteae
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: Cucurbita moschata
Name
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, Essai sur l'Histoire Naturelle des Courges 7. 1786.
Synonyms
* Cucurbita hippopera Ser. , Fl. Jard. et Cult. vol. 2, 531. 1847.
* Cucurbita macrocarpa Gaspar. , Osserv. Zucche in Acta. Acad. Napoli vol. 6, 447. 1847.
* Cucurbita melopepo Lour. , Fl. Cochinch., 593. 1790., non L.
* Cucurbita pepo moschata Duch. ex Lam. , Encycl. vol. 2, 152, sine dign. defin. 1786.
* Cucurbita pepo var. meloniformis (Carriere) Makino in Bot. Mag. Tokyo vol. 22, 170. 1908.
* Cucurbita pepo var. toonas Makino in Bot. Mag. Tokyo vol. 22, 170. 1908.
* Cucurbita spathularis Schrad. in Linnaea vol. 12, 406. 1838.
* Gymnopetalum calyculatum Miq. , Fl. Ind. Bat., Suppl. vol. 1, 632. 1861.
* Pepo eximius Sag. in Ann. Sci. Nat., 1 sér., vol. 8, 312. 1826.
* Pepo indicus Burm. , Index Univers. Herb. Amboin. vol. 5, 2 verso. 1755., nom. rej. prop.
* Pepo moschatus (Duch. ex Lam.) Sag. in Ann. Sci. Nat., 1 sér., vol. 8, 312. 1826.
References
* IPK Gatersleben. Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops. 10 Febr. 2009 [1].
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. [2] (10 February 2009)
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Moschuskürbis
English: Butternut squash
Español: Anco, Anquito, Auyama, Calabaza, Calabaza moscada, Tamalayote o Zapallito coreano
Français: Courge musquée
עברית: דלורית
Nederlands: Muskuspompoen
Polski: Dynia piżmowa
Svenska: Myskpumpa
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Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America.[1] It includes varieties of squash and pumpkin. C. moschata varieties are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. Varieties include:
* Butternut squash
* Dickinson field pumpkin - used for commercially canned pumpkin
* Kentucky field pumpkin
* Long Island cheese pumpkin - exterior resembles a wheel of cheese in shape, color, and texture
* Calabaza pumpkin - a commonly grown squash in Cuba and Puerto Rico
* Seminole pumpkin - a squash cultivated by the Seminole Indians of Florida
* Neck pumpkin - the ancestor of butternut squash and ideal for pumpkin pie. Most popular in the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States, particularly in areas with an Amish influence.[2]
* Long of Naples squash
References
1. ^ Yiu H. Hui (2006). "Pumpkins and Squashes". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. 1. CRC Press. p. 20-10.
2. ^ Elisa Ludwig (19 Nov 2009). "Pumpkin can be so much more than Pie". The Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/20091119_Pumpkin_can_be_so_much_more_than_pie.html. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010.
