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Taxon:  Cucurbita fraterna L. H. Bailey



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
312887
Place of publication:
Gentes Herbarum 6:288. 1943
Comment:
a probable wild progenitor to Cucurbita pepo L.
Verified:
06/29/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Andres, T. C. 1987. Cucurbita fraterna, the closest wild relative and progenitor of C. pepo. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 10:69-71. Note: = C. pepo subsp. fraterna ined.
  2. Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11. Note: may be var. of C. pepo subsp. pepo
  3. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1990. Genealogy and gene flow among annual domesticated species of Cucurbita. Canad. J. Bot. 68:783. Note: lists as C. pepo subsp. pepo var. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Decker
  4. Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:1-281. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  5. Nee, M. 1990. The domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 44(3 suppl.):58-59.
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312887. Accessed 26 April 2025.