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Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (Cucurbita pepo Cocozelle, Ornamental Gourd, Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, and Zucchini Groups)



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
314934
Comment:
[or C. pepo Cocozelle, Ornamental Gourd, Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, and Zucchini Groups]
Verified:
05/16/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al. (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. gumala Teppner (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ovifera (L.) Harz (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ozarkana D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. texana (Scheele) Filov (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita pepo L. var. citrulina Filov, nom. nud.
Cucurbita pepo L. var. giraumontia Filov, nom. nud.
Cucurbita pepo L. var. styriaca Greb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Bates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
  2. Bisset, N. G., ed. 1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Note: = Cucurbita pepo convar. citrullina var. styriaca
  3. Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
  4. Fursa, T. B. & A. I. Filov. 1982. Cucurbitaceae (Citrullus, Cucurbita). Kul't. Flora SSSR 21:181.
  5. Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:875-891.
  6. Hannan, G. L. 1988. Evaluation of relationships within Eriodictyon (Hydrophyllaceae) using trichome characteristics. Amer. J. Bot. 75:520.
  7. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  8. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  9. Murkovic, M. et al. 1999. Distribution of fatty acids and vitamin E content in pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) in breeding lines. Acta Hort. 492:47-56.
  10. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:1-33. Note: as a distinct cultivated subspecies selected from Mexican populations
  11. Paris, H. S. 1986. A proposed subspecific classification for Cucurbita pepo. Phytologia 61:134.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Sanjur, O. I. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among domesticated and wild species of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from a mitochondrial gene: Implications for crop plant evolution and areas of origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:535-540.
  14. Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Common names
English
cocozelle –
courgette –
marrow –
ornamental gourd –
pumpkin –
spaghetti squash –
vegetable marrow –
zucchini –
German
Patisson –
Zucchini –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfruits grown for ornamentDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodfruitfruits used like a vegetableDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodfruitfruits used like a vegetableBates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
Human foodoil/fat Murkovic, M. et al. 1999. Distribution of fatty acids and vitamin E content in pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) in breeding lines. Acta Hort. 492:47-56.
Human foodseeds Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodseeds Bates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
Medicinesfolklore Bisset, N. G., ed. 1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Note: = Cucurbita pepo convar. citrullina var. styriaca
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=314934. Accessed 25 April 2025.