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Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al.



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
448521
Place of publication:
Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:77. 1995
Verified:
06/13/2005 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. 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. subsp. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucurbita fraterna L. H. Bailey

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita pepo L. var. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Filov

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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. 10:71. Note: not validly published yet until 1995
  2. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 1993. Isozymic characterization of wild populations of Cucurbita peop. J. Ethnobiol. 13:55-72. Note: not validly published yet until 1995
  3. Decker-Walters, D. S. et al. 2002. Diversity in free-living populations of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) as assessed by random amplified polymorphic DNA. Syst. Bot. 27:19-28. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Khoury, C. K. et al. 2019. Distributions, conservation status, and abiotic stress tolerance potential of wild cucurbits (Cucurbita L.). Plants, People, Planet Pages 1-15. DOI: DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10085.
  7. Lira, R. et al. 2009. The effects of climate change on the geographical distribution of Mexican wild relatives of domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:691-703. Note: lists as Cucurbita pepo subsp. fraterna Andres
  8. 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)
  9. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:1-33. Note: = Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana var. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) G. L. Nesom
  10. Paris, H. S. et al. 2003. Assessment of genetic relationships in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) using DNA markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 106:971-978.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. 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.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León, Tamaulipas]
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=448521. Accessed 25 April 2025.