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Cucurbita

C. digitata - fingerleaf gourd
C. ficifolia - figleaf gourd
C. foetidissima - wild gourd, wild pumpkin
C. maxima - winter squash, pumpkin
C. mixta - pumpkin
C. moschata - crookneck squash
C. okeechobeensis
C. palmata
C. pepo - vegetable marrow, field pumpkin

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ITIS 22365 2002-11-06

Cucurbita is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It includes the squashes, pumpkins and marrows, but also includes some species grown only as gourds.



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