Talk:Calabaza

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So is this really just a pumpkin, or is it classified differently? If it's a pumpkin, is there any merit to keeping this as a separate article? Or should there just be a note added to the main pumpkin article that this particular kind of squash is more common in other countries? Any taxonomists out there have any suggestions? --greenmoss 05:47, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

It's the same species and variety as summer squash, which we generally call zucchini in the States, and I suppose marrow in England. It doesn't resemble pumpkin, which is what we call a winter squash, like butternut or acorn squash or crookneck pumpkin. It's quite valid to have its own listing, since it is eaten exclusively in Mexico and Central America and it is very common and important there. We don't see it in the US. What would make this article better would be the usual taxonomy box to indicate its taxonomic hierarchy, so that people can place it with other Cucurbitaceae, and links established to other Cucurbita varieties, and a mention of this important vegetable's connection to other similar vegetables. NaySay 17:01, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel words

From there, it probably spread to other regions via Spanish colonial influence. This needs to be reworded a bit to remove uncertainty. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Getonyourfeet (talk • contribs) 09:19, 31 March 2007 (UTC).