Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbita moschata (Hindi: कददू) is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America.[1] It includes varieties of squash and pumpkin. C. moschata varieties are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. Varieties include:
- Butternut squash
- Dickinson field pumpkin - used for commercially canned pumpkin
- Kentucky field pumpkin
- Long Island cheese pumpkin - exterior resembles a wheel of cheese in shape, color, and texture
- Calabaza pumpkin - a commonly grown squash in Cuba and Puerto Rico
- Seminole pumpkin - a squash cultivated by the Seminole Indians of Florida
- Neck pumpkin - the ancestor of butternut squash and ideal for pumpkin pie. Most popular in the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States, particularly in areas with an Amish influence.[2]
- Long of Naples squash
References
- ^ Yiu H. Hui (2006). "Pumpkins and Squashes". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. 1. CRC Press. p. 20-10. http://books.google.com/books?id=43sA1NhzCWsC&pg=SA20-PA10&lpg=SA20-PA10&source=bl&ots=BKSDfa4LiC&sig=eRkvqgr6J4F82hYCCVpWj5zDG4o&hl=en&ei=vkgRTfe1O4P6sAPMt6CYCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&f=false. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010.
- ^ Elisa Ludwig (19 Nov 2009). "Pumpkin can be so much more than Pie". The Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/20091119_Pumpkin_can_be_so_much_more_than_pie.html. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010.
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