Cucurbita radicans
"Calabaza de Coyote" redirects here. For another plant with this common Spanish name, see Cucurbita foetidissima.
| Calabacilla, Calabaza de Coyote | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucurbita |
| Species: | C. radicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucurbita radicans Naudin [1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cucurbita gracilior L.H.Bailey | |
Cucurbita radicans, commonly known in Mexico as Calabacilla[2] (little pumpkin/gourd) or Calabaza de Coyote[2] (coyote gourd), is a species of gourd found growing wild, but also cultivated, in southern Mexico (specifically in the Federal Districts of Jalisco, Mexico and Michoacán[2]). The type specimen was collected growing in rocks below a mountain near Guadalupe in the vicinity of Mexico City (the exact location is unclear); other specimens were also ubiquitous in the area; in corn fields and gardens, either being cultivated, or as invaders.[1] It is a close relative of Cucurbita pedatifolia.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cucurbita radicans was originally described and published in Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 5, 6: 8–10. 1866. "Name - Cucurbita radicans Naudin". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
Type-Protologue: Locality: Habitat in rupestribus montosis prope Guadalupe necnon circa urbem Mexico passin. Fructum maturem recepimus, cujus semina tardius sata in Horto pariensi plantas permultus genuerunt, hucusque nondum floriferas
Type Specimens: HT: E. Bourgeau 788; 28 Aug 1865; Mexico: México: sous les rochers d'une montagne près Guadalupe, Valle de Mexico ... - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GRIN (June 12, 2009). "Cucurbita radicans information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ Andres, Thomas C. (1987). "Hybridization of Cucurbita foetidissima with C. pedatifolia C. radicans, and C. ficifolia". Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University) 10: 72–73.
External links
| External identifiers for Cucurbita radicans | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 5734238 |
- C radicans inflorescence from the Institute of Biology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
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