Cucurbita okeechobeensis

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Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Cucurbita okeechob okeechob.jpg
C. okeechobeensis subsp. okeechobeensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Cucurbitales
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Genus:
Cucurbita
Species:
C. okeechobeensis
Binomial name
Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Pepo okeechobeensis Small 1930

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Cucurbita okeechobeensis, the Okeechobee gourd, is a species of gourd in the Cucurbitaceae family, native to Mexico and the United States. There are two subspecies; one is endemic to Florida, primarily in the region around Lake Okeechobee, the other to the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico.[2][3] Once abundant,[2] it has state and federal listing as an endangered species.[4]

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the species and subspecies is uncertain. It was formerly classified as Pepo okeechobeensis.[5]

Some authorities divide it into two subspecies:[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L.H.Bailey
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  4. ↑ Florida Plant Atlas . accessed 7.7.2012
  5. ↑ Pepo okeechobeensis - Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 31: 12. 1930.
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External links

External identifiers for Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Encyclopedia of Life 584407



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