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Butternut Pumpkin
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Gourd family: sopropo & pumpkin

Butternut Pumpkin

Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poir.

Names

EnglishButternut Pumpkin
DutchMuskaatpompoen
SpanishAnco
Chinese中国南瓜
Sranan Tongopampun
Scientific nameCucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poir.

About this species

Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in the tropical Americas which is cultivated for edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. It includes cultivars known in English as squash or pumpkin. Cultivars of C. moschata are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than squash of other domesticated species. C. moschata also exhibit a greater resistance to certain disease and insects, notably including to the squash vine borer. Commercially-made pumpkin pie mix is most often made from varieties of C. moschata.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucurbita

In Suriname

9Records in Suriname
1900First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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