Cucurbita okeechobeensis
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C. okeechobeensis subsp. okeechobeensis | |
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C. okeechobeensis
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Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L.H.Bailey 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]
- Cucurbita okeechobeensis subsp. martinezii — Martinez gourd,[3] - State of Veracruz in Mexico
- Cucurbita okeechobeensis subsp. okeechobeensis — Okeechobee gourd - State of Florida in United States
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L.H.Bailey
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- ↑ Florida Plant Atlas . accessed 7.7.2012
- ↑ Pepo okeechobeensis - Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 31: 12. 1930.
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External links
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Encyclopedia of Life | 584407 |
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Okeechobee gourd)
- University of Southern Florida Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants — species account and distribution
- Center for Plant Conservation
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