bio.wikisort.org - PlantCucurbita ecuadorensis is a species of squash, discovered in 1965 growing wild in Ecuador.[3] Like most wild gourds and squashes, it is creeping vine and is often found climbing over other vegetation.[1] It has been found only in the western provinces of Guayas and Manabí.[4] There is evidence that it was domesticated in Ecuador around 10,000 years ago, likely for its seeds, but no direct records exist and it is no longer cultivated.[5] It is resistant to many diseases of cultivated Cucurbita species,[6] and has been used to breed resistance to several diseases into common squashes.[7] For example, researchers at Cornell University used Cucurbita ecuadorensis to breed resistance to papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and powdery mildew, into common Cucurbita maxima cultivars.[7] Cucurbita ecuadorensis is listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable,[1] and is found protected in the Machalilla National Park.[1]
Species of flowering plant
Cucurbita ecuadorensis |
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Mature fruit and cut showing pulp and seeds. |
Conservation status |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) |
Scientific classification  |
Kingdom: |
Plantae |
Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
Clade: |
Angiosperms |
Clade: |
Eudicots |
Clade: |
Rosids |
Order: |
Cucurbitales |
Family: |
Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: |
Cucurbita |
Species: |
C. ecuadorensis |
Binomial name |
Cucurbita ecuadorensis
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References
- "Cucurbita ecuadorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Cutler, Hugh C.; Whitaker, Thomas W. (1968). "A New Species of Cucurbita From Ecuador". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 55 (3): 392–396. doi:10.2307/2395132. JSTOR 2395132.
- Cutler, Hugh C.; Whitaker, Thomas W. (1968). "A New Species of Cucurbita from Ecuador". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 55 (3): 392. doi:10.2307/2395132. JSTOR 2395132.
- "Cucurbita ecuadorensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Hancock, James (2012). Plant evolution and the origin of crop species. Oxfordshire: CAB International. p. 237. ISBN 9780851998749.
- R. Dumas de Vaulx and M. Pitrat. "Realization of the Interspecific Hybridization (F1 and BC1) Between Cucurbita pepo and C. ecuadorensis". North Carolina State University. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Cole, Chittaranjan (2012). Genetics Genomics and Breeding of Cucurbits. Clemson, South Carolina, USA: Science Publishers. p. 40. ISBN 9781578087662.
External links
Cucurbita |
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List of gourds and squashes |
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Cultivars | Summer squashes |
- Aehobak
- Crookneck squash
- Gem squash
- Kamokamo
- Pattypan squash
- Straightneck squash
- Tromboncino
- Zucchini
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Winter squashes and pumpkins |
- Acorn squash
- Big Max
- Butternut squash
- Calabaza
- Connecticut field pumpkin
- Cushaw squash
- Delicata squash
- Giant pumpkin
- Honeynut squash
- Kabocha
- Marrow
- Red kuri squash
- Spaghetti squash
- Turban squash
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Related topics | Raw materials | |
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Dishes | |
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Activities |
- Pumpkin carving
- Pumpkin chucking
- Pumpkin queen
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Category: Cucurbita |
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