bio.wikisort.org - PlantCucurbita ficifolia is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens.[2] It has many common names in English such as the fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash and cidra. Although it is closely related to other squashes in its genus, such as the pumpkin, it shows considerable biochemical difference from them and does not hybridize readily with them.
Species of plant
"Cidra" redirects here. Not to be confused with Cidra, Puerto Rico or cider.
Cucurbita ficifolia |
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Scientific classification  |
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Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Rosids |
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Cucurbitales |
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Cucurbitaceae |
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Cucurbita |
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C. ficifolia |
Binomial name |
Cucurbita ficifolia
Bouché |
Synonyms[1] |
- Cucurbita melanosperma A.Braun ex Gasp.
- Cucurbita mexicana Dammann
- Pepo ficifolia (Bouché) Britton
- Pepo malabaricus Sageret
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Common names in English
Description
Like most members of the genus Cucurbita, C. ficifolia is a climbing vine that is an annual in temperate climates and a perennial in tropical zones. Unlike some other Cucurbita species, it does not have swollen storage roots.[7] The plant stem can grow five to fifteen meters and produces tendrils that help it climb adjacent plants and structures. It may root from the leaf axils,[8] unlike most other curcubits. The vine can become semiwoody if left to grow perennially, although most commercial plants are annual. Its leaves resemble fig leaves, hence its most common name in English – fig-leaf gourd – and its Latin species name (C. ficifolia which means fig leaf). The fruit is oval, resembling a watermelon, with wide black seeds. In stark contrast to other Cucurbita, its fruit is highly uniform in size, shape, and color.[9]
The plant is monoecious with imperfect flowers (meaning its flowers are either male or female but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by insects, especially bees. The color of the flowers is yellow to orange.
The fruit is oblong with a diameter of eight inches or 20 centimeters, weighs eleven to 13 pounds (5 to 6 kilograms), and can produce up to 500 seeds. Its skin can vary from light or dark green to cream. One plant can produce over 50 fruit. The fruit can last without decomposing for several years if kept dry after harvest.
Origin and distribution
It is native to the Americas, although the exact center of domestication is unclear.
Linguistic evidence suggests Mexico, because of the wide use of names based on the Nahuatl name "chilacayohtli" as far south as Argentina. However, archaeological evidence suggests Peru because the earliest remains have been found there. Biosystematics has been unable to confirm either hypothesis.[10]
Archeological records show that it was the most widespread variety of Cucurbita in the Americas, cultivated from northern Chile and Argentina Northwest to Mexico.[11] Now it is grown as far north as southern California. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Europeans introduced it to the Mediterranean regions of Europe (specifically France and Portugal) as well as India. From there it has spread to many other parts of the world and picked up more names.
Cultivation
The fig-leaved gourd grows in temperate highlands at elevations up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[12] It is often used as a grafting rootstock for other less resistant cucurbits. C. ficifolia can be propagated through planting seeds and by layering. Tendrils can grow into roots if anchored into the soil, and can propagate new plants once cut, which can be moved to new sites.[citation needed] Because it is not very resistant to frost, it is often planted after this risk has passed. Established plants, however can withstand short overnight frosts.
Uses
The flowers, leaves and tender shoots are used in Mexico and other countries as greens. The most nutritional part of Cucurbita ficifolia is its fat- and protein-rich seeds, which can vary in color from white to black. They are used in Mexico to make palanquetas, a sweet similar to peanut brittle.
The fruit has several uses as food. The immature fruit is eaten cooked, while the mature fruit is sweet and used to make confectionery and beverages, sometimes alcoholic. The fruit is low in beta-carotene, as can be seen from its white flesh, and is relatively low in vitamins and minerals, and moderately high in carbohydrates.[citation needed]
In Spain this squash is used to make a jam known as "cabello de ángel" (angel's hair), "cabell d'àngel" in Catalan, that is used to fill pies, sweets and confectionery. In Portugal, where the fruit is known as "chila" or "gila", it is still used extensively in the production of traditional Portuguese sweets and confectionery; it was also used as a crop for non-human consumption in order to feed pigs.
In Chile jam is often made out of the fruit. In Costa Rica, it is traditional to make empanadas stuffed with sugared filling at Easter time.
In Asia, the pulp strands are used to make soup, quite similar to shark fin soup, hence the name "shark's fin melon". The cultivation and this usage feature briefly in the film Grow Your Own. Across Asia, eating this squash is also said to help people with diabetes. Several scientific studies have confirmed its hypoglycemic effect.[13] It is used effectively to treat diabetes due to its high D-Chiro-Inositol content.[14]
The vine and fruit are used for fodder.
References
- "A Working List of All Plant Species". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- "Cucurbita ficifolia - Bouché". Plants for a Future. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- "Cucurbita ficifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cucurbita ficifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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- Saade, R. Lira; Hernández, S. Montes. "Cucurbits". Purdue Horticulture. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- Grubben, G.J.H. (2004). "Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché". In Grubben, G.J.H.; Denton, O.A. (eds.). PROTA 2: Vegetables/Légumes. Wageningen, Netherlands: PROTA. Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- Nee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)". Economic Botany. New York: New York Botanical Gardens Press. 44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of New World Domesticated Plants): 56–68. doi:10.1007/BF02860475. JSTOR 4255271. S2CID 40493539.
- Neglected crops: 1492 from a different perspective (ch 10)
- Bisognin, Dilson Antônio (2002). "Origin and evolution of cultivated cucurbits". Ciência Rural. 32 (4): 715–723. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.562.2280. doi:10.1590/S0103-84782002000400028.
- Ng, Timothy J. (1993). "New Opportunities in the Cucurbitaceae: New World Cucurbits". Purdue University. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- Acosta-Patiño, J.L.; Jiménez-Balderas, E.; Juárez-Oropeza, M.A.; Dı́Az-Zagoya, J.C. (2001). "Hypoglycemic action of Cucurbita ficifolia on Type 2 diabetic patients with moderately high blood glucose levels". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 77 (1): 99–101. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00272-0. PMID 11483384.
- Xia, T; Wang, Q (2006). "D-chiro-inositol found in Cucurbita ficifolia (Cucurbitaceae) fruit extracts plays the hypoglycaemic role in streptozocin-diabetic rats". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 58 (11): 1527–32. doi:10.1211/jpp.58.10.0014. PMID 17132216. S2CID 25816373.
External links
- Acosta-Patiño, J.L.; Jiménez-Balderas, E.; Juárez-Oropeza, M.A.; Dı́Az-Zagoya, J.C. (2001). "Hypoglycemic action of Cucurbita ficifolia on Type 2 diabetic patients with moderately high blood glucose levels". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 77 (1): 99–101. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00272-0. PMID 11483384.
Cucurbita |
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List of gourds and squashes |
Species |
- C. andreana
- C. argyrosperma
- C. californica
- C. cordata
- C. cylindrata
- C. digitata
- C. ecuadorensis
- C. ficifolia
- C. foetidissima
- C. fraterna
- C. galeottii
- C. gracilior
- C. kellyana
- C. lundelliana
- C. martinezii
- C. maxima
- C. moorei
- C. moschata
- C. okeechobeensis
- C. palmata
- C. palmeri
- C. pedatifolia
- C. pepo
- C. radicans
- C. scabridifolia
- C. sororia
- C. texana
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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 |
- Buffalo gourd oil
- Pumpkin seed oil
- Squash blossoms
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Dishes | |
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Activities |
- Pumpkin carving
- Pumpkin chucking
- Pumpkin queen
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Category: Cucurbita |
На других языках
- [en] Cucurbita ficifolia
[es] Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbita ficifolia, popularmente conocida como chilacayote (en México y Guatemala), chiverre (en Costa Rica), "alcayota" (Chile) o cidra (en España) es una especie trepadora de fruto comestible de la familia de las cucurbitáceas. Es la especie más importante de calabazas en las regiones de grandes altitudes del Neotrópico, incluyendo los siete países de Sudamérica en los que se despliegan los Andes. Además de su extensiva área de cultivo tradicional, esta especie se ha dispersado en las últimas pocas centurias a lo largo de todas las regiones tropicales de grandes altitudes del mundo. Su popularidad parece deberse a la facilidad de su cultivo en regiones frescas bajo condiciones extremas de sequía o de humedad. A bajas alturas se la puede cultivar como pie de injerto de otras enredaderas cucurbitáceas como melones y pepinos. Los frutos poseen similares cualidades nutricionales o sabor que las demás especies cultivadas de Cucurbita, pero poseen una longevidad muy larga debida a las propiedades de su cáscara.
[ru] Тыква фиголистная
Ты́ква фиголи́стная (лат. Cucurbita ficifolia) — травянистая лиана рода Тыква семейства Тыквенные (Cucurbitaceae), культивируемая ради съедобных плодов, семян и молодых побегов.
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