Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita moschata
Butternut squash, a variety of Cucurbita moschata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. moschata
Binomial name
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poir.

A Long Island Cheese Pumpkin

Cucurbita moschata (Hindi: कददू) is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America.^[1] It includes varieties of squash and pumpkin. C. moschata varieties are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. Varieties include:

• Butternut squash
• Dickinson field pumpkin - used for commercially canned pumpkin
• Kentucky field pumpkin
• Long Island cheese pumpkin - exterior resembles a wheel of cheese in shape, color, and texture
• Calabaza pumpkin - a commonly grown squash in Cuba and Puerto Rico
• Seminole pumpkin - a squash cultivated by the Seminole Indians of Florida
• Neck pumpkin - the ancestor of butternut squash and ideal for pumpkin pie. Most popular in the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States, particularly in areas with an Amish influence.^[2]
• Long of Naples squash

A 37 lb Long of Naples squash

References

1. ^ Yiu H. Hui (2006). "Pumpkins and Squashes". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. 1. CRC Press. p. 20-10. http://books.google.com/books?id=43sA1NhzCWsC&pg=SA20-PA10&lpg=SA20-PA10&source=bl&ots=BKSDfa4LiC&sig=eRkvqgr6J4F82hYCCVpWj5zDG4o&hl=en&ei=vkgRTfe1O4P6sAPMt6CYCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&f=false. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010. 
2. ^ Elisa Ludwig (19 Nov 2009). "Pumpkin can be so much more than Pie". The Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/20091119_Pumpkin_can_be_so_much_more_than_pie.html. Retrieved 21 Dec 2010. 

External links

• Seminole Pumpkin

This Cucurbitales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Vegetable stubs Cucurbitales stubs Cucurbitaceae Squashes and pumpkins Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую George Strange Boulton Dumaresq River Look at other dictionaries: Cucurbita moschata —   Anquito …   Wikipedia Español Cucurbita moschata — Courge musquée Courge musquée …   Wikipédia en Français Cucurbita moschata — Moschus Kürbis Moschus Kürbis (Cucurbita moschata) Systematik Klasse: Dreifurchenpollen Zweikeimblättrige (Rosopsida) Unterklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia Cucurbita moschata — kvapusis moliūgas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Moliūginių šeimos vaisinis kultūrinis augalas (Cucurbita moschata). atitikmenys: lot. Cucurbita moschata; Cucurbita pepo var. moschata angl. butternut squash; cheese pumpkin; golden cushaw;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas) Cucurbita moschata — crookneck crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English CUCURBITA MOSCHATA (DUCH.) POIR. - ТЫКВА МУСКАТНАЯ — см. 921. Однолетнее растение. С. moschata (Duch.) Poir. Т. мускатная in Dict. Sci. Nat. VIII (1818) 234. Житенева 23, 3 (1929 1930) 158 и др. Пангало (1947). Милованова, Филов (1954) 201. Жуковский (1964) 663. S y n. С. реро var. moschata Duch.;… …   Справочник растений Cucurbita moschata — ID 23592 Symbol Key CUMO Common Name crookneck squash Family Cucurbitaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, GA, NC, PA, PR, SC, VA, VI Growth Habit Vine, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Cucurbita Moschata — Duch. Ahuyama (C); Zapallo (P) . The mature fruits are eaten cooked or dried as a flour. The seeds are eaten raw or roasted. the flowers, leaves, young shoots, and green froots serve as a potherb. The plant was a staple to the Guaymi, who called… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary Cucurbita moschata — noun any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks • Syn: ↑winter crookneck, ↑winter crookneck squash • Hypernyms: ↑winter squash, ↑winter squash plant • Part Meronyms: ↑win …   Useful english dictionary Cucurbita moschata Duchesne — Symbol CUMO Common Name crookneck squash Botanical Family Cucurbitaceae …   Scientific plant list 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”