Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ovifera (L.) Harz (Cucurbita pepo Acorn, Crookneck, Ornamental Gourd, Scallop, and Straightneck Groups)



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
12607
Place of publication:
Landw. Samenk. 2:819.  1885 (L. H. Bailey, Stand. cycl. hort. 1:910.  1930)
Comment:
  • [or Cucurbita pepo Acorn, Crookneck, Ornamental Gourd, Scallop, and Straightneck Groups]
  • probably not the oldest varietal name
  • Alefeld (Landw. Fl. 222. 1866) published this as a "var.-gr.", which is not the rank of variety
Verified:
05/15/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. (313 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al. (5 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. gumala Teppner (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ozarkana D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. texana (Scheele) Filov (26 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (10 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucurbita ovifera L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita melopepo L.
Cucurbita pepo L. var. melopepo (L.) Harz
Cucurbita pepo L. var. patisson Filov, nom. nud.

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Reference(s)
  1. Andres, T. C. & H. B. Tukey, Jr. 1995. Complexities in the infraspecific nomenclature of the Cucurbita pepo complex. Acta Hort. 413:76.
  2. Bailey, L. H. 1929. The domesticated Cucurbitas; first paper. Gentes Herbarum 2:95.
  3. Decker, D. S. & H. D. Wilson. 1986. Numerical analysis of seed morphology in Cucurbita pepo. Syst. Bot. 11:596. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
  5. Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:857-891. Note: = Cucurbita pepo subsp. texana
  6. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  7. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  8. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  9. Nee, M. 1990. The domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 44(3 suppl.):61.
  10. Paris, H. S. 1986. A proposed subspecific classification for Cucurbita pepo. Phytologia 61:135.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English acorn squash 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
English fordhook squash 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
English ornamental gourd 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
English pattypan squash 1 Paris, H. S. 1986. A proposed subspecific classification for Cucurbita pepo. Phytologia 61:135.
English scallop squash 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
English straightneck squash 1 Decker, D. S. & H. D. Wilson. 1986. Numerical analysis of seed morphology in Cucurbita pepo. Syst. Bot. 11:596. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
English summer crookneck squash 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
English table queen squash 1 Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
Japanese Rōmaji kazari-kabocha 2 Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfruits grown for ornamentDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
Human foodfruitfruits used like a vegetableDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12607. Accessed 3 May 2024.