Cucurbita moorei
| Cucurbita moorei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucurbita |
| Species: | C. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucurbita moorei L.H.Bailey | |
Cucurbita moorei is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita.[1] It is native to the vicinity of Ixmiquilpan, Mexico. It has dark green leaves with white markings and orange flowers.[2]
The species was formally described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1948, in Gentes Herbarum.[1]
References
- 1 2 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. JSTOR 4255271.
- ↑ "Isotype of Cucurbita moorei L.H.Bailey [family CUCURBITACEAE]". 32. JSTOR Global Plants: 1069–1070. JSTOR 1115206.
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