Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cucurbita melopepo L. [Cucurbitaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Cucurbita melopepo var. fraterna (L.H.Bailey) G.L.Nesom

Cucurbita melopepo subsp. melopepo

Cucurbita melopepo var. ozarkana (Deck.-Walt.) G.L.Nesom

Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana (Scheele) G.L.Nesom

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
vegetable marrow	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
‫يقطين‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Tod. Index Seminum (PAL, Panormitani) 1857: 41 (1858).
Cucurbita pepo convar. melopepo (L.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 220 (1866).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cucurbita melopepo L.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Cucurbita pepo L. var. melpepo	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

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