Cucurbita moorei
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Cucurbita moorei | |
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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[edit]
- ^ a b 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]". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
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