Cucurbita martinezii is a plant species of the genusCucurbita[1][2][3] native toVeracruz, Mexico. Locals use halved fruit shells as shot glasses for alcoholic drinks. It has not beendomesticated. It is generally found in areas with rivers and forests.[3][4]
| Cucurbita martinezii | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Cucurbita |
| Species: | C. martinezii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucurbita martinezii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Some authorities consider it a subspecies ofCucurbita okeechobeensis.[5][6]
When the species wasformally described byLiberty Hyde Bailey in 1943, inGentes Herbarum, Bailey only had one specimen without flowers or roots to work with.[2]
References
edit- ^ab"Cucurbita martinezii".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2013.
- ^abBailey, Liberty Hyde (1943). "Species of Cucurbita".Gentes Herbarum.6. Ithaca, NY:267–322.
- ^abNee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication ofCucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)".Economic Botany.44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of New World Domesticated Plants). New York: New York Botanical Gardens Press:56–68.Bibcode:1990EcBot..44S..56N.doi:10.1007/BF02860475.JSTOR 4255271.S2CID 40493539.
- ^Traynor, Patricia L.; Westwood, James H. (February 1999)."Ecological Effects of Pest Resistant Genes in Managed Ecosystems"(PDF). Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic and State University. p. 81.
- ^Andres, Thomas C.; Nabhan, Gary P. (1988)."Taxonomic Rank and Rarity ofCucurbita okeechobeensis".Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report.11. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University:83–85.
- ^"C. okeechobeensis ssp.okeechobeensis Five-year Review"(PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. September 2009. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2013.
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