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Latest species added:
- Cucumis sativus L.
- Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché
- Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir.
Cucurbita ficifolia
Bouché
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order Violales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Cucurbita
Cucurbita ficifolia
English Common Name: Fig-leaf Gourd
Spanish Common Name: zambo
Taxonomic Comments: Plants identified as C. pepo, collected by Stewart in 1906, were this species according to Jørgensen & León-Yanez (1999).
Name Status: Accepted name; taxon occurs in Galapagos.
Origin
- In
Introduced - Na
Native
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Ac
Accidental -
Cu
CultivatedTaxon introduced for agricultural or domestic use; not naturalized.
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Er
Eradicated -
Es
Escaped -
Ic
Intercepted -
AcQ
Questionable Accidental -
NaQ
Questionable Native
Distribution
Regions: Isabela, Santa Cruz.
Please be aware that this distribution map is automatically generated from database records (CDF and external specimens, literature records, and observations) and may not accurately reflect the currently-known distribution for all species.
Literature
- Jrgensen, P.M., Lern-Ynez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
- Jørgensen, P.M., León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
- Tropicos.org. (2009) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org.
- Wiggins, I.L., Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 998 pp.