Details for: PI 584323, Cucurbita pepo L., 'TOM FOX'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cucurbita pepo L.
Cultivar:
'TOM FOX'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
26 Oct 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cucurbita pepo L.
Cultivar:
'TOM FOX'
Origin:
Developed – United States
Received by NPGS:
26 Oct 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
26 October 1994.
United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'TOM FOX'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Similar to Howden but differs in fruit length (26 cm vs. 29 cm). Winter squash. Expired PVP 30 June 2017. Similar to Howden but differs in fruit length (26 cm vs 29 cm). Open-pollinated variety, well-ribbed Jack-O-Lantern type. Flat-round to round with round fruit dominating; thick flesh, moderate ribbing, deep orange color; broad, long, strong handle; 10 to 24 pounds; 2-3 fruit per plant.
Cucurbita pepo L.
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:

12606
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1010. 1753
Verified:
02/17/2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al. (4 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. gumala Teppner (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ovifera (L.) Harz (1 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ozarkana D. S. Decker (43 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. texana (Scheele) Filov (14 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (3 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita galeottii Cogn.
Cucurbita mammeata Molina

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbitter bottle gourd  1Hamid, S. et al. 1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:96.
Englishbush squash  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishmarrow  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishpumpkin  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsquash  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchcitrouille  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchcourge pepon  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
GermanGemüse-Kürbis  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Italianzucchino  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Spanish (Mexico)calabaza  2Lira Saade, R. & S. Montes Hernández. 1994. Cucurbits (Cucurbita spp.). In: Hernándo Bermejo, J. E. & J. León, eds., Neglected crops : 1492 from a different perspective. Plant Production and Protection Series No. 26. 63-77. Note: FAO, Rome, Italy.
Swedishpumpa  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexi hu lu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Urdu (Pakistan)ghia kaddu  2Hamid, S. et al. 1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:96.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 28 Oct 1994, from Zea mays L. subsp. mays to Cucurbita pepo L.
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Pedigree
Description:
Composite. Tom Fox is derived from mass selection involving un-controlled cross-pollination of a number of pumpkin varieties (interplantings involving varieities Connefticut Field, Half Moon, Pankow's Field, Howden). Tom Fox appears to be stable.
Intellectual Property Rights

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9500001
Variety: Tom Fox
Taxonomy: Cucurbita pepo L.
Crop: PUMPKIN
Applicant: Johnny's Selected Seeds
Date filed: 10/04/1994
Date issued: 06/30/1997
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 06/30/2017