Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (Cucurbita pepo Cocozelle, Ornamental Gourd, Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, and Zucchini Groups)



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
314934
Comment:
or Cucurbita pepo Cocozelle, Ornamental Gourd, Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, and Zucchini Groups
Verified:
05/16/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. (1019 active accession[s])
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. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita pepo L. var. citrulina Filov, nom. nud.
Cucurbita pepo L. var. giraumontia Filov, nom. nud.
Cucurbita pepo L. var. styriaca Greb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Bates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
  3. Bisset, N. G., ed. 1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Note: = Cucurbita pepo convar. citrullina var. styriaca
  4. Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
  5. Fursa, T. B. & A. I. Filov. 1982. Cucurbitaceae (Citrullus, Cucurbita). Kul't. Flora SSSR 21:181.
  6. Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:875-891.
  7. Hannan, G. L. 1988. Evaluation of relationships within Eriodictyon (Hydrophyllaceae) using trichome characteristics. Amer. J. Bot. 75:520.
  8. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  10. Murkovic, M. et al. 1999. Distribution of fatty acids and vitamin E content in pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) in breeding lines. Acta Hort. 492:47-56.
  11. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:1-33. Note: as a distinct cultivated subspecies selected from Mexican populations
  12. Paris, H. S. 1986. A proposed subspecific classification for Cucurbita pepo. Phytologia 61:134.
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Sanjur, O. I. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among domesticated and wild species of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from a mitochondrial gene: Implications for crop plant evolution and areas of origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:535-540.
  15. Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcocozelle  1Paris, H. S. 1986. A proposed subspecific classification for Cucurbita pepo. Phytologia 61:134.
Englishcourgette  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Englishmarrow  1Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Englishornamental gourd  1Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Englishpumpkin  1Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Englishspaghetti squash  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishvegetable marrow  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Englishzucchini  1Hannan, G. L. 1988. Evaluation of relationships within Eriodictyon (Hydrophyllaceae) using trichome characteristics. Amer. J. Bot. 75:520.
GermanPatisson  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
GermanZucchini  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1340.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2Cultivated    only cult.Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:875-891.
Cultivated (only cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:875-891.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfruits grown for ornamentDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodfruitfruits used like a vegetableDecker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodfruitfruits used like a vegetableBates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
Human foodoil/fat Murkovic, M. et al. 1999. Distribution of fatty acids and vitamin E content in pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) in breeding lines. Acta Hort. 492:47-56.
Human foodseeds Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:11.
Human foodseeds Bates, D. M. et al. 1990. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 333.
Medicinesfolklore Bisset, N. G., ed. 1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Note: = Cucurbita pepo convar. citrullina var. styriaca
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314934. Accessed 14 April 2026.